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Philadelphia
‘Displaced’ and ‘abandoned’: Former UArts students file class-action lawsuit
Following UArts faculty’s lawsuit last week, students claim the now-closed school committed fraud and breach of contract.
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The Philadelphia Overdose Prevention and Community Healing Fund was created with the city’s share of settlement dollars from national opioid lawsuits.
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Here’s what could happen to UArts’ $61 million endowment and its historic campus
UArts is still responsible for ensuring its endowment is spent the way donors intended. Regulators will control the transition of both buildings and the money.
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Listen 0:54In 2021, four people became the first all-civilian team to orbit Earth multiple times. Researchers studied their cognition, behavior and psychological performance.
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Listen 1:26‘Blood Baby’ explores queer parenting with dance, theater and installation
Meg Foley’s multisite, multidisciplinary festival puts queer parenting on par with shifting tectonic plates.
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Listen 1:27Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas fails in challenge to rules that bar her from elite women’s races
Rules bar the former Penn swimmer from competing in the Paris Olympics.
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Police arrest Aramark workers, state Sen. Nikil Saval protesting in Center City
About 300 union members stood in solidarity outside Aramark's headquarters in Philadelphia.
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Here’s what you need to know about Jay-Z’s campaign to help Philly students afford private school
Jay-Z’s Roc Nation is hosting events in Philly to give information to families about a bill proposal slated to provide funds for students who want to attend private schools.
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SEPTA’s historic trolleys to return to Girard Avenue
Beginning June 16, the restored 1947 trolleys will once again provide service from Port Richmond to West Philadelphia along Route 15 on Girard Avenue.
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Boy Scouts’ troubled history, Siri goes AI, Philly’s sewage problem
The century-old organization faces big problems and big changes - from financial struggles caused by a child-abuse scandal to more inclusive membership policies.
Air Date: June 12, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:49Jay-Z enters one of Pa.’s messiest political fights
Jay-Z’s company Roc Nation is funding informational events to get Philadelphians on board with using taxpayer money for private school vouchers.
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The legal battle to save Germantown YWCA represents a rare use of controversial Pa. law
The historic property has sat vacant for nearly 20 years. A real estate developer hopes a judge gives him the opportunity to change that.
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Listen 7:13After the fall: Philly arts programs search for a way out of the collapse of UArts
UArts was home to a handful of organizations with various levels of independence. After the dramatic closure, who will survive?
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Listen 1:37Controversy brewing over abrupt closure of OCF Coffee House shops in Philly
More than 30 employees are out of work after the business closed. Some say it's because they announced their intention to unionize and join Workers United Local 80.
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Jay-Z’s Roc Nation to drum up support for private school vouchers in Philadelphia
The entertainment company announced funding for a statewide legislative proposal to spend taxpayer money on private school scholarships for low-income families.
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