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‘The Forward,’ storied Jewish paper, shutters print edition after 121 years
Founded as a Yiddish-language daily in 1897, the newspaper once known as The Jewish Daily Forward is ending its print operation to "become a digitally focused publisher."
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Comcast, Aramark and Campbell’s rank among Fortune 500s for boardroom diversity
In a multiyear study Comcast Corp., Aramark and Campbell Soup Company all ranked in the top 35 among the Fortune 500 firms for boardroom diversity.
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Why some journalists have a hard time saying the word ‘racist’
Earlier this week, the standards editor at NBC News sent an email advising the network's staff not to refer to statements made by Rep. Steve King of Iowa as racist.
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N.J. state of emergency begins at noon Saturday
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency Friday afternoon in advance of storm that is set to impact New Jersey this weekend.
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Super moon and heavy rains to produce tidal flooding along the Jersey Shore
Minor tidal flooding is likely in at the Jersey Shore Sunday morning, forecasters say.
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Heads-up for Sunday, a super ‘blood moon’ is on the way
North and South America will get the best view of the super "blood moon," as it's known, but Europeans and Africans will also be able to watch (weather permitting).
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Why so few of Philly’s homeless Latinos use shelters, get city services
Latinos make up nearly 15% of Philly's population and form its poorest minority group — 38 percent live in poverty, according to census data.
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How two Philadelphia groups want to spark tough conversations about race and faith
Interfaith Philadelphia and NewCORE aim to spark conversations about race and faith in the region. There will be three more live events from February through April.
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‘I gave up hope’: As girls, they were jailed in squalor for protesting segregation
The day Martin Luther King Jr. gave his landmark "I Have a Dream" speech in August 1963, a lesser known moment in civil rights history was unfolding in southern Georgia.
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Philly women veterans celebrate five years of sharing and caring for each other
The Women's Center at the Veterans Multi-Service Center in Old City Philadelphia celebrates five years of helping female veterans adapt to civilian life.
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Listen 4:48City devotes $4.4 million to ‘holistic’ anti-violence programs
Mayor Jim Kenney is devoting more than $4 million to fighting gun violence as a public health crisis.
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1,000 volunteers will paint inspirational murals at Kensington High on MLK Day
At Kensington High, volunteers intend to paint 100 murals reflecting the ideals of Martin Luther King Jr. and other inspiring figures.
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Women’s March divisions offer lessons for Democrats on managing a big tent
The first Women's March was one of the largest protest days in American history. Now, some are disillusioned with the Women's March movement itself.
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This newly revived cash assistance program for poor Pennsylvanians is at risk again
General assistance was reinstated last summer after a six-year hiatus. New legislation threatens to gut the program, which offers about $200 per month to qualified residents.
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Flash freeze likely at the Shore on Sunday as temperatures plummet
A robust and complex storm system slated for later Saturday into Sunday is giving forecasters headaches as they work to determine precipitation types and overall impacts.
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