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Probe now said to find no child porn in Pa. email scandal
The office of Pennsylvania’s attorney general is now saying that a pornographic email scandal involving state employees did not inc ...
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Pa. checks potential duplicate voter registrations
Tens of thousands of registered voters may soon be asked to verify that Pennsylvania is their residence or risk being purged from its vot ...
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NJ zoo mourns death of its first female giraffe
The first female giraffe who took up residency at New Jersey’s Cape May County zoo has died. Zoo officials tell ...
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Philly mayoral field gets a makeover
The head spins. Over the past week, I’ve learned City Controller Alan Butkovitz won’t be running for mayor of Philadelphia af ...
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Judge to rule on ‘under God’ pledge suit
A judge has heard arguments in a family’s lawsuit against a New Jersey school district over the Pledge of Allegiance. Attorn ...
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16 memorable moments from Lynne Abraham’s mayoral campaign-launch event
It doesn’t get more Philadelphia than the scene at the Franklin Institute at high noon Wednesday as Lynne Abraham, the former distr ...
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Weekly Entertainment Guide – Fall Theater Sampler
Quantum electrodynamics, the United Methodist Church & gay marriage, fractured fairy tales, a Neil Simon classic, and more. Rob ...
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Rutgers develops smartphone app to help prevent power outages
Bad weather, including heavy snow, can wreak havoc on power lines, downing trees and cutting off power. A smartphone app offers an e ...
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Destructive pest found in baggage at Philly airport
Federal authorities say a destructive agricultural pest was found in the bags of airline passengers at Philadelphia International Airport ...
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Six rescued after car overturns in Delaware pond
Delaware State Police say six people, including a child, were hospitalized after the car they were in slid down an embankment and overtur ...
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Fairness of NFL concussion settlement debated in federal court in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia judge handling the proposed settlement between the NFL and retired players with brain injuries held a hearing in federal ...
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Longwood Gardens wins Best Restroom in America contest
When you have to go, go here: Longwood Gardens has won America’s Best Restroom contest. The gardens, established by Pierre S. du ...
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Drugmaker Shire moving hundreds of jobs from Philly area to Boston region
The drugmaker Shire Plc will moving about 500 jobs from Chester County to its Lexington, Massachusetts, site. Econom ...
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Ellington homicide prompts new police-patrol approach in Penn-Knox
At a Tuesday night community meeting, about 20 residents voiced concerns about a recent homicide and increased crime emanating from a kno ...
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As du Pont heir wrestles with ambition and insanity, ‘Foxcatcher’ imitates life
When John E. du Pont, heir to the vast du Pont fortune, was on trial on charges of killing Olympic wrestler David Schultz in 1996, the pr ...
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