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Why your seasonal affective disorder could be worse this year
Mental health professionals say SAD, depression caused by colder, darker seasons, could be worse this year because of the isolating nature of the pandemic.
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Philadelphia superintendent receives ‘needs improvement’ rating in two areas
The Philadelphia Board of Education released its 2019-20 school year evaluation of Superintendent William Hite on Monday.
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Agency homing in on social media companies’ data collection
The Federal Trade Commission’s action announced Monday goes to the heart of the tech industry’s lucrative business model.
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‘Democracy prevailed’: Biden aims to unify divided nation
“If anyone didn’t know it before, we know it now. What beats deep in the hearts of the American people is this: Democracy,” Biden said.
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Trump says Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas
Barr is resigning amid lingering tension with the president over the president’s baseless claims of election fraud and the investigation into president-elect Joe Biden’s son.
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Biden clears 270-vote mark as electors affirm his victory
Joe Biden has cleared the 270-electoral-vote mark to formalize his presidential victory with California’s 55 votes.
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N.J. coronavirus update: Health care workers to receive first doses of vaccine
Gov. Phil Murphy announced that some New Jersey health care workers will receive the first doses of the state’s coronavirus vaccine allotment Tuesday.
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Delaware electors beam with pride as they cast votes for Joe Biden
Even though the ballots signed Monday don’t play a deciding role in the outcome of the election, they are a point of pride for the three electors and voters in the state.
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Early in-person voting begins in Georgia Senate runoffs
What could be the main event in Georgia's two U.S. Senate runoffs — early in-person voting — got underway Monday.
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Pennsylvania casts 20 electoral college votes for Biden
Pennsylvania’s 20 electors have cast their votes for Joe Biden. This was expected — though some Republicans still want to circumvent the result.
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Pa. coronavirus update: Vaccine distribution is ‘going-to-war level of complexity’
Pa. and N.J. Governors Wolf and Murphy said that more aid is crucial not only for the economies of their states, but to be able to distribute the COVID vaccine effectively.
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Pa. corrections dept. tells officer with COVID-19 symptoms to return to work early
A corrections officer was told to come back to work while still showing symptoms. Was it the right thing to do?
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‘Relieved’: US health workers start getting COVID-19 vaccine
Hospitals are rolling out the first small shipments Monday, as boxes of precious frozen vials arrive at locations around the country.
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PHLConnectED is offering free internet to more Philadelphia students and their households
The effort widens to households in public benefit programs with income qualifications, and students designated as English learners and special ed students.
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Wilmington Code Purple shelter shifts to winter-long hotel stay
Instead of a temporary shelter only opened on super cold nights, Friendship House plans to move those experiencing homelessness into a former hotel all winter long.
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