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Record cocoa prices heading into Valentines Day proves to be a headache for sweets king Hershey
Cocoa futures prices have doubled over the past year and hit an all-time high of $5,874 per metric ton on Friday.
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An exhibit celebrating Black inventors and innovators, courtesy of the Black Inventors Hall of Fame, is now on display at the Princeton Public Library.
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Listen 1:03A gnome in FDR Park will speak for the trees
Performance artist Alex Tatarsky revives their gnome character in an effort to save The Meadows at FDR Park from clearcutting.
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Listen 1:04Gwynedd Mercy University, Montgomery County Community College and several community partners teamed up and launched the College Student Basic Needs Program.
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Power is Rising in Philly as hundreds of Black women tackle issues at conference
The conference provides an opportunity to discuss and find solutions for the issues Black women face, and to empower and inspire the next generation of leaders.
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Listen 0:49For the fourth time in less than a year, there’s another election in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
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‘Long Live Sturgeon!’: WHYY, Drexel to host discussion on endangered species
Researchers will discuss the importance of researching and protecting endangered species, including the Atlantic sturgeon.
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Swift had a Philadelphia Phillies connection early in her career — both major leagues and minor.
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Ex-TV news reporter is running as a Republican for Bob Menendez’s Senate seat in New Jersey
Alex Zdan joins a GOP field that is quickly filling with candidates.
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All 6 bodies recovered from charred East Lansdowne home
The Delaware County Office of the Medical Examiner is working to identify bodies of the six family members following a shooting and house fire at a East Lansdowne home.
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Listen 0:57More than 14,000 grandparents are raising their grandchildren in Philly. They face hidden challenges, such as legal guidelines and financial support.
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Listen 3:44A memory box explodes: In Mt. Airy, ‘Eban Youth’ tracks 6 years of making art with Black kids
Sabriaya Shipley has been mentoring the same group of Black kids through art projects for six years. Allens Lane Art Center brings it altogether.
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Listen 1:05Does Philly’s law to crack down on businesses being bad neighbors work?
It’s against the law to run a business that’s a nuisance to the community, but the city of Philadelphia struggled to shut down bad actors.
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Listen 1:13Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments over whether Trump is ineligible to be president again
The justices' questions challenged the notion that a state court can order a presidential contender off the ballot for violating Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
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Special counsel alleged Biden couldn’t recall personal milestones. His response: ‘My memory is fine’
The report described the 81-year-old Democrat's memory as “hazy,” “fuzzy,” “faulty,” “poor" and having “significant limitations.”
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