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Poll finds most Pennsylvanians think climate change is major public health risk
A majority of Pennsylvanians view the warming climate as a major public health risk, according to a new poll from the Muhlenberg College Public Health Program.
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Former state Sen. Milton Street announces candidacy for mayor
Former state representative and state senator T. Milton Street announced in a Facebook post Wednesday afternoon that he intends to seek this city's highest office this year.
8 years ago
Delaware legislators aim to overturn court, reinstate death penalty
Three years after Delaware’s Supreme Court ruled capital punishment unconstitutional, lawmakers want to reinstate it. Several police associations support the measure.
8 years ago
Prison guards indicted in alleged beating of inmate at Curran-Fromhold
Federal prosecutors have announced charges against two Philadelphia prison guards in an alleged beating of an inmate last fall.
8 years ago
Some parents are adamant the former priest shouldn’t be teaching in Cinnaminson. But others say he’s an excellent teacher who should not be defined by a mistake 30 years ago.
8 years ago
Is Philly growing too big, too fast? Gentrification concerns fuel City Council zoning reform call
City Council President Darrell Clarke wants a redo of the sweeping code that governs construction and development in Philadelphia.
8 years ago
Help coming on blocking scammers for robocall-plagued U.S.
New measures by U.S. regulators could help thwart some of the billions of robocalls received in the U.S.
8 years ago
Roll over golden retrievers, Delaware has a new top dog
Delaware officials have named rescue dogs as the state’s official pooch. The designation follows the reign of golden retrievers as top dogs in the First State.
8 years ago
New Jersey will ask voters to legalize recreational pot
A measure to legalize recreational marijuana in New Jersey fizzled out Wednesday when the state Senate president said he would instead look to voters next year.
8 years ago
World leaders, tech execs pledge to curb online violence at Paris tech summit
Facebook, Google, Twitter and other tech companies joined a dozen countries in a pledge to step up efforts to keep internet platforms from being used to spread hate.
8 years ago
Pa. House passes veto-bound abortion bill amid constitutionality questions
Governor Tom Wolf has said he will veto the measure if the Senate passes it to him.
8 years ago
We’re one Supreme Court case away from outlawing abortion
Anyone who still assumes that legal abortion is here to stay, and that Roe v. Wade is the settled law of the land, should take a hard look at what's happening right now.
8 years ago
New Jersey sues companies over PFAS contamination
The lawsuit alleges eight companies engaged in consumer and environmental fraud.
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‘Play Gloria!’ St. Louis Blues celebration song has Philly bar origins
"Gloria" became a St. Louis craze in part because of a bar in South Philadelphia: Jacks NYB, a private club in the middle of Flyers country.
8 years ago
Childhood mentor helped mayoral candidate Butkovitz learn to express himself effectively
Mayoral candidate Alan Butkovitz sees the irony in the fact that everything he had trouble with in school, he ended up having to do as part of his work or part of his life.
8 years ago
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