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Kenney ends Philly police data-sharing deal with ICE to protect immigrants
Protesters at City Hall have been calling for an end to the agreement that can put immigrants at risk of deportation for weeks.
6 years ago
Listen 2:33U.S. releases Mexican journalist after a 2nd 7-month detention
Gutierrez and his son were arrested last December, two months after the National Press Club recognized the journalist with its Press Freedom Award.
6 years ago
Philadelphians share opinions on how to combat neighborhood violence
WHYY, in a partnership with WURD, interviewed attendees on the issue of violence in urban communities.
6 years ago
North Korea hands over possible remains of U.S. servicemen killed in Korean War
The transfer took place Friday local time, which marks the anniversary of the armistice that halted the Korean War in 1953.
6 years ago
Has Market at Fareway violated a 40-year covenant? Some in Chestnut Hill think so
They are suing the market's owner, Glengarry Properties, saying it has violated an almost 40-year-old deed-restricted covenant on the land.
6 years ago
Step aside Hardy Boys, Biden and Obama are on the case
A new book unites Joe Biden and Barack Obama as a crime-fighting duo investigating the suspicious death of an Amtrak engineer in Delaware.
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9/11 victim identified, nearly 17 years later
About 40 percent of victims still await identification.
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NewsWorks Tonight, July 26, 2018
Two longtime New Jersey radio hosts are now apologizing for their racist comments about the state’s attorney general. One hundred ...
Air Date: July 26, 2018
Listen 22:33Pa. officials preach caution, but say worst of flood likely over
One hundred and twenty five state roads are still flooded, and 2,900 people remain without power.
6 years ago
UFO spotters meet up at annual MUFON summit in New Jersey
The Mutual UFO Network boasts more than 500 UFO field investigators worldwide.
6 years ago
For better or worse, State College’s growth is changing the community
Home to Penn State University’s main campus, State College and the larger Centre County area have been steadily growing in terms of population and economy.
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A 1918 ‘race war’ and its ties to Philadelphia’s present
Stop and frisk. Changing demographics. A fishy police shooting. Inside a 1918 race riot in Grays Ferry and its parallels to the present.
6 years ago
Listen 6:34Suspended N.J. radio hosts apologize for calling state attorney general ‘turban man’
A New Jersey radio station has taken two hosts off the air after they called the state’s attorney general, a practicing Sikh, “turban man.”
6 years ago
Listen 3:24Under deadline, government scrambles to reunite migrant families
The U.S. government is racing to meet Thursday's court-ordered deadline.
6 years ago
A Pennsylvania steel town reinvents itself with a future beyond steel
How does an industrial city reinvent itself when its main industry disappears?
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