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With Center City skyline seen as backdrop the Philadelphia Eagles practice at the NovaCare Complex in South Philadelphia a day after the canceled invite to the Super Bowl Championship celebration at the White House. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
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‘You aren’t listening:’ Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins reacts to Trump snub with handwritten signs

For the first time since President Donald Trump disinvited the team from celebrating its Super Bowl win at the White House, the Philadelphia Eagles are opening their practice

7 years ago

Workers apply high-friction surface treatment on Route 241 in Lebanon County. (Courtesy of PennDOT)
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Inaugural ‘Women in Business Summit’ focuses on construction, transportation in Pa.

The initiative helps women- and minority-led firms get contracts with PennDOT, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, state airports, transit authorities, and other agencies.

7 years ago

Mary Velez, center, her daughter Elen, right, and other Eagles fans sing the team's fight song at a rally for the team at City Hall Tuesday evening a day after President Trump canceled an event at the White House to honor the Super Bowl Champions. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
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A few Eagles faithful flock to show support for team President dissed

A few dozen dedicated Eagles fans rallied outside City Hall Tuesday following President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel the Super Bowl champions’ White House visit.

7 years ago

A memorial is dedicated on the fifth anniversary of a building collapse at 22nd and Market Streets that killed six people. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Five years after Philly building collapse, memorial park dedicated to honor victims

An 8-foot sculpture is engraved with the names of those killed when an unsupported building wall crushed a popular Salvation Army thrift store.

7 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight, June 5, 2018

We hear reactions as the President cancels the Eagles’ Superbowl White House visit. A memorial park is dedicated to commemorate th ...

Air Date: June 5, 2018

Listen 21:52
Muzz Skillings alongside Joe Krause, Audible board member, presenting a plaque for Autism Awareness. (Photo Courtesy/Audible for Autism)
Philly Parenting
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Autism and football in Philly: Therapeutic benefits on and off the field

For children who are diagnosed on the autism spectrum, a number of recreational activities are well-known for having therapeutic benefits ...

7 years ago

Eagles center Jason Kelce speaks from a podium while decked out in a Mummers outfit
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Politics
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Eagles fans to White House: ‘No one likes us, we don’t care’

It’s been whirlwind couple of days for Eagles fans — but in true Philly spirit, the city has answered with a resounding “No ...

7 years ago

Kate Spade

Officials: Designer Kate Spade found dead in apartment

Kate Spade, a fashion designer known for her sleek handbags, was found hanged in her Park Avenue apartment Tuesday in an apparent suicide, law enforcement officials said.

7 years ago

The Lowe's home improvement store on North 50th Street in West Philadelphia.
NewsWorks Tonight
Business

One Philly man’s experience spurs Lowe’s to reconsider receipt policy

Wynnefield resident experiences different treatment at a Lowe's in the suburbs and the West Philadelphia location. The latter is considered a 'high-theft' store.

7 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight June 4, 2018

Philadelphia Councilman David Oh introduces a bill to curb “squatting” in Philadelphia.  Two upcoming Supreme Court cases co ...

Air Date: June 4, 2018

Listen 22:28
In this March 22, 2017 file photo, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz speaks at the Starbucks annual shareholders meeting
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Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz stepping down

Starbucks Corp. says Howard Schultz is stepping down as executive chairman this month of the coffee chain he joined more than 30 years ago.

7 years ago

A Coast Guard file photo of a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat.
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New Jersey

Coast Guard rescues rower on transatlantic fundraising mission

A man rowing across the Atlantic Ocean on a fundraising mission was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard off the New Jersey coast on Monday.

7 years ago

Kid Shelleen's is one of two dozen restaurants in Delaware that have adopted straws optional policies or banned plastic straws altogether.  (Shirley Min/WHYY)
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Delaware
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The last straw for plastic straws in Delaware

More than two dozen restaurants in Delaware have adopted a “straws by request” policy or are banning them altogether.

7 years ago

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A sports betting room in Delaware. (Steve Ruark/AP, file)
Delaware

Full-scale sports betting no ‘big windfall,’ Delaware casino operators say

Delaware launches its full-scale sports betting Tuesday afternoon, but the additional gambling options are not seen as a cure-all by Delaware casino operators.

7 years ago

A group of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students arrive for a news conference, Monday, June 4, 2018, in Parkland, Fla. A day after graduating from high school, the group of Florida school shooting survivors has announced a multistate bus tour to
Public Safety

Parkland students to make bus tour to register young voters

A day after graduating, a group of Florida high school shooting survivors announced they'll spend their summer crisscrossing the country

7 years ago

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