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Super PAC opens fire in Delco congressional race, two candidates quit

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Super PAC opens fire in Delco congressional race, two candidates quit
A super PAC funded by the Philadelphia area electricians union has spent $200,000 to run a TV ad supporting South Philadelphia congressional candidate Rich Lazer. Super PACs are allowed to accept unlimited contributions and spend as much as they want, as long as they don't coordinate efforts with the candidate they're supporting.
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The All-New Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival Returns This Spring And Summer

Where:Franklin Square, 200 N. 6th Street

It's Back! The Blockbuster Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival Returns May 1
The wait is almost over! For the third consecutive year, the magnificent Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival returns to get Franklin Square glowing from May 1 to June 30. At the festival (which has been extended to eight weeks for 2018!), 1,500 individual artworks made of more than 15,000 LED lights form 28 stunning lantern displays.
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Del. Senate passes bill to keep guns out of the hands of mentally ill

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Del. Senate passes bill to keep guns out of the hands of mentally ill
Delaware state senators voted unanimously to pass a bipartisan gun control bill. House Substitute 1 for House Bill 302 is designed to restrict access to guns for those considered a threat to themselves or others. The measure sailed through the House last month. Tuesday's vote was the final legislative hurdle before reaching Gov.
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Pa. Supreme Court orders lower court to grant bail to Philly rapper Meek Mill

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Supreme court rules lower court must #FreeMeek on bail
Philadelphia-born rapper Meek Mill is being released from jail. On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court ordered a lower court to immediately grant him bail. Mill has been behind bars at the state Correctional Institute in Chester since he was sentenced in November to 2 to 4 years for violating his probation on a roughly decade-old drug and gun case.
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Philly DA says more money needed for restorative justice programs

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Philly DA says more money needed for restorative justice programs
All Things Considered is the most listened-to, afternoon drive-time, news radio program in the country. Each show consists of the biggest stories of the day, thoughtful commentaries, and insightful features brought alive through sound. In the just over 100 days he's been in office, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner says the city has made progress.
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The Clay Studio added 11 new photos.

In advance of our 2020 move to South Kensington, The Clay Studio is introducing ourselves to the neighborhood through our Making Place Matter and Maker Days projects. On Sunday we kicked it off with a surprise wheel throwing event in Norris Square Park. Artist Roberto Lugo demonstrated and allowed park goers to try their hand at wheel throwing. Keep your eyes out for information about upcoming events! This project was generously funded by Pew Center for Arts and Heritage.

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The Clay Studio added a new photo.
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Bob Dorough, jazz musician best known for ‘Schoolhouse Rock!,’ dead at 94

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Bob Dorough, jazz musician best known for 'Schoolhouse Rock!,' dead at 94
Updated at 12:33 p.m. ET Bob Dorough, whose career began as a composer, arranger and singer in the booming New York jazz scene of the '50s and '60s before he became the musical keystone of Schoolhouse Rock!, died Monday afternoon in Mt. Bethel, Penn., his wife, Sally Shanley Dorough, confirmed to NPR.
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Bridgegate defendants appeal their convictions in federal court

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Bridgegate defendants appeal their convictions in federal court
Two allies of former Republican Gov. Chris Christie are hoping to overturn their 2016 criminal convictions for their roles in closing lanes on the George Washington Bridge in retaliation against a political enemy.
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Defense tells Cosby jury Constand was opportunist out for cash

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Defense tells Cosby jury Constand was opportunist out for cash
Bill Cosby's lawyers told the jury in the entertainer's retrial that main accuser Andrea Constand is a "pathological liar" whose story of "so-called assault" is "ridiculous" and so replete with inconsistencies that it cannot be trusted. "In a case like this, credibility becomes everything," defense attorney Tom Mesereau told the jury in closing arguments Tuesday morning.
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The Center for Art in Wood updated their cove...

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The Center for Art in Wood updated their cover photo.
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Interested in the Wilma's HotHouse Summer Intensive? Dive into José Raúl Mangual's blog to explore an inside look into the #WilmaHotHouse Intensive experience.

HotHouse Intensive: Corporal Sequence
The HotHouse Intensive is a deep dive into the acting methodologies of Blanka Zizka and the Wilma HotHouse Company. HotHouse practice is grounded in the Method of Theodoros Terzopoulos and focuses on fostering embodied acting through exercises that draw actors out of their heads and into their bodies.
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#ScootersBehavingBadly: U.S. cities race to keep up with small vehicle shares

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#ScootersBehavingBadly: U.S. cities race to keep up with small vehicle shares
From San Francisco to Washington, D.C., e-scooters and dockless bikes have become the latest transportation trend to grip urban spaces - and local governments are struggling to keep up. The concept is simple: Riders download an app, find and unlock a scooter or bike, and leave it when they're done.
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Villanova official, former Del. Senate candidate killed in Main Line murder-suicide

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Villanova official, former Del. Senate candidate killed in Main Line murder-suicide
A 2016 Delaware Senate candidate and former University of Delaware official was killed Monday in a murder-suicide on Philadelphia's Main Line. Meredith Sullivan Chapman, 33, moved to the Bryn Mawr section of bucolic Radnor Township after leaving her UD post as director of digital communications and taking a job as assistant vice president of marketing and creative services at nearby Villanova University.
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Collection Highlight: Title: Refuge Artist: D...

Collection Highlight: Title: Refuge Artist: Darrell Copeland Date: 2012 Materials: Wood, fire, and pigment Dimensions: H-22 W-15.5 D-6 inches You can see this piece by Darrell Copeland and more in our Museum Collection of over 1,100 objects. You can also view and search our Collection online at http://ow.ly/DVui30jDDp9 Open Tues - Sat, 10 am - 5 pm.

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Collection Highlight: Title: Refuge Artist: Darrell Copeland Date: 2012 Materials: Wood, fire, and pigment Dimensions: H-22 W-15.5 D-6 inches You can see this piece by Darrell Copeland and more in...
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Just in time for Spring 🌸 Check out Curbed Ph...

Just in time for Spring 🌸 Check out Curbed Philly's Guide to Philadelphia parks and green spaces, including Independence National Historical Park in Old City 🌷🌼🌷

Secret gardens, parks, and green spaces in Philadelphia
The weather is finally warming up a little-well, at least the sun is out-and it's the perfect time to check out Philly's wealth of parks and green spaces. Sure, you likely know the four main public squares in the City of Brotherly Love: Logan, Washington, Rittenhouse, and Franklin squares.
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Watch: President Trump hosts a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron

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Watch: President Trump hosts a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron
The Takeaway is the national news program that delivers the news and analysis you need. The program invites listeners to learn more and be part of the American conversation on-air and online. President Trump is hosting French President Emmanuel Macron for a state visit this week.
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Cosby jury to decide: Serial rapist or con artist’s mark

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Cosby jury to decide: Serial rapist or con artist's mark
Accompanied for the first time by his wife of more than 50 years, Bill Cosby walked into a courthouse Tuesday morning ahead of closing arguments in his sexual assault retrial. Camille Cosby had been absent from the courtroom as prosecutors called a series of women to the stand who testified her husband drugged and sexually assaulted them, but she was by his side Tuesday for the trial's conclusion.
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Wolf pushes GOP lawmakers to extend Pa. gun sale background check

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Wolf pushes GOP lawmakers to extend Pa. gun sale background check
Gov. Tom Wolf is pushing Pennsylvania's Legislature to broaden firearm background checks - in particular, to close an exception for certain rifles, shotguns, and handguns sold at gun shows. Variations of the "gun show loophole" are relatively common across the country. His administration has acknowledged it will be difficult to get the measure through the GOP-controlled legislature.
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Facebook updates community standards, expands appeals process

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Facebook updates community standards, expands appeals process
Facebook announced changes to its content review policy Tuesday, adding an appeals process for removed content and releasing the internal guidelines it relies on to make content determinations. While the social media giant has listed a set of publicly available community standards for several years, the latest update includes the more detailed guidelines utilized internally ...
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The “Great and Good Friends: 200 Years of U.S...

The “Great and Good Friends: 200 Years of U.S.-Thai Friendship” exhibit opened on March 21, 2018, at the Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles in Bangkok, Thailand, and continues through June 30, 2018. United States Ambassador to Thailand Glyn Davies had the idea for the exhibition. You can learn more about the exhibit and the role of the National Archives in making it all possible on the AOTUS blog: https://aotus.blogs.archives.gov/2018/03/29/great-and-good-friends-national-archives-loans-artifacts-to-thai-exhibition/

Great and Good Friends: National Archives Loans Artifacts to Thai Exhibition
The National Archives played a major role in the grand opening last week of a new exhibition in Bangkok, Thailand, at the Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles. An international group effort, the exhibit-"Great and Good Friends: 200 Years of U.S.-Thai Friendship"-features more than 40 records and gifts loaned from the National Archives.
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Announcing the 2018 Tiny Desk Contest winner

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Announcing the 2018 Tiny Desk Contest winner
Nearly 5,000 entries from all 50 states and we had to pick just one! The competition rose to a new level this year and the decision was harder than ever. Our judges looked at a vast array of music from every genre - and lots of music that couldn't be categorized.
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Poetry conveys sense of Philadelphia community

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Poetry conveys sense of Philadelphia community : Community : WHYY
With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.
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South Korea stops its pop bombardment ahead of meeting with the North

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South Korea stops its pop bombardment ahead of meeting with the North
Ahead of a summit scheduled for Friday between the leaders of South and North Korea, Seoul says it is no longer blasting pop music toward its northerly neighbor. The South Korean Defense Ministry announced the move Monday, saying it aims "to establish the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula" and to reach a peace settlement and ...
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New lynching memorial evokes terror of victims

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New lynching memorial evokes terror of victims
The memorial and an accompanying museum that open this week in Montgomery are a project of the nonprofit Equal Justice Initiative, a legal advocacy group in Montgomery. The organization says the two sites will be the nation's first "comprehensive memorial dedicated to racial terror lynchings of African Americans and the legacy of slavery and racial inequality in America."
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Invasive tick species found last year in New Jersey survived winter

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Invasive tick found last year in New Jersey survived the winter
An East Asian tick species that made its first U.S. appearance in a Hunterdon County pasture in November has survived the winter. Now, New Jersey officials are now trying to wipe it out.
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Former U.S. attorney general predicts continuing wave of political engagement

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Former U.S. attorney general predicts continuing wave of political engagement : Community : WHYY
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Speaking in Philadelphia Monday, former U.S Attorney General Eric Holder said he thinks gerrymandering cases before the U.S. Supreme Court could bring a similar "sea change" to the country.
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Pa. aid society honors young immigrant author for courage, determination

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Pa. aid society honors young immigrant author for courage, determination : Arts & Entertainment : WHYY
Plastered with poster-size Post-It notes, Liliana Velasquez's Upper Darby apartment has the air of a classroom. In the living room are long lists of words with silent consonants, like g in gnaw; b in plumber; k in knack. In the kitchen, verb conjugations. In the bathroom, measurements: 24 hours is a day; seven days is a week.
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Closing arguments begin in Wilmington Trust fraud trial

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Closing arguments begin in Wilmington Trust fraud trial : Courts & Law : WHYY
Closing arguments began Monday during the seventh week in the trial of four former Wilmington Trust executives accused of bank fraud. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Kravetz argued financial documents and emails discussed throughout the trial prove the defendants were aware their practice of waiving and extending past-due loans was illegal - but continued their efforts to conceal the bank's poor fiscal health.
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Philly students host forum on gun violence

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Philly students host forum on gun violence
On Monday morning, ninth-grader Nyla Brooks stood in front of her classmates at Parkway Center City High School in Philadelphia and spoke about the broken promise of her city, the "City of Brotherly Love." "I see fear, and I see damage, and I see people that are hurt because they feel guns is the way to go," Nyla said.
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No motive yet: ‘Numerous’ pedestrians hit by van in Toronto, police say

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No motive yet: 'Numerous' pedestrians hit by van in Toronto, police say
Updated at 4:15 p.m. ET A white van has struck multiple pedestrians in the North York area of Toronto. The driver was located and arrested, said police. It's unclear why the driver of the van collided with people and the Toronto Police Service has not yet released a statement on the motive or cause.
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Police: Waffle House suspect arrested near his apartment

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Police: Waffle House suspect arrested near his apartment
The suspect in an attack that killed four people at a Waffle House restaurant in Tennessee was arrested Monday not far from his apartment, police said. Authorities had mounted a massive manhunt for 29-year-old Travis Reinking, after the Sunday morning attacks, in which a gunman clad only in a jacket used an AR-15 rifle to kill four and injure others.
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Philadelphia social workers honored at City Hall

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Philadelphia social workers honored at City Hall
Four involved in caring for abused and neglected children have been recognized for their work in Philadelphia. The 19th annual Children's Crusader awards were given to those who work directly with children under the supervision of the city's Department of Human Services or its community umbrella agencies - often called CUAs.
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Alexa, tell me a national security secret: Amazon’s reach goes beyond the Post Office

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Alexa, tell me a national security secret: Amazon's reach goes beyond the Post Office
Amazon has been one of President Trump's favorite targets on Twitter. He's accused the company of not collecting taxes (which it does), charged it with putting retailers out of business - and focused his attacks on the tech company's relationship with the Post Office. I am right about Amazon costing the United States Post Office ...
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Murphy plans greater state investment in NJ Transit

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Murphy plans greater state investment in NJ Transit : Politics & Policy : WHYY
Planned improvements to New Jersey Transit are expected to bring some relief to hundreds of thousands of frustrated bus riders. The agency is recruiting 40 more bus drivers and taking other steps to minimize bus delays, said Kevin Corbett, NJ Transit's executive director.
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Bucks County Democrats battle to take on Fitzpatrick

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Bucks County Democrats battle to take on Fitzpatrick
While Democrats around the country look forward to taking on Republicans in swing congressional districts, Bucks County voters these days are seeing Democrats trading punches with each other. A military veteran and a self-funded millionaire are battling in the Democratic primary for the right take on U.S. Rep.
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Anxiety relief without the high: New studies on CBD, a cannabis extract

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Anxiety relief without the high: New studies on CBD, a cannabis extract
As more states legalize marijuana, there's growing interest in a cannabis extract - cannabidiol, also known as CBD. It's marketed as a compound that can help relieve anxiety - and, perhaps, help ease aches and pains, too. Part of the appeal, at least for people who don't want to get high, is that CBD doesn't ...
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Cosby defense blocked from using deposition; trial nears end

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Cosby defense blocked from using deposition; trial nears end
Jurors in Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial won't hear old deposition testimony from a confidante of his chief accuser, a judge ruled Monday, dealing a blow to his lawyers' effort to undermine her credibility. As the trial entered its home stretch, Judge Steven O'Neill said there's "no persuasive" reason to let Cosby's lawyers read Sheri Williams' deposition testimony into the record.
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More than 800 acres of forest burning in Pine Barrens

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More than 800 acres of forest burning in Pine Barrens
State officials say a forest fire in a remote area within the New Jersey Pine Barrens has burned hundreds of acres. The blaze broke out early Sunday afternoon near Oswego Lake in Burlington County's Washington Township. The area is about five miles west of the Ocean County border.
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Philly’s LGBTQ softball league celebrates 35 years on the field

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Philly's LGBTQ softball league celebrates 35 years on the field
The first teams to take Dairy Field Three in Fairmount Park Sunday afternoon were the Flaming Poodles and the Bad News Queers. It was a confusing matchup for onlookers as both teams were wearing purple shirts. But that's life in a summer beer league, and the City of Brotherly Love Softball League is no exception.
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Happy #MugshotMonday with this "Small Favors"...

Happy #MugshotMonday with this "Small Favors" piece from Amy Shindo. Shop this and more "Small Favors" here: https://public.theclaystudio.org/public/shop/collections/51/Small%20Favors%20

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Happy #MugshotMonday with this "Small Favors" piece from Amy Shindo. Shop this and more "Small Favors" here: https://public.theclaystudio.org/public/shop/collections/51/Small%20Favors%20
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New owners investing millions to update DuPont Country Club

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New owners investing millions to update DuPont Country Club
"Instead of all Sunday, let's spend four hours together. Mom will go work out, dad will go swimming with junior, and the older kids will go play out on the golf course and we'll all meet for lunch," said duPont, who sees the club less as a country club and more as an athletic club.
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Behind the scenes of the Chinese Lantern Festival

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Behind the scenes of the Chinese Lantern Festival : View Finders : Arts & Entertainment : WHYY
The Chinese Lantern Festival returns to Philadelphia's Franklin Square Park for the third year on May 1, featuring 1,500 individual works to be lit with more than 15,000 LED lights. Only two exhibits from the 2017 festival return, the pandas and the beloved Chinese dragon.
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Amid licensing limbo, immigration advocates push to shut down Pa. detention center

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Amid licensing limbo, immigration advocates push to shut down Pa. detention center
More than two years after Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Secretary Ted Dallas announced the department would not renew its license, the Berks Family Residential Center is still housing dozens of families awaiting decisions about their immigration cases.
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Amid Pa. opioid disaster, lacking ID still a barrier to treatment

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Amid Pa. opioid disaster, lacking ID still a barrier to treatment
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf recently renewed the state's disaster declaration for the opioid crisis, in part to remove barriers to addiction treatment. But not having a simple ID card still stops many drug users from getting help when they need it, treatment advocates say.
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After Starbucks arrests, Philly women of color reflect on racism’s effect on men in their lives

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After Starbucks arrests, Philly women of color reflect on racism's effect on men in their lives : Community : WHYY
When she was a little girl, Aja Graydon Dantzler's mother worked hard to conceal her father's problems from her, an effort to preserve her daughter's ability to refer to her father with pride as her "daddy." But Graydon Dantzler's father struggled with drug addiction and had affairs, which eventually led father and daughter to become estranged from one another.
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