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Turmoil of war, memories of peace animate work of poet from Baghdad

Dunya Mikhail is generally known as a war poet. The native of Baghdad came of age during the Iran-Iraq war, one of the longest conflicts ...

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Meningitis outbreak puts spotlight on compounding pharmacies

A 70-year-old Cumberland County, N.J., man is hospitalized with fungal meningitis after receiving an injection of tainted steroids shippe ...

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N.J. gets tough on unemployment insurance fraud

New Jersey is expanding its efforts to combat unemployment insurance fraud. A new program called “Identity Proofing” r ...

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PECO to replace smart meters in 100,000 homes

PECO is replacing new “smart” electric meters that overheated, sometimes sparking fires in the region. After three ind ...

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Looking beyond the labels to the essence of food

Perhaps more than any time in the past, Americans are aggressively asking where their food comes from and whether it’s been produce ...

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Utility benchmarking now law in Philadelphia

A new push for energy efficiency is now law in Philadelphia. The bill amends the Energy Conservation portion of the Philadelphia C ...

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Last day to register to vote in Pa., another week in N.J.

Tuesday, Oct. 9, is the final day for Pennsylvania voters to register for the November elections. The much-debated voter ID law is ...

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Stuffed animal collection, anti-violence pledge at Domestic Violence Awareness rally

Love Park is the stage for an awful lot of rallies, but few of them feature a bus full of stuffed animals. At the Women Against Ab ...

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Presidential race contested in far fewer states than in past

So much for Mitt Romney’s plans to compete for Democratic-trending Michigan or Pennsylvania. And what about President Barack Obama& ...

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What are your solutions for speeding in Northwest Philadelphia?

Following two traffic fatalities in NW Philadelphia, NewsWorks rented a radar gun and clocked some alarming speeds along Henry Avenue and ...

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Three questions for the candidates for Delaware Governor

WHYY gives the chance to answer 3 questions about issues in the upcoming campaign. We won’t edit their ...

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Delaware man charged in 3-year-old murder case

Delaware authorities have arrested a man in connection with a three-year-old murder case. State police say 21-year-old Jermaine M. ...

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Mt. Airy civics to form schools committee

East Mount Airy Neighbors and West Mount Airy Neighbors are teaming up to form an education-focused committee.  EMAN’s ...

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14th Police District: Where thieves will even steal a graduation cap-and-gown set

This list covers Sept. 23-23, 2012. Sept. 23 Theft: 300 block of W. Duval St. PA tags removed from 2011 Ch ...

14 years ago

Lucky Ant brings power of numbers to Philadelphia

You’ve heard of Kickstarter, but what about Lucky Ant?   Today the hyper-local crowd-funding operation branched out fro ...

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