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The Philadelphia Phillies' new PhanaVision scoreboard at Citizens Bank Park will be one of the largest video screens in Major League Baseball
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Philadelphia Business Journal

Phillies tease ‘more electrifying’ home run experience as massive scoreboard nears completion

The new structure above the seats in left field is 77% larger than the previous scoreboard at the ballpark.

3 years ago

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NPR
Courts & Law

Producer sues Fox News, alleging she’s being set up for blame in $1.6 billion suit

Abby Grossberg says she was misled by Fox lawyers who prepared her to testify in the defamation lawsuit. Fox News says she's revealed confidential information and has sued her

3 years ago

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

Bucks County officials announced that it has joined a class action lawsuit against several social media giants on Wednesday. (6abc)
Courts & Law
6abc

Bucks County joins national lawsuit against tech, social media giants

Some of the platforms targeted in the lawsuit include Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, and more.

3 years ago

Antje Menikheim (left) lead scenic painter for Sunday's 95th Academy Awards, and scenic artist Michael Thomas prepare Oscar statues for the event, Wednesday, March 8, 2023, near the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles
Arts & Entertainment

How does Oscars voting work? This is how winners are decided

Final voting takes place not too long before the ceremony and is done completely online. For most categories, it's pretty simple.

3 years ago

January 6th insurrectionists at the Capitol.
Politics & Policy

Tucker Carlson amplifies Jan. 6 lies with GOP-provided video

Fox News’ Tucker Carlson has launched an impassioned new effort to explain away the deadly Capitol attack.

3 years ago

Laura Ingraham
NPR
Community

How a civil war erupted at Fox News after the 2020 election

The network that had spent years building record profits and ratings by catering to fan

3 years ago

John Myers, left, stands next to Alex Lewis, right. They're on a MFL elevated platform, and the train tracks are visible behind them.
Community
Billy Penn

Philly’s hot podcast studio: How two longtime producers are growing the city’s audio scene

Alex Lewis and John Myers are the duo behind Rowhome Productions.

3 years ago

A person speaks at a podium in front of an audience.
Health

‘A dream come true’: Nemours Children’s Hospital gets $78 million to expand cancer and blood disease research

The nearly $80 million grant will help Nemours Children's Hospital focus on long-overlooked patients with cancer, blood illness, and sickle cell disease.

3 years ago

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The Philadelphia skyline
Community

Philadelphia news consumers want to see more crime, infrastructure, and education in local reporting, study finds

“The News Philadelphians Use: Analyzing the Local Media Landscape,” looks at how Philadelphians engage with media and their perceptions of local coverage.

3 years ago

Former Philadelphia Eagle and CBS NFL announcer Irv Cross
Health

Former Eagles star, CBS anchor Irv Cross had brain disease CTE

Researchers said he suffered from stage 4 CTE, which is the most advanced kind of the disease. Cross was diagnosed with mild cognitive dementia in 2018.

3 years ago

In a $1.6 billion defamation suit, Dominion Voting Systems argues that Fox Corp. bosses Rupert Murdoch (left) and Lachlan Murdoch (right) were deeply involved in shaping editorial decisions at Fox News. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Rupert Murdoch says Fox stars ‘endorsed’ lies about 2020. He chose not to stop them

In the heat of the moment, right after Election Day 2020, media magnate Rupert Murdoch knew that the hosts on his prized Fox News Channel were endorsing lies.

3 years ago

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Community

AI learns to outsmart humans in video games – and real life

Initially, AI was used on games like checkers and chess to test at winning strategy games.

3 years ago

Cherelle Griner (left) and Brittney Griner, on the right, speak onstage during the 54th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena
NPR
Politics & Policy

Brittney Griner urges the return of U.S. detainees abroad at NAACP Image Awards

Griner took the stage to thank everyone for their support and to remind the audience of those still detained abroad.

3 years ago

Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip ''Dilbert,'' poses for a portrait with the Dilbert character in his studio in Dublin, Calif., in 2006.
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Newspapers have dropped the ‘Dilbert’ comic strip after a racist rant by its creator

The comic's creator, Scott Adams, said a recent opinion poll changed his mind about "helping Black Americans."

3 years ago

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