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Developer with controversial plan to build houses on a Pinelands tract hopes to have it preserved instead
A developer faces pushback for a plan to build homes adjacent to popular Black Run Preserve in Evesham Township, Burlington ...
Waymo driverless taxis will hit Philly streets this summer
Philadelphia is one of more than 10 cities where human autonomous-technology experts will be taking Waymos on summer “road ...
Nemours Children’s Hospital cuts back on gender-affirming care for new patients
Nemours Children’s Hospital will no longer provide gender-affirming care beyond behavioral health services to new patients.
Philly strike updates: Union talks to resume; DC 33 prez complains about city's 'deplorable' conduct'; latest news
DC 33's worker strike enters its second week with no deal in sight with Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker.
Three people injured, including one in critical condition, after shooting in Strawberry Mansion
Three people were injured, one of them critically, in a Monday night shooting in Strawberry Mansion, police said.
Opinion
Texas flood exposed America’s warped priorities | Will Bunch Newsletter
Few myths are more pervasive in American life than the notion of Texas as a bastion of “ rugged individualism ” — the idea born of lonesome cowboys and wildcat oil drillers that the Lone Star State is ...
Travelers may no longer be required to remove shoes before boarding a plane
For the first time in almost 20 years, travelers may no longer be required to take off their shoes during security screenings at certain U.S. airports. The Transportation Security Administration is ...
After sensational freshman season at Villanova, Jasmine Bascoe is playing internationally — and adding to her game
Bascoe is preparing for a busy summer with Canada Basketball. She will compete in the FIBA U19 World Cup beginning Saturday ...
This Olympic hopeful was the Sixers mascot, Hip Hop. Here’s how that role helped him train the next wave of local gymnasts.
Bill Roth played the rabble-rousing rabbit at Sixers games. Now he is back in the gym, training gymnasts from 18 months to 18 ...
Union’s Oliver Semmle and Ian Glavinovich got a ‘fun’ opportunity during the Club World Cup
The duo was on hand for the final game in Philly of FIFA's monthlong tournament. Both walked away in awe, but Argentine ...
With the Club World Cup spotlight on New Jersey, Gov. Murphy says NJ Transit is ready
MetLife Stadium is hosting the semifinals and final, a big dress rehearsal for next year's World Cup. NJ Transit has been ...
Waymo’s coming to Philly, but have we learned nothing from hitchBOT?
Before Waymo, Philadelphia had hitchBOT, a hitchhiking robot dependent on the kindness of strangers. It was destroyed after ending up on Elfreth’s Alley. Locals joke its fate is a cautionary tale.