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In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, U.S. Representative Mark Takano, D-Calif. center left chats with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen near other members of the U.S. delegation at the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. Five U.S. lawmakers met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen Friday morning in a surprise one-day visit intended to reaffirm the United States' “rock solid” support for the self-governing island
Politics & Policy

U.S. lawmakers visit Taiwan; China conducts military patrols

The visit comes as tensions between Taiwan and China have risen to their highest level in decades.

5 years ago

File photo: the Merck logo on a stained glass panel at a Merck company building in Kenilworth, N.J. Dec.18, 2014
Health

FDA: Merck COVID pill effective, experts will review safety

U.S. health officials say Merck's experimental COVID-19 pill is effective but they raised questions about its safety during pregnancy.

5 years ago

Black Friday shoppers wear face masks and gloves as the leave the Uniqlo store along Fifth Avenue, Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, in New York
Money

Stores kick off Black Friday but pandemic woes linger

Retailers are expected to usher in the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season Friday with bigger crowds than last year in a closer step toward normalcy.

5 years ago

In this Nov. 19, 2021 photo, Wildwood N.J. Mayor Pete Byron gestures toward a section of the Wildwood, N.J. boardwalk that is being rebuilt. The popular seaside town is repairing or rebuilding most of its century-old boardwalk over the next five years
Community

Century-old Jersey Shore boardwalk is undergoing repairs

One of the Jersey Shore’s most popular boardwalks is undergoing repairs designed to better prepare it for summer crowds next year.

5 years ago

People lineup to get vaccinated at a shopping mall in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday Nov. 26, 2021. A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in Gauteng, the country’s most populous province
Health

New omicron variant stokes world fears, triggers travel bans

A World Health Organization panel has classified it as a highly transmissible virus of concern.

5 years ago

The Winter Street Greenway and Rob Stuart Memorial Dog Park (Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation)
PlanPhilly
Community

How an activist family got a new park built in Logan Square

Logan Square activists succeeded in their efforts to build the newly opened $1 million Winter Street Greenway and Rob Stuart Memorial Dog Park. Here’s how they got it done.

5 years ago

High water levels in Bridgeport captured the morning following the storm. (Robby Brod/WHYY)
Weather

How Bridgeport is recovering almost three months removed from Hurricane Ida

The Montgomery County community was among the Pennsylvania towns hit hard by flooding after the storm’s remnants struck the region.

5 years ago

Brian Catania works aide Taylor Putnam through the Row Dog, one of the six core activation exercises he and Travis Ross developed.
Health

NFL puts core strengthening program of Delaware therapists in its playbook

One devotee of the training and stretching technique is Delaware native Troy Reeder, who starts at linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams.

5 years ago

Tania Greene, Reyna Navarro and Tania León are selling at the Christmas Village for the first time. (Elizabeth Estrada/WHYY)
Community

Philly’s traditional Christmas Village shines with a ‘liberating’ new attraction

For the first time, the holiday market at Love Park will feature a dedicated space for small businesses owned by Black and brown Philadelphians.

5 years ago

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The Tinseltown Holiday Spectacular covers 5 acres of the fairgrounds at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pa., with 1.2 million LED lights. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Need a little Christmas? Tinseltown Spectacular debuts in Montco

The Philly Expo Center near Valley Forge hosts the debut of Comcast Spectacor’s new winter holiday fair and lights extravaganza.

5 years ago

Black Friday shoppers wearing face masks wait in line to enter a store at the Glendale Galleria in Glendale, Calif., Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Health

Holiday season moves into high gear but challenges remain

The big question is how much will supply shortages, higher prices and staffing issues dampen shoppers’ mood this holiday season.

5 years ago

Maria Mirkovic works with some of her third graders in her classroom
Health

N.J. is sharing more data on COVID activity in schools. Here’s what it shows

In addition to data on the number of COVID-19 cases in N.J. schools, it includes information on staff vaccination rates and the number of students learning remotely.

5 years ago

The Thanksgiving Day Parade kicked off with Clifford The Big Red Dog. (Tennyson Donyéa, WHYY)
Community

Many were ‘thankful’ the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade made its return

Thousands of people lined up along the Ben Franklin Parkway to soak in the holiday spirit at the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade.

5 years ago

People sit in an observation area after being inoculated with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Health
WESA

Pennsylvania’s count of fully vaccinated adults drops by 500,000

It’s unclear exactly how the error occurred. The state says it continues to refine its data and remove duplicate information, a process it started in July.

5 years ago

Flags wave in the wind from a building on the at Temple University campus in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Temple University disburses nearly $40 million in COVID-19 relief to students

Temple has been allocated $39,204,052 to use toward grants for students who have demonstrated financial need and have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

5 years ago

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