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Philly judge dismisses federal lawsuit against recently passed renter protections
Friday’s ruling comes two days before the legislation takes effect. The landlords behind the suit say they will keep fighting.
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Listen 1:09Executives say the telecom giant is eliminating layers of staff and expanding use of AI agents in customer service.
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Listen 1:09U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick sues to remove Bucks County commissioner from Board of Elections
The county says there is no basis in election code for Bucks County Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia’s removal from the board.
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Listen 1:14The clocks are turning back Sunday. Here’s how you can avoid the seasonal blues
A mental health provider gives tips on how you can adjust to the new daylight hours – and how to tell the difference between seasonal blues and something more serious.
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Pay what you can, or change what you do: How Philly restaurants are surviving
Philadelphia restaurants are experimenting with new ways to stay afloat as costs rise and customers cut back.
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Garrity, who served in the military for 30 years, has made helping veterans a significant part of her campaign.
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Neshaminy Mall is dead. Long live its historical dioramas
Bensalem Township is pulling seven mechanical dioramas out of the doomed mall to restore and relocate them.
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Election 2026: What Philly voters should know about the city’s 2 ballot questions
Voters will decide whether to expand contracting preferences for small and local businesses and make the city's arts office permanent.
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Artists bring Indigenous roots to life at Delaware Art Museum’s annual fashion show
Artists Dayesla Ixtli and Kehala Smith bring Indigenous heritage into the present through fashion and makeup, honoring ancestral roots, cultural identity and resilience
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Listen 1:19From tending livestock to growing plants, Saul students depend on hands-on learning. Teachers worry the merger with Lankenau could disrupt that education.
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Listen 1:38Bringing back the gambling machines found in bars and gas stations has emerged as a campaign focus for the Republican candidate.
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Listen 1:23A Bucks County company makes jet fuel out of ‘air.’ The military wants to make it anywhere
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick came off the campaign trail to praise Airco’s role in the “future of American innovation.”
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Listen 1:17Philly robot tax could replace revenue lost when taxpaying workers are displaced by technology
Councilmember Jim Harrity says the tax would help offset lost wage tax revenue and fund a program providing free SEPTA passes to low-income residents.
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Listen 1:05Silk City apologizes for throwing diner’s belongings in the trash
A Philly resident says an employee threw her jacket, wallet, car keys and even her child’s stuffed animals in the trash, while she was in the restaurant bathroom.
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