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Planet Money is on a quest to explain the economy with playful storytelling and deep dive, roll up your sleeves journalism. How I Built This host Guy Raz talks to entrepreneurs and idealists who take us through the often challenging journeys they took to build their businesses.

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A 1982 New York magazine cover highlighted the astonishing case of Frank Waxman
Community
Billy Penn

The Philly doctor who shoplifted the largest collection of stolen art known to authorities

Frank Waxman eventually pleaded guilty to theft of eight pieces, a fraction of the 100-plus he’s thought to have nabbed.

4 weeks ago

People raise their hands as they leave a shopping center following reports of a shooting, Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Allen, Texas.
Community

‘We started running’: 8 killed in Texas outlet mall shooting

Authorities on Saturday did not immediately provide details about the victims in Allen, Texas, but witnesses reported seeing children among them.

4 weeks ago

Police officers watch as protesters gather in the Broadway-Lafayette subway station to protest the death of Jordan Neely, Wednesday, May 3, 2023 in New York. Four people were arrested, police said. Neely, a man who was suffering an apparent mental health episode aboard a New York City subway, died this week after being placed in a headlock by a fellow rider on Monday, May 1, according to police officials and video of the encounter. 
(AP Photo/Jake Offenhartz)
Courts & Law

Man dies after being placed in a chokehold by a subway rider

Manhattan prosecutors promised a “rigorous” investigation into whether to bring charges in the death of Jordan Neely.

4 weeks ago

Emergency vehicles arrive on West Peachtree in Atlanta on Wednesday, May 3, 2023
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1 dead, 4 hurt in shooting inside Atlanta medical building

Atlanta police said the shooting occurred inside a Northside Medical building on Wednesday.

1 month ago

Security personnel and police officers gather around the Queen Victoria Memorial on the Mall near Buckingham Palace in central London
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Man arrested outside Buckingham Palace with suspected weapon

The Metropolitan Police force said officers arrested the man after he approached the palace gates on and threw items suspected to be shotgun cartridges onto the grounds.

1 month ago

Police are on the scene following an incident at 69th Street Transportation Center
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Philly homicide rate down from last year, but DA Krasner issues stern warning about violence on mass transit

Larry Krasner believes the high-quality SEPTA cameras will help lead to more arrests and convictions.

1 month ago

Trump Columnist Lawsuit
Courts & Law

Trump accuser says many in her generation didn’t report rape

E. Jean Carroll's remarks on Monday came during cross-examination from Trump's lawyer, Joe Tacopina, who questioned why she did not contact police.

1 month ago

E. Jean Carroll leaving the courthouse.
Courts & Law

Writer tells jury in lawsuit trial: ‘Donald Trump raped me’

E. Jean Carroll has said #MeToo fueled her decision to come forward in a 2019 memoir and accompanying magazine excerpt.

1 month ago

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Stolen car, minivan, SEPTA bus involved in chain-reaction crash in Philadelphia’s Lawndale section

The Hyundai was stolen last week in Northeast Philadelphia and fits the description of a car used in multiple robberies.

1 month ago

Rachel King, a 35-year-old mother and teacher at Grover Cleveland Elementary School in Philadelphia, was shot dead on April 11
Courts & Law

2 charged in murder of mother shot in Dunkin’ drive-thru

Rachel King, a 35-year-old mother and teacher at Grover Cleveland Elementary School in Philadelphia, was shot dead on April 11.

1 month ago

Anyone who purchased grocery items from the store between Thursday, April 13 and Wednesday, April 19 is urged to check the purchased items for any tampering. (6abc)
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6abc

Former employee charged with putting needles into items at Giant store in Lehigh County

Police say a total of 11 needles were placed into merchandise.

1 month ago

side by side photos of Donald Trump and E. Jean Carroll.
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Courts & Law

5 things to know as E. Jean Carroll’s civil trial begins against Donald Trump

Carroll claims Trump raped her in the changing room of the Bergdorf Goodman department store in Manhattan in the 1990s.

1 month ago

US Mass Killings Record Pace
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Frequent shootings put U.S. mass killings on a record pace

On average the data shows at least four people have died in mass killings once every six and 1/2 days this year. The numbers exclude perpetrator deaths.

1 month ago

Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting outside a recreation center
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6abc

15-year-old shot outside North Philadelphia recreation center

Philadelphia police are investigating after a teenager was shot outside a recreation center on Wednesday afternoon.

1 month ago

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New report offers dozens of public safety recommendations for Temple University

Temple says the report is an assessment of the university's policies, technologies and training on campus and the neighborhood.

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