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Within months of becoming Pennsylvania's governor in 2003, Ed Rendell declared April 26 National Pretzel Day to honor the snack's historical role in shaping the …
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SEPTA riders spent much of Monday unable to buy train tickets or reload their Key cards because of technical issues that affected the transit authority's …
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Abington School District joins growing push to restrict students’ use of cell phones in class
When Abington School District students return to class in September, there will be new rules in place preventing them from using their cell phones during …
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A hollow victory in fight to bring transparency to cops’ use of facial recognition technology
Francisco Arteaga was incarcerated, waiting to appear for a court hearing last fall, when he spotted a huge guy eyeballing him from the other side …
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Plan would power new Microsoft AI data center with electricity from Pa.’s Three Mile Island nuclear reactor
One of the two nuclear reactors at Three Mile Island, the Pennsylvania site of a notorious partial meltdown 45 years ago, could be brought back …
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This early movie projector started a dispute between the Franklin Institute and Thomas Edison
On a winter day in 1895, a Quaker inventor brought his movie projector into the halls of the Franklin Institute and stunned its distinguished guests. …
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What is the first thing you do in the morning after you awaken? Many people immediately check their phones for notifications of messages, alerts and …
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Three Mile Island owner seeks $1.6 billion federal loan to restart nuclear plant for Microsoft AI facility
Constellation Energy, the utility company that owns Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear plant, is expected to seek a $1.6 billion federal loan guarantee for its …
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Gloria Dei Church creates app so visitors can take self-guided tours of its nearly 350-year-old cemetery
A nearly 350-year-old cemetery in South Philly with an estimated 5,000 people buried on its grounds has launched an app for self-guided tours. While Gloria …
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N.J. Attorney General Matthew Platkin is suing TikTok, accusing the China-based company of violating consumer protection laws by exploiting children's vulnerabilities and contributing to their …