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Super Bowl Sunday bringing snow, rain to Philly region
Between 3 and 6 inches are expected in Philadelphia and many suburbs.
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Officials plead: Don’t let Super Bowl become superspreader
“I’m worried about Super Bowl Sunday, quite honestly. People gather, they watch games together. We’ve seen outbreaks already from football parties."
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Gilbert Lewis remembered as artist, mentor to Philly’s gay ’80s
“Only Tony” features 25 portraits that Gilbert Lewis painted of a single model during the height of the AIDS epidemic.
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The next generation of American voters must learn to decipher fact from fiction
Olga Polites, a high school English teacher, makes the case for mandating media literacy in public schools.
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Beware of fraudsters: How to spot utility power shutoff scams this winter
Before picking up a phone call from an unfamiliar number — here are some tips on spotting scammers pretending to be PECO.
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The state House on Friday gave final approval to a proposed constitutional amendment that would give state lawmakers the power to unilaterally end disaster declarations
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Philly public ice rinks will open with COVID-19 safety precautions
Rinks will host public skate hours on evenings and weekends to offer residents safe, affordable family fun.
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‘We need help’: Task force demands better funding for some of Del. youngest students
The Redding Consortium for Educational Equity is out with a list of priorities members say will help improve outcomes for students in high-poverty schools.
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Philly’s youngest students are suffering the most academically, new data shows
The data compares test scores from before the pandemic to test scores from early fall. And it paints a troubling picture for kids in early grades.
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Montgomery County declares Code Blue; dangerous temperatures forecast for weekend
The Code Blue declaration has been issued for Montgomery County beginning Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at 9 p.m. and ending on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, at 9 a.m.
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Sitting on $1.4 million in campaign cash, Fetterman takes another step toward U.S. Senate
The Pa. lieutenant governor and his staff say the filing was simply procedural: He’d raised too much money to continue operating under his existing exploratory committee.
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Pa. coronavirus update: More vaccines on the way, says state health official
Some counties received less vaccine, but Mauldin says state officials have to distribute equitably.
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Stay home on Monday, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers urges its members
The union continues to maintain school district buildings are unsafe for occupancy given COVID-19 concerns. A mediator in the matter was named Friday.
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N.J. coronavirus update: Govs. Murphy, Cuomo call for coronavirus aid based on state’s needs
New Jersey and New York were among the first states to report coronavirus cases in the spring when the pandemic surged in the Northeast.
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Feds arrest, charge Pa. woman in pink hat during Capitol attack
Rachel Powell, 40, a mother of eight children, stopped short of confirming to The New Yorker magazine this week that she had bashed in a window.
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