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Delaware AG renews push to ban assault-style weapons, high-capacity magazines
After a big jump in gun violence in Wilmington in 2020, Del. Attorney General Kathy Jennings says “common sense” gun policies will make the state safer.
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Executioners sanitized accounts of deaths in federal cases
An AP review of court filings shows executioners who put 13 inmates to death during the Trump presidency offered sanitized, incomplete versions of the executions to judges.
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Vaccine rollout mistake could affect first, second doses for more than 100,000 Pennsylvanians
Some providers administered first doses of Moderna vaccine that was meant to be dedicated to people receiving their second dose, the state said Wednesday.
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Camden’s Walter Rand Transportation Center to get major overhaul
The multi-year $250 million project includes better connecting PATCO with NJ Transit’s River Line light rail service.
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Pennsylvania State Police will escape legislative scrutiny in 2021 budget process
The decision comes after a year dominated by policy brutality protests, and amid concerns about illegal vehicle searches and alleged racial profiling of Latinos by troopers.
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24 animatronic dinosaurs to take over Philly Zoo in new exhibit
Guests will embark on a prehistoric journey to when dinosaurs roamed the Earth in the zoo’s forthcoming exhibit.
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Philly schools delay reopening amid stalled dispute with teachers union
The decision comes amid a dispute with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, which opposes returning to buildings until all inoculated against COVID-19.
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Winter isn’t done yet: Snow returns to Philly region Thursday
Temps have cooled off Wednesday morning, setting us up for a winter storm expected to bring snow starting Thursday.
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Former Trump Plaza Casino in Atlantic City goes out with a bang
The former Trump Plaza casino was imploded after falling into such disrepair that chunks of the building began peeling off and crashing to the ground.
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Black Quantum Futurism receives the Knight Foundation’s new art and technology fellowship
The Knight Foundation has launched a $50,000 art and technology fellowship. Its first class includes a Philly duo making science fiction a reality.
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Philadelphia Land Bank is finally selling its vacant lots. Now the question is who will benefit
Philadelphia Land Bank officials say a reformed system is producing better results yet critics see a process that advantages developers over residents.
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Medically vulnerable immigrants in Pa. face possible re-detention, advocates say
Eighteen medically vulnerable immigrants could be re-arrested and sent to Pennsylvania jails while the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage, their attorneys say.
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Crews rescue 11 people during massive water main break in North Philly
Crews rescued 11 people after a massive water main break flooded roads and vehicles in North Philadelphia early Tuesday evening.
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Mayor says Philly teachers shouldn’t be disciplined if they don’t show up for proposed reopening
It appeared to conflict with Superintendent Hite’s statement this month that “disciplinary action will be taken” against teachers who don’t return to work in school buildings.
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Montco’s Joe Gale announces bid for governor, denounces Pa. Republicans as ‘lousy’
Gale, an ardent supporter of former President Donald Trump, has become a controversial figure in southeastern Pennsylvania politics.
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