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MARC LEVY

MARC LEVY

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Crime|Election|Political|US

Philadelphia prosecutor seeks a third term, saying progressivism is ascendant despite Trump setbacks

The Philadelphia district attorney who became a campaign trail punching bag for Republicans amid rising crime in U.S. cities during the coronavirus pandemic is running for reelection on the back end of a withering effort to oust progressive district attorneys nationwide

Philadelphia prosecutor seeks a third term, saying progressivism is ascendant despite Trump setbacks
Crime|Political|US

Man charged with arson at Pennsylvania governor's home struggled with mental health, brother says

A relative says the man accused of purposely setting fire to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official residence had struggled with his mental health and was twice treated at a psychiatric hospital in recent years

Man charged with arson at Pennsylvania governor's home struggled with mental health, brother says
Crime|Political|US

Judge denies bail for man accused of setting fire at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence

A man who allegedly scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion has been denied bail Monday after a brief court appearance

Judge denies bail for man accused of setting fire at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence
Crime|Political|US

What to know about Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and the alleged arson at his official residence

A man is facing charges after authorities say he broke into the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion in the middle of the night, set a fire that left significant damage and forced Gov. Josh Shapiro, his family and guests to evacuate the building during the Jewish holiday of Passover

What to know about Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and the alleged arson at his official residence
Crime|Political|US

Suspect arrested in arson fire that forced Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, family to flee residence

Police say a man has been arrested after a suspected arson fire at the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion while Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept inside

Suspect arrested in arson fire that forced Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, family to flee residence
Crime|Election|Political|US

Judge refuses to dismiss Central Park Five's defamation case against President Trump

A federal judge is rejecting President Donald Trump’s effort to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against him filed by the men formerly known as the Central Park Five

Business|Economy|Environment|Political|Technology

Trump's new energy order puts states' climate laws in the crosshairs of the Department of Justice

A new executive order from President Donald Trump that's part of his effort to invigorate energy production launches the possibility that his Department of Justice will go to court against state laws aimed at slashing planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution from fossil fuels

Trump's new energy order puts states' climate laws in the crosshairs of the Department of Justice
Economy|Health|Political|US

The skyrocketing cost of weight-loss drugs has state Medicaid programs looking for a solution

Some of the more than a dozen states that cover the high cost of GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic and Zepbound through Medicaid or state employee insurance programs are scrambling to lessen the budgetary squeeze from fast-rising costs

The skyrocketing cost of weight-loss drugs has state Medicaid programs looking for a solution
Business|Economy|Environment|Technology|US

Coal-fired power plant, now retired, to become massive gas-powered campus for AI, data centers

What was once Pennsylvania’s biggest coal-fired power plant is being turned into a $10 billion natural gas-powered data center campus designed to capitalize on Big Tech's fast-growing energy demands

Coal-fired power plant, now retired, to become massive gas-powered campus for AI, data centers
MidEast|Political|US|World

More Republicans want the US to focus on ceasefires in Ukraine and Gaza, a new AP-NORC poll finds

A new AP-NORC poll finds that while most Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the conflict is not weighing as heavily on his public perception as it did on President Joe Biden

More Republicans want the US to focus on ceasefires in Ukraine and Gaza, a new AP-NORC poll finds
Business|Environment|Political|Science|Technology|US

New wave of smaller, cheaper nuclear reactors sends US states racing to attract the industry

U.S. states are positioning themselves to compete for newer, cheaper nuclear reactors being developed as communities and tech giants compete in a race for electricity

New wave of smaller, cheaper nuclear reactors sends US states racing to attract the industry
Election|Political|US

Democrats take hope from upset win in a GOP-leaning Pennsylvania state Senate district

Democrat James Andrew Malone has narrowly won a special election for a Pennsylvania state Senate seat in a stretch of Republican-leaning suburbs and farming communities

Democrats take hope from upset win in a GOP-leaning Pennsylvania state Senate district
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US

Delaware was rattled by Big Business moving their legal homes. Here's a look by the numbers

Delaware is poised to give corporate officers more protections in its courts against shareholder lawsuits after criticism by business titans that rattled top public officials in what is called the world's corporate capital

Delaware was rattled by Big Business moving their legal homes. Here's a look by the numbers
Business|Economy|Political|US

Corporate capital Delaware is changing its law in fight pitting corporate insiders vs. investors

Delaware lawmakers are putting aside protests from big investors and approving fast-tracked legislation that backers say will protect its status as the world's corporate capital

Corporate capital Delaware is changing its law in fight pitting corporate insiders vs. investors
Business|Economy|Political|US

Delaware's status as corporate capital might be on the line in a fight over shareholder lawsuits

Delaware is trying to protect its status as the corporate capital of the world amid fallout from a judge rejecting billionaire Elon Musk’s landmark compensation package from Tesla

Delaware's status as corporate capital might be on the line in a fight over shareholder lawsuits

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