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Questlove spins records outside City Hall
Politics & Policy

Questlove woos Philly voters with pizza and beats

Questlove DJed an early morning set at City Hall to get out the vote, along with free pizza.

3 years ago

An upclose portrait of someone.
Politics & Policy

Power balance in Congress on ballot for Pennsylvania voters

The state's voters are deciding contests Tuesday that could shift majority control in the U.S. House.

3 years ago

Jamelia Norton is seen at a hospital union rally
Health

Temple University Hospital union nurses agree to contract, avoiding strike

The new contract deal averts a strike for about 2,500 hospital employees who have been working without a contract since Sept. 30.

3 years ago

Election workers scan ballots at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania 2022 general election results

See full results and maps from Pennsylvania's 2022 general election, including all races for governor and U.S. Senate.

3 years ago

Bernadette Witt, left, and JoAnn Bartlett, right, process and double-check mail ballots
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New Jersey 2022 general election results

See full results and maps from New Jersey's 2022 general election, including all 12 U.S. House races.

3 years ago

Lyn Godley's ''Light Ripple'' is a centerpiece of Waiting Room, an exhibit at Hot Bed gallery based on the idea that immersive art can improve health outcomes. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Can light-based art improve your health? This Philly exhibition wants to find out

The Jefferson University Center for Immersive Arts for Health is using a gallery exhibition to experiment with ways art can improve medical appointments.

3 years ago

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was delivered the 2022 Liberty Medal by U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Rob Portman during a visit to Kiev. (Courtesy of the National Constitution Center)
Politics & Policy

National Constitution Center honors Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with 2022 Liberty Medal

Zelenskyy was selected as the 2022 recipient for “his heroic defense of liberty in the face of Russian tyranny.”

3 years ago

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File photo: businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin gestures on the sidelines of a summit meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Konstantin palace outside St. Petersburg, Russia, on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
Politics & Policy

Putin-linked businessman admits to US election meddling

The statement by the man known as “Putin's chef” because of his catering company confirmed for the first time the accusations that he has rejected for years.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania candidate for governor, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano (AP Photo/Matt Slocum and David Dermer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Former Pa. governors ask candidates Doug Mastriano, Josh Shapiro to accept results of Nov. 8 election

Former Govs. Tom Ridge, Mark Schweiker, Ed Rendell, and Tom Corbett said the state’s election process will be “open and transparent.”

3 years ago

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Community

Man shot multiple times, killed on SEPTA’s Broad Street Line in Philadelphia

The man, who is believed to be in his 20s, was shot 11 times throughout the body, police said.

3 years ago

An empty hospital hallway
Health

New Jersey maternal mortality report: Majority of deaths were preventable

The New Jersey Maternal Mortality Review Committee found that a majority of pregnancy-related deaths from 2016-2018 were preventable.

3 years ago

Lionel Dotson stands at Ivy Hill Cemetery
Community

Brother of MOVE victims sues Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania for mishandled remains

Lionell Dotson, the brother of two children killed in the 1985 MOVE bombing, has filed a lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania.

3 years ago

A sign reads Vote Nov. 8th.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

The top 4 false or misleading claims being pushed ahead of Pa.’s 2022 election

The claims are being advanced by some of the same Pennsylvania Republicans that sought to undermine the election and voting results in 2020.

3 years ago

Sussex County Sheriff Robert Lee, right, hands the election results to Georgetown Town Crier Kirk Lawson as Sussex County Return Day in 2018. (Delaware State News / Chuck Snyder)
Politics & Policy

Delaware post-election show of unity in jeopardy: Will Return Day fall victim to political polarization?

The Return Day tradition is in danger of being swept up – at least in part – in the polarization that has become commonplace in our nation’s discourse.

3 years ago

Vehicles are under water during flooding
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Environmental groups up their election spending in Pa., citing ‘existential issues’

Environmental groups spend big in Pennsylvania’s midterm elections citing “existential crises” over climate and environmental protection.

3 years ago

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