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Effort afoot to honor Germantown tennis legend who made his mark on and off the court
Bill Tilden was the first American to win a Wimbledon title, but you wouldn’t know it in Germantown, the Philadelphia neighborhood ...
13 years ago
Welcome to Texas, the Loon Star State
Texas has kicked off the ’14 Republican primary season, burnishing its unrivaled reputation for embracing the Crazy. And what an el ...
13 years ago
SAT college entrance exam to get upgrade
The SAT college entrance exam taken last year by 1.6 million students is getting its first upgrade since 2005. The nonprofit Coll ...
13 years ago
Small plane crashes at Atlantic City airport
Authorities are investigating the crash of a single-engine plane at Atlantic City International Airport. The Federal Aviation Admi ...
13 years ago
Growing out of a food allergy doesn’t guarantee you’re safe for life
Trace amounts of peanuts that might prove deadly for a few allergic classmates have nearly eliminated the old peanut-butter-and-jelly sta ...
13 years ago
Obama to Iran: Never surrender your nukes!
President Obama, in his response so far to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, is sending a clear message to Iran to never negotiate away it ...
13 years ago
House approves some relief for flood insurance customers
A flood insurance bill that initially seemed unlikely to pass through Congress now seems poised to become law. The U.S. House of R ...
13 years ago
Christie slips in polling over Sandy recovery efforts
A new Rutgers-Eagleton poll shows that Gov. Chris Christie is taking a big hit on his Sandy recovery ratings. Just over half of th ...
13 years ago
Pa. moving forward on foster care, child protective services
Advocates say a new report on Pennsylvania’s child welfare system shows a shift toward practices that promote healthier children an ...
13 years ago
Council President vows protesters won’t shout down mayor’s budget address again
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter will give his budget address Thursday and City Council President Darrell Clarke is promising this time ...
13 years ago
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