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An all-Black ‘Nutcracker’ is coming to Philly with hopes to make the ballet more accessible
Despite some recent changes, ballet schools and productions remain homogenous and expensive. The Chocolate Ballerina Company in Philly is trying to change that.
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How to break into the FBI: 50 years later, Media burglars get local honors
The confidential files they stole in 1971 revealed widespread surveillance of the American public and the FBI’s infamous COINTELPRO operation.
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Listen 6:30Pop-up restaurants may stick around as COVID sees resurgence
As re-openings across the country are threatened by a rise in COVID-19 cases, pop-up creators and hosts are asking, “What next?”
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Josephine Baker is 1st Black woman given Paris burial honor
The late entertainer who is a World War II hero in France will be the first Black woman to get the country’s highest honor.
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Haiti raises earthquake death toll, passes 2,200
Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency said Sunday that the toll from this month's magnitude 7.2 earthquake has grown to 2,207, with 344 people still missing.
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Tropical Storm Henri makes landfall in Rhode Island
Tropical Storm Henri made landfall in Rhode Island early Sunday, packing heavy winds and drenching rains as it began lashing the northeastern U.S. coastline.
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AccuWeather: Heavy morning rain
A flash flood watch is in effect for much of our area through Monday morning with 2-4"+ of rain possible.
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Amazon hiring blitz for fulfillment center at former GM plant in Del. includes $3,000 bonuses
The 3.8 million-square-foot building on Boxwood Road has been vacant since 2009. An electric car maker planned to take it over, but the plan fizzled.
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Listen 1:18New report urges changes to Pennsylvania’s 1990s-era TANF benefit
The Meet the Need Coalition surveyed more than 350 current or past recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; many found it too restrictive.
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Overtime pay for up to 190K workers died in Harrisburg this summer. Why aren’t more people upset?
The now-abandoned rule could have extended overtime protections for an estimated 190,000 workers.
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Over Pa. Education Department objections, Nafis Nichols, the City of Chester’s chief financial officer, was named interim receiver.
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Coastal evacuations urged as Hurricane Henri heads north
The National Hurricane Center issued an advisory late Saturday morning upgrading Tropical Storm Henri to a hurricane.
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AFL-CIO elects first woman, African American man to top leadership positions
New AFL-CIO officers have been named to replace Richard Trumka.
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16-year-old lifeguard dies after injury in Cape May, N.J.
The 16-year-old lifeguard who was injured while on duty Thursday in Cape May has died, according to officials.
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Families decry restricted visits to those in long-term care
One woman describes her battle to spend time with her mother.
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