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Crews remove box around Christopher Columbus statue in South Philadelphia
The box has surrounded the statue for two years. On Friday, a judge ruled it needed to be removed.
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Moms Bonded by Grief host holiday party for those who lost loved ones to gun violence
A holiday party in South Philadelphia Sunday sought to empower and unite mothers and young kids who’ve lost loved ones to gun violence.
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Montgomery County proposes a real estate tax hike and employee salary bump in 2023 budget
Montgomery County officials have been collecting community input on the proposed real estate tax increase. The final 2023 budget is due by Dec. 15.
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Wilmington City Council has named a task force to consider reparations
The group will make recommendations on compensation for institutional discrimination against African Americans by mid-2023.
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Hospitalizations signal rising COVID-19 risk for U.S. seniors
Nursing homes leaders are redoubling efforts to get staff and residents boosted with the new version of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Hurts, Eagles clinch playoffs with 48-22 win over Giants
The league's best team improved to 12-1 on Sunday with a 48-22 thrashing of the New York Giants.
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SUV crashes into Delaware nursing home
The SUV narrowly missed oxygen tanks, which can explode.
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Memorial to American writer Grant Wahl placed at World Cup game
Wahl fell ill while working during extra time of the Argentina-Netherlands game on Friday at Lusail Stadium.
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Pioneering Black feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes dies at 84
Hughes died Dec. 1 in Tampa, Florida.
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A winter festival and toy drive are coming to Kensington’s McPherson Square. The events are part of a collaboration between the city and residents to make the park safer.
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Listen 4:13The history of the Philadelphia Orchestra now lives at Penn
More than 1,000 boxes containing the complete 175-year archive of the Orchestra and the Academy of Music have moved across town to Penn Library.
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GOP sues over special elections in Pa. House majority battle
Rep. Bryan Cutler of Lancaster in a lawsuit filed late Friday asked Commonwealth Court to issue an injunction against special elections his Democratic counterpart scheduled.
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Philadelphia Ballet invites Black dads to bring their kids to the Nutcracker
Response to the Philadelphia Ballet’s “Daddy and Me” initiative welcoming fathers this weekend has been “overwhelming.”
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‘He will be missed’: Wilmington police chief hired to lead St. Louis PD
Chief Robert Tracy started his tenure in 2017, during a record year for shootings. Gun violence has fallen, risen, and fallen again during that time.
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Listen 1:35Vanguard pulls out of international climate initiative, angering environmentalists
Vanguard withdrew from a global network of asset managers committed to cutting carbon emissions. The company says it was to preserve independence and prevent confusion.
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