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Fired Comedian Ordered to Get Day Job Back After Jokes Ruled 'Simply Funny'
Jad Sleiman was a reporter in Philadelphia before he was fired over his budding comedy career. Now, his employer has been ordered to reinstate him.
I-95 Collapse in Philadelphia Didn't Cause a Traffic Disaster, Data Shows
When an overpass collapsed, politicians and experts predicted calamity for months. After less than a week, things returned “close to normal.”
Multiple Schools Shut Down by ‘Swatting’ Calls Days After Nashville School Shooting
Pennsylvania state troopers said that calls to several local schools were “believed to be computer-generated swatting calls.”
This School Is Charging Grad Students Thousands of Dollars for Going on Strike
Some students were told they have to come up with $20,000 in tuition—by March 1.
An Interview With the Guy Who Ate a Rotisserie Chicken Every Day for 40 Days
Philadelphia server Alexander Tominsky (AKA ‘Rotisserie Chicken Guy’) says he'll never play with his food again.
Biden Finally Understands the MAGA Threat. Why Can’t the Media?
Even though more and more of the press has grasped the emergency, bothsidesism is clearly alive and well.
The Future of Drugs Is a Synthetic Cocktail From Hell
The worst wave of the overdose crisis is here and it’s drugs worse than fentanyl you’ve likely never heard of.
Drug Users Are Losing Their Fingers and Toes After Shooting ‘Tranq Dope’
In Philadelphia, the animal tranquilizer xylazine has infiltrated the opioid supply, and it's been linked to horrific wounds and amputations.
Philly Transit Agency Claims Anti-Homeless Architecture Meant to Combat COVID
Unpopular, uncomfortable $670 "leaners" were installed to discourage the homeless from sleeping, to the detriment of people looking for somewhere to sit.
Do Black Women Have to Save the Police, Too?
Embattled police departments around the country are hiring Black women as their police chiefs or commissioners in an effort to kickstart reforms.
Looks Like Trump Lackeys Are Gonna Try to Steal Pennsylvania Next
They liked what they saw in Arizona.
Patriot Front’s Disastrous Philly Event Was Just Their Latest Recruiting Drive
What you need to know about the growing youth-oriented white supremacist group that Philadelphia ran out of town on the weekend.