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Ping pong, anyone? Sports fans find new games to bet on during the pandemic

Jul 16, 2020
While U.S. pro sports leagues suspend play, table tennis, darts and other more obscure competitions find new fans.
Sports fans have had to look elsewhere for betting opportunities. Above, the final match of the Düsseldorf Masters table tennis competition.
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Comcast’s new call center is stuffed with Silicon Valley-style perks. Will that help its customer service problem?

Oct 28, 2019
The Delaware office is part of the cable company’s $1 billion push to improve its customer relations.
Call center employees can decompress around a turtle and fish-stocked pond.
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Pennsylvania tries a new initiative to curb illegal gun purchases

Sep 11, 2019
Operation LIPSTICK (Ladies Involved in Putting a Stop to Inner-City Killing), reaches out to women and teenage girls to warn them about the risks of making straw purchases — up to ten years in prison under federal law.
Dorothy Johnson-Speight holds a picture of her son, Khaaliq. He was fatally shot in Philadelphia in 2001 by a neighbor who was a convicted felon and should not have been able to own a gun.
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Will consumers pay more for reusable packaging to save the planet?

Aug 28, 2019
A New Jersey-based company is offering brands like Tide, Gillette and Dove in reusable containers.
A Loop order is filled at the company's Trenton, New Jersey, warehouse.
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Atlantic City benefits from early wager on legal sports betting

Jul 29, 2019
Total gaming revenue at Atlantic City’s casinos is up about 20% on last year, but the city is now starting competition from neighboring states.
Bruce DeFino came from Long Island to place sports bets in Atlantic City.
Miles Bryan

Businesses face lawsuits over website accessibility

Jul 15, 2019
One Philadelphia-based company has decided to step in and prevent those suits.
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In Amish country, a planned casino raises the stakes

Jun 26, 2019
Some expect economic benefit from a casino in the works. Others question whether it will change the community.
The view from Paul Stoltzfus's family farm.
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Pennsylvania weighs nuclear subsidies after Three Mile Island

May 20, 2019
The nuclear power plant will be "retired" at the end of September, but the state wants to support the four remaining plants.
Steam rises out of the nuclear plant on Three Mile Island  in Middletown, Pennsylvania on March 26, 2019.
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What happens when a hospital sells its debt?

Apr 9, 2018
More hospitals across the country are selling debt from unpaid medical bills to collection agencies.
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Northwestern's Medill journalism school argues accreditation is of 'little value'

Jun 13, 2017
Will its unaccredited status hurt graduates of the program?
Miles Bryan