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7 people wounded in North Philly shooting, police say
Police said no weapons were recovered at the scene and no arrests have been made.
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The decision comes nearly a year after Project HOME co-founders Sister Mary Scullion and Joan McConnon announced they would be stepping down.
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Listen 1:14June 20-23: Batman In Concert in Philly, Carlos Santana in N.J. and Wilmington Pride in Delaware are among this weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:16Davis was running for Delaware’s lone congressional seat when she discovered her family’s history included an unknown genetic condition.
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Listen 3:56At Juneteenth summit, White House spells out Biden’s record on housing, economy and education
The administration points to health care, housing and education as areas that have benefitted Black Americans during President Joe Biden’s term.
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Murphy was joined by Philly rapper Meek Mill, who spent nearly 10 years on probation before being imprisoned for probation violations.
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Turmoil rocks New Jersey’s Democratic political bosses just in time for an election
Norcross has long been a boogeyman of many progressive New Jersey Democrats, who saw him as enriching himself while poorer residents languished.
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Crozer Health loses radiology services from Southeast, says it has found new partner
Southeast Radiology Limited, Crozer Health’s longtime partner, is terminating its agreement with the embattled four-hospital system in Delaware County.
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The fight for abortion rights gets an unlikely messenger in swing state Pa.: Sen. Bob Casey
Casey’s stance isn’t out of step with many lay Catholics. According to Pew Research Center surveys, 56% of U.S. Catholics say abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
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Test and go: Delaware County to roll out automated health care kiosks in Chester, Media and Yeadon
The red health care kiosks in Chester, Media and Yeadon will dispense tests for free and provide results for RSV, flu A/B, COVID-19, STDs and HIV.
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Seventy-five percent of fourth-graders in the state lack reading proficiency. Research begins next month to deliver findings within three years.
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Listen 1:35Some Philly businesses could get $50K boost from the city
The Department of Commerce expects to award 20 historically disadvantaged businesses $50,000 forgivable loans, which convert into grants, later this year.
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Listen :56Prosecutors try to link alleged bribes of Sen. Bob Menendez to appointment of federal prosecutor
Before Menendez recommended Philip Sellinger be appointed as New Jersey's U.S. attorney, he asked Sellinger to look into a criminal case, prosecutors say.
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Philadelphia Mayor Parker signs 3 public safety bills, including ban on bump stocks
The bills will ban devices that increase gunfire rate, allow speed cameras to be installed on Broad Street and create a licensing process for officers to evict Philly tenants.
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What’s a heat dome? Here’s why so much of the U.S. is broiling this week
It’s helpful to think of a heat dome as what’s happening in the atmosphere and a heat wave as how it affects people on the ground.
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