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SNAP cuts have Philadelphia’s food banks nervous about increased needs
Billy Penn spoke with experts and food leaders about how recent legislation will worsen food insecurity in the region.
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NPR news chief announces she’s leaving days after Congress kills federal funding
NPR newsroom chief Edith Chapin says she's leaving the network. She made the announcement just days after Congress voted to strip public broadcasting of all federal funding.
4 months ago
Trump administration fights to keep ex-Trump lawyer Alina Habba as New Jersey federal prosecutor
Habba initially appeared to lose the position Tuesday when district judges declined to keep her in the post while she awaits confirmation by the U.S. Senate.
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Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76
A family statement said he died Tuesday, just weeks after his farewell show. He was 76.
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U.S. immigration says it did not deport Chilean man living in Pennsylvania, refuting report
Allentown newspaper The Morning Call said Luis Leon, 82, ended up in Guatemala after being handcuffed in a Philly immigration office while replacing his lost green card.
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Trump administration releases FBI records on Martin Luther King Jr. despite his family’s opposition
The release involves more than 240,000 pages of records that had been under a court-imposed seal since 1977.
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner, ‘Cosby Show’ actor, dies at 54 in Costa Rica drowning
He was known for playing Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show.” Costa Rican authorities report he drowned Sunday afternoon at Playa Cocles on the Caribbean coast.
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Request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts likely to disappoint, ex-prosecutors say
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche made the request Friday, asking judges to unseal transcripts from grand jury proceedings that resulted in indictments.
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Trump sues Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over reporting on Epstein ties
The lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court in Miami. It seeks at least $10 billion in damages.
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Education Department will release some frozen grants supporting after-school and summer programs
This decision comes days after 10 Republican senators urged the Office of Management and Budget to release the funds.
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Trump administration seeks release of Epstein grand jury records but not Justice Department files
It comes a day after a Wall Street Journal story put a spotlight on Trump’s relationship with Epstein.
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Trump mired in Epstein controversy as Wall Street Journal reports on 2003 letter
The letter bearing Trump’s name ends with, “Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret,” according to the newspaper.
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Local stations brace for impact after U.S. House votes to claw back public media funding
Public media leaders in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware are prepping for a new reality as Congress gives final approval to federal funding cuts.
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Senate panel approves federal judge nomination for Emil Bove, who defended Trump
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Bove's nomination to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. All of the panel's Democrats walked out and did not vote.
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Pa., Del. and N.J. sue Trump’s FEMA over end of grant program that helps states prevent flooding
The funding would have helped reduce flooding in Lewes, Delaware, and Philly neighborhoods, as well as strengthened a dam in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
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