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N.J. National Guard to deploy to Atlantic County long-term care facility due to omicron surge
The strike team will be available for seven days or longer as Meadowview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center deals with omicron.
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: Importance of in-school learning outweighs risks of COVID
"We have to rethink like, 'What are we doing here?' We're chasing milder disease," said Dr. David Rubin.
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Rider University now an affiliate of the Grammy Museum
The college in Lawrenceville, N.J., will have access to music industry resources from the U.S. Recording Academy, a.k.a. the Grammy Awards.
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Dr. King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ to be read in full at Eastern State Penitentiary
The event will be hosted by Philly performance artist STARFIRE, and will feature conversations and reflections on Dr. King's legacy and civil disobedience.
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Philly looks to expand initiative offering support to potential shooters before they pick up a gun
The goal of Group Violence Intervention is to offer support, such as job placement and training, to stop participants from picking up a gun.
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‘Jeopardy!’ champ hits $1 million; talks fame, trans rights
Amy Schneider is now among only four contestants to reach $1 million in regular-season play.
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Montco temporarily closes West Norriton restaurant after hepatitis A outbreak
Gino’s Ristorante & Pizzeria is shut until further notice, the county says. Eleven cases of the viral liver infection are being investigated.
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Philly’s rental assistance program is ending
The program helped more than 38,000 households affected by COVID-19 remain in their homes. It is shutting down because funding is running out.
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A basketball phenom and Fairmount’s ‘mayor’: Philly grieves children lost to fire
Basketball coach Andre Wright remembers Destiny McDonald and Quintien Tate-McDonald as team players with talents that will be missed in the community.
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Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots
Since mid-December, the hospitalization rate in these youngest kids has surged to more than 4 in 100,000 children, up from 2.5 per 100,000.
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Bill expanding needle exchanges in N.J. moves to full Legislature
The proposal removes a requirement that harm reduction centers get permission from municipal governments to operate.
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Arbery killers get life in prison; no parole for father, son
A jury convicted all three defendants of murder, aggravated assault, false imprisonment and attempted false imprisonment in November.
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Pennsylvania seeks more hospital beds, staff in COVID surge
Pennsylvania has begun to organize “strike teams” of extra workers for hospitals and nursing homes struggling with surging COVID-19-related caseloads and staffing shortages.
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In omicron outbreak, U.S. governors lose appetite for mandates
Governors across the U.S. took sweeping action during earlier surges of COVID-19, but are taking a much different approach during the record-setting omicron outbreak.
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Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies
Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, has died at 94.
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