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Second Delaware house fire claims another life
The Delaware Fire Marshal’s office is investigating a second fatal house fire that broke out in New Castle County. The blaze was ...
13 years ago
Two acquitted in Philly-area charter school fraud case
A federal jury has acquitted two defendants in a major fraud case involving four Philadelphia-area charter schools, but has so far failed ...
13 years ago
Carper says Fisker production is unlikely in Delaware
U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Delaware) said he’s trying to attract Chinese billionaire Richard Li to Delaware but doubts Li’s company, ...
13 years ago
Mandela’s South Africa makes case for potency of economic sanctions
In 1993, on the eve of black majority rule in South Africa, Time magazine asked Nelson Mandela if economic sanctions ...
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ListenManufacturing report shows Philly can attract more high-tech business
Philadelphia is no longer the “workshop of the world,” but a task force has released a blueprint for bringing more manufactur ...
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Listen$52 million grant goes to Pa. for early education programs
Pennsylvania has been awarded a $51.7 million federal grant to improve early education programs. The money will help increase acce ...
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Pa.’s highest court strikes down Act 13, cites right to clean air, pure water
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has issued a key decision this afternoon, striking down portions of Act 13, the 2012 law that imposed an i ...
13 years ago
Nutter, union president save Philly workers from tripled health care costs
The city of Philadelphia is helping its white-collar workers weather a health care crisis. The city has given ...
13 years ago
ListenTop fiscal watchdog leaving N.J. post
New Jersey Comptroller Matt Boxer is leaving the cabinet of Gov. Chris Christie. “My six year term ends next month, and I ha ...
13 years ago
In times of high demand, limo service Uber launches ‘surge pricing’
Say it’s a snowy Saturday night and you’re looking for a ride home. Just how much would you be willing to pay? In Phil ...
13 years ago
ListenBeach replenishment progresses in Monmouth County
Beach replenishment work is “progressing well” in Monmouth County, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesman said. < ...
13 years ago
So, thanks to Snowden, we’re having the conversation we should have had years ago about the NSA’s wholesale spying. Wha ...
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Santa’s ethnicity in U.S. evolves over years
Santa Claus may be popularly known as a white-bearded benefactor with Dutch-English origins. But multiethnic versions of Santa are ...
13 years ago
Winter wonders: Family activities in Philly this weekend
Here’s a look at what’s going on for the family this weekend. Ice Skating at the Piazza 1001 N. 2nd St ...
13 years ago
Look at all the First Round startups being silly
This is how you do a holiday video, folks. Philly’s own First Round Capital, one of the country’s leading venture firm ...
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