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N.J. Gov. Murphy will lift public health emergency Monday
At his final COVID briefing, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says the public health emergency will be lifted on Monday, the same day as the end of the school mask mandate.
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Former Biden rival Buttigieg touts electric vehicles in visit to president’s home state
The transportation secretary says the president’s mammoth infrastructure package will benefit Delaware and the rest of America with cleaner air.
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$96 million federal grant should keep SEPTA rolling through 2024
The $96 million grant, courtesy of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, will help plug holes in SEPTA’s operating budget amid reduced ridership.
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Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian found not guilty in 2015 deadly train derailment
The jury has found former Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian not guilty on all charges resulting from his role in a deadly 2015 train derailment.
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Judge approves fix to end ‘race-norming’ in NFL concussion deal
A federal judge in Philadelphia has approved new rules that seek to eliminate racial bias in the testing and payout of NFL concussion claims.
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‘We are all Ukrainian.’ Delaware leaders express solidarity with Ukrainian community
Wilmington-area Ukrainian religious leaders offer prayers for peace during Delaware rally in solidarity with Ukrainians combating Russian invasion.
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U.S. Supreme Court reimposes Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
The court agreed with the Biden administration’s arguments that a federal appeals court was wrong to throw out the sentence of death a jury imposed.
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At least 45 people are killed in bombing of Shiite mosque in Pakistan
Peshawar Police Chief Muhammed Ejaz Khan said the violence started when two armed attackers opened fire on police outside the mosque in Peshawar’s old city.
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Documentary promises inside look at 2018 heist at Philly’s Insectarium
Back in 2018, thieves took around 7,000 spiders, roaches, and other animals. It seemed clear who did it, but the story is not so clear-cut.
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Listen 2:10Philly’s Lightbox Film Center starts restoration work to give films a ‘second life’
After 43 years of presenting foreign and avant-garde film, the Lightbox Film Center launches a film restoration program to repair and revive old films.
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‘This is more of a political signal’: New Jersey’s last COVID briefing is set
Gov. Murphy’s 257th and final update on the state’s response to the virus marks the end of a two-year staple, not the end of the pandemic.
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North Philly teens offer snapshots of life and art through the Shutterbugs photography program. Now, their photos are published in Motivos Magazine.
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Listen 1:58Fire out at key Ukraine nuclear plant, no radiation released
The head of the United Nations’ atomic agency said that a Russian “projectile” hit a training center at the Zaporizhzhia plant.
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Philly Council bill seeks to give city workers affordable housing preference
Thousands of homes will be built under Philadelphia’s Neighborhood Preservation Initiative. A Council bill proposes purchase preference for municipal workers.
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‘Human’ error or ‘knowing’ recklessness? Jury to decide Amtrak engineer’s fate
In closing statements, prosecutors argued that Bostian “knew where he was” but accelerated his train anyway, while the defense urged understanding for a mistake.
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