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International

Hong Kong government withdraws extradition bill, a key demand of protesters

Hong Kong's embattled chief executive Carrie Lam is officially withdrawing an extradition bill with China after more than three months of sometimes violent protest.

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., gestures with an umbrella as she speaks at a campaign event, Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in Hampton Falls, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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Environment

Democrats release climate plans ahead of town hall spotlight

Presidential candidates are releasing their plans to address climate change ahead of a series of town halls as the party's base increasingly demands aggressive action.

7 years ago

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Pennsylvania
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Pa. officials calling attention to importance of complete 2020 census count

Pennsylvania stands to lose about $2,000 each year for every person left uncounted.

7 years ago

Demonstrators speak and play guitar at the last of six Poor People's Campaign rallies. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Pennsylvania
Broke in Philly

Pa. Poor People’s Campaign to push poverty agenda at Philly hearing

The campaign launched last May to tackle systemic racism, poverty, the war economy and environmental degradation.

7 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, at a town hall for his Democratic presidential campaign in Spartanburg, S.C. (Meg Kinnard/AP Photo)
National Interest
National
National Interest

Have Trump’s serial lies lowered the bar for Biden’s serial gaffes?

Joe Biden has long been adept at talking with a foot in his mouth, so perhaps it's no surprise that lately, on the stump, he has overdosed on whoppers.

7 years ago

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (left) and challenger Stephanie Schmid (right) (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Elections
New Jersey

N.J. Congressman Chris Smith to face 2020 challenge from former intern

Stephanie Schmid is a human rights advocate and former Foreign Service officer who opposes Smith’s stances on reproductive rights. She is also the Congressman's former intern.

7 years ago

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Elections
Technology

What you need to know about fake video, audio, and the 2020 election

Security experts have warned about a new era of high quality faked video or audio, which some commentators worry could have deeply corrosive effects on U.S. democracy.

7 years ago

In this Feb. 24, 2017 file photo, National Rifle Association (NRA) Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Wayne LaPierre speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Md. Amid all the turmoil engulfing the National Rifle Association there’s one big question: Will it still be a force to be reckoned with in the 2020 presidential campaign? 
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Elections

Gun owners look beyond the NRA for representation

As the 2020 presidential campaign draws closer, gun control groups are seizing on the turmoil engulfing the NRA.

7 years ago

In Pennsylvania, the issue of whether to regulate guns more closely is typically seen as partisan. (Seth Perlman/AP Photo)
Public Safety

In Pa., fighting gun trafficking gets ensnared in political fight

Calls to respond to gun violence in Pennsylvania have only grown since then, coming to a head in mid-August when a man shot six Philadelphia police officers.

7 years ago

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Food & Drink
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Liquor reform 2.0? Bill would change how Pa. grocery stores display and sell beer and wine

Things are never easy in Pennsylvania when it comes to alcohol rules.

7 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden has heavily courted union votes, but a powerful labor union in his campaign's home base of Philadelphia, crucial in a general election, is feeling snubbed. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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Philadelphia

Biden hears frustration from labor union in his campaign’s backyard

At issue is a forum the AFL-CIO's Philadelphia branch is holding Sept. 17, which the union is branding as a "Workers' Presidential Summit."

7 years ago

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Elections
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Report: Pennsylvanians say they’re fed up with secrecy, manipulation surrounding redistricting — and they can fix it.

The Redistricting Reform Commission's findings and recommendations are out ahead of state lawmakers' return to Harrisburg for fall session — and more debate over the issue.

7 years ago

In this Aug. 20, 2007 file photo, then Newark Mayor Cory Booker, answers a question during an interview in his office in Newark, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
New Jersey

Booker allies ruined N.J. water agency in scandal on his watch

Booker's allies wasted and stole millions of dollars in public money through kickbacks and outright embezzlement, bogus contracts, risky investments and excessive pay.

7 years ago

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Media
National
National Interest

A sign of weakness: Trump is fuming about Fox News

The dictionary defines ingratitude as "a lack of a proper appreciation or thanks for a kind or helpful act." What better way to describe Trump's fulminations about Fox News?

7 years ago

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Delaware
Environment

New county law could thwart Delaware landfill’s ‘vertical expansion’

Waste Management wants state approval to increase landfill’s height from 130 to 190 feet. But New Castle County intervenes with new law that caps height at 140 feet.

7 years ago

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