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Philabundance, Norma’s Kitchen partner to pack fresh meals, give Afghan refugees a taste of home
Philabundance is partnering with a Cherry Hill restaurant to pack up fresh meals that will give Afghan evacuees a taste of home in our area.
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Pennsylvania state-owned university enrollment drops
New data shows the total enrollment at Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities has declined to the lowest level in decades.
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‘We’re a living presence’: Philly celebrates first officially recognized Indigenous Peoples Day
Philadelphia’s fifth annual Indigenous Peoples Day celebration was the first to be formally recognized and drew attendees from as far away as South Dakota and Canada.
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Delaware State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness accused of nepotism, fraud, witness intimidation
A Delaware official has been indicted by a grand jury for offenses that the state AG said represented a "clear and disturbing pattern of behavior."
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PECO offers a chance at employment to some residents in underserved Philly neighborhoods
Twenty-three Philly residents are participating in the program, which PECO bills as a way to provide communities it serves with a path to family-sustaining jobs.
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‘There is no such thing as an off year’: Voter registration rally at Philadelphia City Hall
An effort is underway in Philadelphia to continue to register new voters right up until next week’s deadline for the upcoming general election.
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Philly native, CAPA grad starring in ‘Hamilton’ at Academy of Music
The Kimmel Cultural Campus is kicking off its comeback season with "Hamilton" on Oct. 20. The show runs through Nov. 28.
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Shaquille Barbour, Legend Taliferro, and Amaria Jones are just a handful of the rising number of children and teenagers who have lost their lives to gun violence in the U.S.
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Pennsylvania’s wine, beer and cider industries awarded nearly $2 million in support grants
Some $600,000 of that total given by the Liquor Control Board was awarded to Penn State University for eight different wine and malt and brewed beverage projects.
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‘We look at this and see a catastrophe in the making,’ says researcher about Pennsylvania’s forests
"Forests get the double whammy of both too many invaders, many species, and too many deer.”
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GOP wants personal voter data to root out fraud. Pa. already uses a more secure system
Pennsylvania has spent nearly half a million dollars over the past six years to find and remove outdated registrations from its voter database.
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Merck asks FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill
The FDA will scrutinize company data on the safety and effectiveness of the drug, molnupiravir, before rendering a decision.
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What do we know about the Merck pill to treat COVID-19?
In early tests, the drug reduced the chance of people being hospitalized for or dying from COVID-19 by 50%. What about safety?
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Listen 2:55Run on rapid at-home COVID tests has companies rushing to meet demand
Demand has been high as individuals, employers, and organizations use the tests as a relatively cheap and simple tool to monitor for infections.
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A rocky transition for students, staff at the new Camden High
One month into the first school year at the new multi-million dollar Camden High “campus,” crowding, safety issues mix with nostalgia and enthusiasm for new opportunities.
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