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GOP sees ‘curriculum transparency’; Dems see censorship of how race is taught
A bill that would require schools to put curriculum online is moving in the Pa. legislature. Democrats fear it will lead to censorship of how race is taught.
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More than a month in, Delaware students say mandated masks are worth the inconvenience
Class is in session at Odessa High in Delaware, where schools are fully open after the previous two years were disrupted by the pandemic.
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Listen 5:19Sanitation solutions: How giving people trash bins made Baltimore cleaner
Baltimore’s green bin program shows there are relatively simple steps cities can take to tangibly improve the cleanliness of neighborhoods.
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What you need to know ahead of the 2021 Pa. general election
Pennsylvania’s general election is being held Tuesday, Nov. 2. Here’s what you need to know beforehand, from election deadlines to who’s on the ballot.
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A ‘Magical Fantasy’ appears in the Navy Yard
The public art installation by British artist Morag Myerscough is meant to draw attention to the Navy Yard as a future place to live.
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A look at how antibodies from a COVID-19 infection and vaccination wane over time
Penn Med researchers found that memory T and B cells play a significant role in fighting COVID-19 even 6 months after vaccination.
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The pandemic has worsened poverty’s effects on childhood obesity, report says
About 1 American child in 6 experiences obesity, says a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Deepening poverty has a big impact.
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After a local company towed union leader Johnny “Doc” Dougherty’s car, he allegedly acted fast to get revenge. His medium: City Councilmember Bobby Henon.
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Facebook paying fine to settle U.S. suit on discrimination
Facebook is paying a $4.75 million fine and up to $9.5 million to eligible victims to resolve the Justice Department’s allegations that it discriminated against U.S. workers.
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Sixers suspend Ben Simmons for conduct ‘detrimental to team’
The three-time All-Star guard was a holdout in training camp in the wake of his offseason trade demand.
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SEPTA riders held up phones as woman was raped, police say
More than two dozen train stops passed as the man harassed, groped and eventually raped the woman, SEPTA Police Chief Thomas J. Nestel III said.
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U.S. expected to authorize mix-and-match COVID booster shots
The upcoming FDA announcement is likely to come along with authorization for boosters of the Moderna and J&J shots and follows the authorization of a third dose for Pfizer.
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Police identify innocent 65-year-old man fatally shot near Philadelphia’s Lincoln High School
Jeffrey Carter, 65, was fatally shot in the head by a stray bullet and a 16-year-old student from the nearby high school was shot in the back of the head as he ran away.
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Eligible families can now apply for up to $1,500 in aid to pay for heating bills
One in three Philadelphia households could qualify for a federal grant to pay off heating bills. The aid is free and does not have to be repaid.
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Sanitation Solutions: How hidden cameras became Philly’s fiercest weapon in the war on dumping
Philadelphia has 300 surveillance cameras and, increasingly, sees them as central to its strategy of holding individuals accountable for illegal dumping.
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