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New rules coming for the tobacco industry
The FDA will regulate the cigarettes and other tobacco products. The Food and Drug Administration will become the chief regulator ...
17 years ago
Heavy rains great news for mosquitoes
After a dry winter this year, spring has left the region soggier than usual. Heavy rains this month have helped get precipitation ...
17 years ago
Soldiers celebrate safe return home
Cheering crowds greeted close to 3000 members of the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team on the streets of Trenton today – the New Je ...
17 years ago
Nearly 1,000 cases are confirmed so far, with many reported in the last week. As the H1N1 swine flu outbreak expands its reach to ...
17 years ago
With the recent addition of a specialized hot tub, The Birth Center in Wilmington is now one of the only places in the Delaware region wh ...
17 years ago
Radio Times: Neil Degrasse Tyson on Pluto
Astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson is Director of the Hayden Planetarium and the Rose Center of Earth and Space at the American Muse ...
17 years ago
People with disabilities ask for more long-term living options
Advocates say service cuts will cost Pennsylvania money. People with disabilities and their advocates were at the Pennsylvania Cap ...
17 years ago
PA Democrats trumpet stimulus funded project as "Success"
A swarm of Democratic politicians descended on Carlisle, Pennsylvania Thursday to tout the success of President Obama’s federal sti ...
17 years ago
Zoning approved for Foxwoods' Philadelphia casino plan
Philadelphia City Council voted unanimously to approve zoning changes that could pave the way for a casino at 8th and Market Streets. Fox ...
17 years ago
WHYY prepares its viewers for digital transition
What was supposed to happen in February is finally happening Friday, June 12. All television broadcast signals in America will switch to ...
17 years ago
Suburban Philadelphia GM dealer faces uncertain future
A GM dealership in Montgomery County is expected to be one casualty of General Motors’ struggle to come out of bankruptcy a leaner, ...
17 years ago
Philadelphia foreclosure prevention program becomes national model
Philadelphia’s home foreclosure prevention program will be highlighted at the U.S. Conference of Mayors this week. Philadelphia was ...
17 years ago
The day after a security guard was murdered at the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C., an expert on white supremacist violence was in Ph ...
17 years ago
Stimulus funds head to science labs
After dealing with years of stagnant budgets, scientists in the region are welcoming a giant bonus in federal research dollars. Mi ...
17 years ago