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A health worker grabs at-home COVID-19 test kits
Health

White House soft-launches COVID-19 test request website

The website, COVIDTests.gov, now includes a link for Americans to order four at-home tests per residential address, to be delivered by the U.S. Postal Service.

5 years ago

A nurse walks down a hallway with her arms in the air, clasping the back of her head
Health

U.S. faces wave of omicron deaths in coming weeks, models say

“A lot of people are still going to die because of how transmissible omicron has been,” said one epidemiologist, adding it "is going to get worse before it gets better."

5 years ago

An aerial view of flooding in Kensington.
Community
6abc

Water main break causes flooding in Kensington

Officials say there is no word on the size of the break at this time.

5 years ago

The Activision Blizzard Booth is shown during the Electronic Entertainment Expo
Money

Microsoft buys game maker Activision Blizzard for about $70B

Activision Blizzard is the maker of Candy Crush’ and ‘Call of Duty.’

5 years ago

A-29 Super Tucano planes are on display
Politics & Policy

Watchdog warned months before U.S. pullout Afghanistan’s air force would collapse

American authorities had been alerted that Afghanistan's air force did not have the capabilities to survive after a U.S. withdrawal.

5 years ago

People seated at the bar inside a restaurant.
Health

Philly’s indoor dining vaccine mandate now fully in effect

A two-week grace period has ended, meaning almost anyone eating indoors in Philadelphia needs to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

5 years ago

Academy Scientists Matt Tursi (left), Danny Morrill (center), and Colin Rohrback (right) conduct an electrofishing survey in a headwater stream of the Delaware River
Politics & Policy

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act: Conservationists’ hope for species at risk

Bipartisan Senate legislation proposes $1.3B annually for tailored projects that work to sustain the health of fish, wildlife, and their habitats.

5 years ago

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A deer peers through the woods, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Health

Pennsylvania testing deer in Bucks County for PFAS

The testing comes after the Pennsylvania Game Commission discovered high levels of PFAS in fish living in the Neshaminy Creek basin.

5 years ago

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Community

Philly civil rights advocates reflect on the continued ‘struggle’ for voting rights in America

WHYY and NewCORE marked MLK Day with a discussion of King’s 1957 "Give Us the Ballot" speech as the struggle for voting rights continues today.

5 years ago

Craig Prichard, 65, of Des Moines, Iowa, who voted for Donald Trump in 2016, but says he voted for Joe Biden in 2020 believing Trump had failed to the confront the coronavirus pandemic, talks on Jan. 10, 2022. The retired factory worker says he is
Politics & Policy

How’s he doing? Americans weigh in on Biden’s performance

President Joe Biden took office at a particularly polarized time in American history, so it's not surprising that citizens are divided on his performance at the one-year mark.

5 years ago

In a long exposure photo, lights from a snowplow illuminate sleet at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. Ceremonies scheduled for the site on Monday, to mark the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday, have been canceled because of the weather. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Politics & Policy

On MLK Day, Biden says Americans must commit to King’s work

Biden's remarks Monday were among many by politicians acknowledging unmet needs for racial equality on Martin Luther King Day.

5 years ago

Rich Davis (left) and Shani George (right) administer COVID-19 tests
Community

Philly kicks off 27th annual MLK Day of Service

While most of the events were virtual, people still gathered for the country’s largest MLK Day of Service event at Girard College in Philly for COVID tests and vaccinations.

5 years ago

Tire tracks are seen cut into an area near a river in Wharton State Forest
Politics & Policy

Pinelands lovers: N.J. not saving forests from vehicle damage

Parts of numerous state forests contained within the 1.1 million-acre Pinelands district are marred by tire tracks, huge potholes, and trampled trees.

5 years ago

Two people comfort one another at a funeral service
Community

‘The family of Philadelphia’ came out to mourn 12 family members killed in Fairmount fire

Three sisters — Rosalee McDonald, Virginia Thomas, and Quinsha White — and nine of their children died in the blaze.

5 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks from a podium
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. GOP answered Wolf’s pandemic vetoes with constitution changes. The strategy is here to stay

Wolf’s veto tally grew extensively during the pandemic and will likely expand during his final 13 months in office, as Republicans continue to largely bypass his agenda.

5 years ago

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