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Sex offender registry law in Pa. facing life-or-death test at Supreme Court
Prosecutors believe the pending cases could gut Pennsylvania’s law, allowing sexually violent predators to evade detection and endangering public safety.
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City Council caves to mayor’s threat, agrees to push back abatement reform
City Council passed the amended bill, which pushes back implementation of the abatement reform to Dec. 31, 2020.
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Holidays bring phishing scam surge aimed at small business
While cybercriminals strike any time of the year, they’re particularly active during the holiday and income tax filing seasons when computer users expect to see more emails.
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Sharpening the sting for ‘This Is the Week That Is’
A reporter eavesdrops on the give-and-take in the writers’ room during prep for the stage spoof 1812 Productions has produced over the holidays for the past 14 years.
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Students fear controversial move could be the final act for prestigious N.J. choir college
Students at Westminster Choir College worry an address change will mean the end, with nine months to move, and no shovels in the ground.
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Listen 4:29Cher and Madonna, Anita Baker’s final shows, and holiday home tours in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Homes decked out for the holidays, Cher, Madonna, and Anita Baker’s last tour are part of this week’s event highlights in the Delaware Valley.
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Listen 5:33Judge rejects petition to charterize all of Chester, calling it ‘premature’
About 1,500 Philly students attend Chester campuses run by the charter organization seeking to take the district over.
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AG Grewal announces new rules to increase accountability for N.J. cops, prosecutors
The attorney general said the directives will mean greater transparency in an era of increased scrutiny of the criminal justice system.
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Three bear sightings reported in Wilmington, Del.
There were three bear sighting reports in Wilmington, Del. along roadways near I-95 early this morning, according to Delaware State Police.
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Proposal would require screening all N.J. prisoners for hepatitis B and C
The N.J. Department of Corrections has come under fire from criminal justice and public health advocates who say its policy of targeted screening for the virus falls short.
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Philly’s first urban agriculture director kicks off plan to save endangered edible gardens
Philadelphia is creating its first-ever plan for urban agriculture. The goal: to protect existing community gardens and encourage farming use on vacant city lots.
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Do I hear $1,000? Auction of Hahnemann University Hospital equipment begins
Interested in buying a used linear accelerator, an old hospital stretcher or even a fully equipped hospital kitchen? Now is your chance.
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Pa. state Rep. Movita Johnson-Harrell charged with stealing from nonprofit
She is accused of enriching herself by stealing money from a nonprofit organization she founded to serve the mentally ill and poor who were fighting addiction.
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Media Mobilizing Project begins uploading 15 years of Philly activism captured on video
The Media Mobilizing Project has been recording protests and interviews since 2006. It’s now uploading its archive.
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Listen 1:49After ‘long-term extended loan,’ Penn Museum sends ancient Iraqi artifacts home
Since the 1930s, the Penn Museum has been holding and studying thousands of clay tablets from 2000 B.C. Today, hundreds are returning to Iraq.
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