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Teamster strike may cause blood shortage
The union represents Red Cross workers who transport blood donations. Philadelphia blood banks and blood donation services are sho ...
16 years ago
Comcast to pay $6.5 billion in NBC deal
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts says its programming business has been “sub-scale,” and he wants to capitalize on NBC’s cable ...
16 years ago
Dad Vail leaves open possible return
Organizers of the rowing competition on the Schuylkill says they aren’t committing to Rumson beyond 2010, and would be willing to c ...
16 years ago
New leadership role for Delaware governor
Governor Jack Markell has been selected to lead the Democratic Governor’s Association. The Democratic Governor’s Assoc ...
16 years ago
First anatomical drawings are in Philadelphia
For the first time in almost 250 years the Pennsylvania Hospital in Center City is showing its original collection of medical drawings pu ...
16 years ago
Activists gathered in Washington Wednesday to rally against health reform legislation that restricts the use of public dollars for aborti ...
16 years ago
A tax on teeth whitening and tummy tucks
Federal lawmakers are proposing a fundraising plan that, so far, has only been tried in New Jersey. WHYY reports on the so-called Botox T ...
16 years ago
N.J. auto insurance rates fall, still highest in U.S.
The latest data are for 2007 and shows a 9.6% decline in automobile insurance premiums in the Garden State from the high of 2004. ...
16 years ago
Pa. lawmakers hear medical marijuana arguments
A bill before the House would allow patients to use marijuana with a doctor’s permission. Advocates and opponents of legaliz ...
16 years ago
Comcast, NBC deal could be ‘too big’
Now that GE has reclaimed 20% of NBC back from a French media company, it is expected to sell the whole package to Philadelphia-based Com ...
16 years ago
Impatience grows with Foxwood Casino
In August, the Gaming Control Board threatened to pull Foxwoods’ license if the Tuesday deadline wasn’t met. A company ...
16 years ago
Philadelphia population finally stabilizes
At 1.5 million people, the city beat its previous yearly estimate by about 90,000. The city’s population peaked just above 2 millio ...
16 years ago
Iranian arms dealer pleads guilty in Delaware court
An Iranian arms dealer will be sentenced in Delaware later this month after pleading guilty to charges related to his efforts to purchase ...
16 years ago