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President Biden is rated highly in a survey of historians on presidential greatness — but he's in a tight election race with former President Donald Trump, who is ranked last. (Jim Watson and Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
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Elections
Government
History

In historians’ Presidents Day survey, Biden vs. Trump is not a close call

A survey of historians and presidential experts ranks President Biden in 14th place all-time. Former President Donald Trump came in last.

2 years ago

Yulia Navalnaya, wife of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, attends the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 16, on the day it was announced that Alexei Navalny had died.
NPR
Government Accountability
International

Widow of Alexei Navalny takes center stage in Russia’s opposition

Yulia Navalnaya appeared on her late husband's YouTube channel in a forceful challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of murder.

2 years ago

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump unveiled his golden high-tops at Sneaker Con Philadelphia, an event popular among sneaker collectors, on Saturday.
NPR
Elections
Government
Philadelphia

What to know about the debut of Trump’s $399 golden, high-top sneakers

The announcement came one day after a New York judge ordered Trump and the Trump Organization to pay nearly $355 million as part of a civil fraud case.

2 years ago

President Lincoln signed the appointment letter four days before he was assassinated.
Government
History
Philadelphia

Presidential order Lincoln signed in ‘final hours of his life’ recently found after being locked in desk for decades

The Raab Collection of suburban Philadelphia is asking $45,000 for the 1865 letter signed by a president “who had no idea his days were numbered.”

2 years ago

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A woman places flowers as people pay tribute to Alexei Navalny at the Memorial to Victims of Political Repression in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. Russians across the vast country streamed to ad-hoc memorials with flowers and candles to pay tribute to Alexei Navalny, the most famous Russian opposition leader and the Kremlin's fiercest critic. Russian officials reported that Navalny, 47, died in prison on Friday.
Incarceration
International

Over 300 detained in Russia as country mourns the death of Alexei Navalny, Putin’s fiercest foe

Hundreds of people across Russia streamed to ad-hoc memorials and monuments to victims of political repression with flowers and candles on Friday and Saturday.

2 years ago

Trump speaks at a podium with gold sneakers in front of him
Business
Elections
National
Philadelphia
Politics

Trump hawks $399 branded shoes at ‘Sneaker Con’ in Philly, a day after $355 million ruling against him

Trump was met with loud boos as well as cheers at the Philadelphia Convention Center as he unveiled what he touted as the first official Trump footwear.

2 years ago

A closeup of Alexei Navalny
International

Russia’s prison service says that imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died

Navalny had been behind bars since 2021, when he returned to Moscow after recuperating from nerve agent poisoning that he blamed on the Kremlin.

2 years ago

A series of home collapses have led to calls for reform at the Department of Licenses & Inspections. In July 2020, two rowhouses collapsed during a construction project on Mercy Street in South Philadelphia.
Government
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Mayor Parker enacts long recommended split for L&I

Parker said a recent task force report found that “mission creep” at the department has sapped its ability to do its job properly.

2 years ago

Stacy Garrity speaking at a podium
Government Accountability
International
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Treasurer Stacy Garrity’s decision to invest more Pa. money in Israel Bonds draws protest, Democratic opposition

Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, who is facing reelection this year, bought $20 million in Israel Bonds to show support. Her Democratic opponents question her motives.

2 years ago

An undated photo shows a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink communications satellites into orbit. The Starlink constellation is made up of thousands of satellites that are difficult for adversaries to target.
NPR
Government
Military
Space

Russia is working on a weapon to destroy satellites but has not deployed one yet

The White House says there's no immediate threat to safety. National security adviser Jake Sullivan is briefing a small group of lawmakers on Thursday.

2 years ago

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the House Judiciary Committee
NPR
Immigration
National

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas impeached by House Republicans

Mayorkas becomes the first cabinet secretary to be impeached since 1876. The Democratic-controlled Senate is expected to leave Mayorkas in office.

2 years ago

University of Delaware's campus in Newark
Delaware
Government
Higher Education
Taxes

City of Newark moves to tax University of Delaware per student

State Rep. Cyndie Romer (D) is considering sponsoring legislation that would allow the city of Newark to levy this new tax.

2 years ago

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Pa. Capitol building
Business
Employment
Pennsylvania

Most Pa. workers can’t take paid leave to care for sick loved ones. State law could change that

A coalition of women is trying to get paid family medical leave on the books in Pennsylvania, which would expand sick time benefits for all workers.

2 years ago

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Gov. Josh Shapiro speaking at a podium
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Josh Shapiro accepted $1,650 in ‘event tickets’ from powerful Pa. lobbyist

The tickets were reported as an in-kind contribution by Gov. Josh Shapiro’s campaign committee, rather than a gift.

2 years ago

A closeup of an
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pa. special election 2024: Bucks County race results

See results as they come in Tuesday for the latest special election in the Pennsylvania state House.

2 years ago

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