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In this Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 file photo, a droplet falls from a syringe after a health care worker was injected with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Politics & Policy

Playing favorites? Hospital boards, donors get COVID shots

The disclosures could threaten public confidence in a national rollout already marked by vaccine shortages, appointment logjams and inconsistent standards state to state.

5 years ago

In this Jan. 21, 2021, file photo, people wait in line for the COVID-19 vaccine in Paterson, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Health

AP analysis: Racial disparity seen in US vaccination drive

The gap is deeply troubling to some, given that the coronavirus has taken a disproportionate toll in severe sickness and death on Black people in the U.S.

5 years ago

Tchin, an internationally showcased jewelry maker who lives in New Jersey, speaks with visitors at the We Are the Seeds festival (Angela Gervasi for WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Native American artists offer hope and craft in online workshops

We Are The Seeds, based in Philadelphia, is asking Native American artists from around the country to teach digital workshops open to the public.

5 years ago

State Rep. Martina White (Image via Facebook)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

State Rep. Martina White joins SEPTA board

White was one among the lawmakers who signed a letter in December urging Congress to object to Pa.’s Electoral College votes and challenge Biden’s win.

5 years ago

Flames burn and smoke rises into the air behind a rollercoaster at an Ocean City Boardwalk amusement park. (Ted Greenberg/NBC10)
Community
NBC10

Fire breaks out at Ocean City boardwalk amusement park

The fire began around 8 a.m. at Playland’s Castaway Cove. Black smoke could be seen blowing into the air from miles away.

5 years ago

Marta and her daughter, Krishna, hug one another lovingly in their living room. Marta was only able to bring Krishna to the United States, leaving her two sons behind in Guatemala. | Marta y su hija, Krishna, se abrazan en su sala de estar. Marta solo pudo traer a Krishna a los Estados Unidos, dejando a sus dos hijos en Guatemala. (Tony Rocco/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
Bilingual version

En South Philly, three immigrant mothers came together to form una ‘bonita familia’

Women account for a growing share of Latin American immigrants settling in the U.S. In Philly, three mothers share resources to thrive in their new home.

5 years ago

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Marta and her daughter, Krishna, hug one another lovingly in their living room. Marta was only able to bring Krishna to the United States, leaving her two sons behind in Guatemala. | Marta y su hija, Krishna, se abrazan en su sala de estar. Marta solo pudo traer a Krishna a los Estados Unidos, dejando a sus dos hijos en Guatemala. (Tony Rocco/WHYY)
Community
Version en Español

En la calle Wolf tres mujeres, inmigrantes, se juntan para armar una ‘bonita familia’

Las mujeres representan una proporción mayor de inmigrantes que se establecen en los EE. UU. En Filadelfia, tres madres comparten recursos para prosperar.

5 years ago

Listen 5:29
Marta and her daughter, Krishna, hug one another lovingly in their living room. Marta was only able to bring Krishna to the United States, leaving her two sons behind in Guatemala. | Marta y su hija, Krishna, se abrazan en su sala de estar. Marta solo pudo traer a Krishna a los Estados Unidos, dejando a sus dos hijos en Guatemala. (Tony Rocco/WHYY)
Community
English version

On Wolf Street, three immigrant mothers came together to form a ‘beautiful’ family

Women account for a growing share of Latin American immigrants settling in the U.S. In Philly, three mothers share resources to thrive in their new home.

5 years ago

Listen 5:29
The 28th annual African American Children's Book Fair at the Community College of Philadelphia was held pre-pandemic on Feb. 8, 2020
Arts & Entertainment

‘Their stories matter’: The nation’s oldest Black children’s book fair goes virtual for 2021

On Feb. 6, the usually Philly-based African American Children's Book Fair, will be online, interactive, and feature more than 30 authors and illustrators.

5 years ago

Philly Fighting COVID CEO Andrei Doroshin called for Philadelphia Health Commissioner Thomas Farley to step down. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Without apology or remorse, Philly Fighting COVID CEO attacks city Health Department

At an indoor press conference in the lobby of his Fishtown apartment building Friday, a maskless Andrei Doroshin blamed everyone but himself.

5 years ago

tents in the train station concourse
Health

Code Blue during COVID-19: Shelters gear up for pandemic cold snap

Area homeless shelters and outreach workers are gearing up to try to get people safely indoors.

5 years ago

Temple University guard Eddie Jones, right, keeps basketball coach John Chaney in a headlock as they walk off the court after their practice session at the USAir Arena, Thursday, Match 17, 1994. (AP Photo/Ted Mathias)
Community

John Chaney, iconic Temple basketball coach, dies at 89

The Hall of Famer began his coaching career at local high schools and rose through the ranks to become one Philadelphia’s winningest athletics figures.

5 years ago

Stephanie Reid places a doorhanger about the census on a resident's house
Health

Philly census workers pivot to vaccine distribution and education starting Monday

Philly Counts, the city’s census outreach team, will now be working on COVID-19 vaccine distribution and education.

5 years ago

In order to cope with the demand for COVID-19 vaccines, DMVs in Delaware have been repurposed into megasites for vaccine distribution. (NBC10)
Health

More contagious U.K. COVID-19 variant found in Delaware

Three people, including a child under the age of 10, are the first in Delaware to contract the more contagious U.K. variant of COVID-19.

5 years ago

Hundreds of people line up outside to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Health

N.J. coronavirus update: Glitch overbooks Gloucester mega-site; Vaccines outpace positive cases

The state has now administered more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine than it has had positive cases since the pandemic began.

5 years ago

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