NewsWorks Tonight, June 12, 2018

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Concerns continue over elevated cancer rates in some Bucks and Montgomery County towns, despite a new state Department of Health study. On the heels of a jury awarding a wrongfully incarcerated man a record-setting payout we look at how much he’ll actually collect.  Some restaurants in Delaware are outlawing the plastic drinking straw. We talk with an urban exploration photographer who relishes visiting and shooting abandoned buildings. Researchers say there’s a link between how traumatic a parent’s childhood was and how healthy their kids are. Some North Philadelphia schools receive a gift of artwork from the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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