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Acme grocery chain discloses data breach
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New Pa. GOP flier associates Tom Wolf with Gosnell
A new political ad is popping up in Pennsylvania mailboxes, depicting Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf with the notorious abor ...
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Fatal bear attack in North Jersey was first in 150 years
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New PAC to back scientifically trained Democrats
Scientists feeling underrepresented in Congress have a new political action committee fighting for candidates with technical backgrounds. ...
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Unusual respiratory virus arrives in Philadelphia, New Jersey
A rare strain of enterovirus that first sickened children in Missouri back in August has reached Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The ...
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Penn scientist wins MacArthur ‘genius grant’
University of Pennsylvania bioengineer Danielle Bassett has been named ...
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Unusual respiratory virus arrives in Philadelphia
A rare strain of enterovirus that first sickened children in Missouri back in August has reached Pennsylvania. The first confirmed ...
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Tackling Ebola, drawing on Philadelphia
Just a few years ago, a top health official in Sierra Leone was a student in Philadelphia. Now he’s applying the knowledge he gaine ...
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Back to school, with healthier snacks
Kids may notice their usual snacks are not available in school vending machines and cafeterias this year. In an effort to reduce o ...
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Jefferson-Penn study finds African-Americans have more aggressive prostate cancer
After decades of over-treating prostate cancer, current guidelines advise watchful waiting before surgery or radiation. Now, research fro ...
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Princeton University employee put on leave over medical marijuana
A Princeton University employee who wants to use medical marijuana to treat his inflammatory bowel disease has been put on paid leave. ...
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