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Developers vying for casino license in Philly undeterred by Atlantic City downturn
When the Showboat Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City announced plans to close last week, analysts chalked it up to a saturated gaming mark ...
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Bidders for Philadelphia casino license undeterred by Atlantic City downturn
When the Showboat Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City announced plans to close last week, analysts chalked it up to a saturated gaming mark ...
11 years ago
Showboat casino to close as Atlantic City market contraction continues
The Showboat Atlantic City Hotel and Casino will be sailing off into the sunset at the end of August. Caesars Entertainment announ ...
11 years ago
Philly black clergy say DA should not have revived sting investigation
An organization of black clergy members in Philadelphia said allegations of political corruption against several state legislators and a ...
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Methodist panel reinstates Pa. minister who performed son’s same-sex marriage
The United Methodist Church has reinstated the Rev. Frank Schaefer. The pastor who had led a flock in Iona, Pennsylvania, was susp ...
11 years ago
Berks County poultry plant cited for safety violations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed fines of $59,400 against a kosher meatpacker in Berks County over saf ...
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Watching fictional violence on TV makes Americans more afraid
A lot of people share the idea that the volume of crime stories on the 6 o’clock news can make viewers more fearful. But what about ...
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Philadelphia gets $5 million federal grant to assist juvenile offenders
Philadelphia has received a $5 million federal grant to support reintegration and employment services for ex-offenders. The region ...
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Immigrant detainee who led hunger strike in Pa. released
A Norristown, Pennsylvania, man who went on a 19-day hunger strike earlier this year to protest his prolonged immigration detention has b ...
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Women’s group in Philly offers support to Iraqi refugees as violence escalates back home
It’s already hot and humid on the morning a school bus full of Iraqi refugees arrives at the Magic Gardens. As the passengers step ...
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Immigrants stay in Philadelphia for the same reason everyone else does
Dozens of immigrants surveyed in a new poll volunteered t ...
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Pa. AFL-CIO praises Obama executive order on workplace discrimination
The president of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO says he’s pleased that President Obama has pledged to sign an executive order prohibiting ...
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