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NSA spying: ‘Orwellian’ or ‘vital tool’?
Thanks to AWOL whistle-blower Edward Snowden, 2013 was the Year of Big Brother. We learned for the first time that the National Security ...
12 years ago
10 ways to ring in the New Year with kids in Philly
Whether you’re searching for ways to please big kids, little kids, or kids at heart, New Year’s in Philly has something for e ...
12 years ago
Earlier New Year’s Eve fireworks display offers family-friendly revelry in Philly
Fireworks will light up the Philadelphia sky not once but twice tonight as the region celebrates New Year’s Eve. Party ...
12 years ago
ListenWhat Happened Next: Updating stories from Sept., Oct. and Nov.
NewsWorks went back to check in on several of the stories it covered this year. These “What Happened Next” updates w ...
12 years ago
Philadelphia School District top cop talks safety in midst of ongoing budget crisis
In college, and for a brief time in the NFL, it was Chief Inspector Carl Holmes’ job to protect the quarterback from being flattene ...
12 years ago
Listen#whyilovephilly — Running through the streets of Philadelphia
As a student, I had little time or money for exploration, and I visited my family on the weekends. Philly never felt like home. But ...
12 years ago
Switching from work mode to vacation mode
Do you have a few days off over the holidays – and are trying really hard to relax? Switching from work mode to vacation mode can b ...
12 years ago
ListenDelaware mystery death three years later: still no answers in John Wheeler case
Still no answers in the mysterious death of the former Pentagon official who disappeared in Wilmington three years ago this week. ...
12 years ago
Who killed the chemistry set? And an effort to reinvent it
A Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit is seeking the next great science toy. Jennifer Landry is opening an “atomic energy” ...
12 years ago
ListenBig institutions, and their leaders, elude punishment
When complex, powerful organizations become seedbeds of wrong-doing, how do you hold them accountable? Whom do you punish? ...
12 years ago
ListenVacancies to bring change to Pa. Legislature
The Pennsylvania Legislature’s two-year election cycle will be circling back around in the coming year. New district boundar ...
12 years ago
N.J. foreclosure pipeline remains clogged
The number of homes entering foreclosure across the nation is at its lowest level in years. But a big backlog of cases has left New Jerse ...
12 years ago
Nearly 600 vases stolen from cemeteries in Del.
State police and cemetery officials say close to 600 bronze vases have been stolen from cemeteries in Delaware since late November. < ...
12 years ago
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