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Hidden Brain helps curious people understand the world and themselves. Using science and storytelling, Hidden Brain reveals the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, and the biases that shape our choices.

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Opponents of massive data centers protested
Delaware
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‘A modest start’: New Castle County passes zoning rules for regulating massive data centers

The new requirements don’t apply to data center projects already in the works in New Castle County.

4 months ago

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Sinceré Harris speaks
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Philadelphia

Top Parker aide Sinceré Harris to step down as Philadelphia’s chief deputy mayor

Harris, who helped lead Mayor Parker’s historic 2023 campaign, has accepted a new job in private practice.

4 months ago

Mikie Sherrill speaks
Economy
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New Jersey

N.J. Gov. Mikie Sherrill proposes record $60.7B budget, highlights property tax relief, increased education spending

Sherrill’s first proposed budget also includes funding for connecting children with mental health services.

4 months ago

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Supporters of SEPTA's free ride programs rally at City Hall
Philadelphia
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SEPTA riders rally at City Hall to preserve free-ride programs in new budget

The Zero Fare program provides free rides to low-income residents, and the Key Advantage program offers them to city employees.

4 months ago

President Donald Trump speaks
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National

Justice Department publishes missing Epstein files involving uncorroborated claim about Trump

President Donald Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing in connection with Jeffrey Epstein.

5 months ago

New Jersey governor-elect Mikie Sherrill attends a photo opportunity in the governor's office in Trenton, N.J., Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025.
Economy
Government
New Jersey

New Jersey faces a multibillion-dollar deficit. Leaders say the state can become more affordable by taking specific steps

Many state and county officials agree that school consolidation, shared services and municipal mergers could significantly cut costs.

5 months ago

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Elected officials and family members of Nasrallah Abu Siyam gathered at a press conference
International
Philadelphia

Philadelphia elected officials demand investigation into killing of Palestinian American Nasrallah Abu Siyam

Nasrallah Abu Siyam, 19, was born in Philadelphia. Gov. Josh Shapiro has requested U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi investigate his death.

5 months ago

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Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., speaks during a campaign event at the Load Rite Trailers manufacturing facility in Fairless Hills, Pa., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018.
International
Military
National

Philly-area House members vote on Trump’s Iran war powers along party lines

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Bucks County, joined other House Republicans in voting against limiting President Donald Trump’s war powers in Iran.

5 months ago

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Montgomery County Commissioners Neil Makhija, left, and Jamila Winder, right
Immigration
Pennsylvania

Montgomery County prohibits ICE from using county property for civil immigration enforcement

The legislation specifies that county facilities are off-limits for federal civil immigration enforcement, “preventing an unwanted federal invasion,” said Jamila Winder.

5 months ago

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appears for an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Immigration
National

Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership

Trump says he'll nominate in Noem's place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin.

5 months ago

side-by-side photos of John Fetterman and Dave McCormick
Government
International
Military

Pa. Sens. Fetterman, McCormick vote against effort to rein in Trump on Iran war

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., was the only Democrat in the Senate to vote against scaling back the war in Iran.

5 months ago

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael speak to reporters before looking at a display of multi-domain autonomous systems in the Pentagon courtyard, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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International
Technology

AI and the future of warfare

Rapid developments in artificial intelligence are changing modern warfare and raising a new batch of ethical questions. What risks come with AI? Who decides the limits?

Air Date: March 4, 2026 12:00 pm

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Xfinity Mobile Arena
Government
Philadelphia
Politics

Philly on short list to host 2028 Democratic National Convention

The city has made the top five for the convention and has a history of hosting major events and political conventions.

5 months ago

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Mayor Cherelle Parker speaks
Economy
Employment
Government
Philadelphia

Philadelphia pension system to be fully funded by 2032; officials hail progress as a success

Philadelphia officials say the city’s pension system is recovering and is now on track to reach full funding ahead of schedule.

5 months ago

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President Donald Trump stands
Government
International
Military
Pennsylvania

As Congress weighs Trump’s Iran war powers, here’s where Philly-area lawmakers stand

A spokesperson for U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Bucks County, said the congressman was “still reviewing the text” of the war powers resolution.

5 months ago

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