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Telegram announcing Abraham Lincoln’s death is up for sale
The handwritten notification of President Abraham Lincoln's death is being offered for sale by a Philadelphia documents dealer.
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Gov. Murphy signs law requiring mental health coverage parity by insurers
The new measure requires insurers to cover mental health care to the same extent and degree as physical health, and expands the conditions that qualify.
8 years ago
Should a former Philly bathhouse gain landmark status because of its place in LGBTQ history?
Back when homosexuality was illegal in Philadelphia, the Camac Baths offered a safe place for queer subculture to exist.
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Philadelphia to host 2026 MLB All-Star Game
Baseball's 2026 All-Star Game will be played in Philadelphia to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
8 years ago
Shore town considers jailing motorists generating large waves during flooding
Stone Harbor is the latest in a slew of Jersey Shore municipalities have either formally considered or adopted into law what is now known as "no wake ordinances."
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Awilda Ocasio: The ‘Mother Teresa of Kensington’
Two years after her death, a neighborhood activist's legacy of love lives on.
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Advocates sue Pa. officials, say they failed to catch major problems at Glen Mills Schools
The suit holds two Pa. departments responsible for constitutional violations and other infractions against children sent to the prominent Delaware County reform school.
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Saying goodbye to EAT Café: Philly’s first pay-what-you-can restaurant to close
Drexel’s pay-what-you-can restaurant is going out of business.
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Bill Baroni, ‘Bridgegate’ scandal defendant, starts serving federal prison term
Bill Baroni started serving his 18-month sentence Tuesday in the Loretto Federal Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania.
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Renewed focus on measles vaccines in New Jersey
There have been far fewer cases of the highly contagious respiratory disease in the Garden State, but health officials continue to promote vaccinations.
8 years ago
Gov. Carney defends Biden in town hall, says Delaware in sound shape
Gov. John Carney says Delawareans expect politicians, especially former U.S. senator and Vice President Joe Biden, to embrace them.
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Indicted Councilman Henon pushes for more L&I inspectors, dominates budget hearing
Henon dominated the hearing with testimony in favor of a moonshot bill he introduced in January, which would almost quintuple the number of department inspectors.
8 years ago
Carnegie Mellon’s Pittsburgh smells app goes nationwide, crowdsourcing where the air is worst
Some Allegheny County residents use a smartphone app to report foul smells in their communities, and a new version of that app is now available to the rest of the country.
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Supporters of gun rights crash Del. rally to ban assault weapons, large magazines
Demonstrators who fear their Second Amendment rights will be threatened and activists for gun-control measures clash at rally promoting firearm-safety bills in Delaware.
8 years ago
Listen 1:42Neighbors want a role in building North Station District
The planned North Station District development could reshape North Philly for decades to come. Neighbors are organizing for construction jobs and other benefits.
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