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Pennsylvania residents can apply for funds to cut heating costs through LIHEAP
Pennsylvanians can start applying for cash grants to help them pay heating bills this winter.
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How one Philly library fights food insecurity with a community fridge
A partnership between the Lucien E. Blackwell Regional Library and The People’s Fridge resulted in a new community fridge, the first of its kind.
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Head to Villanova for the 36th Annual Special Olympics Fall Festival
Villanova University will host the Special Olympics Pennsylvania annual Fall Festival from November 1 to 3. Here are the details.
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What to know about this year’s Social Security cost-of-living adjustment
Tens of millions of older Americans will see an increase in benefits this January when a new cost-of-living adjustment is added to Social Security payments.
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WATCH: Tortoise chomps on watermelon at Philadelphia Zoo
Watch this tortoise chomp on a watermelon at the Philadelphia Zoo!
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This Pennsylvania city named one of the ‘Best Small Cities in America’
Lancaster ranked 8th in the 2024 “Best Small Cities in America” list compiled by WalletHub.
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Philadelphia’s district attorney scores legal win against Republican impeachment bid
The decision was a victory for Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, a Democrat, following his impeachment by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives in 2022.
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Pa. researchers create robots to perform triage during emergencies
For the DARPA Triage Challenge, researchers from Pitt and CMU, known as Team Chiron, are using autonomous robotics for medical triage during emergencies.
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Pittsburgh’s cosmic connection: ‘Moon Tree’ takes root at Allegheny Observatory
A “moon tree” from NASA’s Artemis mission will be planted near Pittsburgh’s historic Allegheny Observatory.
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Three Mile Island may get new life through Microsoft to power data centers
The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant said Friday that it plans to restart the reactor under a 20-year agreement that calls for tech giant Microsoft to buy the power to supply its data centers with carbon-free energy.
