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To lower the cost of expensive drugs, Biden targets Big Pharma’s patents
Under a plan announced Thursday, the government would consider overriding the patent for high-priced drugs that have been developed with the help of taxpayer money and letting competitors make them in hopes of driving down the cost.
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Saucon Valley School District and The Satanic Temple reach agreement in lawsuit over After School Satan Club
The ACLU said that the district had agreed to pay $200,000 in attorney’s fees and to provide The Satanic Temple and the After School Satan Club it sponsors the same access to school facilities as is provided to other organizations.
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Penn and Lafayette College among schools being investigated over alleged antisemitism and Islamophobia
Penn was accused of antisemitism in federal complaints filed last week. Officials at Lafayette said it was unclear why their school was being investigated.
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Philadelphia native Kevin Hart will receive the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy
The comedian and actor has been chosen to receive the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in American humor, capping a three-decade career that has seen him rise from the open mics of Philly to become one of his generation’s most successful performers.
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Philadelphia picks winning design for Harriet Tubman statue after controversy over original choice
After receiving pushback for commissioning a white artist without competition to design a statue of the abolitionist, city officials selected a winning design from a field of submissions.
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Pennsylvania joins lawsuit against Meta, claiming its social platforms harm children’s mental health
The lawsuit alleges that Meta knowingly designs and deploys features harmful to children on Instagram and Facebook, while at the same time, falsely assuring the public that those features are suitable for children.
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Philadelphia police officer killed in airport garage shooting remembered as a hero, posthumously promoted
Family, friends, and colleagues bid farewell to slain officer Richard Mendez, who was killed in a shooting at Philadelphia International Airport that also wounded another officer earlier this month.
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Guard warned prison officials that Cavalcante was planning escape a month before he fled
Hours after convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante’s escape from Chester County Prison on Aug. 31, a prison sergeant said in an email that a corrections officer “noted back in July that this inmate was planning an escape.”
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Pennsylvania counties tell governor, lawmakers it’s too late to move 2024’s primary election date
Counties in Pennsylvania have told Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and lawmakers that it is too late to move up the state’s 2024 presidential primary date if counties are to successfully administer the election.
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Heroic Philadelphia native receives long-awaited honor for saving lives on D-Day
Family and members of his former unit gathered next to Waverly B. Woodson Jr.’s gravesite to honor the Philadelphia native who treated 200 wounded men while under intense fire during the Battle of Normandy.
