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Pa. coronavirus update: Wolf promotes natural gas tax to boost pandemic economy
Gov. Tom Wolf is pushing a plan to prop up the pandemic economy by taxing natural gas drilling, but that proposal faces an uphill battle in the legislature.
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N.J. coronavirus update: Large arenas can reopen Monday; Delayed vaccines arriving
The Prudential Center and other sports and entertainment venues that can hold 5,000 or more people can reopen Monday with limited capacity.
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America’s pandemic toll: In one year, half a million lives
As the year unfolded, Associated Press photographers formed a pictorial record of suffering, emotion and resilience. It shows the year that changed America.
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Why are negotiations over reopening Philadelphia schools dragging on so long?
Observers blame aging buildings and a history of distrust.
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More snow to hit Pa. suburbs, Lehigh Valley on Monday
Accumulating snow is likely across the northern and western suburbs as well as Berks and Lehigh counties during the day Monday.
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Philly Parks and Rec tries to come ‘back to life’ with its first esports tournament
The six-week video game tournament is part of an effort by the department to find new ways of engaging young people in Philly.
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Delaware’s Twin Poets mix art and activism at DSU seminar
The twin-brother team that makes up Delaware’s poets laureate help students discover “the heart that art brings into our lives.”
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Side effects, transmission, efficacy: What do we know about the COVID-19 vaccine now?
WHYY’s Help Desk Health Desk looked into how ongoing research and months of real world distribution has changed what we know about the vaccine.
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Listen 5:36Valuing wetlands as places to keep intact, not build over
Leonard Stewart tells WHYY about the lowest point in Philadelphia, his Eastwick neighborhood, and the water that is a constant companion.
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Listen 5:55U.S. coronavirus death toll approaches milestone of 500,000
The figure surpasses the number of people who died in 2019 of chronic lower respiratory diseases, stroke, Alzheimer’s, flu and pneumonia combined.
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Teen surrenders in shooting at Montco bowling alley that left 1 dead, 4 injured
The mass shooting in East Norriton has shaken community members, who described the spot as a popular place for people of all ages to relax and play.
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Washington taps pastors to overcome racial divide on vaccine
Black residents make up a little under half of Washington’s population, but constitute nearly three-fourths of the city's COVID-19 deaths.
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Cody Anderson, radio pioneer and long-time general manager of WDAS 105.3, dies
Philadelphia radio legend Cody Anderson has died.
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In-person classes. Old buildings. Almost no COVID. Are Philly Catholic schools a blueprint?
Philly’s public and parochial school systems have run parallel paths for many decades. But only one has been open during the pandemic.
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Listen 4:13Philly opens three new mass vaccine sites Monday. Here’s what you need to know.
The rotating clinics will be located in Kensington, North Philadelphia, and West Philadelphia, with plans to vaccinate high-priority city residents eligible in Phase 1B.
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