'Frightening': US restaurants, producers face tariff whiplash
US restaurant owners worry that a planned 20 percent tariff on European goods would harm their profits, forcing them to hike prices.
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Trump defiant as tariffs send world markets into panic
US President Donald Trump says the tariffs will force manufacturers to build products in the United States.
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City Council to investigate state of higher education following string of mergers and closures
City Council will hold hearings on the state of higher education in the Philadelphia region after recent announcements of closures and mergers because of rising costs and low enrollment. Earlier this week, Rosemont College agreed to merge with Villanova University.Laughing gas appears to reduce depression, but researchers don't totally understand why
Nitrous oxide, better known as laughing gas, may offer a new way to treat people with major depression, if they haven't responded well to psychotherapy or antidepressants, a new Penn study shows. Researchers found it seems to stimulate certain neurons and activate brain circuits related to emotion and behavior.As much as 26% of medical imaging is unnecessary — and contributing to climate change, study finds
The carbon dioxide emissions caused by excessive MRIs, CT scans, ultrasounds and X-rays are enough to power a town of 70,000 people for one year, a new study finds. Researchers found 4% to 26% of medical imaging to be unnecessary.Portal lets voters decide on its future home. The options: Stay in LOVE Park or move across the street.
The Portal may stay in LOVE Park after all. The public can vote for it to remain in its current location or move to the City Hall courtyard. The sculpture connects pedestrians to Ireland, Poland and Lithuania.Winners and losers from Phillies' sweep of the Rockies
If the Phillies could arrange to face the Nationals and Rockies to start every season, they would in a heartbeat.
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