Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. He was convicted by a Russian court on espionage charges. His employer in the U.S. has rejected those charges and called the trial a sham.

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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. He was convicted by a Russian court on espionage charges. His employer in the U.S. has rejected those charges and called the trial a sham.
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Russia sentences Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison on espionage charges

Philadelphia city workers who were ordered back to the office did not get a reprieve from this morning’s internet disruption. They were told to come in, capping their first week back in the office with cleaning up the impacts. KYW Newsradio’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports there are conflicting views about how the first week back went.

Philadelphia city workers who were ordered back to the office did not get a reprieve from this morning’s internet disruption. They were told to come in, capping their first week back in the office with cleaning up the impacts. KYW Newsradio’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports there are conflicting views about how the first week back went.

How did city employees’ first full week back in office go? Depends on who you ask

The worldwide tech outage is causing issues today with some 911 systems and hospitals in the area. Penn Medicine says people with outpatient procedures or operations may receive calls or texts to reschedule. Main Line Health says elected surgical procedures have been put on hold. 911 is operational now, but for several hours this morning, operators in Bucks and Monmouth counties were working by hand because their computers were down. 

Courts are also closed today. And, there are major problems at Philly International. There are currently 150 delays and 90 cancellations at the airport. KYW Newsradio's Tim Jimenez has more from travelers who found out their flights were canceled.

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The worldwide tech outage is causing issues today with some 911 systems and hospitals in the area. Penn Medicine says people with outpatient procedures or operations may receive calls or texts to reschedule. Main Line Health says elected surgical procedures have been put on hold. 911 is operational now, but for several hours this morning, operators in Bucks and Monmouth counties were working by hand because their computers were down. 
Courts are also closed today. And, there are major problems at Philly International. There are currently 150 delays and 90 cancellations at the airport. KYW Newsradio's Tim Jimenez has more from travelers who found out their flights were canceled.
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Philly-area hospitals, 911 systems affected by worldwide tech outage

A computer outage created chaos at airports and affected critical operations worldwide. Experts say now is the time to improve our digital resilience. KYW Newsradio’s Conner Barkon reports.

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A computer outage created chaos at airports and affected critical operations worldwide. Experts say now is the time to improve our digital resilience. KYW Newsradio’s Conner Barkon reports.
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Russia sentences Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison on espionage charges

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