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Fanny Jackson Coppin's Name Replaces Andrew Jackson's at South Philly School
By a unanimous vote, the School District of Philadelphia’s board voted to strip President Andrew Jackson’s name from a South Philadelphia elementary school and replace it with the name of a freed slave who dedicated her life to education.
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Dine-and-Dashers Abduct, Assault Waitress Who Tried to Stop Them, NJ Police Say
A waitress who chased down a group of people allegedly dashing out on a check at a New Jersey diner wound up being taken into an SUV, assaulted and ditched on the side of the road, police in Gloucester County said.
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CAUGHT ON CAM: Explosion Rips Front Off Northeast Philly Home
A Good Samaritan rushed in and saved an injured man after an explosion ripped the front off of a Northeast Philadelphia row home.
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Girl, 3, Dies After Falling Into Septic Tank at NJ Campground
A young girl died after falling into a septic tank at a New Jersey campground Saturday night.
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Zoom, Social Distance, ‘Blursday': The Coronavirus Has Changed How We Speak
Coronavirus has changed just about everything in our world, including the words and phrases we know and how we use them. As stress increased in 2020, our vocabulary changed. These linguists and sociologists explain why.
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Philly Enforces Curfew After Nights of Unrest Over Killing of Walter Wallace Jr.
A citywide curfew was in effect for Philadelphia Wednesday into Thursday following two nights of protests, unrest and looting in the aftermath of Philadelphia police shooting and killing Walter Wallace Jr.
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Violence Tears Through W. Philly After Police Shoot, Kill Man; 30 Officers Hurt
Angry crowds took to the streets in West Philadelphia overnight after police shot and killed a man armed with a knife Monday, with some in the crowds throwing rocks and bricks at police and some looting or vandalizing businesses.
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NJ Police Officer Dies After Jumping Into River to Save Woman
A veteran South Jersey police officer died hours after jumping into a river in an attempt to save a woman’s life Sunday.
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Body Cam Footage Shows Police Rescuing Horse From Burning Barn
Two Hilltown Township police officers rushed into a burning Bucks County, Pennsylvania, barn last week to rescue a spooked horse.
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#ExeterSully: Young Pilot Hailed a Hero After Landing Plane on Pa. Highway
The pilot of a small plane is being hailed a hero, compared to “Miracle on the Hudson” pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, after managing to land safely on a Pennsylvania highway.