Social Security mix-up sends personal info to wrong people in Delaware Valley
An administration mix-up caused personal information like Social Security numbers and bank account info to be mailed out to the wrong recipients.
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An administration mix-up caused personal information like Social Security numbers and bank account info to be mailed out to the wrong recipients.
Highly sensitive information, including Social Security numbers and bank account information, was mailed out to the wrong recipients in the Delaware Valley. CBS Philadelphia's Joe Holden reports.
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Before any of the Founding Fathers were born, the plot of land now known as Bartram's Garden became part of U.S. history.
A tornado briefly touched down in Cape May Point, New Jersey, during severe weather Tuesday evening.
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People dreaming of becoming contestants on "The Price Is Right" started lining up in Fishtown at 4 a.m.
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Before any of the Founding Fathers were born, the plot of land now known as Bartram's Garden became part of U.S. history.
A tornado briefly touched down in Cape May Point, New Jersey, during severe weather Tuesday evening.
Detectives are excavating pipes around the Olney home that police say contained a stockpile of chemicals and drugs.
People dreaming of becoming contestants on "The Price Is Right" started lining up in Fishtown at 4 a.m.
Before any of the Founding Fathers were born, the plot of land now known as Bartram's Garden became part of U.S. history.
Detectives are excavating pipes around the Olney home that police say contained a stockpile of chemicals and drugs.
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A tornado briefly touched down in Cape May Point, New Jersey, during severe weather Tuesday evening.
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Delaware has declared a measles outbreak after two more positive cases were reported, health officials said Wednesday.
Health officials in Delaware have confirmed the first cases of measles in the state in more than a decade.
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