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Secret documents reveal how China mass detention camps work
The classified documents lay out the Chinese government’s deliberate strategy to lock up ethnic minorities even before they commit a crime.
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N.J. forms panel to advise state government on offshore wind generation program
A newly established panel will provide guidance to New Jersey officials as they undertake a goal to power more than three million homes by offshore wind energy generation.
7 years ago
The man behind China’s detention of 1 million Muslims
Newly revealed, confidential documents show that the official, Zhu Hailun, played a key role in planning and executing a campaign that has swept up a million or more Uighurs.
7 years ago
The holidays take the stage, with various ‘Carols’ and a lot more
Philadelphia-area theaters are offering a variety of fare, mostly bright and meant for families, and keeping with the spirit of the season.
7 years ago
Binge drinking and teenagers: What are they thinking?
Like adults, teens drink to escape and numb pain, but with little regard for how they might hurt their brains in the process.
7 years ago
Virtual reality meets industry reality at Philly universities
Drexel and University of the Arts each open virtual reality studios, for art and industry
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Trenton strikes back at crow invasion with pyrotechnics and lasers
New Jersey’s state capitol draws thousands of crows — and their droppings — during colder months. But Trenton is fighting back with help from the USDA.
7 years ago
‘Psychs on Bikes’ try to keep Philly marathon runners from hitting the dreaded ‘wall’
For the first time, the Philadelphia Marathon offered up a team of sports psychologists to help less experienced runners push through to the finish line.
7 years ago
Listen 2:223rd party wins promise to shake up Thanksgiving dinner table talk
This month’s off-year election in Pennsylvania was fascinating mainly because of all the new parties and political faces that showed up on the ballot … and won!
7 years ago
Lower childhood obesity rates in N.J. linked to nutrition program
New Jersey saw a decline of nearly five percentage points, outpacing downward trend in many states.
7 years ago
N.J. woman faces up to 10 years in prison in texting while driving fatality
A New Jersey woman has been convicted of vehicular homicide in the death of a pedestrian that prosecutors said occurred as the driver was texting.
7 years ago
Casey urges Democratic candidates to blast Trump, not one another, on health care
The Pennsylvania senator says Democrats can use the issue to win in 2020, but only if they remind voters that Republicans are taking health care away.
7 years ago
Here’s where you can check for lead in your school’s drinking water
The Murphy administration has kept its pledge to create a new district-by-district clearinghouse for information on lead contamination in New Jersey schools’ drinking water.
7 years ago
Pleasantville residents march against gun violence and remember slain 10-year-old
Residents call for “Hands up! Guns down!” at a march about a week after the high school football playoff game that resulted in a 10-year-old’s death.
7 years ago
Democrat’s defection reverberates in Pennsylvania’s Senate
As Pennsylvania state senators filed through the corridor that leads out of the Senate chamber this week, John Yudichak turned down to an equally tight staircase.
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