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New Jersey offers grants to tackle the urban heat island effect
New Jersey’s temperatures are rising at a faster rate than many other states. The state is offering grants to communities to prepare for climate change–related heat waves.
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N.J. law banning immigration detention contracts overturned by U.S. appeals court
The 2-1 ruling means the private prison firm CoreCivic Corp. can continue to operate the Elizabeth Detention Center.
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The auction, meant to ensure sufficient power supply in the future, closed at a record price for the second year in a row.
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Listen 1:06Trump administration fights to keep ex-Trump lawyer Alina Habba as New Jersey federal prosecutor
Habba initially appeared to lose the position Tuesday when district judges declined to keep her in the post while she awaits confirmation by the U.S. Senate.
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The Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society is raising money to give owners food and vet care to keep pets at home instead of in a shelter.
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Listen 1:11‘Much more difficult’: SEPTA says students who rely on public transit should make alternate plans
SEPTA’s service cuts go into effect one day before the opening of Philly’s public schools. The transit agency is warning students to prepare.
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Listen 1:13Man who fatally hit a biking CHOP doctor while driving drunk sentenced to up to 20 years in prison
Michael Vahey, 69, had a blood alcohol level that was twice the legal limit when he fatally hit Dr. Barbara Friedes on Spruce Street last July, police said.
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Listen 0:52Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76
A family statement said he died Tuesday, just weeks after his farewell show. He was 76.
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The former plow horse was with New Castle County police for 14 years, then served in Carousel Park’s riding lesson program.
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Listen 1:29‘The stuff of nightmares’: Philly nonprofit sues EPA over deadly chemical used at refineries
Three nonprofits hope to force the federal government to regulate hydrogen fluoride more strictly. The chemical is still used at a Delaware County refinery.
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Listen 1:25A private developer wants to sell his vast portfolio. City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier is pushing for the city to buy it.
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Listen 1:13Penn’s lawsuit against drugmakers joins hundreds of similar accusations. The defendants insist the charges are without merit.
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Listen 1:32EPA failed to adequately oversee state-run lead paint programs, report says
Though states typically operate lead paint programs, the EPA is responsible for overseeing the implementation, a report says.
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Listen 1:20U.S. immigration says it did not deport Chilean man living in Pennsylvania, refuting report
Allentown newspaper The Morning Call said Luis Leon, 82, ended up in Guatemala after being handcuffed in a Philly immigration office while replacing his lost green card.
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Trump administration releases FBI records on Martin Luther King Jr. despite his family’s opposition
The release involves more than 240,000 pages of records that had been under a court-imposed seal since 1977.
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