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Weekend traffic advisory: Kelly Drive detour

Kelly Drive will be closed in both directions this Saturday. Kelly Drive will be closed in both directions this Saturday, Mar. 22, ...

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Weekend traffic advisory: Kelly Drive detour

Kelly Drive will be closed in both directions this Saturday. Kelly Drive will be closed in both directions this Saturday, Mar. 22, ...

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 Members of the Crimean pro-Russian self-defense forces climb up to remove a Ukrainian flag, right, and a Ukrainian navy flag, left, at the Ukrainian navy headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014. In center is a Russian flag. (AP Photo/Andrew Lubimov)

The U.S. must get tougher on Russia or risk irrelevance

We are now feeling the effects of the decision of the United States to withdrawal from the world stage on issues ranging from Ukraine to ...

13 years ago

 Today the Bell Labs Holmdel Complex is empty.

Finding new uses for New Jersey’s aging suburban malls and office parks

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Delaware health care push slowed by scams

As the state continues its push to get the uninsured to enroll under the Affordable Care Act, they’re warning of scammers taking ad ...

13 years ago

 White House pastry chef Bill Yosses  (Charles Dharapak/AP Photo, file)
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Michelle Obama’s chef inspires right-wing recipe

Ever wonder what it’s like to live inside the conservative cocoon, where facts are tweaked and parsed and distorted for the purpose ...

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 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has recently come under fire (NBC10/AP Image)

State Police must stop photographing Christie protesters, AG says

New Jersey’s attorney general has ordered the State Police to stop photographing protesters at Gov. Chris Christie& ...

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 Since January, Bradley Maule has been hunting down trash in a 1,400-acre parcel of Fairmount Park as part of his yearlong 'One Man's Trash' effort. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

One man undertakes hefty spring-cleaning mission in Wissahickon Valley Park [video]

Bradley Maule seems to have a sixth-sense for litter. < ...

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The Philadelphia Water Department will replace water mains and fire hydrants along a half-mile of Ridge Avenue stretching from Shurs and Walnut lanes to Manayunk Avenue. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)

Water main-replacement project coming to Ridge Ave. in Roxborough this summer

Despite a scheduled water-main repair project, city officials report that Roxborough’s main thoroughfare will remain open throughou ...

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Corporate tax bill clears committee, Delaware casino bailout debated

A bill that would increase a few corporate tax fees in Delaware cleared its first hurdle in Dover. House Bill 265 passed the House ...

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Overabundant deer help invasive species grow

A new study by researchers at the University of Pit ...

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Researchers found that stimulating a specific region of mice’s brains called the entorhinal cortex decreased their symptoms of depression.(Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo, file)

Chronic sleep deprivation kills off neurons in mice, Penn team finds

Catching up on lost sleep is a favorite pastime of students and night-shift workers. But if the human brain is anything like that of mice ...

13 years ago

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TEDxPhiladelphia 2014: Our tour, free tickets, and beyond

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March 20: Opportunity Zones underperform | DRPA’s new CEO | Center City apartment boom | $113 million apartment complex | Three hotel’s boast rooftop gardens

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Call on the Mayor and City Council to close the ($5 Million) gap for Parks and Recreation

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