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Murphy offers $2 million in grants to improve N.J. computer science education
N.J. is trying to fill thousands of tech jobs by boosting computer science education.
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Pa. revokes Hahnemann University Hospital’s state license
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has revoked Hahnemann University Hospital’s state license.
7 years ago
Former U.S. envoy says she was warned she was being targeted
The former envoy, who was recalled from her post by Trump, testified that a senior Ukrainian official told her that "I really need to watch my back."
7 years ago
From toast of town to toxic: Facebook CEO on outs with Dems
Mark Zuckerberg's social network in Washington is shrinking.
7 years ago
U.S. judge blocks Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants
A federal judge put on hold a Trump administration rule requiring immigrants prove they will have health insurance or can pay for medical care before they can get visas.
7 years ago
State hospitals gather data to dispel smoke about vaping, e-cigs
As the number of teens and pre-teens vaping and using e-cigarettes continues to spike, some 70 hospitals across the state pool information and diagnoses.
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‘History in the making’: Reading expected to elect first Latinx mayor
It’s a milestone in the decades-long transformation from industrial, white working-class roots to a majority Latinx city trying to redefine itself.
7 years ago
Listen 4:32As rents rise, Philly trying new avenues to build and preserve affordable housing
In a booming housing market, City Council is looking to the private market to help with affordable housing.
7 years ago
Pelosi comes to Philly as Democrats try to fix 2016 errors
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke at a Pennsylvania Democratic Party fundraiser Friday night, three years after Donald Trump's victory in the state stunned Democrats.
7 years ago
Pink or blue? Some gender reveal parties take dangerous turn
It was supposed to be a happy moment, a chance to declare the sex of a soon-to-be-born baby with a blast of color and burst of attention on social media.
7 years ago
Could Newark’s lead problems affect investment, development in resurgent city?
Health concerns are paramount. As those are being addressed, business interests seem to be weathering the storm
7 years ago
At Philly Bike Expo, a look at how women led the biking movement in the suburbs
When the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia was organizing a suburban bike advocacy panel, it was made clear that most of the efforts were made by women.
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‘Two singular voices’: WURD radio hosts conversation on Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass
Scholars Erica Armstrong Dunbar and C. James Trotman talked about the lives of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass at the Barnes Foundation.
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'Where’s your money going?' one student asked of the college. 'Because there are people who don’t have insurance who really rely on these services for help.'
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Trenton’s historic Roebling building now holds an indoor winter skateboard park
The Freedom Skate Park is an experiment in the public benefits of skateboarding.
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