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Philly scheduled to host Fourth of July FIFA World Cup game, 5 group stage games, in 2026
New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium beat out AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas as the venue for the final on July 19.
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Family wants answers after baby forgotten inside closed day care in Philadelphia
Police say the day care was closed and locked up along Whitaker Avenue when the family arrived.
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The Black Philadelphians Descendant Community Group opposed the burial, insisting it should have had the right to determine what happened to the remains.
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Railroads say they’re making safety changes to reduce derailments after fiery Ohio crash
The small town near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border is still struggling to recover a year later.
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WHYY News is hosting a ‘pop-up’ newsroom in Princeton
This will be the first “pop-up” newsroom in New Jersey for 2024.
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76 small dogs and other animals rescued from mobile home in Felton, Delaware
Officers arrived at the home to find 66 small breed dogs, nine cats and a bird living in "inhumane" conditions.
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Longtime school board member killed in West Caln Township, Pa. plane crash
The small plane, a twin-engine Gulfstream American GA-7, crashed in an area between a home and some trees in the 500 block of Old Wilmington Road in West Caln Township.
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Chester LNG project promises return, despite Biden’s pause and other hurdles
The Penn America Energy CEO is still bullish on building an LNG facility in Chester. He plans to meet public opposition with public engagement.
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Listen 1:17More than 100 tires have washed ashore Delaware beaches since December
Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is investigating whether washed ashore tires came from decades-old artificial reefs.
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Over 40 people rallied outside a West Oak Lane apartment complex after multiple tenants complained that their heaters didn’t work, and management refused to fix them.
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Listen 1:23Small plane crashes behind home in West Caln Township
Firefighters and police were on the scene of a small plane crash Thursday afternoon in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
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NBA hands out $75,000 fine to 76ers for injury reporting violations
The 76ers didn't include Embiid on their injury report Saturday before scratching the reigning MVP from their lineup minutes before tipoff.
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More than 200 staffers with Chicago Tribune and 6 other newsrooms begin 24-hour strike
The striking workers are employees of Alden Global Capital, a New York hedge fund that has been buying up newspapers across the country.
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A beheading video was on YouTube for hours, raising questions about why it wasn’t taken down sooner
“It’s another example of the blatant failure of these companies to protect us,” said Alix Fraser. “We can’t trust them to grade their own homework.”
2 years ago
Ocean City Council limits street performances on boardwalk, raises fee to $200
“Boardwalk entertainers” will only be permitted to perform within two “designated entertainment zones” between May 1 and October 31.
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