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Courts & Law

Musk says Twitter deal could move ahead with ‘bot’ info

Both sides are headed toward an October trial in a Delaware court.

4 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joined at left by Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks to reporters after a closed-door policy meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & Policy

Senate parliamentarian OKs most of Dems’ drug price controls

It's an important win for Democrats as they prepare to start moving their sprawling economic bill through the chamber.

4 years ago

Abortion-rights protesters fill Indiana Statehouse corridors and cheer outside legislative chambers, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, as lawmakers vote to concur on a near-total abortion ban, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Arleigh Rodgers)
Politics & Policy

Indiana becomes 1st state to approve abortion ban post Roe

Indiana lawmakers approved the near-total abortion ban with some exceptions, including in cases of rape, incest, and to protect the life and physical health of the mother.

4 years ago

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Community

Blaze kills Pa. firefighter’s 10 relatives, 3 of them children

Investigators are looking into the fire in the community of Nescopeck.

4 years ago

A closeup of a marijuana plant
Politics & Policy

N.J. commission proposes licensing requirements for weed delivery

Commissioners also set forth proposed guidelines for distribution and wholesale companies.

4 years ago

Mark Dinglasan smiles into the camera.
Politics & Policy

Gov. Murphy picks North Jersey aid leader to direct Food Security Advocate office

Mark Dinglasan, who leads a food bank in Passaic County, has been picked to run a newly created state office that will tackle food insecurity.

4 years ago

yellow police crime scene tape with a blurred police car in the background.
Courts & Law
6abc

Delco murder suspect arrested in North Carolina, girlfriend found safe: Police

Dahmier Harmon, 26, was taken into custody without incident by police in Fayetteville.

4 years ago

File photo: People wait in a TSA line at the John F. Kennedy International Airport on June 28, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
Weather

Storms ground US air travelers as airlines cancel flights

Thunderstorms on the East Coast are causing travel headaches for tens of thousands of airline passengers. Airlines canceled about 1,400 flights in the U.S. by Friday evening.

4 years ago

Climate activists held a celebration of the proposed Inflation Reduction Act and protest for more government action on climate change outside Sen. Bob Casey's office in Philadelphia on Aug. 5, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

‘We’ll take the win’: Pa. advocates celebrate progress on Senate Democrats’ climate bill

In party hats, activists pushing for action on climate change rallied at Sen. Bob Casey’s office to support the Inflation Reduction Act.

4 years ago

Mark Bankston, lawyer for Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, asks Alex Jones questions about text messages during trial at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Wednesday Aug. 3, 2022. (Briana Sanchez/Austin American-Statesman via AP, Pool)
Courts & Law

Alex Jones ordered to pay $49.3M total over Sandy Hook lies

The final award handed down Friday includes $45.2 million in punitive damages and $4.1 million in compensatory damages.

4 years ago

Close-up of Elon Musk speaking at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition March 9, 2020 in Washington.
Courts & Law

Musk countersuit accuses Twitter of fraud over ‘bot’ count

The countersuit filed by the billionaire and Tesla CEO on Thursday alleges that Twitter committed fraud, breach of contract and violation of the Texas Securities Act.

4 years ago

File photo: Mark D'Amico stands while pleading not guilty during his arraignment to charges including theft by deception at Burlington County Superior Court in Mount Holly, N.J., on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. ( Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool)
Courts & Law
6abc

Co-conspirator in GoFundMe scam sentenced to 5 years in New Jersey state prison

Mark D'Amico, his-then girlfriend, and a homeless veteran defrauded online donors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

4 years ago

A bicyclist is shown from behind biking in a bike lane as cars go by them.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia trail linking Schuylkill and Delaware rivers closer to taking shape

The Spring Garden Street Greenway would connect the Schuylkill River Trail and the Delaware River Trail, creating safe passage across Philadelphia.

4 years ago

File photo: Ruby Duncan, the hero of the documentary,
Arts & Entertainment

Story of poverty activism in Las Vegas premieres at Philly’s BlackStar festival

“Storming Caesars Palace” tells a “forgotten” story of mothers on welfare shutting down a Las Vegas casino in the name of poverty activism.

4 years ago

An overhead shot of the beach in Delaware.
Health

Delaware beach bacteria warnings lifted

Delaware environmental officials have lifted an advisory against spending a long time in the water in portions of Rehoboth, Dewey, and Bethany beaches.

4 years ago

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