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Central student’s racist social media post roils Philly and suburbs
A social media post by a white student-athlete from Central High School that uses racial slurs to refer to a Black opponent sent tremors across the internet in Philadelphia.
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Two more Delaware patients test negative for coronavirus
Both had recently traveled to a country where the virus is active. To date, five Delaware residents have tested negative.
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Virus spread prompts Fed to cut rates in emergency move
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a sizable half-percentage point Tuesday in an effort to support the economy in the face of the spreading coronavirus.
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Super Tuesday 2020 election results
Fourteen states hold contests today, with about a third of all delegates for the Democratic nomination at stake.
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This rag-tag group of DIYers has an answer for rural Pa.’s internet problem
Companies have long complained that providing service to rural areas is a money-losing business. This is a cheaper alternative.
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Listen 5:02Can your well water make you sick? No testing is required in Pennsylvania.
Shirley and Bob Redcay, of Denver, were sure their home was getting clean drinking water from the brand-new well on their property.
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Former POWER leader joins DA’s office as senior advisor
The Rev. Gregory Holston, who has served as the executive director of POWER, joined the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office as the senior advisor on advocacy and policy.
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Two bills in Harrisburg to regulate supervised injection sites
Two separate efforts progressing in Harrisburg to regulate supervised injection sites, including a complete ban.
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No positive tests for coronavirus in Pa., N.J., Del
New Jersey and Delaware officials said Monday that their states still had no confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus.
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Police ID pantless, shirtless suspect in wild ambulance chase through Philly
A man who stole an ambulance and was shot three times while leading police on a wild chase through Philly was identified and is in critical condition, according to investigato
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Temple, University of Delaware cancel programs in Rome over coronavirus
Temple University ends semester in Rome promises on-line completion to semester.
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‘Inside the Actors Studio’ host James Lipton dies at 93
Lipton died of bladder cancer at his New York home, his wife, Kedakai Lipton, told the New York Times and the Hollywood Reporter. He was 93.
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Jewish Museum files for bankruptcy
Philadelphia’s National Museum of American Jewish History was never able to pay down the cost of its building.
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Trump to make first visit of 2020 to Pennsylvania
President Donald Trump is making his first visit this year to the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania, in a town hall-style event hosted by Fox News in Scranton .
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Watch: Governor Murphy holds coronavirus preparedness press conference
Governor Phil Murphy outlines New Jersey’s preparedness activities related to the outbreak of novel coronavirus on March 2, 2020, in Trenton.
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