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Hundreds line up for their shot at Philly ‘Hamilton’ tickets
Those putting on the Broadway hit in Philadelphia have an elaborate plan to sell tickets while minimizing how many go to ticket resellers.
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Dog that ran from Shore car crash is reunited with family after long search effort
Jax, a boxer-rottweiler mix, ran from a car crash on Route 72 in Stafford that he was involved in with his owner, Gabrielle McMillan, 23, of Little Egg Harbor on June 24.
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‘Johnny Doc’, Bobby Henon look to have charges tossed
Lawyers for Dougherty and Henon asked a judge Monday to dismiss multiple charges from a 116-count federal indictment against the two.
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Pennsylvania orders stronger sex assault campus reporting
Pennsylvania's colleges and universities have a year to develop online, anonymous reporting systems to receive complaints about sexual assault from students and employees.
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U.S. women’s team boldly embraces off-the-field activist role
Setting itself apart from other great American sports teams, the U.S. women's soccer team is embracing a front-line role in social justice causes.
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Not over the hill: ‘Design With Nature,’ Ian McHarg’s landmark book of ecological design turns 50
The father of modern landscape design wrote the book that set the 1970s environmental movement on course.
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Displaced Iraqis and Syrians in Philly try to shift the ‘refugee narrative’ through art
The refugees of the “Friends, Peace, & Sanctuary” exhibitions want people to look past their scars of war and see them as creative members of American society.
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Listen 3:39Bloomberg Philanthropies gives Pennsylvania $10 million to reduce overdose deaths
The state, where 5,400 people fatally overdosed in 2017, was chosen in hopes it could offer models for both hard-hit rural and urban regions.
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Hiking minimum wage to $15 would boost millions, report says
Gradually raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would boost pay for as many as 27 million workers, but it could also cost as many as 1.3 million jobs by 2025.
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Delaware preparing now for peak hurricane season
As climate change makes tropical storm systems stronger and more frequent, state emergency management leaders are urging people to step up their readiness.
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Philadelphia police say officer appears to have killed wife, then self
Philadelphia police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide involving a 39 year-old officer with the department and his estranged wife.
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‘Dear Akeem’ highlights activities and job opportunities for Philly youth
In the first “Dear Akeem” video from the Broke in Philly collaboration, Akeem Dixon outlines summer activities and job opportunities for young people in the city.
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On power, privacy, and gender politics: ‘Antony and Cleopatra,’ at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
Shakespeare’s “Antony and Cleopatra” runs July 10 through Aug. 4 as part of the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival.
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U.S. Customs seizes ship where huge cocaine load was found
U.S. Attorney William McSwain says Customs and Border Protection officials obtained a warrant Thursday and seized the MSC Gayane.
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N.J. extends mortgage protections for Superstorm Sandy victims
The bipartisan legislation extends foreclosure protection and mortgage relief programs for certain Superstorm Sandy-impacted homeowners.
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