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New Jersey
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Too much Atlantic in Atlantic City: Beach erosion has casinos desperately seeking sand by summer

Weeks of winter storms have badly eroded beaches in the northern section of town, leaving little if any sand on which to play during all but the lowest tides.

2 years ago

Members of the Al-Rabaya family break their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan outside their destroyed home by the Israeli airstrikes in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Monday, March 18, 2024.
International
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Famine is said to be ‘imminent’ in northern Gaza as Israel raids the main hospital again

Israel faces mounting pressure from even its closest allies to streamline the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip and to open more crossings.

2 years ago

Rapper Phat Geez
Gun Violence
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Philadelphia

Philadelphia rapper Phat Geez fatally shot in Brewerytown

Officers responded to a report of a person with a gun at about 10:10 p.m. Sunday on the 1200 block of North Taney Street.

2 years ago

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi chases the ball after a penalty kick during the first half of a CONCACAF Champions Cup soccer match against Nashville SC, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Philadelphia
Sports

Lionel Messi out of Argentina-El Salvador match in Philly due to muscle injury

The captain was injured last week while playing for his Inter Miami club in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

2 years ago

Astronaut Tom Stafford (left) and cosmonaut Alexey Leonov shake hands after the first docking of U.S. and Soviet spacecraft in 1975.
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Space

NASA astronaut Tom Stafford, famed for U.S.-Soviet orbital handshake, has died at 93

Stafford also served as commander of Apollo 10 - the dress rehearsal before NASA's first landing on the moon in 1969.

2 years ago

Members of the Drexel team celebrate during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Stony Brook in the championship of the Colonial Athletic Association conference women's tournament, Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Washington.
NPR
Higher Education
National
Sports

Let the madness begin: 3 things to watch at the NCAA basketball tournaments

With NCAA brackets formed, the college basketball tournaments dubbed March Madness because of its drama begin this week.

2 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper fields a ground ball during a baseball spring training workout Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Clearwater, Fla.
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

How concerned should Phillies fans be about Harper’s back soreness?

Phillies manager Rob Thomson says he isn’t concerned about slugger Bryce Harper’s back stiffness causing him to miss games, but should fans be worried?

2 years ago

Police tape and the flashing lights of a police vehicle behind
Philadelphia
Public Safety
6abc

Small child found dead inside duffel bag in Mantua section of Philadelphia

Neighbors have shared months of outside home surveillance video with detectives.

2 years ago

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Pennsylvania

WHYY is hosting a ‘pop-up’ newsroom in Berwyn and West Chester

The “pop-up” newsrooms are a continued endeavor to strengthen our ties with the communities we cover.

2 years ago

Bob Hurka points towards the Brandywine RIver
Delaware
Environment
Infrastructure
Outdoors

‘Who owns the river?’: Wilmington residents call for historic dam protection while environmentalists work to protect fish species

Residents of a gated community in Delaware say they’re worried they could lose their beloved waterfall, and a piece of history, if a dam is removed to protect fish species.

2 years ago

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Maria Matos and the LACC staff celebrated the ribbon cutting for the grand opening of La Fiesta 3, a childcare center.
Delaware
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Home & Family
Kids

Amid growing demand, a new bilingual child care center is opening in New Castle

With the Latino population on the rise, more families are seeking support for first-generation Spanish-speaking children.

2 years ago

Listen 1:50
Dr. Said Ibrahim stands outside
Higher Education
Medicine
Philadelphia

New dean of medicine at Thomas Jefferson University plans to double down on diversity to improve health outcomes

Dr. Said Ibrahim, appointed dean of Sidney Kimmel Medical College in December, says a more diverse medical school is key to improving health disparities.

2 years ago

A large sign calling for a cease-fire in Gaza hangs from a building in Dublin
NPR
International
Race & Ethnicity

Why Ireland is one of the most pro-Palestinian nations in the world

Many Irish people say British occupation, as well as their own sectarian conflict and 19th century famine, gives them empathy with the Palestinian struggle.

2 years ago

Iowa star Caitlin Clark has helped drive a surge in interest in women's college basketball this season. Look for her Hawkeyes squad to land a 1-seed in the women's tournament
NPR
Higher Education
National
Sports

Caitlin Clark, Connecticut, cowboy hats: Here’s what to watch for on Selection Sunday

Can the Iowa sensation finally win a ring? Will UConn repeat? Who could be this year's Cinderella?

2 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid speaks with members of the media at the NBA basketball team's practice facility, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Camden, N.J.
Philadelphia
Sports

Embiid update: 76ers coach Nick Nurse says doctors are ‘happy with the progress’ following surgery

Nurse said he was “pretty confident” that Embiid will return before the playoffs.

2 years ago

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