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Cameras keeping vigil at Vietnam memorial
On the Internet, you can stream almost anything 24/7 – there are dog cams, hawk cams, even polar bear cams. The keepers of th
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13 years ago
Antidepressant fights hot flashes
A widely prescribed antidepressant could offer a new way to fight a common symptom that leaves some older women hot — and bothered.
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13 years ago
Recorded Live: A Q&A from Port au Prince
From Port au Prince, Susan Phillips reports on her visit to the slums ne
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13 years ago
Rescued dog needs expensive leg surgery
Sailor is a German Shepherd mix puppy who was found in a South Philadelphia garbage heap earlier this week. His rescuer is looking for do
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13 years ago
Losing NJ scratch-off tickets get a second chance
Scratch-off lottery tickets just became more fun. Aside from the anticipation that comes with uniting penny and cardboard to see if you
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13 years ago
Send photos of your favorite neighborhood snow scenes to mpinto@whyy.org. Please be sure to include your name and the location of t
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13 years ago
Cliveden curator prefers books to TV
When he’s not brewing things, Cliveden Curator of History and Fermentation Phillip Seitz enjoys reading about Philadelphia history,
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13 years ago
N.J. cuts back on in-home therapy for behavioral disorders
In-home behavioral health therapy for about 3,000 New Jersey children will soon end as the state changes the qualifying criteria for in-h
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13 years ago
Original Apple fonts had Philly-based names
Bet you didn’t know a Narberth native helped design fonts for Apple. Even more interesting: the original fonts almost had Philly-ba
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13 years ago
Solaris Grille in Chestnut Hill closes
Solaris Grille has closed its doors for good. Owner John Anderson delivered the news via
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13 years ago
Steele withdraws from RNC race
Michael Steele has withdrawn from the race for chairman of the Republican National Committee. The incumbent, who is the first African Ame
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13 years ago
Drexel professor envisions neighborhood cell phone tours
A Drexel University professor is combining his anthropology background and digital media skills to help bring history to the 21st century
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13 years ago
“Fake” medicine nets “real” results
What if doctors could prescribe a placebo without all the ethical ickiness of deceiving their patients? Psychologist Dan Gottlieb and WH
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13 years ago
Boys Latin CEO: “retaliation will be cause for expulsion”
A stabbing incident this morning in West Philadelphia left seven students injured — six from Boys’ Latin Charter School. BLCS
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13 years ago
Pushing to get legal marijuana planted in the Garden State
The rules that would govern New Jersey’s medical marijuana program are getting mixed reviews.Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, a Princeton
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13 years ago