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Philadelphia prison chief to leave job after string of prisoner deaths and escapes
Since 2016, Blanche Carney has overseen the city’s prisons and jails, which have been dealing with violence and the escape of four prisoners in a span of six months last year.
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Maple syrup from New Jersey: You got a problem with that?
Stockton University is using $1 million in federal grants to explore whether a viable syrup industry can be created using a species of maple tree common to southern N.J.
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Philly’s summer jobs program for youth gets makeover, will focus on careers
Career Connected Learning PHL plans to hire 8,000 young people and expand year-round, work-based activities for an additional 2,000, replacing the city’s WorkReady program.
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The ever-increasing cost of life-saving diabetes medication is forcing some patients to ration their supply of insulin, risking massive health complications.
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Listen 1:13As Tammy Murphy exits N.J.’s U.S. Senate race, Andy Kim is the Democratic candidate to beat
Two other candidates remain in the race: Dr. Patricia Campos-Medina, a labor leader, and Lawrence Hamm, an activist based in Newark.
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Listen 1:21Former Yeadon police chief reaches settlement with borough following discrimination suit
Former Yeadon police chief Anthony “Chachi” Paparo accused borough officials of firing him because he is white.
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Listen 0:44Upgrades to Pa. governor’s mansion bankrolled by private group that won’t disclose donors, full cost
A NYC design firm has been hired to refurbish public areas of the residence, but no one will say who is managing the project, raising money for it, or who is paying for it.
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Court agrees to block collection of Trump’s $454 million civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175M
The development came just before New York Attorney General Letitia James was expected to initiate efforts to collect the judgment.
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Casey, McCormick to appear alone on Senate ballots in Pennsylvania after courts boot off challengers
The November contest between Casey and McCormick is expected to be one of the most expensive and closely watched races in the nation.
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Aravind Krishnan is developing technology that can test for bacterial toxins using a plant-based alternative to horseshoe crabs.
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Listen 1:19New Jersey students warned of fentanyl risks during spring break
“They think it’s something that, if their peers are doing it, it's safe,” said one youth coordinator. “They don’t see the radical risk or the radical dangers.”
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Listen 1:18With the support of loyal members and “Barbenheimer,” Renew Theaters, which operates theaters in Ambler, Doylestown, Jenkintown and Princeton, is thriving.
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Listen 7:00More than 50 media orgs, including WHYY News, and community groups collaborated to cover the mayoral election last year. Now, the EVEV project returns with new focus.
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Listen 1:15Palestinians describe bodies and ambulances crushed in Israel’s ongoing raid at Gaza’s main hospital
Palestinians who fled an ongoing Israeli raid of Gaza's main hospital have spoken of mass arrests and forced marches past dead bodies.
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Poland demands explanation from Russia after a missile enters its airspace during attack on Ukraine
The incident on Sunday prompted the NATO member to activate F-16 fighter jets. It was Russia’s third big missile attack on Ukraine in the past four days.
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