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America’s most famous groundhog sees his shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of winter weather

By Mark Scolforo, Tassanee Vejpongsa, and others

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Philadelphia sues Trump administration for removing evidence of slavery from George Washington’s house

By Tassanee Vejpongsa, Graham Lee Brewer, and others

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Pennsylvania nursing home rocked by deadly explosion on Christmas Eve

By Tassanee Vejpongsa, Mark Scolforo, and others

Young adults out riding bikes.

The ‘bike bus’ movement has taken over one New Jersey town, with hundreds biking to school each day: ‘People naturally gravitate to something that’s super joyful’

By Tassanee Vejpongsa and The Associated Press

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The end of cheap cheesesteaks? Philly shop owner hoping ‘crazy’ beef prices settle after ‘grilling season and all the rest’

By Tassanee Vejpongsa, Ed White, and others

Malik Everett fries beef for a cheesesteak at Jim’s South St. in Philadelphia, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Rising beef prices might force Philly shop to list cheesesteaks at market price: ‘I really hate to do that’

By Tassanee Vejpongsa, Ed White, and others

Longshoremen strike outside Port Newark in New Jersey

The longshoremen strike could cost the U.S. $7.5 billion a week—and dockworkers may have the upper hand in negotiations

By Tom Krisher, Wyatte Grantham-Philips, and others

Longshoremen strike at midnight at Bayport Terminal on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

U.S. economy could lose $4.5 billion a day as ports hit with biggest dockworkers strike since 1977

By Tom Krisher, Tassanee Vejpongsa, and others

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The man wanted for the $100 million New Jersey deli fraud is in a Bangkok jail after being arrested on an island resort in Thailand

By Tassanee Vejpongsa, Grant Peck, and others