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A trio of convicted former elected officials have landed new city jobs in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA —Three former Philadelphia elected officials who were convicted on corruption charges and left office in disgrace have found a second chance — with taxpayer-funded jobs.
Former Traffic Court Judge Willie ...Read more
Commentary: Can Donald Trump help resolve the conflicts in the Middle East?
Donald Trump talked a lot about inflation, immigration and crime during his two-year campaign for the presidency. Indeed, his third bid for the White House was predicated on those three issues. But Trump wasn’t shy on ...Read more
Boston is spending millions on bike lanes amid a budget crunch. Some wonder if the investment is worth it
BOSTON — The Wu administration has spent millions installing bike lanes throughout Boston since the mayor took office, and is planning to spend millions more in future years, but some argue the hefty investment has led ...Read more
Mayo Clinic Q&A: Cholesterol -- know your numbers
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am in my 30s and overweight, but I thought I was too young to worry about cholesterol. I just learned my cholesterol is high. I know diet and exercise are important. Do I need medication?
ANSWER: ...Read more
Editorial: As Trump enacts his agenda, weather services must be protected
During his successful campaign for office, President-elect Donald Trump shrugged off Democratic attacks about the Heritage Foundation’s polarizing “Project 2025,” a roadmap of policy goals for a second term authored ...Read more
Concerns, questions mount as Kentucky immigrants brace for possible Trump mass deportation
LEXINGTON, Ky. — As President-elect Donald Trump and his incoming administration have ramped-up rhetoric about possible plans for mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, calls to Central Kentucky immigration lawyers...Read more
Commentary: Evangelical Christians' long road to Donald Trump
We don’t yet know the precise numbers, but it appears once again that four out of five white evangelicals voted for Donald Trump in the presidential election.
Evangelical support was by no means decisive; a similar ...Read more
Does fluoride cause cancer, IQ loss, and more? Fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claims
President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration could try to remove fluoride from drinking water, according to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Kennedy, who was tapped last week by Trump to lead the Department of Health and...Read more
In California, Charlie Kirk's pastor sees God's hand in Trump's win
LOS ANGELES — On election night, a Southern California pastor in a red MAGA hat filmed a message for his Instagram followers, cheering President-elect Donald Trump's victory.
Rob McCoy thanked God — and Charlie Kirk, ...Read more
If the Fed is cutting interest rates, why are mortgages and business loans costing more?
While the Federal Reserve has cut its short-term interest rate target by three-quarters of a percentage point since mid-September, 30-year fixed-rate home mortgage rates rose by almost as much during that period and have ...Read more
GM opened a lab to prevent software bugs in new vehicles. Here's how it works
WARREN, Michigan — General Motors Co. has developed a software-testing lab inside its Global Technical Center that it's replicating elsewhere, including in GM's Silicon Valley office, to prevent bugs from entering new ...Read more
J.D. Power: More than one quarter of bank customers experienced fraud
Having fraudulent transactions on your bank account can be a scary and frustrating experience, even traumatic. But if you have a bank and financial institution — be it a bank or credit union — that cares about the ...Read more
Editorial: Biden rushes to regulate, spend as he nears the exit
As Joe Biden’s presidency enters its last weeks, officials are rushing “to preserve at least some of the outgoing president’s legacy,” The Associated Press reports, before Donald Trump takes over in January.
“...Read more
Nationwide IV fluid shortage could change how hospitals manage patient hydration
Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous fluid supplies to cope with a shortage that may last months. Some hospital administrators say they are changing how they think about IV fluid hydration ...Read more
Commentary: I spoke to college students after the election. Here's how to make them care more about politics
We are a few weeks removed from the election, and Democrats do not appear to be any closer to truly understanding why they lost so much ground to Donald Trump with so many demographics. It’s clear to me that ...Read more
Pay first, deliver later: Some women are being asked to prepay for their baby
In April, just 12 weeks into her pregnancy, Kathleen Clark was standing at the receptionist window of her OB-GYN’s office when she was asked to pay $960, the total the office estimated she would owe after she delivered. ...Read more
A serial rape case was cold for decades. A South Carolina librarian helped solve it
COLUMBIA, S.C. — He attacked in the dark. Striking in the early morning hours, the rapist targeted women and girls who he knew were alone, brazenly breaking into apartments and townhomes around Spartanburg to terrify, ...Read more
Trial witness describes vast smuggling network that brought migrant family who froze to death to America
FERGUS FALLS, MINN. – As an Indian migrant family struggled to cross the border during a brutally cold blizzard, they made desperate phone calls to the alleged smuggler who had arranged their passage from Canada.
The ...Read more
Google's Chrome to fetch up to $20 Billion If judge orders sale
Alphabet Inc.’s Chrome browser could go for as much as $20 billion if a judge agrees to a Justice Department proposal to sell the business, in what would be a historic crackdown on one of the world’s biggest tech ...Read more
What the Delaware River 'salt line' is, and why we should care where it is
Among all the things that Philadelphians love about the Jersey Shore, the taste of the Atlantic Ocean is not one of them.
Fortunately, the Philadelphia Water Department assures that it's highly unlikely that its customers...Read more
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