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Philly sports media icon Ray Didinger retires after 53 years
Over the weekend, Hall of Fame sports writer Ray Didinger says goodbye after 53 years covering Philadelphia sports.
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Listen 5:43Self-defense classes help Asian and Pacific Islander women feel safer in New York
The classes are taught by Jess Ng, a Muay Thai fighter who grew up in Queens, to empower Asian and Pacific Islander women to feel safer in New York City.
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Empty spaces, broken hearts in a Texas town gutted by loss
In a town as small as Uvalde, Texas, even those who didn’t lose their own child lost someone.
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Bustleton is a haven for people of post-Soviet descent.
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‘My heart is in Arlington’: What Memorial Day means to one Gold Star family
For many years, Vikki and Mark Pier would come during Memorial Day weekend to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
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Electric rates will rise for most customers in Pennsylvania June 1, and consumer advocates say switching to an alternative power supplier won’t be beneficial.
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Philly needs 60 more lifeguards to open most pools this summer
They’ve raised pay, knocked on doors, and even started a TikTok account to recruit more lifeguards, but Philly pools are still running short on staff.
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Perfect weather for Memorial Day weekend at the Jersey Shore
"A lot of family fun for everyone, you can't go wrong coming to Ocean City," said Alex Grumer of Warrington.
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Memorial Day in Philadelphia: 8 city landmarks that commemorate fallen heroes
These memorials around the city pay tribute to those who’ve served.
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N.J. Gold Star Mother remembers fallen son at Memorial Day service
The names of Camden County residents who paid the ultimate sacrifice were read at a Memorial Day service.
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Uvalde tells Biden to ‘do something’; he pledges ‘we will’
A crowd in Uvalde, Texas, has urged President Joe Biden to “do something” after the killings of 19 elementary school pupils and two teachers at the hands of a lone gunman.
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Opinion: Open spaces in Philly not keeping up with the urgent and obvious need
In a nationwide assessment of dollars spent on maintaining and creating parks and open spaces, Philly’s ranking saw a big drop.
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Philly DA’s office group that offers compassion to victims’ families seeks some for itself
Members of the DA’s office CARES team asked for some compassion for the people working to help others at their worst moments in life.
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VP Harris tells Buffalo mourners: ‘We will come together’
The last of the victims of a gunman’s racist attack on Black people at a Buffalo supermarket has been memorialized at a funeral service that became a call to action.
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Russia takes small cities, aims to widen east Ukraine battle
Russian President Vladimir Putin has insisted that European nations halt sanctions on his country and weapons shipments to Ukraine.
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