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Feast of the Seven Fishes means brisk business for Italian Market seafood stalls
The Feast of the Seven Fishes is a Christmas Eve tradition started more than a century ago by Italian-Americans.
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Amid controversy, homeless shelter in Wilmington fights to keep offering beds
Residents are worried what will happen to them if the shelter closes. The state doesn't seem to trust the shelter after a fiscal mismanagement investigation.
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2018 year in photos: Sweet, sorrowful, triumphal and tragic
From the Eagles' Superbowl victory to the opioid crisis, WHYY photographers bring 2018 into focus.
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Family of South Jersey high school wrestler forced to cut dreadlocks speaks out
Buena Regional High School wrester Andrew Johnson's brother says he believes a white wrestler under similar circumstances probably would not have been put in that situation.
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Dylan Elchin was 8 years old when the war in Afghanistan began. He was eager to serve.
His death is still setting in for his family and community in western Pennsylvania
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‘Blessings come in’ as churches take in refugee congregations after the Camp Fire
Chico, Calif. has become a safe haven, not just for those burned-out individuals, but for several religious congregations, too.
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Photos day or night: How one photographer documented the segregated South
As a businessman who needed to support his family, photographer Hugh Mangum didn't discriminate between clientele.
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When ‘cookiers’ take holiday cookie decorating to a whole new level
A growing number of creative bakers, known as 'cookiers,' are taking their art to a whole new level this holiday season.
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Tsunami set off by volcanic eruption kills 222 in Indonesia
More than 800 people were injured and dozens more missing after the tsunami hit around the Sunda Strait.
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Man injured in Pa. gas plant blast dies
The blast happened December 13 at MarkWest’s Houston Processing and Fractionation Facility in Chartiers Township.
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Police: Large fight, broken glass, falling sign caused shoppers to flee Christiana Mall
What some Christiana Mall employees and shoppers thought were gunshots Friday night was really glass breaking and a sign falling, Delaware State Police said.
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ACLU: N.J. wrestling incident isn’t about hair, but rather about race
A New Jersey high school wrestler had his dreadlocks cut off minutes before his match after a referee told him to lose the hairstyle or forfeit his bout.
6 years ago
Stampede from Christiana Mall after reports of gunfire; police find no evidence of shooting
Shoppers stampeded out of Christiana Mall after reports of gunshots inside. Police said they found no evidence that shots were fired and no injuries were reported.
6 years ago
Pope Francis tells abusive priests, bishops to turn themselves in
Pope Francis is urging predator priests to turn themselves in "to human justice, and prepare for divine justice," devoting part of his Christmas message to the abuse scandals
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Homeless memorial service marks 270 lives lost in 2018
Philadelphians, some formerly and currently homeless, attend a Homeless Memorial Day Service at Arch Street United Methodist Church Thursday evening.
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