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Heroin needles and trash litter the ground Conrail's railroad tracks in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Addiction
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Trump on the opioid crisis: Big talk, little action (big surprise)

We wonder what it will take to shake the faith of Trump's fans. His failure to tackle the opioid epidemic might conceivably dampen their ardor.

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New Jersey
Personal Finance
Taxes

Some N.J. tax breaks kick in Jan. 1

Residents 62 and older will be able to keep more of their income from being taxed by the state.

8 years ago

Protesters angered by President Donald Trump’s executive order that prevented refugees, visa and green card holders from entering the US chant pro-immigration slogans at Philadelphia International Airport.
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In 2017, Pa. resettled nearly 1,000 fewer refugees than previous budget year

Following an uptick in refugee arrivals during President Barack Obama’s last year in office, the drop-off seems especially steep.

8 years ago

Candidate Pennsylvania Sen. Scott Wagner, R-York County, seeking the Republican Party's nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's re-election bid next year takes part in the Montgomery County Republican Committee gubernatorial forum in Blue Bell, Pa., Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017.
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Pennsylvania

Wagner invests in early ad campaign to be GOP pick for Pa. gov

Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate invests more that $500,000 in TV ad campaign.

8 years ago

Dozens of semi-automatic rifles line a pair of walls in a gun shop Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, in Lynnwood, Wash.
Keystone Crossroads
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To halt some gun sales, cities move to force better Pentagon reports on convictions

Citing case of Texas shooter who killed 26, Philly joins New York and San Francisco in suing U.S. Department of Defense to prevent violent criminals from getting firearms.

8 years ago

The U.N. headquarters in New York City is seen here in 2003.
NPR
Economy
International

Trump administration touts a smaller U.N. budget (and takes credit for it)

The Trump Administration said Sunday that the United Nations budget has been reduced for the coming year, and framed any cuts as the product of U.S. negotiation.

8 years ago

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra greets supporters before giving a concession speech as his wife Diane, right, stands by, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Grand Rapids, Mich.
National Interest

Meet Peter Hoekstra, epitome of the Trump regime

There's ample time this week to assess the first long year of the Trump occupation, but perhaps one December incident tells us all we need to know about the assault on truth.

8 years ago

A man from Congo is frisked by Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers after illegally entering Canada, near the border with Champlain, N.Y. (Lorne Matalon)
NPR
Immigration
International

Fearing deportation from U.S., migrants walk to Canada

They are taking advantage of a footnote in a Canada-U.S. treaty that says those who cross by foot won't be turned back from Canada until their case is heard.

8 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People
PBS
International

Trump is first president in almost a century to skip hosting a state visit in his first year

8 years ago

The official White House Christmas tree, center, is seen in the Blue Room during a media preview of the 2017 holiday decorations at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
National Interest

A very contemporary Christmas poem

'Twas the night before Christmas
And through the White House
Not a creature was stirring
Except for the louse...

8 years ago

Ice sculpture from former state Sen. Vince Fumo's holiday party
Dave Davies: Off Mic
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Philadelphia

Fumo fest has pretty raw sushi station

Former state Sen. Vince Fumo's holiday party featured sushi served on the body of a naked woman.

8 years ago

House Minority Leader Frank Dermody, D-Allegheny, says he wishes he could divulge specifics of the claims that resulted in the House Democrats paying out $500,000 in the last decade to settle staff disputes.
Pennsylvania
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Calls for change mount after harassment allegations against Pa. lawmakers

In the last decade House Democrats have spent more than half a million dollars to settle staff disputes.

8 years ago

FILE - In this Monday, March 31, 2014 file photo, SEIU-UHW worker Kathy Santana, left, assists Ruben Torres, 27, during a health care enrollment event at the SEIU-UHW office in Commerce, Calif.
National Interest
Health Care
National

Trump loses again: Americans flock to ‘dead’ Obamacare

Obamacare enrollment stats are a reminder that an historically unpopular president and a manifestly unpopular party cannot simply compel Americans to behave like sheep.

8 years ago

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Elections
Politics

The fate of the Mueller investigation; Putin’s motivation

With some observers predicting that the President will fire Special Prosecutor Mueller despite official denials from the White House, we ...

8 years ago

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Doogie Horner / Mueller’s investigation and Putin’s motivation

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