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SEPTA proposes $618 million capital budget
SEPTA is treading on uncertain financial footing as it prepares to enter the new fiscal year.
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Pennsylvania will lose a U.S. House seat after redistricting
Pennsylvania will lose one of its seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Census Bureau has confirmed.
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Pa. coronavirus update: Philly says providers can resume using J&J vaccine
Philly has notified vaccine providers they can resume use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Pa. is also increasing efforts to vaccinate residents who are unable to leave home.
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N.J. coronavirus update: Outdoor gathering, indoor event capacities increased
Starting May 10, outdoor gatherings will be limited to 500 people — up from the current 200-attendee cap.
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The ruling was far from a total victory for residents and local officials who had sought additional measures to protect children, older people, and those with disabilities.
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An effort to bring affordable housing to Chambersburg, Pa., promised to help tenants become owners. But the reality is much more complicated.
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Listen 5:05Neon Museum lights up forgotten corners of Philly’s past
A new museum in a Kensington warehouse showcases vintage neon signs from a proud working-class past.
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Braddock made John Fetterman a politician. It’s also home to some of his biggest critics
As Fetterman embarks on a well-funded campaign for Pennsylvania’s 2022 U.S. Senate race, his record in Braddock is both his bedrock, and a thorn in his side.
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Listen 5:27What will the end of the COVID pandemic look like?
It’s been more than a year of physical distancing and change. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk asked when, and how, life will resume post-pandemic?
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Listen 5:54‘Volcanoes of fire’: Death toll at Baghdad hospital surpasses 80
Most of those killed suffered severe burns, he said. Others were overcome by smoke, unwilling to leave behind relatives hooked up to ventilators.
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Wilmington protesters call for new law to ensure independent oversight of police
Protesters in Rodney Square also called for justice for Lymond Moses. Two white officers fatally shot the 30-year-old Black man in January.
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Activists honor Walter Wallace Jr., nearly six months after Philly police fatally shot him
Sunday’s demonstration at Malcolm X Park aimed to shed light on how Wallace aligned with Black Lives Matter and how the music he wrote reflected those beliefs.
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Wilmington council backs plan to cap I-95 and create a park
Council members unanimously backed a resolution supporting a proposal to put a lid atop I-95 through part of the city to reconnect neighborhoods with a park.
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The rarest of COVID vaccine reactions: One woman’s story of Guillain-Barre
You’re more likely to win the lottery than develop this severe COVID vaccine reaction. But for a Manayunk woman, the lowest of odds changed her life.
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Listen 1:15Recordings show chaos surrounding Ma’Khia Bryant shooting
Less than 30 minutes before the man charged with killing George Floyd was pronounced guilty, yet another Black person was dead at the hands of police in the U.S.
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