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Bilingual ‘Captain Westside’ book aims to alleviate medical fears for Wilmington kids
Westside Family Healthcare's new bilingual book aims to boost literacy and ease kids' medical anxieties by combining health education with storytelling.
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Listen 1:06Aug. 8 - 11: Obon Festival in Philly, Dave Mason’s Traffic Band in N.J., and Preservation Hall Jazz Band in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:30Project 2025’s new leader Kevin Roberts postpones his own book launch until after the election
The head of the far-right Heritage Foundation is postponing the release of his new book until after the presidential election. Sen. JD Vance wrote the forward for the book.
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More mental health support is coming to Delaware schools
A pair of laws signed Wednesday by Gov. John Carney provides more mental health and behavioral health professionals in K–12 schools.
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Listen :52An email sent to Crozer employees Wednesday said CHA would work with Healthcare Preferred Partners to transfer the hospital system back to nonprofit status.
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Listen 0:44Jury finds man guilty of sending 17-year-old son to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock
Both sides at the trial agreed that the teen walked into a Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles in Los Angeles in 2022 and shot the Philly rapper while robbing him of his jewelry.
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New bus service links airline passengers between Wilmington and Philadelphia
American Airlines will offer passengers motor-coach service to Philadelphia, allowing them to park in Delaware and skip TSA lines at PHL.
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Listen 1:22Exton Starbucks baristas petition for union election
The filing in Exton is the first at a Starbucks in Chester County since workers at the coffee behemoth began organizing in 2021.
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Listen 0:50‘Midwestern Nice’ and ‘Fun Dad’ posts abound after Tim Walz is named VP pick
Walz's Midwestern-dad humor has endeared Harris supporters to the Minnesota governor and father of two, whose national visibility has been on the rise since being selected.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can appear on New Jersey’s ballot, state’s top elections official says
New Jersey, like a number of other states, has a sore loser law that bars candidates who ran in a primary from running as independents in a general election.
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Harris’ views on key issues over the years
In her campaign against former President Trump, VP Harris is touting her accomplishments, while also charting her own path forward.
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Some Democratic backers of Josh Shapiro see a missed chance for a Jewish vice president
Others, like state Sen. Sharif Street of Philadelphia, said voters "haven’t lost Josh Shapiro," noting "he will still be out there campaigning for this ticket."
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Conrail warns Philly’s Graffiti Pier trespassers it’s not a public park — and might never be
The city is still pushing for Graffiti Pier to join its public park network, but Conrail is considering “all viable options” after the pier’s partial collapse.
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Listen 1:14Grand jury probe targets Delaware private school connected to Christina school board member
Naveed Baqir and the private school he co-founded is under scrutiny concerning invoices submitted to the school district.
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Listen 1:00National Ballet of Ukraine includes Philly on first U.S. tour in over 30 years
The company based in Kyiv has not done a multi-city tour of the U.S. in over 30 years. It will come to Philly in an act of cultural diplomacy.
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