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Voodoo doll, whoopie cushion, denture powder among bizarre trash plucked from Jersey Shore
Volunteers with the Clean Ocean Action environmental group removed over 175,000 items from the state's coastline last year, including pineapples, tires and leg hair remover.
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Why a business coalition wants more employers to overlook criminal records in Philly
Advocates say too much talent is sitting on the sidelines because criminal records are holding some applicants back.
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Info about Mariner East-related water testing not public
The Pa. AG had reached a plea deal with Energy Transfer that included free water testing for residents who might have been affected by Mariner East II pipeline construction.
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Welcoming the world to Philly: PHL preps for WWE influx
Philly airport unveils replica ring and championship belts to welcome some of the thousands of wrestling fans arriving for WrestleMania XL.
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WrestleMania XL, Philly Theatre Week and Dine Latino in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
April 4–7: WrestleMania and Theatre Week in Philly, "Murder on the Nile" in N.J. and a celebration of Black female artists in Delaware are among this weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:36Chester County organizations to host ‘poverty simulation’
The simulation is intended to be a role-playing experience designed to give participants a glimpse of what someone may experience living a month in poverty.
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Listen 1:05These are the World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli airstrike in Gaza
The food charity, which feeds people in disaster zones, identified those killed: three Britons, an Australian, a Palestinian, a Pole and a dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada.
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Di Bruno Bros. secures investment from Brown’s Super Stores
The brand founded in Philly in 1939 enters a new chapter with new financial backing from former mayoral candidate Jeff Brown.
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Phillies to offer BOGO hotdogs for 1st time since replacing ‘Dollar Dog Night’
Since many fans were disappointed by the loss of the dollar-dog deal, other eateries around the city have offered up their own deal.
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Kitten wrapped in duct tape, other animals rescued from Chester County home; suspect charged
According to the Brandywine Valley SPCA, officials were alerted to a maimed kitten while responding to a call about a stray dog in Coatesville last week.
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Hundreds of environmental journalists are coming to Philly to learn how to do their jobs better
This year’s Society of Environmental Journalists conference focuses on journalism’s role in democracy, disinformation and activism.
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Listen :54WWE kicks, punches, slams marketing efforts into high gear ahead of WrestleMania in Philly
WrestleMania XL, a two-day event in Philadelphia, is just days away, but WWE’s marketing campaign for its biggest premium live event of the year began months ago.
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Philly street sweeping season begins Monday. Here’s what you need to know
The warning period starts Monday and fines will be issued beginning April 29.
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On the road to superstardom, the next WrestleMania headliners could be training in Philadelphia
With WrestleMania XL coming to Philly in April, lifelong fans are hoping to make it to the grand stage by training at local wrestling schools.
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Listen 3:40‘No timeline’ to recover 4 bodies after Baltimore bridge collapse, as cleanup begins
The bodies of two construction workers who were on the bridge at the time of the crash were recovered last week, and a search is ongoing for four others.
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