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SEPTA faces delays and workarounds as supply chain issues disrupt repair projects
The transit agency is getting creative with recycling and reusing parts from retired vehicles to deal with supply chain shortages.
4 years ago
Covanta renews incinerator contract with Chester. City’s receiver says it missed out on $10M
An 2017 agreement means the cash-strapped city will get less per ton of trash brought in by a big customer — the county Solid Waste Authority.
4 years ago
Flights canceled as wide swath of U.S. braces for winter storm
A major winter storm was expected to begin with heavy snow starting in the Rockies and freezing rain as far south as Texas before it drops snow and ice on the Midwest.
4 years ago
Millions pouring into Pa. governor and U.S. Senate races, with Fetterman and Oz ahead
The most that has ever been spent on a Pa. gubernatorial race was $82 million in 2014, and the most spent on a U.S. Senate race was $164 million in 2016.
4 years ago
Fired Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores sues NFL, alleging racist hiring
The lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court. Lawyers sought class-action status for the legal filing.
4 years ago
Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5
The move could open the way for the very youngest Americans to start receiving shots by early March.
4 years ago
Philadelphia Democrats select state lawmaker to replace convicted Councilmember Bobby Henon
Mike Driscoll has been picked by ward leaders to be the Democratic candidate in a special election, virtually ensuring he will replace Bobby Henon on City Council.
4 years ago
Mask mandate has ‘really made a difference’ in vanquishing Delaware’s omicron surge, Carney says
The weekly average of new daily cases has plummeted by 74% since Delaware’s indoor mask mandate went into effect. Hospitalizations are down by half.
4 years ago
Philadelphia airport parking could be privatized within a year
After almost 50 years under Philadelphia Parking Authority control, the airport parking concession could soon be run by a private company.
4 years ago
Native American tribes reach $590M settlement over opioids
A federal court filing made Tuesday in Cleveland lays out the details of the settlements with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and distribution companies.
4 years ago
WHO: In 10 weeks, omicron surge causes COVID cases to soar
90 million cases of coronavirus have been reported since the omicron variant was first identified 10 weeks ago — amounting to more than in all of 2020.
4 years ago
U.S. urges Pfizer to apply for under-5 COVID vaccine: AP source
The FDA is pushing the company to submit its application based on the two-dose data for potential approval in February.
4 years ago
Cosby asks Supreme Court not to revive sexual assault case
The 84-year-old has been free since June, when a Pennsylvania appeals court overturned his conviction and released him from prison after nearly three years.
4 years ago
Pennsylvania adding long-term care beds to ease COVID crunch
The temporary sites, one of which will be located in Philadelphia, will allow hospitals to more rapidly discharge patients in need of long-term care.
4 years ago
‘Artists need to be seen’: A private collection of works by young Black artists goes public
The Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection is on a mission to amplify the stories and works of young Black artists.
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