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Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announces the formation of a federal, state and local task force to reduce gun violence.

More cooperation from Pennsylvania and the U.S. will help disrupt the flow of guns to those prohibited from owning them, attorney general says.

8 years ago

Rashida Tlaib, pictured in 2008 outside the Michigan Capitol in Lansing, Mich., served as a state legislator for six years. On Tuesday, Democrats picked her to run unopposed for the congressional seat that former Rep. John Conyers held for more than 50 years. Tlaib would be the first Muslim woman in Congress. (Al Goldis/AP)

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Gender

National

Religion

Detroit’s Rashida Tlaib poised to become first Muslim woman in Congress

"I am at a loss for words," she tweeted overnight. "I cannot wait to serve you in Congress."

8 years ago

Elections

Pennsylvania

Toomey brings his anti-tariff crusade to Harrisburg

Pennsylvania's junior US senator is going toe to toe with President Donald Trump on tariffs.

8 years ago

Danny O'Connor, the Franklin County recorder, speaks during an election night watch party at the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, in Westerville, Ohio. O'Connor ran against Republican Troy Balderson in a special election race for Ohio's 12th District after the retirement of Pat Tiberi who served as the U.S. Representative from 2001-2018 in the reliably Republican district. (John Minchillo/AP Photo)

National Interest

National

A squeaker in Ohio foretells a blue wave in November

As the clock ticked toward midnight in Ohio’s special House election, Donald Trump still had ample time to craft another baldfaced ...

8 years ago

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort

Business

Delaware

Law

Civic groups push for independent review of Delaware LLC laws

LLCs are sometimes used to hide money laundering, arms dealing, drug trafficking and human trafficking, contends an open government group.

8 years ago

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National

Politics

Ohio special election goes down to the wire

8 years ago

At the U.S. War Dog Memorial in Holmdel, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, and K9 teams celebrate the expected creation of the Guardians of America Freedom Medal. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)

Military dogs may soon be eligible for U.S. medal honoring service, sacrifice

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez proposed establishing the medal to recognize the valor and achievement of war dogs.

8 years ago

Radio Times

Philadelphia

Taxes

City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart

Guests: Rebecca Rhynhart Philadelphia City Controller, ...

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Elections

Pennsylvania

Barletta boards bus in effort to raise name recognition, money

Republican US Senate candidate Lou Barletta is on a bus tour across the commonwealth with his golden retriever, Reilly.

8 years ago

Mariner East 2 pipeline construction crews work in the backyards of homes on Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, on May 2, after sinkholes opened in the area. That caused one of the ME2 project's many delays. (Marie Cusick/WITF)

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Environment

Pennsylvania

Public Health

DEP fines Sunoco for damaging drinking water in Berks, Chester and Lebanon counties in 2017

Construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline resulted in cloudy water for some; others lost use of their wells

8 years ago

Alderman James Cappleman holds his CityKey ID card, Friday, June 8, 2018, in Chicago. The city of Chicago is sending out staffers into various communities to get the municipal ID cards into the hands of undocumented immigrants, homeless people, senior citizens and others who often find it hard to obtain a valid form of identification. Officials hope that in a couple of years more than 100,000 Chicago residents will have the cards that can be used to register to vote and do things like check out a book from the library. (AP Photo/Annie Rice)

Immigration

Philadelphia

Politics

Philadelphia set to roll out municipal IDs in January

Many populations in the city are unable to access services because they lack the proper identification. Issuing municipal IDs is expected to solve that problem.

8 years ago

New Jersey

Transportation

New Jersey rail commuters are experiencing what some call ‘Summer of Hell 2’

New Jersey commuters trying to get into New York City this morning experienced long delays as 17 trains were cancelled.

8 years ago

Alex Jones and his Infowars channels have been removed from YouTube; Facebook and Apple's iTunes have also deleted most or all of his outlets on their services. He's seen here being escorted from a rally near the 2016 Republican National Convention.
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Media

National

YouTube, Apple and Facebook ban Infowars, which decries ‘mega purge’

"Apple does not tolerate hate speech," the company said in a statement. "We believe in representing a wide range of views, so long as people are respectful to others

8 years ago