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Supreme Court sides with coach who sought to pray after game
The case forced the justices to wrestle with how to balance the religious and free speech rights of teachers and coaches with the rights of students not to feel pressured.
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Conflicting reports, gaps in data obscure true number of Pa. law enforcement agencies
Spotlight PA’s attempt to count police agencies in Pennsylvania unearthed large discrepancies — and that has implications for accountability.
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S.N.A.I.L. Gallery is making space for slow art on Instagram
The virtual gallery space embraces artists who are in no hurry to post new work.
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‘They don’t want to go to the polls’: Delaware lawmakers on verge of approving vote-by-mail system
A similar system was used without major issues during the 2020 election as an emergency measure. Now lawmakers are poised to make voting by mail the law.
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Listen 1:21Crozer’s parent company to receive $450K from financially distressed school district
The settlement stems from a 2018 dispute over property tax assessments. Chester is also on the hook — and it couldn’t come at a worse time.
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N.J. lawmakers eye election reform ahead of summer recess
With the legislative session set to wrap up for the summer this week, New Jersey lawmakers have moved on nearly half a dozen measures related to election reform.
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Destruction everywhere, help scarce after Afghanistan quake
Villagers see destruction everywhere and help in short supply days after an earthquake devastated a remote region of southeast Afghanistan and killed at least 1,150 people.
3 years ago
Biden urges Western unity on Ukraine amid war fatigue
President Joe Biden is praising the global alliance confronting Russia over its war in Ukraine.
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Abortion foes, supporters map next moves after Roe reversal
Emotional protests and prayer vigils are turning to resolve as several states enact bans and both supporters and foes of abortion rights map out their next moves.
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Pride parades march on with new urgency across U.S.
Parades celebrating LGBTQ pride kick off in some of America’s biggest cities Sunday amid new fears about the potential erosion of freedoms won through decades of activism.
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Who benefits from N.J.’s back-to-school sales tax holiday?
New Jersey officials tout that a sales tax holiday for back-to-school will benefit families. Experts are slightly more muted on how it will play out in practice.
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Disability Pride 2022: A community reunited at last!
This year’s Disability Pride event not only celebrated disability identities but was a celebration of life and survival after pandemic separation.
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Labor solidarity ‘brewing’ in Philly as workers organize for better wages, benefits
Five Philly Starbucks have voted to form unions in a town with a long history of labor organizing. It’s happening for a reason, write Paul Prescod and Daisy Confoy.
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Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro, the Democratic nominee for Pa. governor, rallied in defense of abortion rights at the National Constitution Center on Saturday.
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Russia fires missiles across Ukraine, cements gains in east
The bombardment preceded a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
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