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Big Ten changes course, will play fall football after all
Less than five weeks after pushing football and other fall sports to spring in the name of player safety during the pandemic, the conference changed course Wednesday.
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Whistleblower alleges ‘medical neglect,’ questionable hysterectomies of ICE detainees
Democratic lawmakers and immigration advocacy groups are calling for the DHS's inspector general to investigate the claims, centered on conditions at a facility in Georgia.
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182 cats seized from Del. property in suspected animal cruelty case; adopters sought
The BVSPCA is seeking adopters after nearly 200 cats were seized from a Camden property. The rescue is believed to be the largest single hoarding case seizure in Del. history.
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Remembering Sarah Pitts, the late Philly activist who ‘lived 4 or 5 different lives’
The 35-year-old lawyer was killed biking home on Labor Day.
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Rats in rowhouses, opossums in bottles: Philly exterminators see booming biz as trash sits
It’s a busy time for the pest control business in Philadelphia.
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Listen 2:02Man drowns amid fierce rip currents at the Jersey Shore
A 60-year-old man drowned in rough seas off Ocean County Monday, authorities said.
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Volunteer firefighters save numerous swimmers in churning surf
Volunteer firefighters from the northern Ocean County barrier island responded to at least six water rescue calls in dangerous ocean conditions Monday.
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Wilmington indoor farm for formerly incarcerated people praised by Barr, Carson from Trump’s Cabinet
Second Chances Farm hires only formerly incarcerated men and women to grow hydroponic crops in a Wilmington warehouse. Federal officials have noticed.
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CEO leaving African American Museum in Philadelphia
The president and CEO of the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Patricia Wilson Aden, will step down from the museum she has led for eight years.
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Redesigning the office for the next 100-year-flu (yes, it’s coming)
NPR spoke with five experts on workplace design to hear what they think small offices as well as high-rises will look like in five years.
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NJ Transit launches ridership app that shows how many aboard
New Jersey Transit bus and rail riders can now find out how many passengers they’ll be joining for their trips.
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This week; looking at the races in Delaware, Native American mascot names in PA, and the past and present of Penn's Landing.
Air Date: September 14, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:43‘We need everyone’s help’: The search for Dulce Maria Alavez continues 1 year later
Dulce Maria Alavez’s family, community and law enforcement continue to hold out hope the now-6-year-old will be found alive one year after she went missing in Bridgeton.
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Racial injustice themes on display in empty NFL stadiums
NFL teams opening their seasons in empty stadiums knelt, locked arms or raised fists in protest for pregame ceremonies on the first full Sunday of the football season.
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Washington gets 8 sacks, rallies for 27-17 win over Eagles
Peyton Barber ran for two touchdowns and Dwayne Haskins rallied Washington from a 17-point deficit to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-17 Sunday in coach Ron Rivera’s debut.
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