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Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance?
By standing on the Senate floor for more than a night and day and refusing to leave, Sen. Cory Booker had broken a record set 68 years ago.
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Pedestrian islands are coming to Chestnut Street in West Philly
Aimed to make crossing the street safer, pedestrian "refuge islands" are being built at more than a dozen intersections along Chestnut Street in West Philly.
5 months ago
N.J. lawmakers want to stop pop-up parties and disruptive flash mobs down the shore
New Jersey passed a bill to toughen penalties for inciting brawls at public gatherings. It’s part of an effort to stop chaotic shore pop-up parties.
5 months ago
Listen 1:22Trump’s 3rd Circuit: President has power to remake Philly region’s highest federal court
With two vacancies, the 3rd Circuit, a highly influential and powerful court, is evenly split between Democrat- and Republican-appointed judges.
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Listen 0:5420 Delco school employees charged in connection with child abuse case
Chester Township police were notified on January 14, 2025, of a suspected child abuse case at Chester Community Charter School.
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Schwarber homers, Kepler and Castellanos go back to back to lead Phillies past Rockies 6-1
The 2024 NL East champions had a little help in their home opener from their Super Bowl champion friends across the street.
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After kicking off the 2025 season in Washington over the weekend, the Phillies are back at the Bank looking to build off last year's NL East title.
5 months ago
Just before the first pitch at Citizens Bank Park, the union representing stadium-food service workers announced a tentative agreement with Aramark.
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Series of shootings over warm weekend results in 13 victims and two deaths
More than a dozen people were shot and two died in a series of violent incidents in Philadelphia this past weekend.
5 months ago
Listen 1:11A Philly nonprofit is boosting, celebrating Latina entrepreneurs in the region
Immigrants make up a third of all business owners in Philadelphia, according to a 2024 report from the Pew Charitable Trusts.
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Listen 1:06U.S. Rep. Scanlon, Delco seniors rally outside of Social Security building
Some local seniors are worried about what the Trump administration’s cuts to the Social Security Administration could mean for them.
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Listen 0:56The arts organization teamed up with Creative Philadelphia to award funding to local jazz artists and education programs throughout the month.
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Listen 1:04Federal agencies notified state, city and local health departments last week of immediate cuts to U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services grants.
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Listen 1:19New Jersey is upgrading and expanding vo-tech high schools
In 2018, New Jersey voters approved a bond to pay for renovations and additions at vo-tech schools across the state.
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Listen 4:16How a Delco ‘curbside happy hour’ changed Lansdowne lives for the better
For 260 consecutive weeks since the pandemic, a group of Lansdowne neighbors have gathered to bond over drinks in a suburban spin on Philadelphia stoop culture.
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