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‘Gives me hope’: How low-paid workers rose up against stagnant wages
When some fast-food workers in New York went on strike in 2012, they had no idea it was the beginning of an unlikely movement that would propel an economic revolution.
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Multiple people dead in Milwaukee shooting at Molson Coors
Police tweeted that there was no longer an active threat. Authorities did not immediately release details about the shooter or how the shooting unfolded.
4 years ago
Van Drew supports Jersey Shore town in FEMA storm repayment dispute
A Jersey Shore town still recovering from Superstorm Sandy is receiving the help of a congressman in its battle with the FEMA over fund repayment.
4 years ago
National Coalition of 100 Black Women president visits Del. to discuss access to health care
Members of the Delaware chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women are uniting to address health care disparities among Black women.
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Water main break in downtown Wilmington a real gusher
City crews are on the scene trying to determine the source of the downtown leak.
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The UArts senior is headed to Hollywood
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Camden drill team with bigger mission celebrates new home
Tawanda Jones’ tireless commitment to the Camden community has opened doors for her drill team.
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Hemp growers fight federal limits, weather, thieves for a stake in a projected CBD boom
Not “the devil’s lettuce”: A group of farmers in Delaware invest in pricey seed and take their chances on a crop with no more than 0.3% THC.
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Listen 4:38Forest fire near I-80, Appalachian Trail mostly contained
A forest fire burning through a hiking area that is crossed by the Appalachian Trail and a major interstate highway was 80% contained, New Jersey fire officials said.
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Who benefits from Philly’s $1 land deals?
In the 1990s, Philly created a program to sell blighted properties for only $1. Here's why it hasn't quite worked out as the city intended.
Air Date: February 24, 2020
Listen 12:59Kobe Bryant’s widow sues helicopter operator for deaths
Kobe Bryant's widow on Monday sued the owner of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed the former Los Angeles Lakers star and their 13-year-old daughter last month.
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Philly’s Ellyn Jo Waller to be honored for anti-human trafficking ministry
Since 2005, Ellyn Jo Waller of Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Philadelphia has been working to help those caught up in human trafficking.
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Los Angeles honors Kobe, Gianna Bryant with public memorial
Mourners began gathering Monday in downtown LA to say farewell to Kobe and Gianna Bryant at the Staples Center, hours before Bryant's memorial service was scheduled to start.
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Pioneering black mathematician Katherine Johnson has died
NASA says Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who worked on NASA’s early space missions and was portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures" has died.
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This week: WHYY's Delaware reporter Mark Eichmann joins us to tell us what's going on in the state, Philadelphia's hiring problem, and saving the John Coltrane House.
Air Date: February 24, 2020 10:00 am
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