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Black Catholic nuns: A compelling, long-overlooked history
Historian Shannen Dee Williams' comprehensive and compelling history of America's Black nuns, “Subversive Habits,” will be published May 17.
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Heat know that even without Embiid, 76ers will be challenge
The 76ers played the Heat once this season without Embiid and won that game. They’ll try to do it again Monday night when Philadelphia visits Miami in Game 1.
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Evidence mounts of GOP involvement in Trump election schemes
Testimony released by the House Jan. 6 panel shows the deep involvement of some House Republicans in President Donald Trump’s desperate attempt to stay in power.
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Amazon, union face off in a rematch election in New York
Amazon and the nascent group that successfully organized the company’s first-ever U.S. union drive are headed for a rematch Monday.
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Central High School’s new president makes history
Katharine Davis has been named the 15th president of Central High School, becoming the first woman and the first African American to lead the 186-year-old institution.
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Evacuations underway in Mariupol; Pelosi visits Ukraine
The United Nations confirms that an operation to evacuate people from a steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol is underway.
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New Jersey’s first Methodist church celebrates 250 years in Trenton
Turning Point United Methodist Church in Trenton kicks off a year long celebration of its 250th anniversary.
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Can we afford the Roosevelt Blvd. subway? Maybe now is the time
The idea of a speedy trip from Northeast Philly to City Hall has been suggested for decades. It should be part of the new infrastructure funding.
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A new place to gather: Pottstown community is reviving a historic cemetery
Artists and volunteers came together on Saturday in Montgomery County to celebrate, revive, and raise funds for Pottstown’s Edgewood Historic Cemetery.
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Listen 1:17Angelina Jolie makes surprise Ukraine visit, meets children
The area's regional governor said Jolie had come to speak Saturday with displaced Ukrainians who had found refuge in Lviv.
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‘There’s hope’: 76ers waiting to see if Embiid can come back
The 76ers and Heat both hit the practice floor Saturday to begin the process of adjusting for a playoff series that won’t have Embiid at the start -- at minimum.
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Naomi Judd, of Grammy-winning duo The Judds, dies at 76
The Judds were to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday.
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Late Del. Gov. du Pont remembered for bipartisanship, humor
Friday’s memorial service at a Wilmington theater had been delayed due to COVID-19 safety concerns.
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Rutgers women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer announces retirement
She led the Scarlet Knights to the NCAA title game in 2007 when they lost to Tennessee.
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Ukrainians plead for Mariupol rescue; Russian advance crawls
Ukrainian forces are fighting to hold off a Russian advance aimed at capturing an eastern industrial region along with Ukraine’s last holdout in the southern city of Mairupol.
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