Table of contents for November 28, 2025 in ScoopUSA Digital

PHILADELPHIA, November 25, 2025 – The City of Philadelphia, through the Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems (OTIS) and Vision Zero Philadelphia, released the Vision Zero Action Plan 2030. This report is part of the commitment made by Mayor Cherelle L. Parker in her March 2024 executive order, which aims to eliminate all traffic deaths on Philadelphia streets. In addition to the full report, an online version of the plan is available for mobile viewing. “This plan is created by and for the people of Philadelphia,” said Mayor Cherelle L. Parker. “The voices of nearly 3,000 Philadelphians are reflected in this document, which will guide my administration’s efforts to make Philadelphia safe, clean, and green, with economic opportunities for all.” The Action Plan highlights that fatal crashes in 2024 continued…

HARRISBURG, November 25, 2025 — Attorney General Dave Sunday is once again expressing opposition to federal plans that would preempt state laws regarding artificial intelligence (AI) and its associated risks, particularly the potential harm to children and vulnerable individuals who can be exploited online. While Attorney General Sunday and some Pennsylvania legislative leaders are actively working to address the safety risks posed by modern technology, the U.S. Congress is poised to pass a provision that prevents states from regulating AI and from taking enforcement actions against those who misuse it. This week, Attorney General Sunday joined 36 other Attorneys General in sending a letter to Congress opposing the preemption of state laws on this matter. Earlier this year, he was part of a coalition with a similar message. “I am…

SAGITTARIUS - NOVEMBER 22 - DECEMBER 21 Sagittarus The Happy-Go-Lucky One Good-natured optimist. Doesn’t want to grow up (Peter Pan syndrome). Indulges self. Boastful. Likes luxuries and gambling. Social and outgoing. Impatient. Fun to be around. Having lots of friends. Flirtatious. Does like rules. Dislikes being confined – tight space or ever-tight clothes. Doesn’t like be doubted. Beautiful inside and out. The Topaz is the stone for the month of November In the 19th century topaz was discovered in Russia. It was so coveted that only the Czar, his family and the pople he gave it to could possess it. Rubbing or gently heating topaz electrifies it, causing it to attract small particles like bits of hair or paper. It was believed that if you wore topaz on your left…

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PHILADELPHIA – City departments will be closed on Thursday, November 27, and Friday, November 28, 2025, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. There will be no trash or recycling collections on either day. The Department of Sanitation will resume collections on Saturday, November 29, with Thursday’s materials picked up on Saturday and Friday’s materials picked up on Sunday, November 30. In support of Mayor Parker’s vision to make Philadelphia the safest, cleanest, and greenest big city in the nation, Sanitation Commissioner Crystal Jacobs Shipman reminds residents that trash and recycling collections should be set out between 5 pm the night before collections and 7 am the day of collections as per the City’s sanitation regulations. Twice Weekly Trash Collections Additionally, there is no second trash collection this week. Neighborhoods that…

Ethel Hedgeman was born in 1887 in St. Louis, Missouri. She attended public schools in St. Louis and graduated from Sumner High School with honors in 1904. Notably, she was the first student from Sumner to receive a scholarship to Howard University, a highly ranked historically Black college. At that time, only 1 in 300 African Americans and about 5% of eligible white students attended college. Hedgeman enrolled at Howard University in 1904 but had to take a break from her studies during her sophomore year due to illness. While in college, she participated in various activities, including the choir, the YWCA, the Christian Endeavor, and drama productions. She was described as lively and charming, despite her delicate health. Hedgeman played a crucial role in founding Alpha Kappa Alpha, America’s…

Several of you responded to my “Sunday thought” by saying that the first step out of the mess we’re in is to get rid of the Supreme Court’s bonkers Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision of 2010, which held that corporations are people — entitled to the same First Amendment protection as the rest of us. Corporate political spending was growing before Citizens United, but the decision opened the floodgates to unlimited super PAC spending and the undisclosed dark money we face today. Between 2008 and 2024, reported “independent” expenditures by outside groups exploded by more than 28-fold — from $144 million to $4.21 billion. Unreported money also skyrocketed, with dark-money groups spending millions to influence the 2024 election. Most people I talk with assume that the only way…