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An alternate for U.S. Olympic women’s gymnastics tests positive for COVID-19
It's not clear what, if anything, that means for the rest of the team, including superstar Simone Biles. The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee is not naming the athlete.
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A 90-year-old Philly pretzel company is opening a gluten-free bakeshop in Oaklyn
Camden County’s A&A Soft Pretzels created a gluten-free recipe during the pandemic. Now, fourth-generation owners are opening the company’s first storefront after 92 years.
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A coloring book to inspire solutions for cooling Philly’s hotter neighborhoods
Artists hope their collaboration with North Philly residents can get people to care about urban heat. The book is their conversation starter.
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Three popular Philly bars are closing for a week to give workers paid vacation
Standard Tap, Johnny Brenda’s, and The International join a small list of independent restaurants where staff get summer PTO.
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Decrying pandemic ‘profiteering,’ protesters call for a Pa. public health care advocate
Health care should be considered a human right, says Put People First! PA, which organized a Center City march.
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‘First of many’ protests over teardown of Philly’s only rec center for people with disabilities
“I’m praying that they stay open,” said a mother whose son has Down syndrome and visited the Carousel House often.
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One of the deadliest U.S. accidental structural collapses happened 40 years ago today
The deadly structural failure is still closely studied by civil engineers and serves as a cautionary tale for similar designs.
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Northern Liberties community leaders learned about the burial ground at 5th and Spring Garden via social media.
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‘I’m afraid for my life’: Safety is scarce for many in Camden’s senior housing
A lack of security at their apartment complexes makes life dangerous for many Camden seniors. Buildings’ operators refuse to hire guards.
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Listen 6:48Gun buybacks are working in Philly, another one today hopes to build on successes
The city of Philadelphia says gun buybacks have removed dangerous firearms from the city streets.
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Rescue group returns home after digging through rubble of Florida condo collapse
A southeast Pennsylvania-based urban rescue team returns after working in Surfside collapse.
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Philly environmental groups picket TD Bank over investment in tar sands pipeline
Environmental groups in Philadelphia picketed outside a TD Bank branch to call on the finance giant to end investments in the controversial Line 3 tar sands pipeline project.
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Oof, y’all, Dictionary.com just added over 300 new words and definitions
The over 300 new words and definitions added to Dictionary.com during its most recent round of updates reflect the realities of our rapidly changing world.
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McGlinchey’s temporarily gives up smoking, but the dive bar is bringing it back
The Center City landmark reopened in June thinking there were no cigarettes allowed — but it was all a miscommunication.
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300 murders in 196 days: Philadelphia mourns a grim milestone
At least 300 people have been murdered in Philadelphia so far this year, including nearly 30 children under the age of 18.
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