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AT&T won a big battle Tuesday when a judge approved its merger with Time Warner. The decision will surely lead to more mergers and it opens the door for Comcast to go international by bidding on 21st Century Fox.

Meek Mill and Judge Genece Brinkley's long, tumultuous relationship isn't over yet. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court said Tuesday it won't remove her from Mill's criminal case.

Not great with numbers? Apparently you're not alone. City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart's new audit says Philly has some of the worst accounting practices in the nation.

Amazon is coming to the area — in the form of a massive new distribution center in Burlington, New Jersey, that is. Speaking of Burlington, the county is about to dedicate $20 million (or, half of its annual capital budget) to new safety measures for its schools.

In early December, the School District of Philadelphia hired painters to fix up Room 106 at Jenks Elementary, where lead paint chips and asbestos fibers put children at risk. Months later, and without answers from the district, the room is still in disrepair.

Any parent can tell you raising a child isn't cheap, but many parents-to-be are surprised by the rising out-of-pocket costs of just giving birth.

Women are being inundated by online ads for undergarment companies hawking virtual bra-fittings — and, if sales are any indication, they actually work.

It's never too early to think about football season, but coach Doug Pederson says it is too early to know if Nick Foles or Carson Wentz will start for the Eagles in the opener. And it's almost time to stop celebrating the Super Bowl. Seriously, Pederson wants the team to cut it out June 15.

Have you noticed strings of colorful balls just floating along the Schuylkill lately? Turns out there's a very good explanation for the worm-like buoys. 

This may come as a surprise to many but, according to a recent survey, Philadelphia renters give SEPTA an A+ grade for satisfaction. Yes, really. The city itself got a C+.

In totally-not-dystopian news, Philadelphia citizens are begging Domino's Pizza to fix the city's potholes. That's a real thing that is happening.

Fat Mac is now Jacked Mac: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia star (and co-owner of Mac's Tavern in Old City) Rob McElhenney is finally fit enough to get the attention of his favorite baseball player, Chase Utley.

After their historic summit, columnist Trudy Rubin writes that President Trump got played by Kim Jong Un by allowing him to look like an equal on the world stage while not firmly committing to any specific denuclearization plans.

If PennDOT actually wants to modernize Pennsylvania's streets and keep pedestrians safe, it needs to move its regional headquarters from King of Prussia to Center City to attract knowledgeable personnel, writes Jon Geeting, director of engagement at Philadelphia 3.0.

Al Dia recently spoke to the graduates of a Philly diversionary program helping first-time nonviolent offenders get high school diplomas and their sheer excitement will inspire you this morning.

The best-known illegal dumping sites across the city (there's around 30 of them) are plaguing neighborhoods from North to South Philly. But as The Philadelphia Tribune reports, its often already underserved communities that put up with the mess. Yuck.

Schools all over the Philadelphia region are struggling with funding, and even Chesterfield, New Jersey, a picturesque suburb on the rise, can't get its finances together. A new NJ Advance Media story calls it a nightmare.

After President Trump and Kim Jong Un's historic meeting Tuesday, the Washington Post had a body language expert examine photos of the two interacting and it's full of interesting insights.

At a moment when American gun culture is often in the news, Vox spoke with a historian to discuss how hunting in the U.S. shaped masculinity, environmentalism, and the NRA — and the biggest misconception he had before researching it all. It's a fascinating conversation.