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West Philly man shares his journey from poverty to Wall Street in bestselling book
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (1692+ words) Robinson, who now owns a real-estate business in Philadelphia, said his story is an example of "community-made" success. Kevin "KAYR" Robinson spoke with WHYY News about his bestselling debut book, "Can't Break Me: How I Shifted My Mindset and Overcame…...
Delaware bills compete to regulate kratom, an opioid-like herbal supplement
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (717+ words) Live coverage from NPR of the oral arguments on birthright citizenship. Critics say kratom is dangerous and addictive, but others say it's effective for withdrawing from opiates and pain relief. Two bags of Kratom sold at the Murphy Smoke Shop…...
Proposed Delaware City data center could use between 10 to 20 million gallons of water a year
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1665+ words) A proposed data center in New Castle County would use tens of millions of gallons of water every year. The 1. 2-gigawatt data center proposed for Delaware City in New Castle County would use a massive amount of water. Environmental regulators…...
Bigger and better: Princeton University to reopen newly constructed art museum
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1201+ words) Designed by architect David Adjaye, Princeton's new museum corrects the problematic old one. Five years after it was closed, razed and rebuilt, the Princeton University Art Museum will be ready for visitors on Halloween. The wholly reimagined museum will open…...
A secular church for the art of Alexander Calder opens in Philly on Sunday
9+ mon, 3+ day ago (1179+ words) The $100 million Calder Gardens, on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, reinvents what a museum is supposed to do. If you want to understand the life and work of Alexander Calder, the abstract sculptor popularly known as the inventor of the suspended…...
U. S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon denied entry to region's largest ICE detention center
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (563+ words) Delaware County's member of Congress is considering joining a lawsuit against the Trump administration. U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials Wednesday denied U. S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Delaware County, entry to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. A Chinese citizen…...