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Southeastern Pa. identified as hotspot of lung disease
Philadelphia and its surrounding counties have been identified as a cluster area for a rare lung disease. It’s one of seven such cl ...
14 years ago
Research: Philly still tops national list of sweatpants-buying
Philadelphia is the most comfortable city for the second year in a row. But wait, there’s a catch there. Comfort leve ...
14 years ago
Dumping on North Philadelphia – a reporter’s frustration
I’ll be away for a few days, but I wanted to leave you with this. My friend and colleague here at WHYY, Elizabeth Fiedler, has live ...
14 years ago
Romney surges, but will his campaign compete in Pa.?
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has surged in national polls since his debate performance last week, and Republican leaders ...
14 years ago
Activists berate Christie tactics on tax credit for working poor
Activists are accusing Gov. Chris Christie of using the working poor as a bargaining chip to get a tax cut enacted. The governor i ...
14 years ago
Philly man who bought gun used in slaying of suburban cop arrested
A Philadelphia man who bought the gun used to kill a Plymouth Township police officer was arrested Wednesday. Michael Henry is cha ...
14 years ago
Christine O’Donnell PAC releases anti-Obama rap video
What could the Christine O’Donnell PAC possibly be doing with a group called “Troublemaker Media”? Producing a rap vide ...
14 years ago
Moore College of Art & Design inaugurates 8th president
Moore College of Art & Design, founded in 1848, inaugurated its eighth president, Cecelia Fitzgibbon, at a ceremony held Sept. 1 ...
14 years ago
‘Black Madam’ held for trial on murder charge in botched buttocks-enhancement procedure
On two separate occasions, 22-year-old Theresa Gyamfi traveled from London, England to Philadelphia with childhood friend Claudia Aderoti ...
14 years ago
Philly girl in political T-shirt flap to transfer
The father of a 16-year-old Philadelphia girl who says she was mocked by her geometry teacher for wearing a Mitt Romney T-shirt says his ...
14 years ago
Lack of Philly oversight faulted as construction projects endanger lower-income areas
Poorly regulated construction projects are endangering the health, safety and quality of life of Philadelphians living in the North Centr ...
14 years ago
Lunch time in Delaware: Rep. Carney eats his vegetables with New Castle County students
It was no ordinary school lunch today at Castle Hills Elementary School in New Castle. Students got to eat their lunch with Congre ...
14 years ago
Three questions for the candidates for U.S. House of Representatives
WHYY gives the chance to answer 3 questions about issues in the upcoming campaign. We won’t edit their ...
14 years ago
Survey finds physicians are frustrated, ready to quit
American physicians are frustrated, feel pessimistic about their profession’s future – and more than half would retire today ...
14 years ago
N.J. reports 2nd meningitis case linked to national outbreak
New Jersey has reported another case of meningitis related to the national outbreak linked to potentially contaminated steroid medication ...
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