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New Jersey team to assist in Florida condo collapse search
N.J. Task Force 1 sent 70 members who specialize in 21 technically skilled positions and 10 ground support personnel. It is the unit's eighth deployment under FEMA since 2016.
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Fourth of July fun in the Delaware Valley includes fireworks, concerts, and more
July 1 - 4: Fourth of July fun in the Delaware Valley includes fireworks, concerts, and more.
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Listen 3:28Philly pool season begins after challenging search for lifeguards
The city’s pool season begins, despite the recruitment issues and criticism surrounding which neighborhood pools were chosen to open.
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Trans activist raises money for LGBTQIA causes with weekly bike rides
Salina Brett has spent every weekend this month on her bicycle to raise money for LGBTQIA charities.
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Listen 6:2376ers, Devils CEO O’Neil resigns after 8 years leading HBSE
O’Neil, a Villanova graduate, also has local ties from a previous job as vice president of sales with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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In one of Philly’s hottest areas, neighbors are crowdfunding air conditioners
As the mercury climbs, Philly neighbors are raising money to help one another keep cool.
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Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium to receive Philadelphia Magis Award
Each year, the award is given to a person or organization who goes above and beyond for their community.
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Surfside condo board warned residents that concrete damage was ‘significantly worse’
"The concrete deterioration is accelerating." Champlain South Towers' condo board president wrote as she asked for a $15M special assessment for major structural repairs.
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What led to the Florida condo collapse? Here’s what we know so far
Amid one of the largest U.S. rescue operations in recent memory, those who escaped the tower or lost loved ones want to know how the 12-story structure could have fallen.
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‘Allez Wawa!’ The connection between the Tour de France and Philly’s favorite convenience store
“Comment dit-on «Hoagiefest» en français?”
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UN rights chief: Reparations needed for people of African descent
The report hopes to build on momentum around the intensified scrutiny worldwide about the blight of racism and its impact on Africans and people of African descent.
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Here’s the opening schedule for the city's swimming pools.
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Official death toll climbs to 10: The latest on the condo collapse in Surfside
Emergency crews have been working at the site of the Champlain Towers South building collapse around the clock since last Thursday.
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Using hashtags, gun violence survivors living with disabilities want to share their stories
On Tuesday, Disability Pride Philadelphia is asking people affected by gun violence to flood Instagram and Facebook with their personal stories.
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Pennsylvania officially lifts indoor face mask mandate
Businesses still maintain the option of requiring employees, guests, or customers to wear face masks, health officials stressed.
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