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Holiday hustle: PA roundup, Philly chills to Longwood glow, sane airport eats and AAA’s obvious advice; Apple edges Samsung as used iPhones won’t quit, U.S. pauses Afghan immigration amid D.C. shooting probe
Pennsylvania Roundup: laws, lotteries, license plates, and a Pittsburgh payoff
Harrisburg inches toward a stronger anti-discrimination law, some nail-biter local races prep for civics by coin toss, and Thanksgiving traffic looms like a gravy tsunami. Add a new tax credit to soothe wallets, a bid to resurrect a sepia-toned license plate for motorists nostalgic for fossilized paint, and a Pittsburgh team that, for once, finished the week by hoisting something shiny.
Airport eating without becoming a seat gremlin
It is not wizardry. Experts say go high on protein and drink plenty of water. That combo keeps digestion civilized at 35,000 feet and helps prevent the kind of mid-flight fatigue that turns you into the goblin of 23B.
Thanksgiving travel, AAA states the obvious and you try to dodge it
AAA says the night before Thanksgiving gets crowded when millions leave at once, shocking. The advice, depart off-peak. Some travelers report smooth sailing aside from mountain rain, gas prices sit near last year's levels, a brief vacation from gouging. For the return, AAA pegs the worst windows as Sunday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Monday noon to 8 p.m., so book your reservation if gridlock is your love language. Others are detouring to sightsee and heading home early to skip the slog, a strategy also known as thinking ahead.
Philadelphia holiday weekend, from parade chills to a Longwood glow
Thanksgiving morning, the 2025 Thanksgiving Day Parade steps off 9:00 a.m. from 20th and JFK and rolls up the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Prefer brand worship to gravy, Netflix House in King of Prussia is open 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., a free-to-enter, 100,000-square-foot shrine to your queue. Black Friday, catch Back to the Future: The Musical at the Academy of Music, Friday Nov 28 at 1:30 and 7:30, Saturday Nov 29 at 1:30 and 7:30, Sunday Nov 30 at 1:00, or go nocturnal as 50 Cent hosts at Mr. Ivy, 459 N 3rd St, doors 10 p.m. Saturday, trade malls for magic at A Longwood Christmas in Kennett Square, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., timed tickets required. Sunday night, digest with 76ers vs. Hawks at home, tip at 6:00 p.m. at 3601 South Broad Street.
Apple edges Samsung in shipments, secondhand iPhones do not know when to quit
For the first time since 2011, Apple has overtaken Samsung in smartphone shipments, Counterpoint says. That is despite side-eye at Apple’s AI features. The twist, a booming secondhand iPhone market is extending Cupertino’s reach even when the devices are on their encore tour. Your move, Samsung, preferably something more daring than a slightly shinier rectangle.
U.S. pauses Afghan immigration amid D.C. shooting probe
Authorities have suspended immigration processing for Afghan nationals effective immediately while vetting protocols are reviewed, following a reported shooting near 17th and I streets in Washington, D.C. Police identified the suspect as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, who was wounded and hospitalized after allegedly ambushing two West Virginia National Guard soldiers. Both remain in critical condition. Officials say Lakanwal entered in 2021 under Operation Allies Welcome, was granted asylum in April, and his permission to stay expired in September. Political leaders swiftly weighed in, with calls for tougher reviews and enforcement. The investigation continues, and the stakes are painfully real for the victims and their families.
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