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Politics & Policy

Trump banned citizens of 12 countries from entering the U.S. Here’s what to know

The president cited national security concerns in resurrecting and expanding a policy of his first term that will mostly affect people from Africa and the Middle East.

1 month ago

Hillary Clinton speaks
Politics & Policy

Hillary Clinton makes surprise visit to Philly, talks foreign policy at forum with Pa. voters

Clinton talked trade, tariffs and Taiwan. Although she never mentioned President Trump, she warned that the U.S. is “giving away our power.”

1 month ago

President Donald Trump speaks
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Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on 19 countries set to go into effect Monday

President Donald Trump is again banning people from countries his administration deems dangerous from coming to America.

2 months ago

President Donald Trump talks to steel workers
Politics & Policy

Trump promises to hike steel and aluminum tariffs to 50% starting Wednesday. Here’s what we know

Foreign-made steel and aluminum is used in household products like soup cans and paper clips as well as big-ticket items like a stainless-steel refrigerators and cars.

2 months ago

Oliver Christian speaks with Lauren Swartz and another person
Money

New British trade leader stops in Philadelphia to boost international ties

There’s already overlap in the pharmaceutical industry between the U.K. and Pennsylvania, but details in Trump’s trade deal with the island still need to be hashed out.

2 months ago

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Afrikaner refugees from South Africa holding American flags
Politics & Policy

Trump just brought a group of white South Africans to the U.S. as refugees. What are they escaping?

U.S. President Donald Trump says the minority Afrikaners are being persecuted by their Black-led government because of their race and there's a “genocide" in South Africa.

2 months ago

Varda Ben Baruch holds a picture of her grandson Edan Alexander near the Gaza border in Kibbutz Nir Oz
Community

Who is Edan Alexander, the Israeli-American hostage released by Hamas?

Hamas released Alexander, who grew up in New Jersey and was the last living American hostage in Gaza, ahead of President Trump’s visit to the region this week.

2 months ago

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd
Education
Billy Penn

Pope Leo as Villanova’s next commencement speaker? Don’t count on it

The president of Villanova University shared that he had asked the new pope, a '77 Villanova grad, if he'd come back to speak at commencement.

2 months ago

Robert Francis Prevost
Community

Villanova students take break from finals to celebrate the selection of Pope Leo XIV, class of ‘77

Students were surprised an American — especially a Villanova grad — was chosen as the next pope. Some hope he’ll be their next commencement speaker.

2 months ago

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Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd
Community

Villanova grad Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

2 months ago

Prince Edward at Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum
Education

Prince Edward honors Philadelphia teens for extracurricular endeavors, community service

The ceremony was just one stop during Prince Edward’s two-day trip to Philadelphia, which included a dedication ceremony for the Bicentennial Bell.

3 months ago

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Prince Edward speaks at the Prince Edward event in Philadelphia
Community

Prince Edward dedicates Bicentennial Bell during Philadelphia visit

Queen Elizabeth II gifted the bell to the United States from Great Britain during her July 1976 visit.

3 months ago

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Kosuke and Tomomi Chujo of Nihonbashi Philly smile
Community
Billy Penn

Tomomi and Kosuke Chujo — of Tokyo’s Philadelphia-themed sports bar — speak on their first-ever Philly pop-up

Billy Penn chatted with the owners of Nihonbashi Philly about their classic sandwich, two new Japanese-inspired cheesesteaks and their love of the city.

3 months ago

Britain's Prince Edward
Education

Prince Edward to visit Philadelphia to dedicate historic bell, honor students

As a working royal, the prince promotes the benefits of non-formal education, and works to support the arts, heritage and conservation.

3 months ago

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Orysia Hewka
Arts & Entertainment

Glencairn Museum spotlights a sacred Ukrainian tradition

Glencairn Museum is celebrating the rushnyk, a sacred Ukrainian tradition cherished by many Ukrainian Americans in the Greater Philadelphia region.

3 months ago

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