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New Jersey governor eases restrictions on breweries in the state

Breweries, distilleries, and other companies can now also manufacture up to 300,000 barrels a year.

3 years ago

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Overdraft fees could drop to as low as $3 under new Biden proposal

The change could potentially eliminate billions of dollars in fee revenue for the nation’s biggest banks, which were gearing up for a battle even before Wednesday’s announceme

3 years ago

Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley (right) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (left) pointing at each other during the CNN Republican presidential debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.
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ABC News cancels its Republican primary debate due to not having enough participants

ABC News said candidates Donald Trump and Nikki Haley did not confirm their participation by the deadline.

3 years ago

Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley gestures to the audience as she concludes a speech at a caucus night party at the Marriott Hotel in West Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024.
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Nikki Haley says she won’t debate Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire unless Donald Trump participates

Her comment on Tuesday came a day after the all-important Iowa caucuses, in which Trump marked a wide margin of victory over both Haley and DeSantis.

3 years ago

Senate Impeachment Trial Of President Trump Continues
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Bipartisan tax deal could expand Child Tax Credit and extend business tax breaks

The legislation expands a popular child tax credit and aplies to families with multiple children. It also speeds up some tax breaks for research and development expensing for

3 years ago

DES MOINES, IOWA - JANUARY 15: Former president Donald Trump speaks to voters during a visit to a caucus site at the Horizon Event Center on January 15, 2024 in Clive, Iowa. Iowans vote today in the state’s caucuses for the first contest in the 2024 Republican presidential nominating process. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Donald Trump wins Iowa Republican caucuses in first contests of 2024

Former President Donald Trump has won the Iowa Republican caucuses, according to a race call by The Associated Press.

3 years ago

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Biden returns to Philly food bank for MLK Jr. Day volunteering

President Biden helped workers at Philabundance pack food for those in need. It’s the third time he’s volunteered at the Philly food bank.

3 years ago

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Iowa caucuses: What to watch as voters weigh in on the Republican campaign’s first contest of 2024

The quadrennial contest has been unusually quiet this year, a mark of former President Donald Trump's commanding lead in the race.

3 years ago

US climate envoy John Kerry delivers a speech during a discussion about oceans and water at the US pavillon in the Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Centre, in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of the same name, during the COP27 climate conference on November 15, 2022.
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Elections
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John Kerry to step down after 3 years as Biden’s top climate diplomat

Kerry has been central to Biden's efforts to establish the U.S. as an international climate leader.

3 years ago

Israeli soldiers take up positions near the Gaza Strip border, in southern Israel, Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza in the war ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel. Israel and Hamas have been at war for 100 days. The war already is the longest and deadliest between Israel and the Palestinians since Israel’s establishment in 1948, and the fighting shows no signs of ending.
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The catastrophe in Gaza after 100 days of Israel-Hamas war, by the numbers

Nearly 24,000 Palestinians have been killed since the conflict began on Oct. 7, a staggering toll.

3 years ago

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., heads to the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024.
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Congressional leaders ready stopgap bill to extend government funding to March

The temporary measure will run to March 1 for some federal agencies whose approved funds are set to run out Friday.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden talks to employees at the Nowhere Coffee shop, during a visit to discuss his economic agenda, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, in Emmaus, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Biden makes pitch for reelection to Lehigh Valley small business owners

Biden’s series of visits reflects the importance Pennsylvania plays in the presidential election.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event
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Pennsylvania
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Biden to visit Allentown as new poll gives president widest lead in Pa. to date

Biden is beginning the 2024 election cycle by touting his “Investing in America” agenda and what the White House has itself come to refer to as “Bidenomics.”

3 years ago

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Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley (right) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (left) pointing at each other during the CNN Republican presidential debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.
Elections
Government
National

DeSantis and Haley jockey for second without Trump and other takeaways from Iowa GOP debate

The two debated Wednesday for the highest-stake faceoff just five days before the nominating process formally starts with Iowa’s caucuses.

3 years ago

Cherelle Parker cheering as she introduces Pedro Rosario at a podium.
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Philly’s first Latino deputy police commissioner, Pedro Rosario, tasked with overseeing Kensington

Rosario is the first deputy commissioner to be dedicated to a singular neighborhood in the city’s history.

3 years ago

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