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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during a debate before a no-confidence vote on Theresa May raised by opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, in the House of Commons in London on Wednesday. (Mark Duffy/AP)

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International

Amid Brexit chaos, Theresa May’s government survives confidence vote

In the vote, 325 lawmakers said they had confidence in May's government, while 306 voted that they did not.

7 years ago

Rutgers-Camden study pinpoints childhood trauma as likely source of anxiety, depression and suggests healthy family life, civic engagement can mitigate problems (Benedek Alpar/BigStock)

Youth in Pa. residential institutions unsafe, disconnected, denied quality education

Lack of adequate oversight by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services has resulted in children being put in harm’s way.

7 years ago

Honduran migrants wait in line to cross over the border checkpoint into Guatemala in Agua Caliente, Honduras. A new caravan of at least several hundred Hondurans has set off toward the United States on foot or in vehicles. Some have already crossed into Guatemala. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Immigration

International

Honduran caravan crosses Guatemala, traveling toward U.S.

The group that reached Guatemala on Tuesday is the first wave of a caravan that could consist of thousands.

7 years ago

An explosion damaged a restaurant in Manbij, Syria, Wednesday, shown in a screengrab from the Kurdish Hawar News agency, or ANHA. (ANHA/AP)

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International

Military

U.S. troops killed by blast in Syria; Islamic State claims responsibility

American troops were killed in an explosion in northern Syria, the spokesperson for the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State says.

7 years ago

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has written President Trump to suggest his annual State of the Union message to Congress be delayed until the partial government shutdown ends. (Wayne Partlow/AP)

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Government Accountability

National

Pelosi calls for postponement of State of the Union address due to shutdown

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., sent a letter to President Trump on Wednesday, suggesting a postponement until after the shutdown is over.

7 years ago

Attorney General nominee William Barr (left) testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. In this Sept. 2, 1970 file photo, Sen. William B. Saxbe, R-Ohio, serving his first term in the Congress, poses at Capitol Hill. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo and AP Photo, file)

National Interest

Can William Barr live up to the standards of William Saxbe?

The big question now is whether William Barr can meet the standard set by William Saxbe. The preliminary verdict appears to be, "Meh."

7 years ago

A Jersey Shore community is undertaking an innovation solution to a problem that has long plagued beaches: cigarette butts. (Big Stock photo)

Butt out: N.J. beach, park smoking ban goes into effect

The law, which went into effect Wednesday, permits a designated smoking area of 15 percent at beaches. Smoking is still permitted in parking lots.

7 years ago

An employee of Tokyo Electric Power Co. works at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant to decontaminate the area after the 2011 nuclear meltdown. A Vietnamese laborer in Japan on a training program says he was also put to work cleaning up the site, but with inadequate gear.
(Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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Immigration

International

As Japan tries out immigration, migrant workers complain of exploitation

The Japanese government intends to bring in 345,000 more foreign workers in the next five years, to staff sectors including restaurants, construction, agriculture and nursing.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf gestures after he was sworn in for his second term, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Keystone Crossroads

Government Accountability

Pennsylvania

Four more years of Wolf

At his inauguration, the governor called for politicians to find common ground, for Pennsylvanians to hold them accountable, and for the state to keep reinventing itself.

7 years ago

Delaware

Sports

Del. lawmakers advance measure allowing liquor sales at new basketball stadium

The bill updating Delaware's code to broaden the kinds of sports facilities allowed to apply for a liquor license now moves on the Senate.

7 years ago

PA Post

Pennsylvania

Read: Gov. Tom Wolf’s second inaugural address, annotated

PA Post reporters provide context and analysis to Gov. Tom Wolf's second inaugural speech.

7 years ago

New Jersey

In State of the State, Murphy seeks changes to N.J. tax-incentive program

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy delivered his first State of the State address, a year after he took over from Chris Christie and notched several liberal victories.

7 years ago

Aaron Rowe of the Architect of the Capitol’s office, which is not affected by the partial government shutdown, shovels snow left by a winter storm on the U.S. Capitol’s plaza. (REUTERS/Mike Theiler)

Government Accountability

National

Public Health

The shutdown will harm the health and safety of Americans, even after it’s long over

With the U.S. federal government shutdown now the longest in history, it’s important to understand what a shutdown means for the health and safety of Americans.

7 years ago