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Philly to fire police officer who drunkenly drove into Northeast home
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw has suspended the 27-year-old officer with the intent to dismiss him after 30 days.
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A ‘hidden curriculum’ with unwritten rules: How fair is Philly’s RFP process?
When the deputy health commissioner resigned for helping Philly Fighting COVID with its application, some saw the city playing favorites again.
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Montco hopes single-use appointment links, passwords will stop COVID vaccine ‘line-jumpers’
“This is not ethical or moral and it needs to stop,” said Montgomery County Commissioner Val Arkoosh during a virtual briefing on Wednesday.
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Delaware to boost renewable energy requirements by 2035
Forty percent of Delaware’s energy will come from renewable sources under new legislation signed by Gov. John Carney Wednesday afternoon.
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The Urgency of Now: A Spoken Word Experience
WHYY convened Black poets from Camden, Pennsauken, and Willingboro to explore the urgency of now.
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Black Doctors Consortium wants vaccine line-jumpers to wait their turn
Dr. Ala Stanford says people who don’t yet qualify are showing up at her group’s vaccine clinics, forcing her to be a moral compass.
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Listen 2:11Philly restaurants can raise indoor dining to half-capacity if they pass an air test
Restaurants will have to ensure that they meet the required standard of air changes per hour in order to raise indoor dining limits.
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‘Your Turn’: Pa. rolls out tool to alert residents of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility
The tool will help Pennsylvanians understand where they fall in the prioritization effort, and will alert them when it is their turn to schedule a COVID vaccine appointment.
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NYU study: SEPTA subway stations are less polluted than NYC stations
Conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic threatened the lungs of transit workers and commuters, the study looked at stations in four major American cities.
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Police beg for help, senators flee in Trump trial video
Trump is charged with inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection after encouraging a crowd to “fight like hell” over his defeated election.
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Laura Sims Skate House was the first U.S. ice skating rink created for an African American community by an African American architect.
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Center for Architecture gives awards for urban design psychiatry, ideas for PES site renewal
The Center for Architecture and Design in Philadelphia honors Mindy Fullilove, while pondering how to remediate the PES refinery site.
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Jill Biden pushes free access to community college, training
A longtime community college professor and advocate, the first lady said people struggling to get by during the coronavirus economic slump need access to these schools.
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After rambling speech, Pa. lawyer Bruce Castor panned for Trump impeachment performance
Castor acknowledged that President Biden lawfully won the 2020 election — something his client, Trump, has never admitted.
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day to replace Columbus Day in Philly
The city of Philadelphia will no longer observe Columbus Day — and that has organizers of the city’s annual parade up in arms.
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