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Parents and Camden County officials hope free fentanyl test strips will reduce overdose deaths
Health advocates and Camden County leaders are giving out free fentanyl test strips in an effort to reduce overdoses.
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Hemp growers fight federal limits, weather, thieves for a stake in a projected CBD boom
Not “the devil’s lettuce”: A group of farmers in Delaware invest in pricey seed and take their chances on a crop with no more than 0.3% THC.
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Listen 4:38Forest fire near I-80, Appalachian Trail mostly contained
A forest fire burning through a hiking area that is crossed by the Appalachian Trail and a major interstate highway was 80% contained, New Jersey fire officials said.
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Snooki used as cudgel in South Jersey congressional race
In a contentious new ad, a Republican candidate compares his GOP rival to “Jersey Shore” cast member Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi.
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Former Philly councilwoman filled out DROP application
Former Philly councilwoman could be changing her mind about a retirement bonus program that was designed to save money, but has cost Philly at least $237 million.
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Kobe Bryant’s widow sues helicopter operator for deaths
Kobe Bryant's widow on Monday sued the owner of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed the former Los Angeles Lakers star and their 13-year-old daughter last month.
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Judge dismisses federal lawsuit in blaze that killed 3 Wilmington firefighters
The lawsuit blames the “rolling bypass’’ policy and staffing levels. A judge ruled that the firefighters’ constitutional rights were not violated, but plaintiffs will appeal.
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Philly’s Ellyn Jo Waller to be honored for anti-human trafficking ministry
Since 2005, Ellyn Jo Waller of Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Philadelphia has been working to help those caught up in human trafficking.
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‘A new day’: Harvey Weinstein convicted, led away in cuffs
Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday at his sexual assault trial, sealing his dizzying fall from powerful Hollywood studio boss to archvillain of the #MeToo movement.
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Los Angeles honors Kobe, Gianna Bryant with public memorial
Mourners began gathering Monday in downtown LA to say farewell to Kobe and Gianna Bryant at the Staples Center, hours before Bryant's memorial service was scheduled to start.
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Supreme Court to hear Philly dispute over same-sex foster parents
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled the city did not target the agency because of its religious beliefs
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Pioneering black mathematician Katherine Johnson has died
NASA says Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who worked on NASA’s early space missions and was portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures" has died.
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N.J. state to expand hospital-based programs to help victims break cycle of violence
Specially trained workers meet with victims at bedside and help them make changes that reduce chances they will be reinjured
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Budget turmoil at Philly’s second-largest charter school — but officials keep quiet about why
The Bridesburg school has a large deficit, a CEO on leave, and some sort of problem related to the identification of special education students.
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Cases pending in Philadelphia courts allege children were tied up with duct tape by a driver paid for by the state to take them to preschool.
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