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Man admits role in heroin distribution ring

Federal prosecutors say a southern New Jersey man has admitted his involvement in a heroin distribution ring. Keenan Johnson faces ...

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Nun credited with curing boy being beatified

Hundreds of people have gathered to witness the beatification of a New Jersey nun credited with curing a boy’s eye disease. ...

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Methodist church to hear appeal over gay wedding

The Methodist church’s highest court will decide later this month whether a minister who officiated his gay son’s wedding can ...

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Open records bill heads to Pa. House, with limited time

Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering changes to the open records law, but there’s limited time before the end of the legislative ...

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US well-equipped to stop Ebola, health officials say

The Obama administration is seeking to allay fear about the single confirmed case of Ebola in the United States, saying that despite some ...

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Appointee refuses to step down over porn scandal

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett called on one of his political appointees to step down because of his involvement in the scandal over porno ...

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Fire destroys three buildings at Flight 93 memorial

A fire at the Flight 93 National Memorial on Friday badly burned three administrative buildings, a National Park Service spokesman said.< ...

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Politics & Policy

What was Hitler’s rationale for the Holocaust? His model was the U.S. A.

Why did the Hitler and the Nazi party in Germany want to exterminate European Jews? Was it just rabid insanity, or was there a rationale, ...

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N.J. child infected with enterovirus dies

Health officials say a New Jersey child who tested positive for a virus causing severe respiratory illness across the country has died, a ...

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Philly Parenting

Teaching science and math through Legos at Independence Seaport Museum

In September my two young reporters and I had the distinct privilege to interview a ...

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 Volunteers come together to build a playground at Manayunk's North Light Community Center on Tuesday. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

Top 5 stories of the week in Northwest Philly

Here’s a look at the top stories you may have missed in Northwest Philadelphia this week. ...

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Cuddle alert! Coolest weather of autumn arrives Saturday night

Get the flannel pajamas and firewood ready. After a strong cold front sweeps through the region Saturday afternoon, temperatures w ...

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IRS, NSA, Congress, now the Secret Service — what’s to like about American government?

Given director Julia Pierson’ resignation this week amid security lapses at the White House, add the Secret Service to the list of ...

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Researchers call for cumulative approach to measuring Pa. pollution

It’s long been known that environmental pollution disproportionately hurts the health of residents of low-income and minority commu ...

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Money

Marriott fined $600,000 for jamming guests’ Wi-Fi

Marriott International will pay the government a $600,000 fine for jamming conference attendees’ own Wi-Fi networks at one of its h ...

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