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Darcy Walker Krause is executive director of Uplift Center for Grieving Children. (Courtesy of Uplift Center)
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COVID and gun violence forces the Uplift Center for Grieving Children to pivot in new ways to help

The nonprofit provides grief counseling through peer and crisis support for children and teens grades K-12 who have experienced the death of someone significant in their lives

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7th Street in North Camden looking towards Elm Street. Officials have broke ground on a $2.3 million enhancement project which will include flood mitigation and pedestrian improvements
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Project to enhance major crosstown Camden artery to start in May

Officials broke ground on a major road enhancement project on 7th Street, connecting North Camden to downtown.

4 years ago

Philadelphia soft pretzel (Samuel Lieberman/Billy Penn)
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Billy Penn

Why Philadelphia soft pretzels are better than the rest

The shape results in a unique texture and flavor.

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Russia pounds eastern Ukraine as West promises Kyiv new arms

Two months into the devastating conflict, Western arms have already helped Ukraine stall Russia’s invasion — but its leaders have said they need more support fast.

4 years ago

The Twitter app on a smartphone
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Can Musk deliver on his vision for Twitter? Questions remain

Most of Musk's goals strike experts as vague or infeasible; some suggest that Musk may have bitten off more than he can chew.

4 years ago

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Poll: Quality of life good in N.J., but people want to leave due to costs and taxes

Nearly two-thirds surveyed in a Monmouth University poll say they would like to leave New Jersey because it costs too much.

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Kane Tanaka, born in 1903, smiles as a nursing home celebrates three days after her 117th birthday in Fukuoka, Japan, on Jan. 5, 2020. (Kyodo/Reuters)
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The world’s oldest person, Japan’s Kane Tanaka, dies at age 119

Although she didn't quite make it to her goal of 120 years old, Kane Tanaka still lived long enough to become the world's oldest person.

4 years ago

Elon Musk (Kiichiro Sato/AP)
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Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44B and will privatize company

Billionaire Elon Musk has reached an agreement to acquire Twitter for approximately $44 billion, the company said.

4 years ago

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Russia hits rail, fuel facilities in attacks deep in Ukraine

As both sides in the 2-month-old war brace for what could be a grinding battle in the country’s eastern industrial heartland, top American officials pledged more help.

4 years ago

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Billy Penn

Can a food co-op thrive in Kensington? KCFC says it has just 6 months to turn things around

Long in the works, the community grocery story is trying to maintain momentum in a changing neighborhood.

4 years ago

Four chickens look at the camera from behind a fence.
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Philadelphia

How backyard chicken owners are protecting their flocks from the deadly avian flu outbreak

Backyard chicken owners in Pennsylvania are taking extra precautions to protect their birds, which they see as pets, from getting infected from the deadly avian flu.

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In this photo provided by the National Park Service, fallen trees smolder after a wildfire at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in Arizona, Wednesday, April 20, 2022.
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Fires hit Southwest, New Mexico’s season ‘dangerously early’

New Mexico faces a long and potentially devastating wildfire season, said Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, as wildfires cause destruction and force people to evacuate their homes.

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Ukrainian American parishioners in Montco celebrate Orthodox Easter

Many parishioners remembered family and friends in Ukraine who are caught in the crosshairs of a nearly two-month-long Russian invasion.

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Ukraine leader pushes for more arms; U.S. officials to visit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pressed the West for more powerful weapons as he prepared to meet with top U.S. officials in the war-torn country’s capital.

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Derek Bowner, executive officer at the Philadephia Fire Department, speaks with the press following a deadly fire in Kensington on April 24, 2022.
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Officials: 4 dead, including 3 children after rowhome fire in Kensington

Officials say it was 3 children and a man who died.

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