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More than 20% of tests reported to the Health Department are coming back positive. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Omicron surge has peaked in Philadelphia; city issues new school guidance

Cases are down from their peak around Jan. 9, city Health Commissioner Bettigole said. Hospitalizations, which lag new cases, are up.

4 years ago

Mexican abortion activists
Community

Mexican abortion advocates look to help women in U.S.

Decades ago, Mexican activists drove women into the United States to terminate their pregnancies at clinics.

4 years ago

A sign is pictured for Main Line Health
Health
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Main Line Health says cloth masks are no longer allowed to be worn by employees, visitors

"The protections offered by surgical and/or isolation masks outweigh those provided by cloth masking," said Main Line Health.

4 years ago

NIOSH-approved N95 masks
Health

Biden to give away 400 million N95 masks starting next week

The masks will be available for pickup at pharmacies and community health centers across the country.

4 years ago

An aerial view of the New Jersey State Assembly in Trenton
Politics & Policy

N.J. leaders agree affordability is a top priority, but limited consensus on how to get there

While there’s some consensus among Democrats and Republicans on what can be done to lower taxes in N.J., leaders have yet to offer a clear plan to do so.

4 years ago

A memorial for the Fairmount rowhouse fire victims on North 23rd Street
Community

‘It’s OK to not be OK’: Bache-Martin community processes grief in wake of tragic fire

Five of the 12 victims were current or former students at the Fairmount school, and students, parents, and staff are processing how to move forward amid the grief.

4 years ago

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Philadelphia City Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez.
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Education

A Philly Council member wants the city to follow NYC’s model for fixing crumbling schools

Fixing Philly’s ailing public school buildings has been a big item on City Council’s collective to-do list for years. A new bill targets the problem.

4 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters alongside, from left, Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., during a press conference regarding the Democratic party's shift to focus on voting rights at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022
Politics & Policy

Big voting bill faces defeat as 2 Dems won’t stop filibuster

President Joe Biden’s own party is poised to let the bill fail as two holdout senators are unwilling to change the Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster.

4 years ago

A sign explaining the LA County Mandate is posted for customers inside the Intelligentsia Coffee in Sunset Blvd., coffee shop in Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021.  (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Health

With Philly’s indoor dining vaccine mandate in full effect, restaurants report smooth rollout

Philly’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement for indoor dining is now fully in effect. So what does this mean for restaurant operators and workers?

4 years ago

At-home COVID-19 tests kits sit on a table before being handed out at a distribution site, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, in Youngstown, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
Health

Glitch in new USPS COVID test website won’t let some apartment dwellers order kits

The website appears not to recognize some residences within multi-unit buildings as individual households.

4 years ago

Community members walk towards the Symbol of Solidarity mural alongside elected officials. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
Community

Pa. First Lady Frances Wolf visits Jenkintown to mark National Day of Racial Healing

The event in the Montgomery County community included speakers and praise for a local mural and documentary, both called ‘Symbol of Solidarity.’

4 years ago

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington. The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to some of Donald Trump's closest advisers, including Rudy Giuliani Sidney Powell stands behind
Politics & Policy

Rudy Giuliani among Trump allies subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel

The committee is continuing to widen its scope into Trump's orbit, this time demanding information and testimony from Guiliani, Jenna Ellis, Sidney Powell, and Boris Epshteyn.

4 years ago

Closeup of the Pennsylvania Capitol
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

With court deadline looming, Pa. lawmakers ready one last congressional map attempt

“There’s a lot that could still go wrong,” said one top GOP lawmaker, adding that the odds of the legislature passing a map are, “50 – 50, maybe.”

4 years ago

day care children walking on street
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Philly pushes to connect thousands of families to expanded child benefits, stressing need to file taxes

City officials are trying to reach at least 10,000 city families who officials believe have missed out on all payments.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Noe Ortega speaks from a podium
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

A star witness — but a careful one — takes center stage in Pa. school funding trial

Secretary of Education Noe Ortega is a defendant in the trial. But he struck a neutral tone as a witness, mirroring the Wolf administration’s overall tact.

4 years ago

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