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Montgomery County declares ‘Code Blue’ weather emergency through weekend
A “Code Blue” declaration is made in the county when winter conditions pose a threat of serious harm or death to individuals without shelter.
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Twitter bans Trump, citing risk of violent incitement
Twitter banned President Donald Trump's account Friday, citing “the risk of further incitement of violence.”
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‘Johnny Doc’ accused in lawsuit of intimidating, threatening would-be union candidates
The civil lawsuit was filed in federal court Friday. It seeks to overturn the results of an electrical workers union’s election last summer.
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Pennsylvania announces new plan for vaccine rollout
Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine and Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday issued an updated vaccination plan for the state.
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Biden calls Trump ‘unfit’ but doesn’t endorse impeachment
President-elect Joe Biden said Friday that President Donald Trump isn't “fit for the job,” but he repeatedly refused to endorse growing Democratic calls to impeach him.
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Delaware County paid $25,000 in ransom during cyberattack
The county government’s network was accessed through a phishing email received in September, and ransomware was activated, a December memo says.
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Study suggests Pfizer vaccine works against virus variant
The study was preliminary and did not look at the two other major vaccines being used in the West — Moderna’s and AstraZeneca’s.
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‘It’s really a crisis that’s happening’: The new year is off to a violent start in Philadelphia
The city had just under 500 murders last year — the most in three decades. So far, 2021 isn’t shaping up to be much better.
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‘I’m very happy to be here’: Hundreds of home health workers get vaccinated at Convention Center
The 2-day mass-vaccination site is for health workers unassociated with hospitals. The hope is to even out the racial distribution of vaccine recipients.
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Biden to speed release of coronavirus vaccines
After a glow of hope when the first coronavirus vaccines were approved last month, the nation's inoculation campaign has gotten off to a slow start.
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Ex-Secret Service leader predicts safe Biden inaugural despite Capitol riot
Mike White led the Presidential Protective Division until June 2017. He blames abysmal preparation for this week’s violence but says that won’t happen on Jan. 20.
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Listen 1:55Tommy Lasorda, baseball legend and Norristown native, dies at 93
Tommy Lasorda, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who guided the Los Angeles Dodgers to two World Series titles and later became an ambassador for the sport he loved.
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Delaware eases COVID curfew on restaurants, bars
Delaware bars and restaurants can now stay open past 10 p.m., but Gov John Carney’s stay-at-home order and restrictions on large gatherings remain.
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N.J. accelerates coronavirus vaccinations with first ‘megasites’
The Morris County site, in a former Sears store, will begin by giving shots to about 1,000 people per day. A Gloucester County site also opened Friday.
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President Trump won’t attend Joe Biden’s inauguration
In a Friday tweet Trump said, “To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th.”
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