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A ‘hug’ on MLK Day for mothers who have lost children to gun violence
The Monday afternoon event will take place on North Simpson Street in West Philadelphia, where 7-year-old Zamar Jones was killed last August.
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Local theater company got caught in Facebook’s sweep of QAnon
The tiny Paper Doll Ensemble used Facebook to promote an anti-Trump discussion event, triggering an automated ban from the platform.
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Statehouses, US capital brace for potentially violent week
Some capitals are closed, fences are up and extra police are in place at statehouses across the U.S. as authorities brace for potentially violent demonstrations.
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Upper Darby receives $1 million grant for phase one of new community center
The township was awarded funds from the state’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program to pay for the feasibility phase of the project.
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How a ‘love affair with Black literature’ kept Lansdale’s Black Reserve Bookstore alive
A rise in pandemic reading and demand for works written from the Black perspective or about social justice made a unique moment in time, the owner says.
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Listen 1:39Some in the GOP parrot far-right talk of a coming civil war
There are parallels between now and the run-up to the Civil War, including a national election that ended with Lincoln in 1860 and Biden in 2020, who many rejected as winners.
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Guard troops pour into Washington as states answer the call
In dribs and drabs, governors responded, some agreeing to send an extra dozen, 100 or even 1,000, while others said no.
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NJ sues federal government, saying ‘forever chemicals’ at military bases polluted drinking water
Two of the so-called “forever chemicals” have entered groundwater on and surrounding the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and at two other bases at Trenton and Earle.
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Despite challenges, Martin Luther King’s legacy lives on at namesake school in Philadelphia
Five decades later after Martin Luther King’s assassination, the neighborhood school is fighting to provide a high-quality education.
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Trump trial pending, McConnell calls it ‘vote of conscience’
The uncertainty of the scheduling reflects the fact that Democrats do not want the Senate trial to dominate the opening days of the Biden administration.
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Opera Philadelphia uses ‘Soldier Songs’ to explore post-traumatic stress
The opera-turned-film is based on interviews with combatants in five different American wars.
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Philly police: Face masks are the ‘number one obstacle’ for homicide investigators
The department’s homicide clearance rate dropped significantly last year. Police say shooters wearing face masks is a big reason why.
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Biden candles, beer, and ‘hardcore’ T-shirts are part of inaugural spirit in Delaware
There’s also an Amtrak-themed Biden beer. Wilmington shoppers have lots to choose from to get their presidential fix.
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Listen 2:20The Capitol insurrection was never about the election. It was about white supremacy.
What else explains how people can think it’s perfectly within their rights to try to overthrow the government because their guy didn’t win?
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Administrative law judges recommend PUC toss out DELCORA deal
The state Public Utility Commission must sign off on the long-contested $276.5M sale of Delaware County’s wastewater system to Aqua Pennsylvania.
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