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‘It is not justice:’ Philly protesters decry police shooting of unarmed Pittsburgh teen
Around 60 people gathered for a rally in West Philly to stand in solidarity with Antwon Rose, an unarmed 17-year-old who was shot and killed by a Pittsburgh cop.
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2 transgender veterans find courage — and sisterhood — off the battlefield
In a recent StoryCorps conversation, the two veterans talk about how they found support through one another.
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The Philly region’s first heat wave of 2018: Tips on staying cool this week
Philly is experiencing a weeklong heat wave with temperatures reaching above 90 degrees through Friday.
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Despite heat, ‘Rally to Reunite Families’ draws hundreds in Philadelphia
The protests came more than a week after President Donald Trump ended the policy that separated more than 2,300 children from their parents at the border.
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Annapolis mourns employees killed in the Capital Gazette attack
The streets of Annapolis filled on Friday as people gathered to mourn the loss of five Capital Gazette employees, who were gunned down in their newsroom on Thursday.
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Family calls for boycott of Cinemark theaters after West Philly altercation
Dozens rally in support of family after minor incident results in 10 Philadelphia police officers responding to theater
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Listen 2:27Philadelphia-area voters could play a role in Mexico election
On Sunday, Mexicans will cast their ballots in the presidential elections.
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After 76 years, Philly World War II vet finally saluted as officer
John James of Southwest Philadelphia, now 98, completed officer training in 1942, but he was denied his rightfully earned bars because he is black.
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NewsWorks Tonight, June 29, 2018
A week after having the police called on them at a Cinemark theater in West Philadelphia, a black couple are calling for a boycott of the ...
Air Date: June 29, 2018
Listen 18:02How proud are you to be an American? Polls show the Dems are down
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
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Listen 5:54New details emerge about deadly shootings in Capital Gazette newsroom
The man charged with murdering five people in the Capital Gazette newsroom on Thursday had previously been investigated over threatening comments toward staff members.
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Philly and ICE have different stories about arrest warrant
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is accusing the city of Philadelphia of not living up to its promise of limited cooperation on handin ...
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Capital Gazette keeps working, publishing, after 5 die in newsroom shooting
"Today we are speechless," the opinion page of The Capital's Friday edition reads.
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As immigration debate boils, Philly nonprofit sends books to detention center
With the help of a $3,000 grant, Mighty Writers is giving more than a hundred books to migrant children at the Berks County Residential Center.
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Listen 2:12Surprise: Unions show signs of revival, despite setbacks
From all appearances, it would seem that labor unions are an endangered species. But here's the surprise: Organized labor is showing new signs of life.
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