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SEPTA Key’s Regional Rail rollout advances with more ‘tap to exit’ tech coming to stations
Starting Monday, Regional Rail riders will be able to tap their SEPTA Key Cards to exit at Jefferson Station weekdays from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Alabama county to preserve jail remnant where MLK was held
An Alabama county is preserving what’s left of the lockup where officials say Martin Luther King Jr. served his final time behind bars just months before his assassination.
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Two famous Latina chefs are raising money for Puerto Rico with Philly pop-up dinners
South Philly Barbacoa hosts Maria Mercedes Grubb for a series of fundraisers to benefit the island’s earthquake victims.
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Iran braces for protests after admitting plane shootdown
Iran's security forces deployed across the capital on Sunday, expecting more protests after its Revolutionary Guard admitted to accidentally shooting down a passenger plane.
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Sheriff: Man jumped fence next to cheetah enclosure at Cape May Zoo ‘to get a closer look’
A man attempted to "get a closer look" of cheetahs at the Cape May County Park and Zoo earlier this week, authorities said.
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Around 1k without power at the Shore amid gusty winds
Around a thousand electric customers are without power at the Jersey Shore Sunday morning amid gusty winds.
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With their land in flames, aboriginals warn fires show deep problems in Australia
Before Britain started sending convicts to the continent in the 1700s, aboriginal Australians used fire to manage brushlands and forests across the continent.
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Women now outnumber men on U.S. payrolls
Job growth slowed last month as U.S. employers added just 145,000 jobs. But there was an interesting milestone in Friday's report from the Labor Department.
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Jay Ajayi zeroes out in esports debut, but Philly cheers on the Super Bowl champ anyway
The former Eagles running back played in his first eMLS tournament this weekend.
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Magnitude 5.9 shock rocks quake-stunned Puerto Rico
A magnitude 5.9 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday, causing further damage along the island’s southern coast, where previous recent quakes have toppled homes and schools.
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Commuters ponder deep questions with philosophers at Suburban Station
The Ask a Philosopher table appears daily at Suburban Station this week while the American Philosophical Association conference is in Philadelphia.
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Scores of people in Puerto Rico remain without shelter, power days after 6.4 quake
Thousands of people in Puerto Rico still don't have permanent shelter three days after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake walloped the Caribbean island.
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TikTok teens: How Philly highschoolers get millions of followers to watch their every move
It’s all about connecting with your audience, local softboys say.
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For its first professional play, Philly Young Playwrights takes on gun violence
“Candles,” premiering at the Arden Theatre, was written though Philadelphia Young Playwrights. It’s eligible for a Barrymore Award.
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Listen 3:14‘It was inundated’: Fatal police standoff in Frankford triggers memories of North Philly shootout
The hourlong gun battle shook up the Lower Northeast neighborhood.
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