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Schuylkill River dredging to re-start thanks to $13 million in federal funds
Dredging along the Schuylkill will help rowers and mitigate future flooding after a dispute with the Army Corps of Engineers halted the project in the fall of 2020.
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Cycling groups get help from Philly DA through anti-violence grants
The goal is to support groups with small budgets through a microgrant to help them expand and prevent violence on the neighborhood level.
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Pa. GOP’s 2020 election inquiry contract extended by 6 months
The contract is to last for another six months, through Nov. 18, under an extension signed last week by Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward.
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Free Library will screen, discuss episodes of ‘Philly D.A.’
Neighborhood branches of the public library in Philly will screen episodes of the doc series about Larry Krasner, with discussions about criminal justice.
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Court ruling extends uneven treatment for asylum-seekers
President Joe Biden wanted to end Title 42 immigration limitations on Monday, but a federal judge in Louisiana issued a nationwide injunction that keeps them intact.
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School counselors sound cry for help after Buffalo shooting
In many schools, the Buffalo shooting and others before it have prompted staff discussions on how they might respond to students' threats of violence.
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Yes, and… Philadelphia middle and high schoolers are learning improv to better their skills
The Philadelphia School District said it hopes improv workshops will help students better prepare for college.
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Crozer’s troubles go back to a business deal that was initiated in 2019 — one that Pennsylvania officials were warned about, but had little power to stop.
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Listen 2:17Sajda “Purple” Blackwell and her husband Tommy Blackwell have long been running neighborhood patrols, food distributions and other events intended to curb gun violence.
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Climate to conflict, Davos’ post-COVID return has full plate
The much-ballyhooed World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos gets underway this week after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Russia presses Donbas offensive as Polish leader visits Kyiv
Polish President Andrzej Duda has traveled to Kyiv to support Ukraine's goal of European Union membership.
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Get used to a Philly summer that’s expected to be a scorcher
A blistering weekend is a forecast of things to come. NOAA points to a hot, rainy summer for the mid-Atlantic. Plus, the hurricane forecast for 2022 is out this Tuesday.
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78,000 pounds of infant formula arrives in U.S.
Enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles has arrived in the United States from Europe.
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Fetterman released from hospital after stroke
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has been released from the hospital after a stay of more than a week following a stroke.
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Buffalo shooting victim laid to rest; city marks 1 week
Mourners said their final goodbyes to Roberta Drury on Saturday at the Assumption Church in Syracuse, not far from where she grew up in Cicero.
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