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Bucks County sues social media giants, Phillies opening day, NPR’s Sylvia Poggioli
Baseball season is here again. Also, teens and screens: holding companies accountable for the mental health crisis. Plus, NPR’s Sylvia Poggioli joins us live.
Air Date: March 30, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 45:03Boy Scouts’ $2.4 billion bankruptcy plan upheld by judge
The ruling follows a September decision in which U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein approved the plan.
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15-year-old fatally shot while walking to school in Philadelphia’s Hunting Park section
The student was walking to Simon Gratz High School Mastery Charter, police said.
3 years ago
3 children, 3 adults killed at Christian school in Nashville
Monday's massacre at The Covenant School in Nashville was the latest in a series of mass shootings in a country that has grown increasingly unnerved by bloodshed in schools.
3 years ago
Police say they found a 6-year-old boy locked in a dog cage inside Philadelphia home
When police made their way inside the residence, a 6-year-old boy was found nude inside a locked dog cage with a blanket and pillow.
3 years ago
Two bright Philly students win spots in the Scripps National Spelling Bee
The winners, an eighth grader and a fifth grader, won first and second place in the regional bee hosted at WHYY.
3 years ago
13-year-old, two 16-year-olds shot in West Philadelphia; at least 44 shots fired
A triple shooting injured three juveniles including a 13-year-old on Monday in West Philadelphia.
3 years ago
Central Bucks School District spent over $250,000 to defuse anti-LGBTQ criticism
The school district has spent at least a quarter of a million dollars on attorney’s fees and public relations services since May, and the full amount is likely much more.
3 years ago
A Brewerytown school is now home to the city’s first on-site pediatric dental clinic
Operated by Temple Dental School, the practice aims to increase access to quality care in an area of Philly that has long needed it.
3 years ago
Quest to put more pre-K schools in low-income Wilmington neighborhoods takes another step
By this fall the Stubbs Early Childhood Assistance Program will serve more than 300 children at three sites, all in low-income areas of town.
3 years ago
ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin over Ukraine war crimes
The court says it has issued an arrest warrant for Putin for war crimes because of his alleged involvement in abductions of children from Ukraine.
3 years ago
Philadelphia and the demise of Uncle O’Grimacey, McDonald’s onetime Shamrock Shake mascot
Tracking down the rumor it was Philly’s fault the fast food chain pulled the fuzzy green monster from promotional materials.
3 years ago
15-year-old dies after being shot 10 times in the Summerdale section of Philadelphia
Police say the male victim was shot five times in the torso and five times in the leg.
3 years ago
Simon Gratz High School, Middle School closed due to asbestos
Simon Gratz now joins Building 21 in West Oak Lane for schools closed due to this cancer-causing mineral.
3 years ago
The General George Meade School in Philadelphia adopted a national program that gives students a glimpse at a future career in nursing.
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