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Last week, I was playing tennis when I overheard a discussion on an adjacent court about the Ebola crisis. “We should just k ...
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Listen‘Genealogy Roadshow’ samples Philly ancestry, sifting for drama
A new TV show about family histories just finished shooting in Philadelphia. “Genealogy Roadshow,” preparing for its sec ...
12 years ago
Blast off! Rocket launch in Virginia will be visible in New Jersey Monday evening
A rocket launch will dazzle sky-gazers throughout the region Monday evening. The Antares rocket is slated to blast off at 6:4 ...
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The mainly dry week ahead begins mild and ends cool
The week ahead will be mainly dry, but the big storyline at the Jersey Shore will be the temperature change following a cold front p ...
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Rocket launch visible in Mid-Atlantic region tonight
Keep an eye on the sky around 6:45 p.m. for the launch of the Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virgin ...
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Mother charged with assault after throwing baby into ocean
Police have charged a 23-year-old woman with second-degree aggravated assault for allegedly throwing her month-old baby into the ocean in ...
12 years ago
Chris Christie speaks the truth about vote suppression
Chris Christie prides himself on being a straight shooter, so it was great the other day when he spoke the truth behind the ...
12 years ago
Corbett runs scary ad, Inky punts on endorsement
Bill Clinton’s in Pittsburgh today. Obama’s coming to Philly over the weekend. Michael Bloomberg’s writing big checks. ...
12 years ago
Pooches party at costume contest for dogs in East Falls [gallery]
As part of the neighborhood’s ongoing ...
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Housing and jobs fair draws a sizable crowd in Northwest Philly
Hundreds of residents learned about job and housing opportunities at Saturday morning’s “Northwest House Party,” which ...
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Professor George Pomeroy on traffic circles, micro-landscaping and Michael Moore
George Pomeroy heads the Center for Land Use at Shippensburg University, where he’s also a professor of geography and earth sci ...
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Man dies in West Oak Lane after being shot in head multiple times
A 28-year-old man died Sunday night after being shot four times in the head and once in the back, according to NewsWorks content ...
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Some question whether NYC to Newark Airport PATH train is best use of funds
The Port Authority’s capital plan for the next 10 years includes no money to build the critically needed ...
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Ben Bradlee’s gutsy Watergate deeds inspired many journalists, including me
The man who got me into journalism died last week. I never met Ben Bradlee. And he wouldn’t have known me from Adam. ...
12 years ago
ListenThe Barrymore Awards for Philly theater excellence, revived
(NOTE: A full listing of Barrymore Award winners follows this article.) After a one-year hiatus while ...
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