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How the pandemic has shrunk our worlds
We’re more cautious about people and places after the last 24 months. And for better or worse, some changes we’ve made seem likely to stick.
4 years ago
Listen 4:39No charges against 2 Chicago officers in fatal shootings
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said there was insufficient evidence to charge the officers in the deaths.
4 years ago
U.S. judge: Public might get look at Cristiano Ronaldo police report
A U.S. magistrate judge issued a recommendation Friday that said denying the New York Times access to what police collected could be seen as government censorship.
4 years ago
White House: Biden will travel to Europe for Ukraine talks
Biden will meet with NATO and European leaders in Brussels on March 24.
4 years ago
Pennsylvania as a whole currently has 1,229 vacant police positions across the state.
4 years ago
Senate approves bill to make daylight saving time permanent
The bill still needs to pass the House and win the signature of President Joe Biden to become law.
4 years ago
AP source: Pfizer seeking OK for 4th COVID dose for seniors
Drugmaker Pfizer is expected to request authorization this week for an additional COVID-19 booster dose for seniors, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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COVID vaccine’s mRNA technology also works for an HIV vaccine, study shows
Penn researcher Drew Weissman spent decades developing mRNA technology. He says it helps target the rapidly mutating human immunodeficiency virus.
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Enforcement of Philadelphia’s plastic bag ban set to begin April 1
The city will issue fines to stores for single-use plastic bags starting next month. A two-week awareness campaign is underway.
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Wilmington cop indicted for alleged nude, lewd texts with teen in foster care
Patrolman Brandon Cooper is now off the force and faces up to 26 years in prison if convicted on all charges, which include official misconduct and lewdness.
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Diversity a key factor in new research facility under construction at Philly’s Navy Yard
The project at 1201 Normandy Place aims to increase wealth in Black communities through its development.
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Russia steps up bombardment of Kyiv, civilians flee Mariupol
A series of strikes hit a residential neighborhood in a western district of the capital and ignited a huge fire and a frantic rescue effort.
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N.J. adopts sweeping new policies on special education in state prisons, following settlement
Students who were deprived of special education services while incarcerated are eligible to receive up to $8,000 per year in “compensatory education” benefits.
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Montgomery, Chester, and Berks counties consider a new passenger rail authority
The aim: Tap into infrastructure funds and try to restore a line connecting Reading, Phoenixville, Pottstown, Norristown, and Philly.
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Yes, prices at the pump are high. Republican primary candidates in Pa. have noticed too
They’re blaming the party in power: Biden and down-ballot Democrats. It’s a political strategy that can sting, as the 1970s energy crises showed.
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