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Food service worker Sheree Allen is seen in the Raise Up offices, a branch of the Fight for $15 union, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Durham, N.C.  (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
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Young workers give unions new hope

After decades of decline, U.S. unions have a new reason for hope: younger workers.

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A small farm is battling with Upper Makefield Township to stay in business

Is it agriculture or entertainment? Is it too small, or not commercial enough? These are among the issues one couple say they face, with no resolution.

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Hanna Poscente took this selfie moments after she found Mia, whom she'd been searching for for weeks.
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It took a village, but dog that fled car accident returns home

A community rallied after a couple lost their dog in a car accident that nearly killed them all. Eventually, they all made it home.

4 years ago

Amy Banks has been yearning but unable to visit fiance James Murphy in prison. (Courtesy of Amy Banks)
Delaware
Incarceration
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Delaware resumes in-person prison visits to ‘strengthen those connections’ interrupted three times during pandemic

The prison system again shut down face-to-face visits with loved ones on Jan. 1. as a precautionary measure during the record-setting winter surge.

4 years ago

Travelers walk to their gates at the Philadelphia International Airport
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Philadelphia airport sees surge in passengers bringing guns to TSA checkpoints

It’s never OK to bring a gun on a plane in your carry-on. But the Philly airport saw a record number of passengers try to do so last year.

4 years ago

Protesters try to take down the statue of former mayor and police chief Frank Rizzo
Philadelphia
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Billy Penn

How the protest movement engineered a takedown of the Rizzo statue after years of delay

As artist Ursula Rucker says, “energy is real” in the presence of public art.

4 years ago

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Pennsylvania
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Fire company in Delaware County shut down after racist remarks caught on video call

An investigation will determine whether the temporary silence at the Briarcliffe Fire company becomes permanent.

4 years ago

An angry member of the public criticizes council members for their placement of signs, such as the giant check, near the podium. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
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Pennsylvania
Policing

In Yeadon, a white police chief backed by Black residents still has his job

At a contentious meeting, the Borough Council did not vote to fire Anthony “Chachi” Paparo for costly part-time hiring practices.

4 years ago

An aerial view of Liberty Point under construction
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Philadelphia

Liberty Point eyes spring opening at Penn’s Landing as Philly’s ‘largest restaurant’

Situated next to the Independence Seaport Museum, wrapping around the waterfront, will be a multi-level restaurant and entertainment venue that can host up to 1,400 people.

4 years ago

Members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front march on Constitution Avenue
NPR
National
Policing
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1 in 5 Patriot Front applicants say they have ties to the military

The group, which is a rebrand of a group that attended the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Va., has created an image of Americana bolstered by racism.

4 years ago

A Philadelphia Gas Works sign
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Environment
Philadelphia

City Council hears options for decarbonizing Philadelphia Gas Works. Divergent visions of the future emerge

The hearing’s focus was the 81-page PGW Business Diversification Study. Utility CEO Seth Shapiro offered one view; environmentalists, another.

4 years ago

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Alaha Abdul Faruq sits on a chair in her home
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Philadelphia

Afghan families in Philly frustrated at high bar to help loved ones escape Taliban

Philadelphia families of Afghan residents left behind after the U.S. withdrawal last summer say efforts to get humanitarian parole are increasingly difficult.

4 years ago

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TikTok announced an update to its community guidelines to ban deadnaming, misgendering and misogyny. (Anjum Naveed/AP)
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Media
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TikTok bans misgendering, deadnaming from its content

TikTok is updating its community guidelines to ban deadnaming, misgendering, and misogyny.

4 years ago

Lia Thomas swims in a pool
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Higher Education
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Billy Penn

Penn swimmer Lia Thomas cleared to compete in NCAA Championships after rule change on trans athletes

“It's unfortunate that she is under this incredible microscope,” said a researcher about the flurry of debate over Thomas’ participation.

4 years ago

Kids swim at the James Finnegan Playground pool
Employment
Outdoors
Philadelphia

Philly kicks off lifeguard recruitment effort after challenging 2021

The recruitment effort follows a difficult 2021 summer season, which saw fewer than 70% of the city’s roughly 70 outdoor pools open due to a lifeguard shortage.

4 years ago

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