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Pa. coronavirus update: Stay home for Thanksgiving, Farley advises
Speaking on ‘Radio Times,’ Philly Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley said getting tested is not a foolproof way to keep the virus away for the holiday.
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People distrust contact-tracing apps: Can a new approach help?
A team at Carnegie Mellon University thinks it can inspire greater buy-in with a new approach that helps users to prevent infection in the first place.
6 years ago
N.J. coronavirus update: Murphy among governors pushing for more testing at colleges
Gov. Phil Murphy joined his counterparts in five other states to urge colleges and universities to make COVID-19 testing available.
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Trump pays $3 million for recount of 2 Wisconsin counties
He paid $3 million for a recount of two heavily Democratic WI counties, saying that they were the sight of the “worst irregularities” although no evidence of wrongdoing
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Two women just made history in the Pa. legislature. Will that be the last thing they have in common?
Two women just made history in the Pa. legislature. Will that be the last thing they have in common?
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Philadelphia Housing Authority vows to send 240 vacant properties to nonprofit developers
With an eye to avoiding that fate in the historically Black and brown North Philly community, Quiñones-Sánchez said her goal is to shape the development that happens next.
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SEPTA keeps no-enforcement mask policy as other transit agencies begin fines
SEPTA officials say they will not put frontline employees in a position to enforce the agency’s mask requirement.
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‘We buy houses’: Philly Council targets real estate scammers with bill
A bill introduced by Philly City Councilmember Allan Domb and co-sponsors would create protections against scammers plastering the city with 'We buy houses' signs.
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‘Mad or nah?’: Philly reacts to Trump’s post-election defiance
Tamara Russell, aka Revive P.O.C., hit the streets of Philadelphia to see what residents think of President Trump’s refusal to concede.
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Listen 4:30‘An extraordinary election’: Nearly 750K votes later, Philly’s ballot counting is officially over
The unofficial total, which eclipsed the final tally in 2016, was effectively an even split between mail ballots and votes cast at the polls.
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Pa. Victim Advocate criticizes Senate ‘no’ vote as ‘political vendetta’
Storm alleges state Senate President Joe Scarnati led a personally-motivated effort to block her from serving another six-year term in the appointed position.
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Bill in Pa. House would loosen pollution reporting requirements
Dischargers would only have to report spills that may cause a violation of water quality criteria under DEP regulation or that are reportable under federal requirements.
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Nurses at St. Mary Medical Center strike for safer staff levels as coronavirus surges
As the virus hospitalizes more people across the region, the 700-plus nurses say there aren’t enough of them on staff to keep patients safe.
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33 affordable rental homes named for Point Breeze hero Mamie Nichols break ground
Built on formerly vacant city lots, the housing will be earmarked for families earning less than $50,000 and veterans.
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In court, Giuliani argues to block Biden win in Pennsylvania
The court case is over the Trump campaign's federal lawsuit seeking to prevent Pennsylvania officials from certifying the vote results.
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