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A person stands in front of a Meta sign outside of the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. on March 7. (Jeff Chiu/AP)
Taxes
Technology

3 tax prep firms shared ‘extraordinarily sensitive’ data about taxpayers with Meta, lawmakers say

The lawmakers tell the IRS, the Justice Department, the Federal Trade Commission and the IRS watchdog the findings “reveal a shocking breach of taxpayer privacy.”

3 years ago

Christian Pulisic of the United States in action during the World Cup group B soccer match between England and the United States, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022
International
Pennsylvania
Sports

USMNT star, Hershey native, Christian Pulisic arrives in Italy for expected transfer to AC Milan

American-owned Milan is reportedly preparing to pay a transfer fee of $22 million for Pulisic.

3 years ago

National League catcher Will Smith (16), of the Los Angeles Dodgers, greets Craig Kimbrel, of the Philadelphia Phillies, after defeating the American League 3-2 in the MLB All-Star baseball game in Seattle, Tuesday, July 11, 2023
National
Philadelphia
Sports

Phillies pitcher Kimbrel helps National League snap All-Star Game losing streak, tops AL 3-2

“I threw way more pitches than I wanted to on an off day,” Kimbrel joked.

3 years ago

Closeup photo of 2 cheesesteaks
Business
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Brotherly Grub wins best cheesesteak at the first Black Chef Showdown in South Philly

Hibiscus Cafe won the vegan half of the competition, which brought hundreds out for some serious sandwich sampling.

3 years ago

Aerial view of a sinkhole in 2018.
Energy
Pennsylvania
Streets & Roads

A new sinkhole opens up along the Mariner East pipeline in Chester County

The Pa. Public Utility Commission is investigating what they call “an earth feature” along the Mariner East’s path in Chester County.

3 years ago

A view from above of a sinkhole
Pennsylvania
Streets & Roads
Transportation

DeKalb Pike reopened following sinkhole, repair delays due to high temperatures

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation worked alongside Pennsylvania American Water to fill the large sinkhole.

3 years ago

FILE - Emergency personnel battle against a fire aboard the Italian-flagged Grande Costa d'Avorio cargo ship at the Port of Newark, Friday, July 7, 2023, in Newark, N.J. Crews extinguished the intensely burning fire aboard a cargo ship docked in New Jersey after nearly a week and are now beginning their investigation into the blaze that resulted in the deaths of two firefighters, officials said Tuesday, July 11, 2023. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
New Jersey
Public Safety

Fire that killed 2 on a cargo ship in New Jersey is out after nearly a week, officials say

Coast Guard officials say it could be a while before it's know what led to the blaze that started late Wednesday and left two Newark firefighters dead and five others injured.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Union head coach Jim Curtin reacts to the crowd as he heads onto the field during the first half of an MLS playoff soccer match against the Nashville SC
Philadelphia
Sports

Philadelphia Union, longtime coach Jim Curtin, agree to a multi-year contract extension

Curtin's 127 career wins is second to Vermes' 189 in league history.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty cheers on as children send hockey balls into a net in the inaugural snapshot to open the rink
Kids
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Sports

Fishtown opens $2.5 million community hockey rink with some help from Gritty

The facility replaces a leaking, tattered portion of the Fishtown Recreation Center as part of a multi-million project paid for by Rebuild Philadelphia.

3 years ago

Los Angeles Angels' Vladimir Guerrero Sr. (left) watches one of his home runs in the third round of the All-Star Home Run Baseball Derby in San Francisco, July 9, 2007. AAmerican League's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (right), of the Toronto Blue Jays, holds his trophy after winning the MLB All-Star baseball Home Run Derby in Seattle, Monday, July 10, 2023.
National
Sports

Vladimir Guerrero joins Vladimir Sr. as first father-son Home Run Derby winners

Guerrero totaled 5 1/2 miles of homers — 29,390 feet to be exact.

3 years ago

Center City, Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Business
Economy
Philadelphia

Center City foot traffic rebounds on weekends, still lags on workdays

Weekend pedestrian traffic in downtown Philadelphia during May was 94% of what it was in 2019, according to cell phone data compiled by the Center City District.

3 years ago

Cooper's Poynt Park in Camden, N.J.
New Jersey
Outdoors
Public Spaces

New LINK trail will connect more than a dozen communities in South Jersey

Camden County received $19 million in federal funding to get the project off the ground.

3 years ago

A view from above of a sinkhole
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads
Transportation
6abc

Parts of East Dekalb Pike closed in King of Prussia, Pa. due to sinkhole

Officials say the sinkhole opened up on Monday between Henderson Road and Saulin Boulevard in Upper Merion Township.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
6abc

Police: Dispatch errors made after first killing by accused Philadelphia mass shooter

The error has people in this heartbroken neighborhood wondering if the killings on the following day could have been prevented.

3 years ago

The First Bank of the United States, at the corner of 3rd and Chestnut streets, will soon begin a $50 million renovation to turn this in  into a museum of the American economy. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Business
History
Philadelphia
Politics

Alexander Hamilton’s First Bank to become a museum of the American economy

The 1797 building in Philly’s Old City was the center of Hamilton’s national bank concept. It will house a museum of the American economy.

3 years ago

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