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High court gives Pa. county OK to delay eviction cases while tenants wait for rental relief
Advocates hope the ruling will prompt other counties to issue similar orders, guaranteeing that tenants won’t lose their homes while waiting for help.
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Philadelphia police and residents join together for National Night Out
Police spread out across Philadelphia to join with residents for National Night Out events with the goal of fighting crime.
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Listen 1:28‘A war against ourselves’: Why Pa. and N.J. are preparing now for a delta variant surge
New Jersey and Pennsylvania have been shielded from the delta outbreaks seen in other parts of the country. That trend line is changing.
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‘Gotta walk through violence’: What it means to commute to school after a deadly summer
Young people are changing their travel routines and asking for help traveling around the city as the gun violence epidemic shatters their sense of safety.
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Listen 2:56Philly crochet influencer Emani Milan is selling yarn at Cherry Street Pier
The entrepreneur began to build her yarn empire at 15. But the idea for a vending machine came to Outterbridge during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Back to School JAM offers summer fun along with vaccination opportunities
The event, a collaboration between the School District of Philadelphia and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, is part of an effort to get kids over 12 ready for classes.
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CDC issues new eviction ban for most of US through Oct. 3
The CDC has issued a new moratorium on evictions that would last until October 3, ending some of the political pressure being placed President Joe Biden.
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SEPTA turns to YouTube to solve crimes
The department launched a YouTube channel where they will release surveillance video hoping that the public will identify people suspected of committing crimes on the system.
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Philly police target reckless drivers on Kelly Drive as city reopens MLK Drive to cars
The four-lane park drive has seen an increase in speeding drivers, illegal street racing, and fatal car crashes during the pandemic.
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New guidance for unvaccinated Delawareans: Get weekly COVID-19 testing
COVID-19 cases are rising at an alarming rate — nearly six times higher than just five weeks ago — and 99% of cases this year have occurred in unvaccinated people.
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‘An excuse to be neighborly’: Philly officials call for unity on National Night Out
National Night Out, now in its 38th year, aims to bring together the police and the communities they serve.
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Listen 1:40Upper Merion schools say employees must be vaccinated, or tested twice weekly
Teachers and staff in the 4,500-student Montco district must respond to a survey by Aug. 13 and provide proof of vaccination.
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N.J. employers fined for COVID safety lapses amid rise in workplace deaths
Dying of COVID-19 from an infection on the job remains a threat as more workplace deaths were reported last year than in recent years.
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Gov. Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, AG probe finds
The nearly five-month investigation, conducted by two outside lawyers who spoke to 179 people, found that the Cuomo administration was a “hostile work environment."
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NYC will require COVID vaccination proof for indoor dining, gyms
The requirement, which will be phased in over several weeks in August and September, is the most aggressive step it's taken yet to curb a surge in cases caused by delta.
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