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Meet the teens behind a Montco Food Not Bombs group
They cook together every other Thursday, then set up a table in Norristown the following Saturday to distribute free meals and groceries.
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Concern grows over traffickers targeting Ukrainian refugees
As millions of women and children flee across Ukraine’s borders, concerns grow over how to protect the most vulnerable refugees from being targeted by human traffickers.
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Late winter storm blasts South, Northeast with snow and wind
Winds gusted up to 45 mph in some areas and gale warnings were posted in coastal New Jersey and Delaware.
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English Premier League disqualifies Abramovich from running Chelsea
The Premier League has disqualified Roman Abramovich from running Chelsea after the club owner was sanctioned by the British government over Russia’s war on Ukraine.
4 years ago
Late-night shooting results in Philadelphia’s 100th homicide of 2022
According to the Action News data journalism team, the homicide rate is now up 8% from last year, which broke a somber record.
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Russia strikes near Ukrainian capital; port city under siege
Russian forces are pounding the port city of Mariupol, shelling its downtown as residents hide.
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Increase in N.J. drug overdose numbers suggests more needs to be done
While the number of overdose deaths is lower than expected for 2021, advocates say the state now needs to implement approved policies to address the crisis.
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$2.1 million raised for student-inspired web platform started in Philly that reviews landlords
Ofo Ezeugwu created ‘Whose Your Landlord’ in 2013 after talking to fellow students about their experiences living in and around the university.
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Don’t believe your eyes: New Museum of Illusions opens in Philadelphia
The global franchise of immersive optical and spatial trickery has opened in more than 35 cities, now including Philadelphia.
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Ohio officer cleared in shooting of teenager Ma’Khia Bryant
Bryant was killed in April by Columbus police officer Nicholas Reardon as she swung a knife at another young woman. Bryant was Black and Reardon is white.
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Texas judge blocks investigations of trans youth parents
The injunction broadens District Judge Amy Clark Meachum’s earlier order blocking the state’s investigation of the parents of one transgender teenager.
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Emmett Till relatives seek renewed probe of 1955 lynching
Family members told a news conference in Jackson, Mississippi, that authorities have known for decades that Carolyn Bryant Donham played a key role in Till’s slaying.
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New Jersey set to receive $641 million opioid settlement from J&J and others
The settlement stems from a 2018 lawsuit over deceptive marketing of an opioid product. The money will be split between state, county, and local governments.
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Texas clinics’ lawsuit over abortion ban ‘effectively over’
Texas abortion providers say their best hope of stopping the nation’s most restrictive abortion law is all but over.
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Philadelphia school board names 3 finalists for next superintendent
The final candidates are school leaders from Baltimore, North Carolina, and Illinois.
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