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Fewer than half of eligible Delawareans have been vaccinated or signed up for shots
Gov. Carney has said he is concerned that roughly 20% of the eligible population won’t get inoculated. WHYY found the figure is currently above 50%.
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Philadelphia’s 2nd FEMA vaccination site opening Saturday
The clinic is located in Hunting Park, in one of the city’s most undervaccinated ZIP codes. The plan is to vaccinate 3,000 people a day.
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Rapper-actor DMX, known for gruff delivery, dead at 50
The Grammy-nominated performer died after suffering “catastrophic cardiac arrest,” according to the hospital in White Plains, New York, where he died.
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Chief medical examiner takes the stand in George Floyd case
On Thursday, medical experts testified at Chauvin’s murder trial, emphatically rejecting the defense theory that Floyd's drug use and underlying health problems killed him.
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‘New strategy’: Politicians in crisis refuse calls to resign
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz joins a growing list of politicians from both parties — almost exclusively men — who are defying the traditional response to controversy.
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Pa. lawmaker wants to compel Wolf administration to release details of wasted COVID-19 vaccine doses
The Department of Health denied a public records request, citing a decades-old law that it has frequently used to shield the public from scrutinizing its pandemic response.
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Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies aged 99
“It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh,” the palace said.
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A Delco senior living facility is full of people 70 and up. They only got vaccines in March
Ivy Creek in Glen Mills wanted an on-site vaccine clinic. ‘Independent’ seniors don’t qualify, the CDC said.
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Listen 2:03Young, gifted and Black… mentors guide Black artists through Philadelphia’s theater scene
“Growing up ... I would often be one of very few chocolate chips in the theater cookie,” said actor Angelica Jackson. “I was drawn to it because I just love telling stories.”
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Listen 1:35Delaware Democrats reject GOP calls to end virtual legislative session
Frustrated with technological restrictions that limited debate over gun control legislation, Republican lawmakers say it’s time to return to in-person meetings.
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Philly anti-violence advocates say Biden orders could eventually help stem city’s epidemic
Anti-violence advocates are mostly applauding Biden’s order requiring background checks for so-called ghost guns, though not in the short-term.
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N.J. to enter consent decree with DOJ over plagued women’s prison, commissioner says
There is a tentative agreement on how to address allegations of rampant physical and sexual abuse at the state’s only prison for women.
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Philly police fatally shot 24-year-old man following traffic stop
Before five officers fired on James Alexander, police said they pulled over the car he was in after the driver failed to halt at a stop sign.
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Pennsylvania promises quicker, easier jobless claims system
It arrives after a series of bungled efforts to replace the system began in 2006 and culminated in a 2017 lawsuit that is still being fought in court.
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N.J. Gov. Murphy signs off on $15 million to aid the arts
N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy has signed off on $15 million in grants to help arts and culture programs hit hard by the pandemic.
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