Business
Pfizer agrees to postpone drug price hikes after Trump tweet
Pfizer says its decision is aimed at giving the president the opportunity to work on his proposals to lower prices.
8 years ago
Temple University ousted Moshe Porat, dean of its Fox School of Business after a ...
8 years ago
Starbucks: Goodbye plastic straws
Starbucks announced on Monday it plans to eliminate plastic straws from its 28,000 stores worldwide by 2020.
8 years ago
New Jersey hair braiders want an end to licensing laws
The natural braiding technique — requiring no coloring, cutting or special tools — appears headed to an exemption from N.J. law requiring practitioners have a license.
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Listen 1:49Stamp-size mistake costs U.S. Postal Service $3.5 million
For years, a U.S. Postal Service stamp mistakenly bore the image of a Lady Liberty replica.
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FAA to passengers: Not our job to regulate seat size, legroom on planes
The decision came in the form of a letter responding to a lawsuit brought by the group Flyers Rights.
8 years ago
Vendor apologizes to communities after failing to deliver fireworks
Fourth of July fireworks shows didn't go off as planned in two New Jersey communities after a vendor failed to deliver the fireworks.
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Hopes for rebirth at former Delaware auto plant
After a decade of dormancy, the former GM vehicle assembly plant near Newport is about to get a multi-million dollar overhaul.
8 years ago
Listen 5:3224 days of summer: The business of being the Famous River Hot Dog Man
Since 1987, Greg Crance has run a hot dog stand in the middle of the Delaware River. It's a beautiful office, but a fickle business.
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Listen 4:23Fireworks are (mostly) legal now in the tri-state area. Here’s what you need to know.
Over the last year, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware have all relaxed their consumer fireworks laws.
8 years ago
Injectable opioid shortages put hospitals on brink of public health crisis
After Pfizer cut back on production, Philly's Penn Presbyterian Medical Center is getting 30 percent less injectable morphine, fentanyl, and Dilaudid than it did a year ago.
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Rebounding from a losing streak, Atlantic City celebrates two new casinos
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and the Ocean Resort Casino both hosted festivities Thursday to officially open their doors to gamblers and hotel guests.
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Listen 2:14Pa. gradually laying out structure for legal sports betting
Lawmakers legalized the gambling expansion last year, but it wasn't permitted under federal law until a U.S. Supreme Court decision last month.
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Supreme Court deals blow to government unions
SCOTUS ruled Wednesday that government workers who choose not to join a union cannot be charged for the cost of collective bargaining.
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Two schools of thought on Pa. venture into sports wagering
Penn State University wants a moratorium on college sports betting — while the University of Pittsburgh wants a piece of the action.
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