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The House speaker says single-use facilities are limited to people based on “biological sex.” Delaware Rep.-elect Sarah McBride says she’ll follow the rule.
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The legal action challenges the district’s response to controversy surrounding school board member Bill Formica.
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The “Body Odyssey” exhibit makes visitors’ own bodies part of the show.
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Philadelphia loses lawsuit that sought greater power for the city to regulate firearms
The justices ruled 6-0 to uphold the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the city, family members of gun violence victims and the nonprofit group CeaseFirePA.
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Neighbor kills 2 people and then himself in West Oak Lane: Police
The circumstances surrounding the shooting have not been released.
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Veteran news editor expects Trump ‘to go after the press in every conceivable way’
Former Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron says he thinks Trump is "salivating for the opportunity to prosecute and imprison journalists."
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The PBS documentary series “American Masters: Renegades” features five disabled figures who made history in the arts, parental rights and civil rights.
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Listen 1:12SEPTA strike averted, but funding woes continue
Transit workers will see pay and pension increases and new security measures.
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Philly recount underway in McCormick-Casey U.S. Senate Race
The race was close enough to trigger an automatic recount, but Philadelphia officials don’t believe it will make a difference.
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Second teen charged in New Jersey forest fire as rain should help douse New York blaze
Police in Evesham Township arrested a 14-year-old from Marlton in connection with an Oct. 30 wildfire that burned less than a tenth of a square mile.
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SS United States, record-setting ocean liner, makes its final voyage out of Philadelphia
The SS United States may soon sail from Philadelphia to the Gulf. NPR explored this ship, a relic of the grand liners that once connected North America with Europe.
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About 86% of county jails now offer methadone or buprenorphine, medications that are effective in treating opioid use disorder.
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Listen 1:38Philly group violence intervention initiative expands to include youth
Philly’s Office of Public Safety expands the Group Violence Intervention Initiative. The program focuses on youth most at risk.
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The controversy comes as the Senate race between incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger Dave McCormick has gone to a recount.
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AI photos showing girl students with nude bodies roil private school in Pennsylvania
A new Pennsylvania state law that takes effect late next month explicitly criminalizes making or disseminating AI-generated child sexual abuse material.
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