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FILE - A man walks past a homeless encampment in downtown Los Angeles, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Homelessness
Housing
National

U.S. homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said that tallies taken across the country in January found that more than 770,000 people were counted as homeless.

1 day ago

Starbucks workers picketing
Economy
Employment
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NPR

Starbucks baristas’ ‘strike before Christmas’ has reached hundreds of U.S. stores

The strike began Friday in Los Angeles, Seattle and Chicago and has since expanded to Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and other cities.

4 days ago

Internal Revenue Service headquarters building
National
Personal Finance

1M taxpayers will soon receive up to $1,400 from the IRS. Who are they and why now?

The IRS said it's distributing about $2.4 billion to taxpayers who failed to claim a Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax returns.

6 days ago

a gate inside the barn
Animals
Employment
K-12
Philadelphia

How Philly gamblers helped raise $500K toward a fresh horse barn for kids in Fairmount Park

A $15 million indoor polo arena and renovated horse barn is coming to a corner of the Fairmount Park forest.

6 days ago

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PlanPhilly
Energy
Explainers
Law
Pennsylvania
Personal Finance

A Pa. utility shutoff law is expiring. Here’s what you need to know

A state law governing utility termination expires Dec. 31. But the winter shutoff moratorium stays in effect.

7 days ago

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The Chester County Govenment Services
Government
Pennsylvania
Taxes

Chester County residents will see a 13% property tax hike

GOP Commissioner Eric Roe said he doesn’t see waste in the budget, but believes the tax increase is too high for county residents.

1 week ago

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Amazon workers strike outside the gates of an Amazon fulfillment center in City of Industry, Calif., on Thursday
Business
Economy
Protests
NPR

Amazon faces multiple pickets as union targets holiday shopping rush

The campaign launched by the Teamsters union comes during the holiday-shopping rush, though Amazon says it has not affected operations.

1 week ago

An illustration of Philly City Hall is overlayed with bitcoin
Studio 2
Economy
Government
Innovation

Crypto’s future: Stable investment or risky gamble?

We’re talking about cryptocurrency. Wednesday Bitcoin topped $100k again and with a crypto-friendly administration coming into the White House, is crypto finally mainstream?

Air Date: December 12, 2024 12:00 pm

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FILE - A grocery cart rests in a cart return area with a sign for Albertsons grocery store in the background on Aug. 26, 2024, in Lake Oswego, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Business
Economy
National

Proposed merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons is halted by federal, state judges

Kroger and Albertsons in 2022 proposed what would be the largest grocery store merger in U.S. history.

3 weeks ago

Gas stations display the price of gasoline
Economy
Energy
New Jersey

New Jersey’s gas tax climbing by nearly 3 cents starting New Year’s Day

Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration said Monday the state’s gas tax will climb about 6% to 44.9 cents a gallon.

4 weeks ago

Gralin Hughes, co-owner of Multiverse, a self-described speculative fiction book store, which means fantasy, magical realism, comic books, graphic novels, collectables and self-proclaimed
Business

‘It’s been busy already so far’: Philly’s historic Chestnut Hill sees solid foot traffic on Small Business Saturday

Shoppers were strolling up and down Germantown Avenue on a bitterly cold but sunny day during the largest small business-centric shopping day of the year in Philadelphia.

4 weeks ago

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a SEPTA train
Personal Finance
Philadelphia
Transportation
Travel
6abc

SEPTA fare increase for subways, trolleys and buses to take effect Sunday | What you need to know

The board approved the 7.5% increase earlier this month, as the transit agency faces a massive $240 million budget deficit.

4 weeks ago

WHYY reporter Brisa Luzzi Castro introduced the speakers and moderator to the eventgoers. (Kiersten Tate/Billy Penn)
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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly’s small business community comes together for Bridging Blocks event

Over 100 entrepreneurs gathered, shared and learned during event at WHYY’s Studios.

1 month ago

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Kenyatta Johnson in a council hearing
Business
Employment
Philadelphia

Sports complex concession workers could get assistance from City Council in contract dispute against Aramark

The proposal would mandate wage and benefits for stadium workers similar to what’s in place at the airport.

1 month ago

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American Indian Zitkala-Ša also known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin was once an Indian boarding school teacher in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. She became an American Indian civil rights activist in Washington D.C. And is credited with helping indigenous people get the right to vote and American citizenship. She was also an artist and wrote the first American Indian opera but died before its New York City premiere. Born on the Yankton Sioux Tribe reservation in South Dakota she is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
National
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Visual Arts

Meet the activist who fought for American Indians’ voting rights — her face may be on your next quarter made in Philly

Once a teacher at the Carlisle Indian Industrial boarding school, she left to expose the abuses there and fought for American Indian voting rights in the early 1900s.

2 months ago

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