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Philadelphia seeks to heal old Eastwick wound with a ‘village in the city’
Philadelphia’s ‘road map’ for Eastwick development moves a process 60 years in the making forward.
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Mumps outbreak sends Temple students, staff lining up for free MMR vaccines
More than a hundred Temple University students have come down with the mumps over the last month. The school is offering two free clinics this week.
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Pa. expects funding from popular conservation program this year despite 5-month lapse
Despite strong bipartisan support for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Congress let it expire last September.
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Erie school nurse says she loves her job, but the salary is ‘like a nightmare’
Bridgette May has a salary under $45,000 a year.
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Kensington neighbors angered by potential location of supervised injection site
Residents have been working with the city of Philadelphia for months, so they were surprised to learn about a potential site for an overdose-prevention facility.
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Biden criticizes ‘white man’s culture,’ role in Anita Hill hearing
Former Vice President Joe Biden condemned "a white man's culture" as he lashed out at violence against women and lamented his role in the Anita Hill hearing.
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Cyber security expert urges Pa. to find the money for new voting machines
At a state capitol news conference Tuesday, he warned Pennsylvania, as a swing state, is a target for foreign agents looking to sow doubt in the next election.
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Grant aims to create economic opportunity in embattled Kensington
Through $5 million from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, a partnership will provide loans for residents to open small businesses, buy homes, and become real estate developers.
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Why is it so hard to stop eating chocolate? Drexel scientist’s bittersweet research
Your brain responds to the sweet treat using the same pleasure pathway addictive drugs use, new research shows.
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The process involves tough calls on criminal cases involving immigrant defendants — and pits different, politicized definitions of justice against each other.
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Listen 5:00Dems cry foul as Trump calls for striking down ‘Obamacare’
The Trump administration has told a federal appeals court it wants the entire Affordable Care Act struck down, an outcome that could leave millions uninsured
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Two years after fatal prison riot, 700 cameras installed in Delaware’s largest prison
More than two years after the death of correctional officer Lt. Steven Floyd, 714 security cameras are in place throughout the Vaughn Correctional Center.
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N.J. Gov. Murphy pledges to make higher education more accessible, affordable
Announcing his statewide plan for higher education Tuesday, which he said the state has lacked for years, Gov. Murphy emphasized the need among students for work experience.
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Mayoral candidate Williams says Kenney’s plans to stem violence in Philly have failed
Democratic mayoral candidate Anthony Williams criticized Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney on crime, saying his plans to stem violence have failed.
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Superstorm Sandy contractor gets 5-year prison term for scamming homeowners
A contractor convicted of scamming eight New Jersey homeowners out of more than $247,000 following Superstorm Sandy has been sentenced to five years in state prison.
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