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Please Touch Museum returning after yearlong hiatus
Like children’s museums everywhere, the Please Touch Museum faces unique challenges to staying sanitized during a pandemic.
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Parents must be told of cannabis offense under new state law
Murphy, a Democrat, signed the legislation a day after the Democrat-led Legislature passed what lawmakers called a “cleanup” bill to correct last month’s law.
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Video shows assault on Asian American worker outside Philadelphia shop
A viral video depicting an Asian American shop worker in Philadelphia being assaulted is sparking outrage.
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Two big steps made in push for NJ offshore-wind industry
The developments mark big steps by N.J. in advancing its oft-stated goal to become the hub of the supply chain to service multiple offshore-wind farms on the East Coast.
5 years ago
Dominion Voting sues Fox for $1.6B over 2020 election claims
The lawsuit is part of a growing body of legal action filed by the voting company and other targets of misleading, false and bizarre claims spread by President Donald Trump.
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N.J. to open vaccine eligibility to include people 55 and older
The expansion to millions of residents and those who work in New Jersey means millions more people will be able to get the vaccine.
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How being sick could result in even stiffer penalties for spitting on Pa. police
The bill, which is moving through the Pennsylvania legislature, specifically names HIV and hepatitis B, even though those viruses can’t be transmitted through saliva.
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Cutting nitrogen flows into Delaware River would boost economy, report says
A bigger fishery and improved water quality would draw more recreational and commercial fishing, bringing economic benefits including higher real estate values near the river.
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COVID pushed Black unemployment higher in Pa. than anywhere in the nation, report says
Nearly one in five Black Pennsylvanians was unemployed as 2020 ended, according to a report by the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning D.C. think tank.
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Local congregations more prepared for second pandemic Passover than first
“There's a lot in the Passover Seder that has to do with rebirth and starting again. It kind of feels that this year will feel much more like that.”
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Listen 1:26Unlawfully evicted, blind Wilmington man sues landlord, court system
Justice of the Peace constables carried out the eviction of William Murphy and his daughters, even though the court order was for a previous tenant.
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Listen 1:47Neighbors protest Olde Richmond developer with checkered past
Developer Gagandeep Lakhmna faces loud opposition from people who live near his latest project in Philadelphia's Olde Richmond neighborhood.
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‘I do not feel safe’: Over 300 rally in Chinatown against anti-Asian violence, harassment
The rally and march were held to honor the 8 victims of last week’s shooting in the Atlanta area and support the city’s own Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
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‘We can no longer make excuses’: Pa. Democrats gather feedback on racism in schools
Meeting organizers documented racist incidents and hoped to find concrete solutions on how schools can become more racially just spaces.
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N.J. lawmakers pass bill to notify parents of child’s first marijuana, alcohol offense
The so-called clean-up bill is yet another tweak to the state’s new laws legalizing recreational marijuana.
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