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The humanitarian failure that was relief efforts following the last devastating earthquake in 2010 is weighing heavily on the minds of Haitians in the Philly region.
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U.S. mulls COVID vaccine boosters for elderly as early as fall
Among the first to receive them could be health care workers, nursing home residents and other older Americans.
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SEPTA is flummoxed by a driver’s trolley tunnel detour
There was no damage after a car drove onto underground trolley tracks in Philly early Saturday morning.
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Afghan president flees the country as Taliban move on Kabul
Afghanistan’s embattled president left the country Sunday, signaling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking Afghanistan.
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Schumer calls for federal crackdown on fake vaccine cards
The Senate’s top Democrat says federal law enforcement officials need to crack down on fake COVID-19 vaccination cards being sold online.
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Even with uniform access to medication and insurance, patients of color at the VA were less likely to get standard-of-care meds for atrial fibrillation.
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Workers at the center, ordered shut amid abuse allegations, say they are falling on hard times. Their benefits and health insurance expire Sept. 3.
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SEPTA moves deep cleaning to Erie-Torresdale El stop this weekend
SEPTA continues to clean stations, hoping people will return to mass transit.
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Rich nations dip into COVAX supply while poor wait for shots
In late June alone, the initiative known as COVAX sent some 530,000 doses to Britain – more than double the amount sent that month to the entire continent of Africa.
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Philly violence: 7 shot in separate shootings, leaving 4 dead since late Friday night
Since just before midnight Saturday police say 7 people have been shot in separate shootings, leaving four dead.
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Atlantic City enhances public safety with new interactive software
Atlantic City tests new software to enhance public safety, interacting directly with residents and visitors.
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Philly’s fave Afrofuturists turned a Fairmount mansion into a time-travel portal
The Hatfield House in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park is the site of an Afrofuturist vision of time travel by the art duo Black Quantum Futurism
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Ex-Philly homicide detectives face perjury charges for testimony in retrial of innocent man
A grand jury is recommending criminal charges against the former homicide detectives who gave false testimony against Anthony Wright, an innocent man.
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Jefferson Frankford nurses want to unionize, call attention to staffing issues
To announce their intention to organize as a local of PASNAP, nurses gathered in front of the hospital. They say their employer is union busting.
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Students debate Philly’s new vaccine mandate for colleges
Philadelphia announced Friday that students and staff of city colleges will need to be vaccinated by October 15.
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