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About 50 people gathered at the statue of Octavius Catto to remember the victims of gun violence and to call for gun control legislation. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Survivor of school shooting to use his ‘white privilege’ to offset racial disparities in coverage

The 17-year-old said they "have to use our white privilege" to make sure all people who have died in gun violence can be heard.

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Forget wealth and neighborhood. The racial income gap persists

The study looked at racial disparities in income over generations by looking at de-identified data from 20 million U.S. children and their parents.

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NewsWorks Tonight March 19, 2018

Sarah Bridges has a very unique job in corporate America--reforming the behaviors of top executives who are serial harassers.

Air Date: March 19, 2018

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NWS: Snow might fall at one to three inches an hour on Wednesday

Get prepared for potentially heavy snow on Wednesday. The National Weather Service says confidence has increased to “high ...

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Gabriel Nyantakyi collects super soaker toys and orchestrates water play days all over the world. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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In violent times, West Philly man lifts mood by bringing water guns to kids worldwide

Gabriel Nyantakyi is raising money to expand his effort — called Waterarms Over Firearms — in Philly and Chicago, two cities plagued by gun violence.

8 years ago

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Parents John and Lisa Dombroski, left, stand with their sons John, behind, and Kevin during a press conference regarding their missing son and brother Mark, at the Hamilton Police Station in Hamilton, Bermuda, Monday, March 19, 2018. Mark Dombroski, 19, a member of the rugby team at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, disappeared early Sunday after a night of socializing at the end of an international rugby tournament. (Blaire Simmons/The Royal Gazette via AP)
Philadelphia

Bermuda police find body of missing Philadelphia college student

Police officials in Bermuda are confirming that they have found the body of missing U.S. student Mark Dombroski.

8 years ago

Hershel's East Side Deli chef and co-owner Andy Wash (left) and his crew tend to customers. With a seemingly endless line, it is all hands on deck with each worker prepping different orders.
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Philadelphia

At Hershel’s East Side Deli, record-breaking breakfasts and longtime traditions

As Reading Terminal Market is celebrates its 125th anniversary, a photographer zooms in on some of the merchants that make the market, starting with Hershel's East Side Deli.

8 years ago

A snowy Seaside Heights boardwalk by JSHN contributor Robby Fuggi.
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New Jersey

NWS: Winter Storm Watch may be needed for Wednesday

The National Weather Service is monitoring the potential for three coastal storms to impact the New Jersey region this week.

8 years ago

Moms Demand Action meeting on Saturday, March 10, in Flourtown
Speak Easy

Philly moms fight back against gun violence

I’m not a mom. But I am a daughter, sister, and aunt committed to changing my status from passive observer to activist against mass shootings.

8 years ago

Volunteers fill bags and boxes with fresh produce during the Philabundance free farmers market at Lillian Marrero Library.
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Neighborhoods

Checking out free produce at a North Philly library

The Marrero branch in North Philadelphia is one of about a dozen sites Philabundance uses to distribute between 3,000 and 5,000 pounds of donated produce a week.

8 years ago

Police maintain a cordon near the site of an incident reported as an explosion in southwest Austin, Texas, on Sunday.
NPR

In Texas, another explosion injures 2 men in Austin

Authorities in Austin, Texas, responded to an explosion in the southwest part of the city late Sunday.

8 years ago

A crushed car sits under a section of a collapsed pedestrian bridge on Friday near Miami. Authorities are still investigating the cause.
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All victims recovered in Miami bridge collapse, police say

"We're pretty confident that no one's left," police said, though recovery efforts would continue.

8 years ago

Monique Taylor interviews a homeless man near Headhouse Square for the 2018 homeless census on Jan. 25, 2018.
Homelessness
Philadelphia

Head count finds number of homeless on Philly streets continues growing

Mayor Jim Kenney’s budget proposal includes an additional $2 million to fund programs for homeless people struggling with opioid addiction.

8 years ago

Crushed cars are shown under a section of a collapsed pedestrian bridge, Friday, March 16, 2018 near Florida International University in the Miami area. The new pedestrian bridge that was under construction collapsed onto a busy Miami highway Thursday afternoon, crushing vehicles beneath massive slabs of concrete and steel, killing and injuring several people, authorities said. (Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo)
National
Public Safety

State: Voicemail about cracking in bridge wasn’t picked up

An engineer left a voicemail two days before a catastrophic bridge failure in Miami, but the voicemail wasn't picked up until after the collapse.

8 years ago

In this photo of a letter released by Vatican Media, retired Pope Benedict XVI praises a volume of books about the theological training of Pope Francis. The Vatican admitted Thursday, March 14, 2018 that it blurred the final two lines of the letter's first page, where Benedict begins to acknowledge that he didn't read the books and doesn't have time to write a theological assessment of Francis as requested. (Vatican Media photo via AP)
International
Religion

Vatican bows to pressure, releases retired pope’s letter

The so-called "Lettergate" scandal has embarrassed the Vatican for the past week.

8 years ago

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