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Court date: Pa. Senate panel moves to block federal health mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to discuss the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act at the end of the month. Wednesday, stat ...
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With April 24 primary, Pa. is a prize in GOP presidential contest
Now that Super Tuesday has failed to shake a single Republican presidential candidate out of the race, it looks like Pennsylvania’s ...
14 years ago
3 area chefs up for national honor, voting ends Sunday
Three Philadelphia chefs are nominated for Food & Wine’s “Best ...
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Philadelphia libraries underused, Pew report finds
Philadelphia has more library branches per capita than many other major American cities, but it uses them less than most. This fin ...
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Editorial cartoonist Tony Auth is coming to NewsWorks
Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Tony Auth has left the Philadelphia Inquirer and is coming to NewsWorks. Chri ...
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GED exam to undergo changes, get tougher
The GED exam is about to get the biggest overhaul ever in its 70-year existence. ...
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Delaware governor honors local police chief
Delaware Governor Jack Markell honored Newport Chief of Police Michael Capriglione for dedicating over a decade of service to the Delawar ...
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State says Delaware’s cancer rates on the decline
Delaware is making progress when it comes to its cancer death rate. The First State is outpacing the rest of the country. The Dela ...
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Saturday is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in three South Jersey towns
Three Cumberland County, N.J., municipalities have declared Saturday “National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.” < ...
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Anti-fracking movement brings its message to Northwest Philadelphia
This Saturday night, an event called “My Water’s on Fire Tonight,” will be held at Summit Presbyterian Church in Mt. Ai ...
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Performance explores history inside Germantown home that served as Underground Railroad stop
It was in the very same Johnson House room, with the same windows and the same knocker on the door, where 1850’s history recently m ...
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Two Delaware teens arrested for stealing copper
New Castle County Police have linked the two teenagers to two copper wire burglaries in the stat ...
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Police recover Paternoville marker, expect charges
Penn State police say the “Paternoville” marker has been recovered, about a week after it was taken from outside the univers ...
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Update: Additional repairs on Winston Road needed in Chestnut Hill
The Philadelphia Water Department told NewsWorks today that construction on Winston Road and Springfield Avenue will likely continue into ...
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Modern sculpture approved for outside Barnes gallery in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Art Commission has approved a new sculpture that will go in front of the Barnes Foundation on the Parkway. The sc ...
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