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Meet Philly’s pair of hungry hippos that just became TikTok famous
A viral video taken at the Philadelphia Zoo has amassed millions of views overnight, where a pair of hippos are chomping on whole pumpkins.
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President Biden’s plan to tackle climate change includes renewables like wind power. The commercial fishing industry says it will affect the catch.
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FDA panel endorses lower-dose Moderna COVID shot for booster
The advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted Thursday to recommend a lower-dose booster shot for seniors and other high-risk groups.
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Delaware women working in STEM fields encourage others to join their ranks
Some of the top women in Delaware’s growing life sciences industry offered advice for students and others looking to work in STEM fields in an online symposium.
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FBI wiretaps capture union pres Jim Gardler telling Philly council member to make Verizon ‘sweat’
Prosecutors in the Philly council member’s federal corruption trial drilled into allegations that he acted against the telecom giant for campaign donations.
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Bill Cosby faces another sexual assault lawsuit, this one based on alleged Atlantic City rape
Lili Bernard filed a civil lawsuit against Bill Cosby regarding an incident in August 1990. She’s seeking $125 million in damages.
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To improve equity on the road, Philly bans police stops for minor traffic infractions
The measure is rooted in recent data that show Philadelphia police pull over a disproportionate number of Black drivers for minor traffic violations.
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The reasons why Pa.’s legislature paid millions to outside law firms in 2019 and 2020
Spotlight PA sorted through thousands of heavily redacted documents to reveal how the Pennsylvania legislature spends taxpayer dollars on private lawyers.
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One imam is running out of space to bury Muslims. Others worry about their mental health as funeral directors confront tragically unprecedented demand.
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Listen 4:18Artist and educator Percy Ricks was rejected by Delaware Art Museum in a 1971 effort to showcase Black artists. The museum is making amends 50 years later.
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Listen 2:31William Shatner, TV’s Capt. Kirk, blasts into space
Hollywood’s Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, has blasted into space and safely returned to Earth in a convergence of science fiction and science reality.
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Philly officials point to abundance of illegal guns as driver of homicide surge
Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw spoke about the role of the illegal gun trade at a hearing organized by City Council’s Special Committee on Gun Violence Prevention.
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N.J. will pay bonuses to help child care providers recruit, keep workers
New Jersey will use federal stimulus dollars to offer $1,000 bonuses to help child care providers recruit new workers and retain existing staff.
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Philly health commissioner: Health care workers must get vaccinated ASAP
Philadelphia’s health commissioner said the city risks another epidemic of preventable deaths if health care workers don’t get inoculated against the coronavirus.
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