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Pennsylvania lifts capacity restrictions for businesses, retail shops
Starting Monday, restaurants and businesses no longer have capacity limits or physical distancing requirements.
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SEPTA launches pilot plan to reduce deadly falls and jumps onto tracks
The authority plans to install galvanized steel barriers along the length of the platforms at Somerset Station on the Market-Frankford Line to pilot the idea.
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How to retain affordable housing in Philly? New study recommends subsidizing ‘small landlords’
Naturally occurring affordable housing is at risk of disappearing in Philadelphia, according to an Urban Land Institute report. A solution? Cash for landlords.
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How do COVID-19 vaccines affect people who are immunocompromised?
If you have certain conditions, or are taking certain medications, parts of your immune system may function less effectively. Here’s what we know.
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Mysterious neighborhood war memorial reconnects WWI vet’s family
Powelton Village has been honoring its unknown WWI soldier for years. His descendants have now been found and will join the ceremony this year.
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Police: 2 dead, 20+ injured in Florida banquet hall shooting
The banquet hall had been rented out for a concert. Police say three people got out of an SUV and opened fire into a crowd outside with assault rifles and handguns.
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‘Toughest day of the year’: Biden remembers son Beau, speaks at Memorial Day ceremony in Delaware
President Joe Biden has attended the annual observance at the Delaware Memorial Bridge for decades. He returned Sunday for his first as commander-in-chief.
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Internal PSERS documents show how Pa’s biggest pension fund got key financial calculation wrong
A federal probe is examining the $64 billion fund's exaggerated investment returns and real estate spending.
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Cheltenham students, alumni work to change policy on police in district schools
A group called Police-Free CSD is working with the school board to recraft the memorandum of understanding with the local police department.
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Historic Montgomery County farmstead recognized as an Underground Railroad site
The Worcester Township property will join more than 680 other places in the National Park Service’s Network to Freedom database.
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Iraq veterans and Iraqi immigrants build a traditional house of reeds in Philadelphia
Veterans and immigrants build a traditional Iraqi house of reeds in a nature preserve in Roxborough.
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Philly gamers, rejoice: Parks & Rec to include esports in future programming
Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Dept. partners with Nerd Street Gaming to include esports in programming, with the goal of increasing access to high-end tech.
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How Tulsa massacre spent most of last century unremembered
Even this year, with the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa massacre recognized, it’s still an unfamiliar history to many — something historians say has broader repercussions.
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Philadelphia board and superintendent vow to combat racist practices in schools
Black and Latino students are far less likely to qualify for admission to the district’s most selective schools and far more likely to be suspended.
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Trump looms large in Pennsylvania’s GOP primaries in 2022
GOP candidates with strong ties to Donald Trump are running and considered strong contenders for the party's nominations in both Pennsylvania's gubernatorial and Senate races.
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