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N.J. party-flipper Jeff Van Drew faces growing crowd of 2020 challengers
Atlantic County Freeholder Ashley Bennett, who unseated a Republican in 2017 after he mocked the Women’s March, is the latest to enter the race.
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Listen 1:48Navy, Army probes find no racism intent in hand gestures
Military investigations have concluded that hand gestures flashed by West Point cadets during the televised Army-Navy football game were not racist signals.
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Pa. auditor, Department of State clash over voter roll issues
Auditor General Eugene DePasquale says he found thousands of discrepancies in a review of county registration records. But the department says he’s overstating the issue.
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At the Shore, relatively mild temperatures potentially ahead to close out 2019
The bone-chilling Arctic temperatures currently impacting the Jersey Shore will fade over the weekend leading to potentially relatively mild weather to end the year.
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Asbestos hazards temporarily close two more Philly schools
District and PFT clash over how Carnell situation was handled. Total since September now is six.
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Presidential hopefuls in Senate say impeachment comes first
The senators are already expecting to be sidelined by impeachment for at least two weeks in January.
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg inducted into Philly Jewish museum’s hall of fame
The Supreme Court member connected her strives for justice to religious tradition.
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Listen 1:28Philly’s negotiating a new police contract. Can it get reforms past the FOP union?
The city says its options are restricted by state laws. Advocates say that’s a bad excuse.
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Listen 2:32Poorest Pa. families struggle through holidays as cash welfare stuck at 1990 levels
Pennsylvania’s grant amounts have been stagnant since George H.W. Bush was president. Meanwhile, the state is sitting on $400 million in program reserves.
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Listen 4:07Huntingdon passes LGBTQ anti-discrimination law, a first for rural Pa.
Rural Pa. borough passes ordinance barring discrimination against LGBTQ people in housing, employment and public accommodation.
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Watch live: Democratic presidential debate
The debate will feature Andrew Yang, former Vice President Joe Biden, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer and Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
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$15 minimum wage is mantra of janitors, lawmakers during Wilmington march
Union office cleaners are negotiating a new contract with commercial contractors. Some lawmakers want the $15 wage to be the base in Delaware.
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Pa. officials break silence on controversial ExpressVote XL voting machine
They laid out their position in 418 pages of affidavits, copies of emails and other documents filed in response to plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit.
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More than 60 new charges for alleged gunman in North Philly police standoff
A Philadelphia man accused of shooting six police officers in a standoff over the summer will stand trial on a slew of charges including attempted murder.
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Middletown, Delaware approves new guidelines for controversial parade
Middletown’s new parade rules come after the 2019 New Year’s Day Hummers Parade included a float depicting migrant children in cages at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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