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Bucks County struggles to enforce new Pa. COVID-19 guidelines
Officials in Bucks County say they’re struggling to enforce new state COVID-19 guidelines as some businesses continue to flout the new restrictions.
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Biden marks anniversary of wife, daughter’s death at Delaware church
On the 48th anniversary of the tragic accident that killed his wife and infant daughter, President-elect Joe Biden visited the Wilmington-area church where they are buried.
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Shutdown deadline looms over COVID-19 relief talks
Government funding lapses at midnight Friday and a partial, low-impact shutdown would ensue if Congress fails to pass a stopgap spending bill before then.
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High court rules challenge to Trump census plan is premature
The three liberal justices dissented, saying the effort to exclude people in the country from the population for divvying up House seats is unlawful.
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Winter travel raises more fears of viral spread
In the U.S., AAA predicts that about 85 million people will travel between Dec. 23 and Jan. 3, most of them by car.
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Pence, top congressional leaders get COVID-19 vaccines
In remarks after his shot, Pence called the speed with which the vaccine was developed "a medical miracle.”
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An incarcerated man died of the coronavirus, but Pa. corrections never told his family
State corrections officials say they are following the law in protecting medical information, but family and advocates contend they could do more when prisoners get sick.
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Philly composer writes a series of jazz and blues songs inspired by Tacony Creek
Randy Gibson’s seven-song Tacony Creek Suite responds to George Floyd, the coronavirus pandemic and its titular water source.
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Listen 3:33Pa.’s free pre-K program provides a meaningful math and language boost, says new study
Those results were consistent across the state, in urban and rural areas alike. And they remained evident in the second half of kindergarten.
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Trump, Biden, COVID: Perfect recipe for a deeply divided family Christmas
As the pandemic surges and the hyper-polarization of the election has yet to wane, preparing for the holidays this year is causing many families to navigate deep divides.
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Listen 5:46Rural schools need help to make remote learning accessible to all
Countless children in small towns across are being robbed of their right to learn and develop, writes Edward Albert of the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools.
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Booker, Democratic lawmakers introduce NCAA reform bill
If passed, it could wreak havoc on the NCAA's ability to govern intercollegiate athletics and the association's model for amateurism.
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Hack against US is ‘grave threat,’ cybersecurity agency says
The hack compromised federal agencies and “critical infrastructure” in a sophisticated attack that was hard to detect and will be difficult to undo.
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Trips like Mayor Eddie Moran’s are by no means prohibited by any law or mandate, but they cut against the new social norms brought about by the coronavirus.
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N.J. lawmakers approve bill regulating new recreational marijuana market
After years of false starts, the New Jersey Legislature on Thursday passed a bill to set up the state’s budding recreational marijuana market.
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