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The beetles that feast on New Jersey’s Pinelands may be as shocked as you are by this winter’s unusually cold weather. But it ...
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Philadelphia considering a ban on indoor electronic-cigarette use
There’s a bid in Philadelphia to ban electronic-cigarette use indoors. Councilman Bill Green introduced the proposal that would prohibi ...
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ListenCHIP eligibility extended for some kids in Pa.
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Radiation tattoos serve as accuracy indicators and marks of survival
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