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Memorial Day is about remembering those who served

Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic ( ...

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Pa. searching for more equitable way of funding special education

Pennsylvania lawmakers intend to consider how the state can create a better way to fund special education. State Rep. Bernie OR ...

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Efforts to curtail teen pregnancy pay off with declining birth rates

Teen birth rates are falling across the nation, including in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The new data show the biggest ...

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Top 5 stories to watch in NW Philly this week

Here’s a look at what’s to come on NewsWorks this week: 1. For a few weeks this winter it looked like ...

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Top 5 stories to watch in NW Philly this week

Here’s a look at what’s to come on NewsWorks this week: 1. For a few weeks this winter it looked like ...

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Protesters ‘March against Monsanto’ in 250 cities including Philly

Protests against seed giant Monsanto are under way across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries. “March Against Monsanto ...

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Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Haynes Johnson dies at 81

Pioneering Washington journalist Haynes Johnson, who helped redefine political reporting, has died at age 81. The University ...

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Rutgers University graduates its largest class [photos]

NewsWorks would like to congratulate all of this year’s Rutgers University graduates. You are the school’s biggest graduation ...

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After Sandy, a race against time to save an endangered shorebird

When Superstorm Sandy damaged the beaches in the Delaware River bay, it left horseshoe crabs without a place to nest. The loss of spawnin ...

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Police: Knife-wielding man shot, killed in Northeast Philly

Police say officers have shot and killed a man armed with a butcher knife in northeast Philadelphia. Lt. John Stanford said office ...

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No bail for Pa. parents in faith-healing death of two sons

A Philadelphia man charged with murder after losing two sons to untreated pneumonia told police he believes in “divine healing,R ...

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Wilmington’s mayor calls for special council session over budget, council says no

Wilmington Mayor Dennis Williams wants city council to meet Tuesday to deal with the budget impasse. Council says that’s not going to h ...

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Authorities bust illegal alcohol transport from Delaware to Pennsylvania

Liquor control authorities in southeastern Pennsylvania have cracked down on those trying to buy tax-free alcohol across the state line i ...

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Hope prevails at the Jersey Shore

Let’s hope that it prevails over the long run.     ...

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NBC10 report: Philadelphia police search for missing Lawndale boy

Philadelphia Police released a picture of a 12 ...

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