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‘Barracoon’ spurs a long-overdue conversation about last known slave-ship survivor
"Barracoon: The Story of the Last 'Black Cargo,'" one of the only surviving first-person accounts of the transatlantic slave trade, was published in May.
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Supporters of suspect in Center City killing pray for reduced charges
Reports have been circulating that city District Attorney Larry Krasner may seek reduced charges against Michael White.
7 years ago
New Castle County takes action against landlord who won’t pay up
George Fantini’s dozens of properties, mostly in Claymont, have had nearly 2,000 county code enforcement inspections and 418 code enforcement violations, officials say.
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NewsWorks Tonight, July 31, 2018
The New Jersey Supreme Court says a controversial theory about child sex abuse can no longer be used as evidence. An iconic Philadelphia ...
Air Date: July 31, 2018
Listen 21:04Senate bill to require sexual orientation, gender identity data by 2030 census
If the Census Equality Act becomes a law, sexual orientation and gender identity questions would have to be added to forms for the census by 2030
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Man struggling with substance abuse attacks priest with wine bottle, church officials say
The priest was counseling his alleged attacker for substance abuse issues, a church official said.
7 years ago
Housing boom in State College spurs debate over changing character of the town
The town that’s home to Penn State is growing. State College borough expects a 20 percent increase in housing units — mostly downtown student rentals. Not everyone is happy.
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Listen 4:35Community leader says he’s outraged after bulldozer plows through dune
Heavy machinery was captured on video expanding an existing access at the entrance to Midway Beach.
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Holtec says it will decommission Oyster Creek decades ahead of schedule
The country's oldest nuclear power plant is being sold to a company that will decommission it in the next eight years.
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An appreciation: Jeremy Nowak challenged assumptions about what was impossible
Jeremy Nowak lived to challenge dusty assumptions and the soft thinking that emerges from the comforts of ideology.
7 years ago
Tailored to young black men, program to cut recidivism rates may come to Pa.
The program, currently in 20 states, is looking to expand to Pennsylvania.
7 years ago
NewsWorks Tonight, July 30, 2018
Pennsylvania and New Jersey’s Attorneys General try to block 3-D guns from being downloaded in their states. Shanita Hubbard discus ...
Air Date: July 30, 2018
Listen 22:44Cape May County bridge to close again for repairs
The Townsends Inlet Bridge, connecting Avalon and Sea Isle City, will close on Sept. 18 for eight months.
7 years ago
To make black lives matter, protect those lives from the womb to the tomb
We are all responsible for standing up for the sanctity of black lives. Because while so many of us are doing great work to sustain black lives, all of us have to do more.
7 years ago
Companies don't have to check for archaeological importance. One study showed dozens of sites were damaged or destroyed.
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