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Overnight protesters stake out ICE building, demand changes in immigration policies
Philadelphia police arrest 29 demonstrators who refused to move from the entrance to the federal facility at Eighth and Cherry streets.
8 years ago
Listen 2:03Despite heat, Delmarva Power electric rates going down
The lower rate comes from the utility passing along savings from recently enacted federal tax cuts.
8 years ago
A renewed push to give Taney Street a different name
Taney Street is named after Roger B. Taney, fifth chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and author of what is arguably its most infamous decision, Dred Scott v. Sanford.
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Activists clash with Wolf over operation of immigrant detention center
Shut Down Berks Executive Director Sundrop Carter said the group is now urging Governor Tom Wolf to issue an Emergency Removal Order.
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Cop rescues boy screaming for help in ocean
An Atlantic City police officer rescued a 10-year-old boy on a city beach shortly before sunset last Thursday.
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Water main break sent 15 million gallons of water rushing through downtown Philly
A large water main break flooded a number of streets in downtown Philadelphia early Tuesday.
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After Delay, Trump Orders Flags At Half-Staff For Annapolis Attack
"This was an attack on the press. It was an attack on freedom of speech. It's just as important as any other tragedy," Buckley said, according to The Baltimore Sun.
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Instead of looking for attention, demonstrate for change – in voting booth
I cannot help wondering why more of us did not spend 2016 engaging in the most peaceful protest of all – the vote.
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24 days of summer: The business of being the Famous River Hot Dog Man
Since 1987, Greg Crance has run a hot dog stand in the middle of the Delaware River. It's a beautiful office, but a fickle business.
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Listen 4:23Allentown’s famed Cadets rise again after months of scandal and tumult
Some had worried a #MeToo scandal would be fatal for one of the nation’s oldest and most decorated drum corps.
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Listen 8:36NewsWorks Tonight, July 2, 2018
The Democratic Party is seeing a surge of socialist-approved candid ...
Air Date: July 2, 2018
Listen 19:30Over two months after Philly arrests, Starbucks gets a list of next steps
Starbucks gets list of suggestions for cutting bias from the company in the long-term.
8 years ago
More than 100 water rescues at N.J. beaches over the weekend
Many sought relief from the sweltering heat -- tempered during the afternoons by a light sea breeze -- in the cool ocean, which registered temperatures in the lower 60s.
8 years ago
‘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.
8 years ago
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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