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School District of Philadelphia workers vote to strike one week before school begins
The district's maintenance, custodial, and transportation employees voted on Saturday to authorize a strike, as contract negotiations with the district have stalled.
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The film follows Kristal Bush, as she balances running a transportation company that takes families to see incarcerated loved ones with raising her own family.
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Listen 8:59The Council of Indian Organizations of Greater Philadelphia provides a sense of community and cohesion to Indians in America.
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Listen 4:44As Norristown closes parks from dusk to dawn, unhoused people fear arrest
Norristown council voted to close parks from dusk to dawn. Unhoused people fear they can’t sleep in parks, retribution from police.
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The Healing Through the Arts initiative began in 2017 with painting and drawing sessions for people with cancer.
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Injured Utah little leaguer recovering, has call with coach
Mark Ence, the manager for Snow Canyon, says the boy has begun walking and walked to the bathroom on his own Friday morning.
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Philadelphia school board gets earful on ‘out of touch’ masking policy
Several parents said the mask mandate was unnecessary and harmful, but one parent called it common sense.
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Philly boosts Black and Hispanic enrollment in top schools, Chalkbeat analysis shows
Philadelphia’s new lottery admissions system will likely bolster the overall proportion of Black and Hispanic students in the incoming ninth grades.
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Charlene Curtis, trailblazing former Temple basketball coach, dies at 67
Curtis was the head coach at Wake Forest, after head coaching stops at Radford and Temple, where she also was the first African-American head women’s basketball coach.
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These 7 Philly streets will be transformed in latest traffic safety push
Improvements could include new, raised crosswalks, curb extensions to narrow crossing distances, or new traffic signals.
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Panel rules Barr’s Justice Department improperly withheld memo in Russia probe
The department had argued the memo represented the private deliberations of its own lawyers before any decision had been formalized, and was therefore exempt from disclosure.
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Islamic State’s infamous British national gets life term for U.S. hostage deaths
A jury found him guilty of hostage taking resulting in the deaths of Americans James Foley, Steven Sotloff, Peter Kassig and Kayla Mueller.
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Across the country, GOP candidates for positions with some role in election administration have embraced the lie that widespread fraud affected the 2020 election.
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Camden’s Adventure Aquarium to host ‘Sensory-Friendly F.I.S.H Night’
Between 5:30 to 8 p.m., the aquarium plans to reduce noise and lower lights to accommodate people with sensory processing disorders.
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Everything is ‘Free 99’: How a Philly ‘stooping’ account finds new homes for trashed items
“It's kind of empowering to flip items or give them a new life,” said Tanya Mayeux. “I love the idea of keeping whatever we can out of the landfill.”
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