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“Video evidence raised concerns about the accuracy” of trooper William Walker’s account of the violent encounter, the state police superintendent says.
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Listen 1:13The climate solution sitting in America’s trash
Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
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What to expect in New Jersey on Election Day
New Jersey has been a reliable state for Democrats in presidential elections, having not gone for a Republican presidential candidate since 1988.
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Judge questions the Trump administration’s plan to suspend SNAP benefits for millions
The hearing came two days before the U.S. Department of Agriculture planned to freeze payments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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The relatively low-profile off-year elections are headlined by the races for governor in New Jersey and Virginia.
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Michael Vick sparked protests when he joined the Eagles in ’09. Some fans can’t forgive his cruelty
Michael Vick's signing with the Eagles in 2009 sparked outrage among fans due to his dogfighting conviction. Some fans have moved on, but others remain upset.
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Halloween weekend, Third Eye Blind, an Afrofuturism exhibit and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Oct. 30 - Nov. 2: Día de los Muertos celebrations in Delaware, a pierogi festival in Philly and John Fogerty in South Jersey are among the highlights.
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Listen 4:53Congress remains deadlocked over extending federal health insurance subsidies and Pennsylvania makes contingency plans for disruption in the marketplace later.
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How the Pa. Supreme Court retention race could impact environmental protection
In the typically sleepy Supreme Court retention election, the focus is on voting rights and abortion. But the court also decides major environmental cases.
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Listen 1:14Anti-abortion activists face significant hurdles in their efforts to limit reproductive health rights. But accomplishing that is far from impossible.
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Listen 1:15Suspect identified in 1962 murder of a 9-year-old girl in Bucks County
The announcement comes 63 years after 9-year-old Carol Ann Dougherty was murdered at St. Mark's Roman Catholic Church.
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Fentanyl has far surpassed heroin as the most common opioid found in the commonwealth, said state Attorney General Dave Sunday.
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Listen 0:47President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding food stamp funding, something never done before during a government shutdown.
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Listen 0:52Philly DJ Pierre Robert, the ‘heart and soul of WMMR,’ has died
One of the most recognized voices in the region, Robert spent 44 years on the air in Philadelphia, all with WMMR.
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Food aid at risk of expiring as effort to fund SNAP benefits fails in Senate
Democrats have repeatedly voted against reopening the government as they demand that Republicans negotiate with them to extend expiring health care subsidies.
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