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Help with heating bills for low-income Pennsylvanians available Tuesday
The program helped hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians last season, according to officials. It's open from November through April.
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A former employee accuses Twitter of big security lapses in a whistleblower complaint
Twitter's former security head is accusing the company of ignoring major security vulnerabilities and misrepresenting the number of fake accounts on the platform.
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The ‘Flavored by Philly’ potato chip winner is an ode to the city’s best sandwiches
Philabundance got a $10k donation out of the deal.
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All-Black, all-female American Airlines crew flies from Dallas to honor Bessie Coleman
The airline hosted the Bessie Coleman Aviation All-Stars tour last week to celebrate the anniversary of Coleman earning her international pilot's license in 1921.
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Phillies’ Bryce Harper to begin rehab assignment Tuesday
The National League MVP hasn’t played since breaking his left thumb on June 25.
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Camden’s toxic dirt pile will be cleaned in 2023
Camden officials announced plans to finally clean up the toxic dirt pile in 2023.
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Philly officials want your ideas on gun violence solutions. Sessions begin this week
Philadelphia is bringing back “listening sessions” to gain community feedback on the gun violence crisis, extending a series held in the spring.
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A statewide coalition will host three workshops, where residents can learn about the harmful health impacts caused by incinerators and other polluting facilities.
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PGA tournament shines bright light on Wilmington and Delaware
About 130,000 spectators descended on northern Delaware for the area’s biggest sporting event ever. Officials hope they all make return visits.
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Listen 1:52Info for your corner of Philadelphia: A guide to neighborhood papers and hyperlocal news sites
How to keep track of what’s happening down the street.
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Violence-free zone? House of Umoja looks to 70s-era peacemaking practices to keep teens safe
The House of Umoja has been credited with helping to quell Philly’s gang violence crisis in the 1970s. Now it wants to train a new generation of peacemakers.
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Listen 5:41Philadelphia Caribbean Festival returns to Penn’s Landing to celebrate rhythms and Caribbean culture
Despite pouring rain, hundreds united along Philadelphia’s Delaware River waterfront Sunday to celebrate Caribbean heritage.
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Many still seeking food, shelter a year after Haiti quake
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southern Haiti a year ago, killing more than 2,200 people.
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Texas sends migrants to New York. They get a warm welcome, but life there is tough
As Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sends more migrants via bus from the Mexico border, volunteers, city officials, and migrants in New York City are forced to adapt.
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Demolition of St. Laurentius Church in Fishtown begins after long battle
The church was built in 1882 with the donations of Polish immigrants. The archdiocese of Philadelphia in 2014 announced the church's closure.
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