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FILE - Nurse Marie-Laure Satta pauses during her New Year's Eve shift in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the la Timone hospital in Marseille, southern France, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The official global death toll from COVID-19 is on the verge of eclipsing 6 million — underscoring that the pandemic, now in its third year, is far from over. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, File)

Death toll surpasses 6 million for pandemic now in 3rd year

The milestone is the latest tragic reminder of the unrelenting nature of the pandemic even as people are shedding masks, travel is resuming and businesses are reopening.

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A factory and a store burn after being bombarded in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Community

Russian attacks halt plans to evacuate Ukrainian civilians

A second attempt to evacuate civilians from a besieged city in southern Ukraine collapsed Sunday as Russian attacks stopped plans to create a humanitarian corridor.

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April Walker, from Southwest Philadelphia, is the General Manager of the United States Microsoft Technology Centers

Community

For Women’s History Month, tech trailblazer April Walker offers wisdom based on experience

Microsoft executive Walker, who grew up in Philly, has advice for young Black women entering the workforce, and the companies that want to retain them.

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An aerial view of the Delaware County site where residents say construction continues. Energy Transfer says the work is remediation or restoration

Community

Residents near Mariner East say ‘restoration’ work looks like more construction to them

Pipeline builder Energy Transfer announced in February that the project was done. This week, a section of pipe was switched out in Delco.

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Community

Philly to host listening tour for anti-violence prevention efforts

Residents and community partners can attend in person or virtually to provide feedback on the city’s anti-violence strategy.

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File photo: In this Dec. 6, 2019, file photo, Cindy Parlow Cone, vice-president of U.S. Soccer, attends a meeting of the organization's board of directors in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Politics & Policy

Cindy Parlow Cone wins 4-year term as U.S. Soccer president, beats Cordeiro

Cone, a former national team player, received 52.3% of the weighted vote on the first ballot during the USSF National Council meeting.

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In this photo, Feb. 27, 2022, taken from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the nation in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP, File)

Politics & Policy

Zelenskyy’s ‘desperate’ plea to Congress: Send more planes

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with some 300 members of Congress and their staffs in an hourlong private video call on Saturday.

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File photo: Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) looks to pass as Chicago Sky center Candace Parker defends during the first half of game 1 of the WNBA basketball Finals , Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Ralph Freso)

Courts & Law

WNBA’s Brittney Griner arrested in Russia on drug charges

Griner, who plays for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, has played in Russia for the last seven years in the winter.

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Tourists visit Stamford Bridge stadium home of Chelsea football club in London, Thursday, March 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Arts & Entertainment

Pulisic scores as Chelsea beats Burnley 4-0 putting aside off-field turmoil

Kai Havertz had two of the goals along with one each from Reece James and Christian Pulisic as Chelsea put aside the off-field turbulence sparked by its Russian owner.

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White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Friday, March 4, 2022

Health

White House: Congress must act soon to replenish COVID funds

Nearly a year after passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, the administration says the federal government has nearly depleted funding dedicated to COVID-19.

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People cross on an improvised path under a bridge that was destroyed by a Russian airstrike, while fleeing the town of Irpin, Ukraine, Saturday, March 5, 2022. What looked like a breakthrough cease-fire to evacuate residents from two cities in Ukraine quickly fell apart Saturday as Ukrainian officials said shelling had halted the work to remove civilians hours after Russia announced the deal.

Politics & Policy

Putin says Ukraine’s future in doubt as cease-fires collapse

Ukrainian officials said Russian artillery fire and airstrikes had prevented residents from leaving before the agreed-to evacuations got underway on Saturday.

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Community

Philly awards 2nd round of grants to Kensington community groups tackling opioid crisis

The Kensington Community Resilience Fund directs $200,000 to organizations focused on improving the quality of life in neighborhoods hard-hit by the opioid epidemic.

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