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Camden activists label $200 million in new state aid the ‘bare minimum’ of need
Murphy said the money would be used to create affordable housing and enhance policing efforts, among a dozen more initiatives.
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Media Borough becomes latest Philly-area community to ban plastic bags and straws
Starting January 2023, businesses in Media Borough will have to package goods in paper bags, but the borough encourages people to bring reusable bags.
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As the GOP openly backs Mastriano, Jewish Dems tell them ‘there’s no coming back from this’
Gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano has personal and financial ties to spreaders of antisemitic rhetoric. Democrats want voters to know it.
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In rare contact, U.S. offers Russia deal for Griner, Whelan
The Biden administration has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American Paul Whelan.
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Fed unleashes another big rate hike in bid to curb inflation
The central bank’s decision follows a jump in inflation to 9.1%, the fastest annual rate in 41 years.
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Philadelphia selected as host city for Wrestlemania 40
World Wrestling Entertainment’s flagship event is coming to Philadelphia in 2024.
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DOJ: Buffett company discriminated against Black homebuyers in Philly, N.J., Del.
A Pennsylvania mortgage company owned by billionaire businessman Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway discriminated against potential Black and Latino homebuyers.
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WNBA’s Griner says poor translation clouded arrest in Russia
Griner said that a language interpreter translated only a fraction of what was said during her questioning.
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The Mega Millions jackpot is now over $1 billion
The new estimated jackpot will be the nation’s fourth-largest lottery prize.
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The policy aims to keep books that a yet-to-be-determined group might deem “inappropriate” for unspecified “sexualized content” out of school libraries.
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Federal funds help light up Delaware towns to fight crime
An effort to help Delaware towns improve lighting as a way to fight crime is getting a $2.5 million boost in funding from the American Rescue Plan.
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Southern Delaware town funds museum that continues to fly a Confederate flag
The Marvel Carriage Museum in Georgetown will get nearly $25,000 in funding from the town, even though it still flies the Confederate flag.
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Urban farmers say government funding would help solve food insecurity in N.J.
In vacant lots, urban farmers in the Garden State turn out fresh and healthy food options for their neighborhoods.
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Supermarket is first business to open in the $52M Sharswood Ridge shopping center
It is the first business to open in the complex, which will also include an Everest Urgent Care Facility, a barbecue restaurant, and a Santander Bank branch.
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What kind of education does Pa. owe its public school students? A judge will now decide
For eight years, parents, school districts, and advocates have been trying to prove Pa. funds its schools unfairly. Now it’s up to a Commonwealth Court judge to decide.
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