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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.
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Gun studies: Permit laws reduce murders; red flag laws cut suicides
In the wake of the Parkland high school massacre, there's been renewed interest in "red flag" laws, which allow courts and police to temporarily remove guns from people percei
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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.
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Listen 3:06NewsWorks Tonight June 4, 2018
Air Date: June 4, 2018
Listen 22:28Starbucks 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.
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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.
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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.
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Listen 2:14Full-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.
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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
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Pa. Health Dept. faults senior care facility in death of former Trump adviser’s father
The 141-page report released over the weekend says Herbert R. McMaster Sr.'s fatal fall April 12 was his fifth during a four-day stay at Cathedral Village.
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Puerto Rico’s push for food independence intertwined with statehood debate
Hurricane Maria has reignited a small movement in Puerto Rico aimed at strengthening the local food system so the island can survive and thrive
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1 worker dead after building partially collapses in Philly
Authorities say a contractor died after a North Philadelphia building partially collapsed, trapping him and another worker.
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How one urban farm was lost: La Finquita’s finale
It started with a lock and a “No Trespassing” sign. They appeared one day on the fence at Lawrence and Master streets, next to a hand-painted sign reading, “La Finquita,”
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Pregnant behind bars: West Philly mom says food connection saved her life
With license for food truck, Ayanna McNair hopes to serve her home cooking beyond the kitchen of her home.
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Listen 2:33One woman’s Facebook success story: A support group for 1.7 Million
Its genesis can be traced to 2014, when nearly 300 girls were kidnapped from a boarding school in Nigeria by the Boko Haram militant group.
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