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Docs offer first trimester Down syndrome test
A new prenatal screening option that gives pregnant women advance notice about a common genetic condition can come with a big price tag a ...
14 years ago
If earlier screening results in fewer babies with Downs syndrome, is that a good thing?
A new prenatal test, safer and easier than established methods, has one geneticist asking if babies with Down syndrome will gra ...
14 years ago
Obama’s lead over Romney in Pa. slips, poll shows
President Barack Obama’s lead in Pennsylvania has slipped a bit, though he still leads GOP rival Mitt Romney, according to the late ...
14 years ago
What is the fairest way for Pa. to deal with juvenile lifers petitioning for resentencing?
The U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down mandatory life sentences for juveniles convicted of murder may affect the existing sentence ...
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Bird deaths in N.J. linked to pesticide
Dozens of dying birds fell from the sky above Millville, New Jersey, this week. Health officials say the incident was caused by the use o ...
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N.J.-Pa. bridge commission sets next director’s pay
The next executive director of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission will earn less than he current one. The Delaware R ...
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17 political types from Northwest Philly (and beyond) react to voter ID ruling
The state’s voter identification law is still slated to go into effect this November. On Wednesday, Commonwealth Court Judge ...
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Sixers introduce new players at National Constitution Center
As Andrew Bynum and Jason Richardson, the newest additions to the Philadelphia 76ers, took their seats at a table set up at the National ...
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Five N.J. halfway houses fined $45,000 over escapes
Five privately operated halfway houses in New Jersey are being fined a total of $45,000 by the Christie administration for failing to qui ...
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Delaware justices hear more arguments in appeal of convicted pediatrician
The attorney for a pediatrician serving multiple life sentences for sexually abusing many of his young patients told the Delaware Supreme ...
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Lynn’s lawyers file bail request with appeals court
Having been denied bail by Common Pleas Court Judge M. Teresa Sarmina, Monsignor William Lynn is now taking his request to Pennsylvania ...
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Police: Armed-robbery crew wreaks early morning crime spree on East Germantown
Philadelphia Police are searching for at least seven men suspected in three armed robberies which occurred the East Germantown neighborho ...
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2 Philly favorites in the running for ‘Best Sandwich of America’
Besides mouth-watering food an long lines, what do DiNic’s and John’s Roast Pork have in common? Both are in the runni ...
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South Jersey pet cemetery up for sale
The owner of a south Jersey pet cemetery says she’s forced to put the property up for sale because she faces rising costs and pro ...
14 years ago
Demolition D-Day passes and the Queen Lane Apartments still stand
The original deadline for the demolition of the Queen Lane Apartments will come and go this week, but there’s no word on when the G ...
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