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Possibility of female deacons gives some catholics hope
Elsie McGrath is an unlikely renegade. For much of her life, the 81-year-old tried to avoid confrontation and follow the rules.
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Chew on this: Farmers are using food waste to make electricity
As the season of big holiday meals kicks off, it's as good a time as any to reflect on just how much food goes to waste.
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Shopping in Center City is actually thriving amid fears of a ‘retail apocalypse’
Experts point to the success of Center City shops, including longtime staples like Macy’s, as evidence that brick-and-mortar retail is still very much alive.
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Why mandated nurse-to-patient ratios have become one of the most controversial ideas in health care
The issue has divided nurses, confounded voters, and prompted a multimillion-dollar backlash by the hospital industry. Even research on the impact of ratio laws has been split
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Listen 14:46Holiday stress: Amazon, others under gun for 1-day delivery
Amazon, Walmart and others have promised to deliver more of their orders within 24 hours.
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As 2020 approaches, some experienced election officials head to the exits
A number of top election officials who oversaw voting in 2016 won't be around next year. Some are retiring after long careers, but others are feeling the strain.
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House Judiciary Committee sets Dec. 4 impeachment hearing
The House Judiciary Committee is set to take over the impeachment probe of President Donald Trump next week, scheduling a Dec. 4 hearing.
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U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear Adnan Syed’s appeal, keeping ‘Serial’ subject in prison
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will not consider an appeal filed by convicted killer Adnan Syed.
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Casey urges Democratic candidates to blast Trump, not one another, on health care
The Pennsylvania senator says Democrats can use the issue to win in 2020, but only if they remind voters that Republicans are taking health care away.
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Wardrobe update: Clothing exchange caters to transgender youth
A simple Facebook post brought Tristan Vaught and Nancy Dawson together. The post asked if gender reveal parties should be reserved for transgender kids when they come out.
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A cancer care approach tailored to the elderly may have better results
When Lorraine Griggs' father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he was treated with 35 rounds of radiation, though he had a long list of other serious issues.
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Democrats have wrapped their public case on impeachment. What comes next?
Members of Congress and the witnesses did not agree about whether they heard Trump make a request of Zelenskiy politely — or whether Trump twisted his arm.
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Barr announces plan to address crisis of missing and murdered Native Americans
U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced a national plan to increase the federal government's role in reducing the number of murdered or missing Native Americans.
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‘It’s going to get worse’: how U.S. countertop workers started getting sick
Ublester Rodriguez could not have anticipated that his life would be profoundly changed by kitchen and bathroom countertops.
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Former security official undercuts Trump impeachment defense
Fiona Hill’s comment followed a blistering back-and-forth during questioning from Republicans at the House hearing.
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