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Grammy Awards provide platform for forbidden four-letter word
Frick, freak, frack, flip…anything but the actual four-letter “f word” will do. The words have noticeably replaced the
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I’ll go way out on a limb and predict that Donald Rumsfeld’s newly released memoir, Known and Unknown, will not outs
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South Philly musician finds the beat with ballpoint pens
He calls himself the Lyrical God. Call him what you want, but he’s more talented than the rest of us. Hip-hop musician Julius Wrigh
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Guest: President of Arab American Institute Dr. James J. Zogby
Founder and President of the Arab American Institute, Dr. James J. Zogby will join Radio Times host Maty Moss-Coane to discuss his new bo
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Stories we’re chasing today at WHYY
Good morning, Feeders, and welcome to another week! We’d like to welcome back Health & Science reporter Maiken Scott from mater
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Nearly 3,100 “bears” braved the chilly Atlantic Ocean water to raise money for Special Olympics.
This year’s Pol
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Doron’s big idea: Tracking city performance
On this week’s It’s Our Money podcast, Doron Taussig has a brilliant idea that will revolutionize public accountability in th
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Philadelphia officers accused in drug plot will appear in court today
Two former police officers will appear in court today for a change-of-plea hearing in charges stemming from a plot to steal heroin from a
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Bullied boy returns to ‘View,’ heading to Disney World
Less than a week after his first appearance, Nadin Khoury will return to The View today. The 13-year-old made national headlines
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The word that dares speak its name
“Forget” it! I give in.
For the first time in F****ing decades, I intend to watch the frickin’ Grammy awards.
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New Jersey bill could lower fines for drivers who forget their licenses
A bill under review by a New Jersey Senate committee this morning aims to lower the fines for drivers who get caught cruising without a l
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Michael Vick wins the AP’s NFL Comeback Player of the Year award
Michael Vick took a most unusual path to win the AP’s 2010 NFL Comeback Player of the Year award: no player has returned from jail
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Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Today’s awareness day is designed to bring attention to the disproportionate HIV/AIDS infection rates in the African American commu
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The play’s the thing to spark a dialogue
This just in: It’s hard to talk about race.
But a hopeful update: It can be done.
Particularly when you get an assist fro
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Beat poet uses ballpoints, not drum machines
Julius Wright is taking hip-hop down to its bones. The South Philadelphian, calling himself the Lyrical God, uses ballpoint pens to bang
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