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Comedian Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86
The National Comedy Center, on behalf of his family, said in a statement Wednesday that Smothers died Tuesday following a cancer battle.
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Gibbstown and Paulsboro will have brothers as mayors next year
John Giovannitti will be sworn in Jan. 2, one day before his newly reelected brother Vince Giovannitti is sworn in to a second term.
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Michigan Supreme Court will keep Trump on 2024 ballot
Wednesday's ruling follows a decision by a divided Colorado Supreme Court, which said Trump is ineligible to be president after his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
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Contrary to politicians’ claims, offshore wind farms don’t kill whales. Here’s what to know
Scientists say there is no credible evidence linking offshore wind farms to whale deaths. That hasn’t stopped conservative groups and others from making the connection.
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Prosecutors oppose Sen. Bob Menendez’s effort to delay May bribery trial until July
Menendez has pleaded not guilty to a bribery conspiracy charge alleging he and his wife accepted bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car from three New Jersey businessmen.
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Meet the Philly-area winemaker who isn’t afraid of a little glitter in her glass
The founder of a Black-owned micro-winery in Hatboro looks to triple her sales in 2024.
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Listen 1:20The report comes after the settlement of a lawsuit that accused the state of being complicit in the disparities experienced by low-income students and others.
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Listen 1:176-year-old boy traveling from Philadelphia to visit grandma for Christmas put on wrong Spirit flight
The boy's grandmother had to pick him up from the Orlando airport instead of Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers.
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N.J. has a new diversion program for people with mental illness who commit certain types of crimes
People with mental illness who commit certain crimes in N.J. may be diverted out of the criminal justice system.
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Listen 1:29Editor’s note: Civic dialogue will take root in newsrooms in 2024
Civic dialogue in news promotes the next level of public service journalism.
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Philly fire commissioner tapped to be city’s next managing director
Thiel, who has led the city’s fire department since 2016, says he’s ready to take on the challenge. “As our folks will say in the fire department," he said, “‘We got this.’”
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Listen 1:00Philly is the first city in the U.S. to ban medical deportations. Here’s what that means
The new law provides guidelines for how hospitals should treat immigrant patients and gives immigrants more say.
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Listen 0:48Despite ethics concerns, Shapiro will keep accepting tickets from a group that gets state money
Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s gift ban says he can’t take tickets from groups with “financial relations with the Commonwealth."
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Biden orders strikes on an Iranian-aligned group after 3 U.S. troops injured in drone attack in Iraq
The latest attack on U.S. troops follows months of escalating threats and actions against American forces in the region since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
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Matt Quinn of Mt. Joy says it was ‘truly a dream’ aiding charities during 2 shows at Johnny Brenda’s
“If you would have told me that I could even get a show at Johnny Brenda's would have been a dream,” Matt Quinn told WHYY News.
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