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N.J. coronavirus update: State developing plan to vaccinate 12- to 15-year-olds
With impending federal approval to use the Pfizer vaccine on adolescents, New Jersey officials are devising plans to inoculate this younger population.
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Pete du Pont’s financial legacy in Delaware
Here’s how former Gov. Pierre S. “Pete” du Pont cemented his legacy and uprighted Delaware’s sinking economy in the late 70s and early 80s.
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More than a year after it was closed to car traffic, Philadelphia officials have announced that Martin Luther King Drive will reopen the first week of August.
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Effort to bring COVID vaccine to Chesco farm workers lifts ‘a weight off’ their shoulders
After waiting their turn, some of Chesco’s mostly Latino mushroom farm workers waited a bit longer to get their shots right on the job.
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Cancer-causing benzene continues to flow from PES refinery complex
In 2020, levels dropped significantly due to the refinery’s shutdown, a recent report showed, but they remain high. The complex is being dismantled.
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Listen 1:36Univ. of Delaware’s Project MUSIC helps young students connect to song, and each other
The University of Delaware’s Project MUSIC helps elementary and middle school students connect to music and dance through online workshops.
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Listen 2:46The labor pool is empty at the Jersey Shore, but why?
There are plenty of seasonal jobs available at Jersey Shore resorts. But businesses are having a hard time finding people to hire.
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I’ve already had COVID-19. Do I need one vaccine shot or two?
How do the vaccines boost immunity? Do people who’ve had the virus even need a dose? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk asked about the research.
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Listen 1:55After court nixes eviction ban, race is on for federal help
Housing advocates say that without the moratorium the only thing standing between tenants and eviction is the more than $50 billion in aid the federal government has promised.
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Quintuple shooting in Olney leaves teen and man dead, 3 others injured
The shooting was one of several that occurred in Philadelphia on Mother's Day.
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Through events like “Bird Watching While Black,” The Brothers’ Network aims to celebrate Black men as “full human beings” who aren’t limited by others’ perceptions.
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Listen 1:24Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ imperils Republicans who don’t embrace it
Republicans are expected to believe the falsehoods, pretend they do or at bare minimum not let it be known that they don’t.
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Girl killed, 2 women and 4 children injured, in crash on I-95 in Delaware County
A driver was traveling northbound on I-95 in Tinicum Township when she somehow lost control of the vehicle.
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Former Delaware Gov. Pierre ‘Pete’ du Pont IV dies at 86
Born to wealth and status, du Pont broke with family tradition in the 1960s, forgoing a comfortable career with his family’s chemical company for a life in politics.
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Chester Upland School District confronts the prospect of charter takeover
The financially distressed Delco district, now in receivership, is on the cusp of being dismantled. Three charter groups have submitted proposals.
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