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Politics & Policy

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer

Biden was seen by doctors last week after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule were found.

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Community

Mexican tall ship strikes Brooklyn Bridge, snapping masts and killing 2 crew members

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the 142-year-old bridge was spared major damage but at least 19 people aboard the ship needed medical treatment.

1 year ago

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Courts & Law

Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume quick deportations of Venezuelans under 18th century law

The high court had already called a temporary halt to the deportations from a north Texas detention facility in a middle-of-the-night order issued last month.

1 year ago

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What the EPA’s partial rollback of the ‘forever chemical’ drinking water rule means

On Wednesday, the agency said it plans to weaken limits on harmful “forever chemicals” — roughly a year after the Biden administration finalized national standards.

1 year ago

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Politics & Policy

What’s in Trump’s big bill? Trillions in tax cuts, changes to Medicaid and more

Republicans are moving to advance a bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and beefed-up border security funding. They have labeled the legislation “THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL."

1 year ago

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Politics & Policy

EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on so-called forever chemicals in drinking water

Limits on three PFAS types will be scrapped by the Environmental Protection Agency. Limits on PFOA and PFOS will be kept, though with an extension to the deadline to comply.

1 year ago

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Arts & Entertainment

MLB reinstates former Phillie Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them Hall of Fame eligible

Manfred announced Tuesday that he was changing the league's policy on permanent ineligibility, saying bans would expire at death.

1 year ago

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Money
Billy Penn

Kensington basketball league among projects hit by DOJ grant cuts

The U.S. Department of Justice cut over $800 million in grants nationwide, including $1.5 million for the hoops and anti-violence program. Others in Philly are affected, too.

1 year ago

The Supreme Court of the United States
Courts & Law

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries

The order from U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston blocked the administration from putting an early end to the immigrants’ temporary legal status.

1 year ago

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Courts & Law

3 former Memphis officers acquitted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he fled a traffic stop

A jury took about 8 1/2 hours over two days to find Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith not guilty on all charges after a trial in Memphis state court.

1 year ago

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Health

What customers can expect as Rite Aid closes or sells all its drugstores

The company runs 1,245 stores in 15 states, according to its website. It has a heavy presence in New York, Pennsylvania and California, which alone has 347 locations.

1 year ago

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Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn’t know if he backs due process rights

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1 year ago

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REAL ID enforcement has begun. Here’s what Pennsylvania residents need to know

Only 28% of Pennsylvanians had switched from a regular driver’s license or state identification to a REAL ID as of May 1, PennDOT said.

1 year ago

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Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR

The White House, in a social media posting announcing the signing, said the outlets “receive millions from taxpayers to spread radical, woke propaganda disguised as ‘news.’”

1 year ago

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Health

Trump’s health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health care

The administration’s position sprang from Trump’s executive order calling for the federal government not to support gender transition for people under age 19.

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