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One dead and two missing after parking garage collapses in Philadelphia

A roof segment fell and triggered a ‘progressive collapse of connected sections across all seven levels’

The Independent UK

New Philadelphia Tax Could Increase Uber, Lyft, and Delivery Prices: Who Pays More?

Could Philadelphia’s proposed tax on rides and deliveries set a example for cities nationwide?

Kiplinger

5 white male police officers accuse Philadelphia of denying them promotions due to race and sex, lawsuit says

A federal class-action lawsuit was filed Wednesday on behalf of the officers who claim they were passed over for advancement in favor of police who were either Black or women

The Independent UK

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Philadelphia Could Be Next on ICE Crackdown: Here's Why All the Clues Point Here

TikTok rumours and official threats from the 'border czar' point to a major ICE crackdown in Philadelphia. Discover why the city's sanctuary status puts it at risk.

International Business Times UK

‘It’s made things worse for everyone’: Philadelphia grapples with rise of new street drug

Medetomidine has extreme and fast-acting withdrawal symptoms – and the detox centers that help patients are struggling with how best to cope

The Guardian - US

Democrats turning back to tough-on-crime policies

Homicides have declined nationally, but several high-profile crimes — and Trump's focus on the issue — have inspired moderate Democrats to embrace stepped-up anti-crime plans.

Axios

'It was a monumental race for American cycling' - Philadelphia Cycling Classic makes a return in 2026 after a decade-long absence

Glimmer of hope for US cycling as top-level race returns to major city

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Philly’s City Council turned down a new rental inspection program − studies show that might harm tenants’ health

As Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker’s US$2 billion housing plan moves forward, heated debates continue about another set of municipal housing proposals that could transform Philadelphia tenants’ rights.

The Conversation

‘This is an Uber. Not a…trash truck’: Lyft driver picks up rider with bags. Then he realizes where she’s going

A viral TikTok from a Philadelphia Lyft driver claims residents are resorting to rideshares to drop off trash at dump sites as the city’s municipal worker strike leaves garbage collection suspended.

The Mary Sue

Something stinks in Philadelphia – and it’s not just the uncollected garbage

The city give its sanitation workers a rise only after eight days of strike action. But there was no shortage of money for the police or mayor Cherelle Parker and her inner circle, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

How Philadelphia’s sanitation strike differed from past labor disputes in the city

The Philadelphia municipal workers strike ended after eight days in the early hours of July 9, 2025.

The Conversation

LL Cool J says he won't perform at Philadelphia's July Fourth festival in support of workers strike

Rapper LL Cool J says he will not perform at a Fourth of July festival in Philadelphia in support of a strike by nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia

The Independent UK

Thousands of city workers are on strike in Philadelphia but judge orders some back to work

A strike being staged by nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia has entered its second day

The Independent UK

Philadelphia’s $2B affordable housing plan relies heavily on municipal bonds, which can come with hidden costs for taxpayers

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker’s Housing Opportunities Made Easy initiative, which was included in the city budget passed June 12, 2025, is an ambitious effort to address the city’s affordable housing challenges.

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The Independent UK

Philadelphia city workers strike after contract talks fail

Nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia have gone on strike, halting trash collection and other services

The Conversation

Philadelphians will soon choose their next district attorney − so what do DAs actually do?

Philadelphia’s race for district attorney is one to watch in this odd-year election cycle, when there are neither national nor state elections in Pennsylvania, so turnout will undoubtedly be quite low.

The Conversation

The legal limits of Trump’s crackdown on sanctuary cities like Philadelphia

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 28, 2025, that demands the U.S. attorney general, in coordination with the secretary of Homeland Security, publish a list of cities and states that obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration laws, with the purpose of protecting Americans from “criminal aliens.”

Latin Times

Philadelphia Mayor Gets Booed During Lengthy Eagles Victory Parade Speech: 'Wrap It Up'

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker faced boos and "wrap it up" chants during the Eagles' Super Bowl parade speech as fans grew impatient.

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The Independent UK

Philadelphia plans for 1 million people to cheer on the Eagles at Super Bowl parade on Friday

Philadelphia officials are expecting 1 million people in the city Friday for a parade honoring the Philadelphia Eagles after their Super Bowl win

The Independent UK

Expect Super Bowl victory celebrations to look different after last year's deadly shooting

Expect more security — and nerves — at this year’s Super Bowl victory celebration regardless of who wins Sunday’s matchup in New Orleans between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles

The Independent UK

Transportation secretary says 'expansive' impact zone was left by Philadelphia medical plane crash

The U.S. transportation secretary has visited the site of a medical transportation plane crash in Philadelphia with city and state officials

The Independent UK

Mayor says 5 injured in fatal Philadelphia plane crash remain hospitalized, 3 in critical condition

Philadelphia's mayor says five people hurt on the ground from a Learjet crash remain hospitalized, three of them are in critical condition

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Medical Plane Crashes In Philadelphia 4 Days After American Airline Crash, 6 Feared Dead

A plane has crashed in Philadelphia carrying six passengers, days after an American Airlines jet collided with an Army helicopter.

The Independent UK

Philadelphia plane crash: What we know so far as Learjet air ambulance comes down in huge explosion near mall

Six Mexican nationals have been identified as the victims on board the Learjet 55 aircraft that fell from the sky near Roosevelt Mall last week

Salon

Plane crashes in Northeast Philadelphia

The Learjet was carrying six people and crashed shortly after takeoff

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