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The unofficial start of summer has arrived, but many businesses are having a hard time staffing up, leaving them frustrated as they face the rest of the season.
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1 dead after car crashes into Bucks Co. senior rehabilitation center
Authorities say a car slammed into an outside wall of the administration building of the Langhorne Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center on the 300 block of Manor Avenue.
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Anxiety runs high as Pa. begins massive overhaul of 60-year-old unemployment computer system
Claims will be put on hold until June 8 as the state makes an ambitious leap to a new, cloud-based benefits system. But experts warn this “all-at-once” approach often fails.
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Pa. using insecticide on invasive spotted lanternflies
Pennsylvania has started spraying insecticide on spotted lanternflies, a new strategy that state officials are using in an attempt to slow the spread of the invasive pest.
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Dems walk, stop Texas GOP’s sweeping voting restrictions
The revolt is one of Democrats' biggest protests to date against GOP efforts nationwide to impose stricter election laws.
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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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