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Community protests after Mount Laurel man’s racist rant caught on video
Edward Cagney Mathews was escorted out of his home by Mt. Laurel police and then placed into custody.
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Southern Delaware students relish return to the classroom for summer enrichment
A program that helps students in southern Delaware catch up on their studies over the summer months is back to meeting in person after going fully remote last year.
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‘A political football’: Philly bars and restaurants mourn loss of cocktails-to-go
When Pennsylvania ended its COVID-19 restrictions, cocktails-to-go became illegal again. “It's going to be a rough summer, but hopefully everybody can survive.”
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Philly e-scooter startup Verve S is getting into the bike business
The Philadelphia startup that tried to bring e-scooters to its hometown is rolling into the bikeshare business.
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Procedures at Philly Medical Examiner’s Office under scrutiny as city investigates MOVE remains
Farley said he was following standard procedure when he ordered a box of MOVE bombing victims’ bones destroyed without telling the family. Now that practice is under scrutiny.
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Listen 4:46West Philly community pickets church demo by Boys Latin charter
A former Catholic church at 63rd and Callowhill could meet the wrecking ball as the Boys Latin charter school seeks to clear the way for a new recreation area.
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A block party launches Arts Recovery Week in Philly
Twelve free events will highlight the importance and diversity of arts in the city.
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Pa. lawmakers are on summer break. Here are 5 issues they’ll face this fall
Democrats and Republicans recently recessed until September without resolving key issues including election reform, cocktails to-go, lobbying reform, and more.
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Surfside condo demolition opens up fresh rubble in collapse search
Three more victims were discovered in the newly accessible pile, raising the death toll to 27 people. More than 115 people remain unaccounted for.
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Philly and SEPTA issue tech challenge to help people with disabilities navigate transit
SEPTA and the city of Philadelphia are calling for ideas on new ways to use technology to make it easier for people with disabilities to use mass transit.
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How to shape independent artisans into a business network
CraftNOW in Philly and the Creative Business Accelerator in Pittsburgh want to fashion thousands of individual makers into an economic sector.
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As travel resumes, PHL airport workers in line for pay boost for health benefits
Philadelphia City Council passed a bill to increase salaries for airport workers to $15.06 an hour, plus $4.54 to go toward health care costs.
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Is the pandemic really winding down? And if not, how will we know when it is?
Are vaccination rates in themselves a sign that the worst is over? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk asked about the numbers.
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‘Here we are, back together’: Jill Biden, tourists return to Philly for Fourth of July
Hundreds of people gathered at Independence Mall Sunday morning for the Celebration of Freedom ceremony.
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You might want to mask up: Fireworks cause spikes in short-term air pollution
Some of the most dangerous pollutants are the metals used to create those brilliant colors. Smoke and particulate matter can aggravate asthma, COPD.
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