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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters just after the Democratic-controlled House approved a measure requiring federal background checks for all firearms sales and transfers, the first major gun control legislation considered by Congress in nearly 25 years, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)

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House passage of gun safety bills reflects political shift

The House put on a display of Democratic priorities this week with two bills to bolster background checks on firearms purchases.

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Walmart to make ‘every effort’ to keep disabled greeters

Amid backlash, CEO's memo says "specific steps" are being taken. A deadline has already been extended.

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Police officers remove crime scene tape near a makeshift memorial outside the Robert Morris Apartments, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, in Morrisville, Pa. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)

Community

Bucks County mother charged with slaying family withdrew son from school

A mother accused of killing her 13-year-old son and four other family members pulled the boy out of school about two weeks earlier, a school official said Thursday.

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Washington Nationals Bryce Harper, looks at the baseball field from their dug out before the start of the Nationals last home game of the season against the Miami Marlins in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Community

Bryce Harper, Phillies have agreed to $330 million contract

Person familiar with negotiations tells AP Bryce Harper, Phillies have agreed to $330 million contract, pending physical.

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The Shrine of Mother Katherine Drexel at her home in Center City (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)

Community

Relocated tomb of saint to be designated a shrine

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia says the recently-moved tomb of St. Katherine Drexel will be designated a shrine.

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Philadelphia Eagles tight end Brent Celek reacts as he speaks in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art after a Super Bowl victory parade for the Philadelphia Eagles football team, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, in Philadelphia. The Eagles beat the New England Patriots 41-33 in Super Bowl 52. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)

Education

State: School’s ‘football flu’ policy can be challenged

A southern New Jersey school employee has won a round in a dispute over using a sick day during last year's Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl victory parade.

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Christie's former Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Kelly arriving this morning for her court hearing in Trenton. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)

Courts & Law

Resentencing set for Bridget Kelly, former Christie aide in bridge scandal

A judge has set sentencing for March 29.

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In this Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 photo released by her office, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, gives challenge coins to U.S. Army Maj. Ian Brown, right, and other military service members to thank them for their service, in her office at the Capitol following the State of the Union address in Washington. Brown, 38, is a two-time Bronze Star recipient who transitioned from female to male while advising the Army's deputy chief of staff in operations and planning. (Julio Obscura/Office of the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi via AP)

Politics & Policy

Military spent about $8M on transgender care since 2016

With the ban now blocked by lawsuits, transgender troops Wednesday were set to testify for the first time before Congress.

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Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, is sworn in to testify before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)

Politics & Policy

Russia, hush money, lies: Takeaways from Cohen’s testimony

In matter-of-fact testimony, the former Trump lawyer drew a troubling picture of his former boss, implicating the president in lies big and small to the American public.

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Philadelphia Eagles' Nick Foles speaks with members of the media during a news conference at the team's NFL football training facility in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)

Community

Eagles agree to let Foles seek starting job in free agency

Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman says the team will not use its franchise tag on quarterback Nick Foles and instead will let him become a free agent.

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