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GM, safety agency face Congress over recalls
General Motors’ new CEO and the head of the nation’s auto safety watchdog are headed to Congress on Tuesday to testify about ...
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Growing ranks of immigrants come from middle-income nations
Compared to 1990, immigrants in the United States today are more likely to be someone like Mahendren. He’s 28. He’s fr ...
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SEPTA union claims no-strike rule threatens funding
Pennsylvania State Representative Kate Harper (R-Montgomery) has re-introduced legislation that would add SEPTA employees to the list of ...
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Justices tackle health law birth control coverage
The Supreme Court is weighing whether corporations have religious rights that exempt them from part of the new health care law that requi ...
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Center City housing growth returns to pre-Recession heights
Anyone walking around neigborhoods such as Northern Liberties or South Philadelphia can attest to the fact that greater Center City is ex ...
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Toy company settles suit against Beastie Boys
A California toy company has settled its lawsuit against the Beastie Boys over its parody of their song “Girls” in a promotio ...
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Philly Tech Week warns it won’t tolerate harassment of women
Technically Philly’s initiative is a goal, and not in response to any particular incident. Christina Farr, a reporter for ...
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Day laborers in the Northeast seek permanent place to muster for work
No matter how cold the weather, dozens of day laborers gather every morning in the parking lot of a Northeast Philadelphia shopping plaza ...
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Netflix inks deal with Comcast to speed streaming
Fresh on the heels of the announced acquisition of Time Warner Cable, Comcast is partnering with Netflix on a deal to improve video strea ...
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You can buy a beer in Philly with bitcoins, but is the currency viable?
Tucked into a narrow Sansom Street block in Philadelphia, Cavanaugh’s Rittenhouse Square appears similar to any other sports bar in ...
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Senior DEP official invested in natural gas industry
For several years a high-ranking official at the state Department of Environmental Protection invested his personal money in the natural ...
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Philly refiner’s push to maintain ban on U.S. crude oil exports goes against trend
In early 2012, the refining business in Southeast Pennsylvania was on life support until a glut of cheap American oil and natural gas rev ...
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Pa. businesses will face steeper tax penalties without Medicaid expansion
When originally written, the Affordable Care Act assumed all states would expand Medicaid. But once the U.S. Supreme Court made that opti ...
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For Philly economy, Comcast tower will be bigger than its 59 floors
Business and civic leaders are welcoming the Comcast Corp. and Liberty Property Trust plans for a $1.2 billion office tower in Philadelph ...
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Comcast plans $1.2 billion building to be tallest in Philly
Comcast Corp. is expanding in a big way in Philadelphia. The communications giant’s headquarters will expand into ...
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