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WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump signed four bills into law Friday that expand federal spending transparency, extend tax relief for disaster victims, preserve authority for a national emergency medical …
Trump Signs Four Bills on Spending, Disaster Tax Relief Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A master jazz pianist with a career spanning Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, Betty Carter, Freddie Hubbard and Ray Brown is coming to Germantown for an evening designed …
Benny Green Brings Solo Jazz Piano to Germantown Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is directing more than $225 million in supplemental Head Start funding toward nutrition, facility improvements and one-time operating needs, …
HHS Directs $225 Million to Head Start Nutrition, Facilities Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Insomnia Cookies will give customers wearing pajamas a free Classic cookie Sept. 15 across its U.S. and Canadian bakery network, using its eighth annual PJ Party to …
Free Cookies After Dark? Insomnia’s PJ Party Returns Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of War to overhaul military-record sharing and benefits technology within six months, a move the administration …
Trump Orders Faster VA Benefits Through Record Sharing Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania and Sen. John Hickenlooper of Colorado have formed a bipartisan Senate caucus focused on strengthening U.S. scientific research and translating discoveries …
McCormick Forms Bipartisan Caucus to Push U.S. Innovation Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Payment processor Humboldt Merchant Services will pay $12 million for consumer redress and face permanent restrictions on handling transactions for high-risk merchants under a proposed Federal Trade …
Humboldt Pays $12 Million, Faces Permanent Processing Ban Read More
KENNTT SQUARE, PA — East Marlborough Township could adopt a 24-page data-center zoning ordinance Oct. 14 that would impose limits on electricity, water, noise, emissions and development before the municipality …
East Marlborough Data Center Rules Head Toward Oct. 14 Vote Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning clinicians and health departments about a nationwide rise in reported human rabies exposures and treatment errors after vaccine …
CDC Warns Rabies Exposures Are Rising Across U.S. Read More
KENNETT SQUARE, PA — Square Roots Collective opened the 125-seat Opus restaurant in Kennett Square on Sept. 10, completing an 18-month renovation that expands the nonprofit organization’s hospitality presence along …
Opus Opens After 18-Month Kennett Square Renovation Read More