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Participants in the Broad Street Run's pink corral are the slowest wave of runners in the race, and many are working to overcome physical challenges just to finish.
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Listen 1:42‘Good Doctor’ star to deliver graduation speech at Temple
Activist, author and actor Hill Harper will address the graduating class of Temple University's College of Education next week.
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Pressure grows to loosen party grip on Pennsylvania primary
Pennsylvania: Land of Disenfranchisement? It's not the state slogan, but Pennsylvania is in the minority of states with closed primary elections.
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Coastal flood advisory up for N.J.
A Coastal Flood Advisory will go into effect for the entire New Jersey coastline between 7 a.m. Sunday and 1 a.m. Monday, according to a National Weather Service bulletin.
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Justice Clarence Thomas’ moment may finally have arrived
Thomas is now the longest-serving member of a court that has recently gotten more conservative, putting him in a unique and potentially powerful position.
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Rocked by gay clergy issues, closures and mergers, the United Methodist Church is ‘in turmoil’
Across the country, some of the largest UMC communities teeter on dissolution amid a raging debate over the church’s ban of LGBT clergy.
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Pa. counties fight plan to nix Medicaid behavioral health model
The plan would eliminate the state's $4 billion behavioral health program, merging it with the state's $12 billion physical health Medicaid program.
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‘The River and The Wall’ explores Rio Grande’s border world
A new documentary examining the diverse wildlife and landscape of the Rio Grande along the U.S.-Mexico border debuted this week at select theaters nationwide and on iTunes.
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N.J. awards $10M in Barnegat Bay watershed anti-pollution grants
New Jersey is providing nonprofit groups, local governments, and state colleges and universities $10 million in grants to help improve water quality in the Barnegat Bay.
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Trump attacks social media companies after Facebook bans
The president's comments came after Facebook this week banned Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and other extremists, saying they violated its ban on "dangerous individuals."
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Prosecutors refuse final meeting with Cohen as prison looms
For months, President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen tried — but failed — to position himself as a whistleblower in the vein of Watergate hero John Dean.
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After 53-year fight, Pa. family of a black Vietnam veteran finally finds closure
On March 4, 1966, Reuben Garnett Jr. was killed by enemy fire while rushing to help his platoon leader.
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North Korea fires several short-range projectiles into sea
South Korea's military has bolstered its surveillance in case there are additional weapons launches, and South Korean and U.S. authorities are analyzing the details.
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Narcan scarce at pharmacies in N.J. cities hurting from opioid crisis, researchers find
Drugstores in cities like Camden were less likely to have it in stock than those in smaller, wealthier towns. Insurance coverage may be another barrier.
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U.S. Small Business Administration needs to do more for HBCUs, Evans says
The U.S. Small Business Administration is not doing what it is supposed to do to help historically Black colleges and universities, Congressman Dwight Evans said this week.
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