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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.
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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.
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Listen 5:02Blackface 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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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Staying connected: Moms who pump in prison
An innovative lactation program encourages incarcerated new moms to maintain their breast milk supply, reinforcing maternal bonds and providing health benefits to newborns.
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Listen 5:40Jamal Parker, poetry champion and published author at 22
“Black art has a sense of soul,” Jamal Parker said. “You can tell it comes from an authentic place.”
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Firefighters rescue boy from icy Cape May County lake
Firefighters in Cape May County rescued a boy who fell through the ice on a lake Saturday afternoon. Officials say rescuers were d ...
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Blackface scandal spotlights deeply embedded racism in U.S.
The incident came on the first day of Black History Month and as Virginians prepare for the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans to Jamestown.
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Poor students more likely to play football, despite brain injury concerns
With the opportunity to achieve affordable higher education, playing football also brings the risk of long-term brain damage.
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Why a Pa. community where guns are common is divided over arming teachers
Tamaqua became the first school district in Pa. to sanction armed teachers. Now, a legal battle is underway over whether the district can make such a policy.
Air Date: February 4, 2019
Listen 13:28As grizzlies come back, frustration builds over continued protections
Since being listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1975, grizzly bear populations in northwest Montana and the Greater Yellowstone Area have tripled.
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Mayfair’s first Chinese New Year festival honors tradition, welcomes new neighbors
Organizers said they are bringing Chinese cultural events to the Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood as more Asian immigrants relocate from New York City.
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