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Outlaw is a pit bull mix available for adoption and currently sheltered at ACCT Philly. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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No-fee adoptions for large dogs this weekend at Philly shelter

Because the shelter is full, Animal Care and Control Team Philly is offering free adoptions of large dogs this weekend.

7 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers legend Moses Malone (AP Photos/Kevin Reece, Charlie Krupa)
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Sixers to retire Malone’s jersey; 50 teammates named on banner

More than two decades after Moses Malone retired from the NBA, the Philadelphia 76ers are raising his No.2 jersey to the rafters of the Wells Fargo Center.

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Troop 19 member Josie Provencher tosses a log at the log hurling station of the Klondike Derby. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
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Girls who aren’t ‘girly’ find a fit in more rigorous activities of Boy Scouts

One of the first all-girl Scouts BSA troops delights in the outdoor activities troop members say aren’t often available in Girl Scouts.

7 years ago

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Residents of Reading, Pennsylvania wait in line at the St. James Chapel Church food bank. Four in ten households in Reading receive SNAP benefits. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Government shutdown is over, but neediest Pennsylvanians on SNAP still scrambling due to payment disruptions

Nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians on food stamps have to wait until March before the next round of SNAP benefits.

7 years ago

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This is a May 19, 1966, file photo showing Baltimore Orioles' Frank Robinson at bat. Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, the first black manager in Major League Baseball and the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues, has died. He was 83. Robinson had been in hospice care at his home in Bel Air. MLB confirmed his death Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/File)
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Hall of Famer, pioneering manager Frank Robinson dies at 83

While still active, Robinson fulfilled his quest to become the first African-American manager in the big leagues.

7 years ago

This photo shows Robert Indiana's AMOR sculpture in a park outside Philadelphia's Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael R. Sisak)

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7 years ago

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Coast Guard rescues sick fisherman off N.J. coast

U.S. Coast Guard personnel rescued a fisherman off the New Jersey coast on Wednesday. 

7 years ago

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Chris Wilson’s journey from prison to purpose

Chris Wilson talks about his memoir "Master Plan: My Journey from Prison to Purpose."

Air Date: February 7, 2019 10:00 am

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Archaeologist Koji Iesaki holds a carved roof ornament excavated at the former site of the Jyokyo-ji temple in Kyoto. Iesaki and other archaeologists have their hands full, as a pre-Olympic building boom has helped reveal centuries-old artifacts from the city's long history. (Anthony Kuhn/NPR)
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Ahead of 2020 Summer Olympics, a building boom in Kyoto is yielding ancient artifacts

Across Kyoto, archaeologists are rushing to uncover and preserve relics of the city's heritage, as a pre-Olympic building boom sweeps the ancient former capital of Japan.

7 years ago

The greenhouse at the Horticulture Society in Fairmount Park. (courtesy of the Horticulture Society)
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February 7 - 12, 2019

Valentine’s Day celebrations, free fun at the Horticulture Center, romantic feats of clay

Valentine’s Day is on the horizon, and we’re ready to partake of all things romantic.

7 years ago

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In this Tuesday, April 17, 2018, file photo, Dr. Bernadith Russell hugs a friend as the statue of Dr. J. Marion Sims, is removed from New York's Central Park. (Mark Lennihan/AP Photo, File)
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Blackface photo reopens long history of bigotry in medicine

The 1984 photo has stirred a national political furor and reopened the long history of bigotry in American medicine.

7 years ago

Pope Francis celebrates a holy mass at St. Peter's basilica in the Vatican. (Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images)
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Pope Francis acknowledges, for first time, sexual abuse of nuns by priests

Pope Francis, for the first time, acknowledged the sexual abuse of nuns by priests and bishops, including a case in which some clergy used women as sex slaves.

7 years ago

Josh Millman takes a selfie with one of the cavorting lions dancing on Cherry Street in Chinatown. Millman and hundreds of others came to Chinatown late Monday evening to welcome the Year of the Pig.
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Philly welcomes Year of the Pig with lions, fireworks

Philadelphia's Chinatown celebration welcoming the Year of the Pig featured the Lion Dance performed by the Philadelphia Suns and members of Cheung's Hung Gar Kung Fu Academy.

7 years ago

Demonstrators hold signs and chant outside the Governors Mansion at the Capitol in Richmond, Virginia, Saturday, calling for Gov. Ralph Northam to resign. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Politics
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Why we keep looking at the Northam photo

How many people who are currently flaying Ralph Northam engaged in routine racist behavior when they were younger?

7 years ago

Ardavia Lee, daughter of a fallen Wilmington firefighter, is embraced by members of the fire department after receiving a $25,000 scholarship. (Zoe Read/WHYY)
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Daughter of fallen Wilmington firefighter receives national scholarship

Wilmington high school senior wins $25,000 scholarship in recognition of her hard work in overcoming adversity.

7 years ago

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