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 Students attend class at Belmont Charter School in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Keystone Crossroads
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New report on Pa. charter school growth finds ‘stranded costs’ linger five years later

A new study finds that expanding the charter school sector in Pennsylvania creates a significant toll on traditional public school system ...

9 years ago

DuPont, the longtime Delaware mainstay, has merged with Dow Chemical to form  DowDuPont.  (AP file photo)
Money

After merger, chemistry between DuPont and Dow leading to further changes

Nearly two weeks ago, Dow Chemical and DuPont merged, becoming DowDuPont with headquarters in Michigan and Delaware. This merger o ...

9 years ago

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Down the Shore
Courts & Law

2 N.J. contracting companies allegedly scammed Sandy victims

State authorities allege that contractors doing business along the Jersey Shore used deceptive practices to obtain more than $1.3 million ...

9 years ago

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Philadelphia officials hope Amazon will deliver new headquarters to city

Amazon is looking for a new building with room for up to 50,000 workers. The ideal spot will be near a metro area with more than a ...

9 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Holtec International in Camden. The plant for manufacturing nuclear waste storage containers and small nuclear reactors was lured to the Camden waterfront by $260 million in tax breaks. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Holtec opens new facility on Camden waterfront

A more than 300-million dollar high tech manufacturing facility is up and officially open in Camden. It’s one of the more hi ...

9 years ago

Amazon's fulfillment center in Delaware is about the size of 28 football fields. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY, file)
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Philly, Pittsburgh to make pitch to be Amazon’s East Coast hub

Philadelphia and Pittsburgh plan to make pitches to be Amazon’s second home. Philadelphia’s Democratic Mayor Jim Kenne ...

9 years ago

Money

US takes aim at countries doing business with North Korea

The United States said Monday it would target countries doing business with North Korea as U.N. Security Council members called for furth ...

9 years ago

Courts & Law

US takes aim at countries doing business with North Korea

The United States said Monday it would target countries doing business with North Korea as U.N. Security Council members called for furth ...

9 years ago

 A flare stack puts out a flame at a refinery near an area hit by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Port Arthur, Texas, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Science

Summer gas requirements waived in face of Harvey damage

The Environmental Protection Agency has ended summer fuel requirements early for states affected by fuel disruptions due to Hurricane Har ...

9 years ago

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Down the Shore
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Belmar asks for Harvey donations in lieu of beach, parking fees

A New Jersey mayor is suspending beach access and parking fees in the borough of Belmar on Labor Day – asking residents and visitor ...

9 years ago

 Prices are up about a buck a bottle on over 400 items (WHYY file photo)
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Pa.’s state liquor stores are hiking prices

Prices are on the rise for some of the most popular wines and liquors sold in Pennsylvania state liquor stores. It’s the first h ...

9 years ago

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Money

Gallup: Americans support small business — in theory

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. o ...

9 years ago

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Community

Delaware’s unemployment rate remains stagnant

Delaware’s unemployment numbers refuse to decline, following a year of hundreds of job losses in the state, according to the Department ...

9 years ago

 Gov. Chris  Christie meets with construction workers at American Dream site in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Governor’s Office photo)
Community

Massive North Jersey entertainment, retail complex moving toward 2019 opening

Gov. Chris Christie once called it the ugliest building in New Jersey. Now he’s saying a multibillion-dollar retail and entertainme ...

9 years ago

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Radio Times
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Bannon’s departure / the stock market under Trump

Guests: Ron Elving, Mark Zandi President Trump had been expressing his displeasure with his advisor Steve ...

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