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Crypto plunge is cautionary tale for public pension funds
The plunge in prices for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies provides a cautionary tale for the few public pension funds that have dipped their toes into the crypto pool.
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Agency that oversees Philly finances gets an extension until 2047
The agency was supposed to end its work after city bonds were repaid in 2023, but a new extension will keep PICA around until 2047.
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A three-week arts festival on the Cherry Street Pier shows the public how art gets made.
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Luis Echeverria, Mexico leader blamed for massacres, dies
Current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed the death Saturday.
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Weak protection for vanishing whale violates law, judge says
Judge Boasberg ruled the government has violated both the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act by failing to protect the North Atlantic right whale.
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Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan wins Wimbledon final, 1st Slam
Rybakina used her big serve and powerful forehand to overcome Jabeur’s mix of spins and slices at Centre Court on Saturday.
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Sri Lanka president, Prime Minister to resign after tumultuous protests
Wickremesinghe said that he will leave office once a new government is in place, and hours later the speaker of Parliament said President Rajapaksa would step down Wednesday.
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Philadelphia Union ties MLS record for victory margin with 7-0 rout of D.C.
Philadelphia set a team record for goals and was one shy of the league record.
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‘Sopranos’ actor Tony Sirico, ‘Paulie Walnuts,’ dies at 79
Among his other film credits are Woody Allen's “Bullets over Broadway” and “Mighty Aphrodite.”
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The National Association of Counties has recognized Chester County’s Fresh Start Juvenile Record Expungement with an Achievement Award.
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Avian influenza could return to Pennsylvania by fall, despite recent drop in cases
New cases of avian influenza haven’t been detected in Pa. for more than a month, but that doesn’t mean the threat to poultry and wild birds has passed.
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Pa. Republicans are pushing an amendment that would keep courts from intervening in attempts to restrict abortion. It just cleared its first big hurdle.
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Gov. Wolf vetoes bills on poll watchers, transgender athletes
The vetoes made Friday complicate the state budget package.
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Court blocks Pennsylvania’s carbon emissions plan
The court granted a preliminary injunction that prohibits the Wolf administration from “implementing, administering, or enforcing” the carbon-pricing policy.
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Black art returns to Philly’s historic Pyramid Club
After getting bumped on Juneteenth by a downtown private membership club (also called the Pyramid Cub) the Vicarious Love pop-up is back this weekend.
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