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1 week ago | 
whyy.org | Evan Croen
This story originally appeared on NPR. Francis Davis, an articulate and gimlet-eyed cultural critic who achieved an eminent stature in jazz, died on Monday at his home in Philadelphia. He was 78. His wife, Terry Gross, the co-executive producer and host of Fresh Air, confirmed his death to NPR Music. Davis had been under the care of home hospice since last fall, living with emphysema and Parkinson’s disease.
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1 week ago | 
whyy.org | Evan Croen
The daughter of a Pennsylvania couple whose deaths are among six connected to a cultlike group says she has been falsely accused of killing her parents. Michelle Zajko’s denial was part of a 20-page handwritten “Open Letter to the World” her attorney provided to The Associated Press on Tuesday. Dated March 9, the letter also attempts to defend Jack LaSota, also known as Ziz, whom authorities have described as the apparent leader of the “extremist group” called the Zizians.
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2 weeks ago | 
whyy.org | Evan Croen
The U.S. House on Thursday approved legislation requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for anyone registering to vote, something voting rights group have warned could disenfranchise millions of Americans.
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2 weeks ago | 
whyy.org | Evan Croen
From Delco to Chesco and Montco to Bucks, what about life in Philly’s suburbs do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know!The California-based owners of Delaware County’s largest hospital system say it’s the last call for a lifeline of funding before it initiates closure protocols this week at Crozer Health, absent an immediate sale agreement.
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2 weeks ago | 
whyy.org | Evan Croen
Democratic officials in 19 states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states’ clear authority to run their own elections. The lawsuit is the fourth against the executive order issued just a week ago.
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3 weeks ago | 
whyy.org | Evan Croen
The trade war President Donald Trump promised has begun, threatening the world economy and straining the United States’ longstanding alliances in Europe and Asia. Goods imported from dozens of countries and territories are now going to be taxed at sharply higher rates, and that is expected to drive up the costs of everything from cars to clothes to computers.
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3 weeks ago | 
whyy.org | Evan Croen
After weeks of White House hype and public anxiety, President Donald Trump is set on Wednesday to announce a barrage of self-described reciprocal tariffs on friend and foe alike. The new tariffs, coming on what Trump has called “Liberation Day,” are a bid to boost U.S. manufacturing and punish other countries for what he says are years of unfair trade practices. But by most economists’ assessments, the move threatens to plunge the economy into a downturn and upend decades-old alliances.
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3 weeks ago | 
whyy.org | Evan Croen
The Trump administration has halted several dozen federal research grants at Princeton University, the Ivy League school said Tuesday. The university received notifications this week that grants were being suspended by agencies including the Department of Energy, NASA and the Defense Department, according to a campus message from Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber. The rationale was not fully clear but Princeton will comply with the law, Eisgruber said.
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3 weeks ago | 
whyy.org | Evan Croen
This story originally appeared on WESA. The Pennsylvania Senate on Monday passed two Republican-backed bills focused on crime — one that would reduce the amount of discretion local judges have on bail decisions, and another that requires prosecutors to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
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3 weeks ago | 
whyy.org | Evan Croen
This story originally appeared on 6abc. Twenty people are facing charges in connection with disturbing allegations of child abuse inside a Delaware County community school. Chester Township police were notified on January 14, 2025, of a suspected child abuse case at Chester Community Charter School in the 2700 block of Bethel Road.
