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Pa. advocates push for Congress to reauthorize home visit programs for kids and parents
Around 3,000 households receive home visiting services statewide; advocates say the program only reaches a fraction of eligible families due to funding constraints.
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SeaWorld CEO to meet with family, Jesse Jackson amid Sesame Place discrimination lawsuit
The Sesame Street-themed park has announced the implementation of diversity and inclusion training for its employees.
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Musikfest, Shakespeare in the ’burbs, Wiz Khalifa, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’
Plus: Daddy Daughter Dance, Jon Lovitz and Afrodanze! share the same weekend the Eagles make their preseason debut at the Linc.
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Listen 5:07University City residents fight to stave off gentrification
WHYY student interns Dre’Mere Reyes and Lamar Reed interview residents who are fighting to stave off gentrification in University City.
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Philly health department launches new lab to sequence, track COVID variants
The new lab will help health officials learn more about variants that are circulating in the region.
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Investigators want information related to U.S. Rep. Perry, and the effort to seek alternate electors as part of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in power.
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Pa. doctors call Oz’s run for Senate a ‘threat to public health’
Doctors launched the “Real Doctors Against Oz” tour in opposition to a Senate run by GOP nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz. The group is backing Democrat John Fetterman.
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Delaware attorney general launches abortion legal helpline
Attorney General Jennings and activists unveiled the new Attorney General’s Abortion Legal Helpline Wednesday to connect residents with free, confidential legal advice.
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Judge reinstates 3rd-degree murder charges in I-95 crash that killed Pa. troopers, pedestrian
A judge has reinstated third-degree murder charges against the woman accused of killing two Pennsylvania state troopers and a pedestrian in a crash earlier this year on Inters
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Biden signs ‘burn pits’ help for vets; a personal win, too
The legislation will help veterans get disability payments without having to prove their illness was the result of their service.
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Delaware town’s mayor says $25K grant to museum with Confederate flag ‘dead in the water’
Georgetown Town Council voted to allocate the money, but the museum filed its application after the April 1 deadline. The mayor says the flag should be taken down.
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Sesame Place announces diversity, inclusion training after viral video sparks backlash
The park’s announcement comes in the wake of several allegations of discrimination against the amusement park.
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GOP rallies around Trump following FBI search of Mar-a-Lago estate
The GOP push to portray Trump as the victim of a politicized DOJ ignored the potential criminal misconduct that justified the search in the eyes of a federal judge.
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Trump says he took the Fifth in N.Y. civil investigation
The New York civil investigation involves allegations the Trump Organization misstated the value of prized assets like golf courses and skyscrapers, misleading lenders.
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Delaware launches initiative to expand electric vehicle charging
Delaware is asking the federal government for roughly $18 million to expand fast-charging electric car charging across the state.
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