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Faizan Zaki wins 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee

Scripps National Spelling Bee · United States

Faizan Zaki wins 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee

66% Center coverage: 168 sources

Faizan Zaki won the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night, defeating eight other finalists and earning more than $50,000 in cash and prizes. See the Story

Today Cohost Sheinelle Jones' Husband Uche Ojeh Dies After Battling Brain Cancer

Movies & TV · United States

Today Cohost Sheinelle Jones' Husband Uche Ojeh Dies After Battling Brain Cancer

47% Center coverage: 82 sources

Shapiro sues Trump administration over canceled farm and food bank funds

Josh Shapiro · Harrisburg

Shapiro sues Trump administration over canceled farm and food bank funds

56% Center coverage: 9 sources

The Trump administration has backed off a demand that states hand over personal information about food stamp recipients in the face of a lawsuit brought by a coalition of public interest groups.See the Story

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Shapiro sues Trump administration over canceled farm and food bank funds

Shapiro sues Trump administration over canceled farm and food bank funds

Shapiro sues Trump administration over canceled farm and food bank funds

Why Philadelphia Pride Organizers Dumped Its Big Corporate Sponsors

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

As large companies back off previous anti-discrimination policies, event organizers in the City of Brotherly Love decided to scrap their support, rejecting Target, Wawa, AARP, and Burlington.Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Philadelphia See the Story

Scott Sauer Named New SEPTA General Manager

Coverage: 5 sources

PHILADELPHIA (WPHL) -- SEPTA's Interim General Manager, Scott Sauer, got a major promotion on Monday: General Manager. Sauer had previously been serving as SEPTA's Interim General manager since November 2014, after Leslie Richards announced her departure from the post. Following a nationwide search, Sauer received a unanimous vote from the SEPTA Board on Monday. SEPTA Board votes to appoint Scott A. Sauer as General Manager (Courtesy: SEPTA) In…GM · Philadelphia See the Story

Will Philly fix its foster care system for kids and families?

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

For years, people with intimate knowledge of foster care practices at the Department of Human Services cited similar problems: random and subjective decision-making, the confusion of poverty and neglect, an unstable workforce riven by turnover — and more. Now, those complaints stand a greater chance of being heard after two city councilmembers — sparked by a Philadelphia Journalism Collaborative investigation, published in the Philadelphia Inqui…Poverty · Philadelphia Read Article

Transit resources for Philly’s aging adults

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

About 1 in 7 Philadelphians are age 65 or older, and that percentage is expected to rise in the coming years. This demographic shift underscores the importance of diverse transit options tailored to the needs of older adults. Older adults already make up a “significant” portion of the ridership for public transit, said Andrew Busch, SEPTA’s director of media relations. “Looking at just April, our latest numbers available, show about 750,000 cus…Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Philadelphia Read Article

FIFA Club World Cup 2026: Lincoln Financial Field lays new grass

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Everyone’s going to have to get used to calling Lincoln Financial Field’s playing surface “the pitch,” as new, soccer-specific turf has been laid down for this summer’s FIFA Club World Cup games. The stadium’s hybrid turf is switching from its usual natural Bermuda grass mixed with some artificial grass, to a Kentucky bluegrass/artificial grass mix. The grounds crew at Lincoln Financial Field works to install sod for the FIFA Club World Cup, sta…Soccer · Philadelphia Read Article

Mayor Parker hits the town hall circuit to promote $6.7 billion budget plan

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

As Mayor Cherelle Parker works to get her $6.7 billion proposed budget passed by the end of June, she and her entire cabinet have been barnstorming around the city, holding a series of town halls to explain the spending plan to residents. There’s little doubt that the budget, which covers the 2026 fiscal year that starts next month, will win City Council approval during a series of hearings over the next three weeks. But Parker said she nonethe…Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Philadelphia Read Article

The Hershey Kiss might become Pennsylvania's state candy. Should it?

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The Hershey Kiss is on its way to becoming Pennsylvania’s official state candy. But is it the right pick? Last month, Pa. legislators approved the passage of House Bill 1030, by a vote of 150-52. Getting here was no small feat. The bill, which was originally written by eighth-grade students, has taken four years to make it this far. The Hershey Kiss is certainly a respectable, safe choice for Pennsylvania’s favorite candy. According to Hershey, …Hershey · Hershey Read Article

West Philly Bizarre: a community market driving economic justice

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The sun came back out over West Philly on Saturday morning after a rainy night, just in time for anyone looking for some art, maybe some vintage clothes, handmade crafts, plants, or a special trinket at a good price — and a chance to feel part of a community. The meetup spot: the West Philly Bizarre, in Clark Park, right across from the farmers market. It’s there on many Saturdays from April to November, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Maureen Ndubuisi,…Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Philadelphia Read Article

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