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Battling compassion fatigue became critical for mental health professionals amid busier schedules, clients’ increased trauma, and their own stresses.
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Listen 4:49Guard your COVID vaccine card. Looks like you’re going to need it
Certain travel destinations and cruise lines already require proof you’ve gotten your full COVID-19 vaccine dose. Some suggest laminating the cards to keep them safe.
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Listen 1:02Senate GOP leaders tap well-connected Pa. political operative to lead campaign arm
The move further solidifies the influence of lobbyist Ray Zaborney, who runs a trio of companies that help elect public officials, then lobby them once in office.
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Delaware Senate approves gun permit requirements and high-capacity magazine ban
Two measures regulating the sale and use of guns in Delaware were approved by the State Senate Thursday afternoon.
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Family of Walter Wallace Jr. is suing the two Philly police officers who killed him
The lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses the two officers of using unreasonable and unauthorized force when they fatally shot Wallace last fall.
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What landlords and tenants need to know about Philly’s new eviction rules
The unprecedented court order, which came after months of hard-fought negotiations between tenant advocates and landlords, went into effect Thursday.
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‘Welcome back, everybody’: Phillies fans return for that rite of spring, Opening Day
Phillies fans in facemasks, albeit fewer of them than usual, streamed into Citizens Bank Park for the first time in a year Thursday for Opening Day.
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‘It was a horrid thing’: Woman sexually assaulted by Wilmington police officer speaks out
The victim is now suing the former police officer, as well as the city’s police chief and mayor.
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N.J. to offer $25 million in grants to ‘microbusinesses’ with up to 5 employees
New Jersey’s smallest businesses are the target of the state’s latest economic relief effort related to the coronavirus.
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‘Deprivatization is feasible,’ says economic study of returning Delco prison to county control
CGL Cos.’ financial feasibility assessment concludes deprivatizing George W. Hill Correctional Facility could reduce costs to Delaware County taxpayers.
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Pa. coronavirus update: Philly residents in Phase 1C eligible for vaccine starting April 5
The city plans to prioritize four specific groups within 1C for vaccines: sanitation workers, maintenance and janitorial staff, utility workers, and postal workers.
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Sen. Sharif Street is running for U.S. Senate, and he’s doing it ‘old-school’
Street, 46, is planning to formally launch his exploratory committee next Friday, April 9.
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SEPTA says it will reopen Somerset Station earlier than anticipated
The Market-Frankford Line station will reopen Sunday to local residents. It opens officially at 5 a.m. Monday.
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Philly police officer, former detective arrested for allegedly beating man with autism
Philly DA Larry Krasner says brothers James and Patrick Smith lied to investigators about the assault and identified themselves to the victim as “town watch.”
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Teens and trauma: Managing mental health during COVID-19
WHYY hosted a town hall where young voices were amplified in a conversation about trauma, positive thinking, and surviving the stress of the pandemic.
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