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The Biden administration is demanding that TikTok be sold away from Beijing-based ByteDance, rejecting the company's plan before U.S. national security officials. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

The Biden administration demands that TikTok be sold, or risk a nationwide ban

It is the first time the Biden administration has explicitly threatened to ban TikTok.

3 years ago

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Urban Planning

SEPTA expands program to get more businesses to offer free rides to workers

The plan is to offer the employer-sponsored deal to smaller businesses beginning May 1.

3 years ago

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Health

Crozer Health lays off 215 people as part of ‘operational restructuring plan’

The four-hospital system in Delaware County is in worsening financial shape and has been struggling to pay its bills and contractors.

3 years ago

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Facebook parent Meta slashes 10,000 jobs in its ‘Year of Efficiency’

The latest wave of layoffs comes months after the company announced its largest reduction in staff since 2004, following a hiring spree fueled by rapid growth during COVID.

3 years ago

The Federal Reserve has made funds available to other banks in an effort to prevent any other collapses in the financial industry. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Money

What to know about the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, takeover and fallout

Silicon Valley Bank is the largest U.S. bank to fail since the 2008 global financial crisis.

3 years ago

Pottstown Hospital. (Tower Health)
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A Pa. hospital’s revoked property tax exemption is a ‘warning shot’ to other nonprofits, expert says

Judge Christine Fizzano Cannon found that the nonprofit Tower Health system was operating a Montco hospital with the motive of profit.

3 years ago

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Money

Silicon Valley Bank failure could wipe out ‘a whole generation of startups’

The implosion of Silicon Valley Bank could force hundreds of tech startups to lay off workers or shut down completely.

3 years ago

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Courts & Law

U.S. sues to block JetBlue from buying Spirit Airlines

The Justice Department said that the tie-up would especially hurt cost-conscious travelers who depend on Spirit to find cheaper options than they can find on other airlines.

3 years ago

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Meet the 10 entrepreneurs vying set up shop inside Philly rec centers

Winners of the “Making Space” program will lead no-cost programming for young people in their communities in exchange for free rent.

3 years ago

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Courts & Law

Hate crime charges for Hatboro woman who launched racist rant against Amy’s Pizzeria

Rita Bellew has been charged with “ethnic intimidation and harassment” by the Hatboro Police Department. She told WHYY News she’s “horrified” and “ashamed” by her behavior.

3 years ago

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Courts & Law

Delaware has the reserves to weather the cost of Supreme Court ruling on unclaimed property, state leaders say

The justices said MoneyGram checks should have been returned to the states where they were issued. Other states said the amount is $250 million.

3 years ago

Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft corporate vice president of modern Llife, search, and devices speaks during an event introducing a new AI-powered Microsoft Bing and Edge at Microsoft in Redmond, Wash., earlier this month. Jason Redmond /AFP via Getty Images
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Microsoft’s new AI chatbot has been saying some ‘crazy and unhinged things’

After Microsoft's powerful AI chatbot verbally attacked people, and even compared one person to Hitler, the company has decided to rein in the technology until it works out t

3 years ago

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Courts & Law

U.S. Supreme Court ruling against Delaware in unclaimed property case could cost the state up to $250 million

The case centered on $250 million from unused money orders issued by MoneyGram, which is based in Texas but headquartered in Delaware.

3 years ago

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Politics & Policy

A USDA commission issues recommendations on racial equity for farmers

Recommendations include making it easier for farmers to qualify for conservation programs to making the language in Farm Service Agency loans more accessible.

3 years ago

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Chick-fil-A Royersford says customers under 16 must have an adult to dine in restaurant

A Montgomery County fast food restaurant is banning those under the age of 16 from dining in without an adult after a series of unacceptable behaviors.

3 years ago

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