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Philadelphia library to present new edition of Franklin ‘Junto’
The Library Company of Philadelphia launches a monthly club to discuss civic values, based on virtues set down by its founder, Benjamin Franklin.
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NewsWorks Tonight, December 12, 2017
Deportation case raises questions about marriage as step to citizenship. Plus the former FBI agent who took down the Unabomber, and education issues in Northeastern PA
Air Date: December 12, 2017
Listen 21:48Asbestos delays reopening of major Delaware artery
Drivers diverted around the Rt. 141/Basin Rd. bridge over Rt. 13 will have to deal with detours for longer than expected after technical issues delayed the work.
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Talib Kweli: BLM is a peaceful movement fighting ‘a violent police state’
The rapper made his comments on Thursday as the keynote speaker at this year’s Hip Hop Summit at Stockton University.
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Time for Philadelphia’s stop-and-gos to stop — and go
The store owners have argued that the bill would bring bloodshed by requiring stop-and-go stores to remove their bulletproof glass. That's not the issue.
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‘Prolific’ Geminid meteor shower peaks this week
It’s once again time for the peak of the prolific Geminid meteor shower.
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NewsWorks Tonight December 11, 2017
Rohingya Muslims find new home in Philadelphia. Conspiracy theory persists among Eastwick residents. And a retelling of the swimming of the English Channel.
Air Date: December 11, 2017
Listen 21:30N.J. demolishes 500th house under flood buyout program
New Jersey officials are celebrating the demolition of the 500th house under the state's flood buyout program.
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NAACP officials will ask Gov. Carney to stop plans to decrease Rodney Square bus service
Social activists and residents in Delaware are making a plea to the state to reverse plans to reconfigure bus routes in Wilmington starti ...
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Pipe bomb strapped to man explodes in NYC subway, injuring 4
A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that a man had a pipe bomb strapped to him when it went off on a New York City subway platform.
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Pa. Gambling expansion / Temple’s first Rhodes Scholar/ “Whataboutism”
Guests: Katie Meyer, Hazim Hardeman, Tom Nichols We begin today’s show with a conversation with WITF’s ...
Air Date: December 11, 2017
Listen 49:13Rohingya refugees resettled in Philadelphia find freedom that was worth the journey
Considered the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world, Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar by the thousands in recent years. Some now call Philadelphia home.
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Listen 3:42Hero Shore woman spots smoke, rescues boys from fire
A New Jersey woman is being hailed as a hero for rescuing three boys from their Ocean County home on Friday afternoon.
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‘Millennials’: Be careful how we use this label
The Wall Street Journal issued a new note on its style blog earlier this week, suggesting the publication not write about millennials with such disdain.
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How much snow fell in N.J.? Here are some observations
The National Weather Service says the first winter storm of the year was "very interesting."
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