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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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Surfside official told residents their building was safe, despite engineer’s warning
An engineering report in 2018 warned of "major structural damage" in the Florida condo that collapsed. The next month, a town inspector said the building was in "good shape."
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Engineers found Florida condo had ‘major structural damage’ before it collapsed
The 2018 report found major damage to the concrete structural slab below the pool deck, and warned that extensive repairs would be needed soon.
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Camden moves to ban cannabis businesses to implement its own rules in the future
Officials face an Aug. 22 deadline under the measure giving the Cannabis Regulatory Commission control over the N.J. recreational marijuana market.
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N.J. first lady tackles maternal and infant health care in Mini Family Festivals
New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy launches Mini Family Festivals to connect families with state and local resources as part of the Nurture NJ initiative.
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Participants in Philly’s Naked Bike Ride will have to cover up … their faces
For this year's annual Naked Bike Ride in Philadelphia, participants are being asked to cover only one thing: the bottom half of their face.
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Cradle grave gardens are brought back to life
A popular practice for memorializing loved ones in the late 19th century has been brought back in York.
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Painting a Parkway mural, to welcome Philly back and encourage vaccination
Artist Felix St. Fort designed the ‘Welcome Back, Philly’ ground mural as part of a ‘Vax Up Philly’ collaboration with the Health Department.
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Southern Delaware businesses slowly overcoming COVID challenges
As COVID cases in Delaware continue to fall, small businesses in southern Delaware are still working to rebound from the economic challenges of the past year.
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‘Everybody has a home here’: Upper Darby is having its first Pride festival
UDTJ — which stands for Understanding, Devotion, Take Action, and Justice — is the group behind the event on Sunday, June 27.
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Ad hoc LGBTQ group begins to re-imagine Pride in Philly
In the wake of the dissolution of Philly Pride Presents, an ad hoc group has begun to organize itself as the new keeper of Pride.
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Cool beer summer: 10 of the newer Philly breweries to visit
It’s time to get back to drinking the good stuff.
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Toll in Florida collapse rises to 4; dozens remain missing
Officials said no cause for the collapse has been determined.
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