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 A statue of William Penn atop Philadelphia's City Hall can be seen in the forefront of a portion of the city's skyline (WHYY, file)
Courts & Law

Philadelphia ordered to release details of Amazon HQ2 bid

The city has 30 days to release its bid.

8 years ago

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Down the Shore
Community

Long Beach Township's single-use plastic carryout bag ban begins soon

An ordinance adopted late last year that prohibits Long Beach Township businesses from distributing single-use plastic carryout bags goes into effect on May 1.

8 years ago

Center City's first cannabis dispensary will open at 12th and Sansom streets.
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Health

Center City’s first pot dispensary set to open this fall

Until now, any operating dispensaries have been in the suburbs.

8 years ago

A Sky News logo is pictured on a sign outside pay-TV giant Sky Plc's London headquarters on March 17, 2017.
NPR
Money

Comcast’s $31 billion bid for U.K.-based Sky complicates Murdoch plans

Every time Rupert Murdoch gets closer to control of the British-based entertainment and TV giant Sky, new obstacles arise.

8 years ago

Steelworkers leave a plant at the end of their shift in Bethlehem, Pa., in 1947. Employment in the industry has declined by 80 percent from its peak six decades ago, according to author Douglas Irwin. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Protection for the steel industry is as old as America

President Trump's tariffs on imported steel aren't the first time the industry has gotten protection from the U.S. government.

8 years ago

Six former officers of Wilmington Trust have been sentenced to prison for financial crimes. (image via Google Maps)
Courts & Law

Closing arguments begin in Wilmington Trust fraud trial

Robert Harra, David Gibson, William North and Kevyn Rakowski are accused of hiding millions in bad loans on the bank’s books

8 years ago

In this Jan. 14, 2015, file photo, odds are displayed on a screen at a sports book owned and operated by CG Technology in Las Vegas. (John Locher/AP Photo, File)
Politics & Policy

Anticipating a Supreme Court win, New Jersey begins drafting sports gambling rules

It’s unclear if racetracks and casinos would be able to start taking sports bets soon after a favorable court ruling or whether New Jersey legislation will be needed.

8 years ago

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde accompanied by International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) Chair and South Africa's Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyagothey speaks during a news conference after the IMFC conference at the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, in Washington, Saturday, April 21, 2018. (Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo)
Money

IMF says trade tensions, debt load threaten world economy

The International Monetary Fund's policymaking committee said Saturday that a strong world economy is threatened by increasing tension.

8 years ago

Public domain image.
Down the Shore
Community

Paper, not plastic: Sustainable alternatives expanding at Jersey Shore restaurants

An international environmental organization's movement to encourage more bars and restaurants to use less plastic is growing at the Jersey Shore. 

8 years ago

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, speaks at a news conference on American labor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 2017. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
NPR
Education

National teachers union cuts ties with Wells Fargo

The AFT, a 1.7 million-member national union, is dropping the bank as a recommended mortgage lender, to which it currently channels more than 20,000 AFT mortgages.

8 years ago

A person leaves an LA Fitness gym while a group of women enter the club, Thursday, April 19, 2018, in Secaucus, N.J. Employees of the LA Fitness wrongly accused a black member and his guest of not paying to work out and called police, prompting an apology from the company. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Community

LA Fitness issues apology: Gym employees wrongly accuse black member of not paying, call cops

The incident occurred Sunday, according to a woman who answered the phone at the club but didn't give her name.

8 years ago

Customers sit in a Starbucks store in Seattle.
(Ted S. Warren/AP)
NPR
Community

Not everyone feels welcome camping out in ‘third spaces’ like Starbucks

The way the rules are enforced isn't always consistent which is how unconscious bias and discrimination can creep in.

8 years ago

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket transporting the TESS satellite lifts off at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Wednesday. The satellite will scan nearly the entire sky for alien worlds. (John Raoux/AP)
NPR
Science

SpaceX launches NASA satellite to search for alien worlds

Tess — short for Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite — will spend two years searching for planets.

8 years ago

A dog at grooming service. (Big Stock photo)
Politics & Policy

New Jersey could require training, licensing for pet groomers

Proposal follows recent deaths of three dogs while in care of groomers.

8 years ago

A device called a
Community

Largest maker of bump stocks will stop accepting orders

Slide Fire Solutions, based in Moran, Texas, posted a message saying it will stop taking orders at midnight on May 20.

8 years ago

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