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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Listen 5:29En 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.
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Listen 5:29On 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.
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Listen 5:29‘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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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