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The inability to hire and retain workers — in part driven by low wages due to low government reimbursement rates — was already a crisis, but now threatens to collapse.
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Many Pa. school districts are passing up free coronavirus testing even after a rise in cases
Officials offered different reasons for the lack of participation, including fear of finding too many cases and simply being too overwhelmed by a chaotic start to the year.
5 years ago
Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID shots for kids ages 5 to 11
Now the FDA will have to decide if there’s enough evidence that the shots are safe and will work for younger children like they do for teens and adults.
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William Still was born 200 years ago today. A commitment to Black lives defines his life
Historian Linn Washington remembers the prominent Philadelphia activist and businessman William Still, who challenged laws and customs that discriminated against Black people.
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Philly environmental filmmaker takes on the issue of Pennsylvania’s acid mine drainage
Pennsylvania has 5,600 miles of dead waterways, polluted by the coal mining industry. Ben Kalina’s "A River Reborn" shows how one was revived.
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Listen 5:29Design Philadelphia, KRS One, Night of Lights, and Monster drinks in this week’s ‘Things to Do’
Oct. 7 - Oct. 10: Things to do in Pa., Del., and N.J.
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Listen 4:36U.S. Squash finds a new home in Philly with plans to create a public school league
With its large new facility at Drexel University, U.S. Squash said it plans to do community outreach to draw young people into the sport.
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What streeteries can teach us about reclaiming public space for people
The pandemic forced cities to rewrite the rules of the road and engage residents in the process.
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Judge orders Texas to suspend new law banning most abortions
The order Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman freezes for now the strict abortion law known as Senate Bill 8.
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Delco Council votes to deprivatize the county’s prison
Delaware County officials kept a campaign promise with the vote to terminate GEO Group’s contract to operate Pennsylvania’s only privately run county prison.
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Syphilis cases in Delaware County increase significantly, health officials say
Delaware County syphilis cases are at the highest they’ve been in 20 years.
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‘Wow, Mom’: Claire Smith reflects on new sports media center at Temple bearing her name
Claire Smith discusses on the road to this new honor with another barrier-breaking Black woman sports journalist, WHYY’s Annette John-Hall.
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Listen 4:58Philly is getting ‘mega’ swings and climbable bird houses overlooking a lagoon at FDR Park
A lush three-acre play space with a waterfront view along with an expansive cafe are coming to South Philadelphia’s Frank Delano Roosevelt Park in 2023.
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Hours after a cyclist dies, City Hall unveils a safety fix, promises more
North Broad’s new medians aim to slow drivers and increase street safety. They came one day after a driver killed a cyclist on Roosevelt Boulevard.
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Delaware using $50M in COVID-relief money to replace old ‘State Welfare Home’
The hospital has floors that cannot be used and outdated systems. It will be replaced by a new state-of-the-art facility on the property near Smyrna.
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