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A cop was shot during a brawl outside of Overbrook High School, an antisemitic sign at a Sansom Street bar became national news, and federal DOGE cuts are hitting all corners of Philly, from Chinatown’s reunification plan to anti-violence efforts in Kensington to a play in South Philly. On today’s Friday News Roundup, City Cast Philly host Trenae Nuri and executive producer Matt Katz break down the week that was. Plus: Are we gonna meet up at The X? 

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• Cancer screenings, contraception, and other sexual health services for uninsured patients in the Philly region are impacted by a Trump funding freeze
• Patrick Dugan’s campaign claimed — and then removed — endorsements from wards that have not yet backed him for Philly DA
• ‘Kind of a heartbreaker’: Kensington gun violence prevention group takes funding hit following federal cuts
• Philly theaters reel from sudden loss of NEA funding
• Philly lost $10.2 million in the latest round of DOGE funding cuts to AmeriCorps
• National Endowment for the Arts grant cancellations cut deep in PhillyTrump’s Budget Cuts Reach the Front Lines of Philly’s Fight to Reduce Shootings
• Philadelphia tutoring program focused on student literacy cut by DOGE

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