Laura Benshoff
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Used mobility aids from Montgomery County destined for hospitals in Guinea
A Volvo station wagon from Montgomery County will have a second life as an ambulance in the West African country of Guinea. Mbemba ...
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With temporary status extended for six months, Haitians in Philly cast wary eye toward future
Haitians in the Philadelphia region breathed a sigh of relief Monday as the U.S. government announced it was extending a kind of temporar ...
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In Philadelphia, Haitians celebrate heritage and seek continued U.S. protection
A small crowd gathered Thursday to cheer the hoisting of the blue and red Haitian flag over Philadelphia City Hall, in honor of that coun ...
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Cosby breaks long silence, says he will not testify at June sex assault trial
Comedian Bill Cosby said he will not be taking the stand during his upcoming trial on criminal sexual assault charges. The news ca ...
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Leanne: Overstaying her tourist visa to nurse family ties
“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY that looks at the per ...
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Chester County delegates to China led to deals for mushrooms, beer
Chester County is more than 7,000 miles away from China. But county officials and business leaders have been working to bridge that dista ...
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In aftermath of ICE arrests at Chester County farm, efforts to prevent deportation continue
After federal immigration agents took 12 people into custody at a mushroom farm in southern Chester County April 26, immigrants’ ri ...
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From ’80s to now: Waves of investment in drug treatment can help, hurt patients
Just as the clothes we wear and the restaurants we visit follow trends, the illicit drugs we ingest cycle in and out of fashion. I ...
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Rain, fear can’t dampen Cinco de Mayo in Kennett Square
Last year, Kennett Square’s Cinco de Mayo celebration was called off, due to rain. This year, the annual outdoor festival face ...
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José: Undocumented for 22 years, ‘one of the unlucky ones’
“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY/NewsWorks that looks ...
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Despite Casey intervention, woman and son deported from Pa. facility to Honduras
Wednesday morning, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pennsylvania, took to Twitter as he tried to intervene in the deportation of two Honduran asylu ...
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