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$100M water park at Showboat hotel OK’d, tax break pending
The key to making the project work — 20 years of tax breaks the Showboat's owner is seeking — has not yet been decided.
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Winter storm update: Montco urges residents to stay home; no vaccine shipment disruption expected
Snow and heavy precipitation may cause widespread power outages, followed by a significant drop in temperatures later this week.
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‘They make the public safer’: Upper Darby police to wear body cameras in 2021
In an attempt to further criminal justice reform efforts, township officials have secured federal funding to equip its officers with the cameras.
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SEPTA and Drexel team up to stop the spread of COVID-19 on public transit
Together, the institutions will pursue more than $600,000 in federal funding to develop and test new air and surface cleaning technology.
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Gov. Carney ‘very worried’ by relentless rise of COVID-19 in Del. as stricter measures take effect
The last week saw an average of 819 new cases a day in Delaware — nearly four times higher than the peak in the spring.
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Honking protesters in Wilmington demand Biden deliver on immigration, justice reform
Protesters gathered in downtown Wilmington Tuesday afternoon to urge President-elect Biden to take action on immigration and criminal justice reform.
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West Philly synagogue’s virtual Hanukkah party raises thousands for neighboring nonprofit
West Philly temple Kol Tzedek held their annual Hanukkah party online this year. In the process, they raised thousands for a nearby nonprofit.
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Listen 2:45Problems with signatures, envelopes top reasons NJ ballots rejected
Activists are planning a push to improve laws regarding the "cure" process for ballot challenges.
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Pa. coronavirus update: Synthetic antibodies in development as new COVID-19 treatment
Also, statewide COVID-19 hospitalization rates are now double what they were during the spring peak.
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Voters could request a mail ballot just seven days before the Nov. 3 election, making it difficult for county offices to send them out and receive them back by the deadline.
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Here’s what Pa. hospital leaders say about masks, business closures and new public health measures
There is “universal support” overall, but some disagreement on specifics.
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As coronavirus hits home, Pa. GOP shifts messaging but still rejects mandates
Still, at least two Republican lawmakers said Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 diagnosis was proof masks and other mitigation efforts don’t work.
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Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Philadelphia trial lawyer Joe Oxman about COVID-19’s effect on the legal system in Pennsylvania.
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Listen 5:48New Jersey administers state’s 1st COVID-19 vaccine to nurse
New Jersey is expected to get three shipments of the Pfizer vaccine this month, beginning with about 76,000 doses this week and another 86,000 next week.
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NJ Senators advance bill creating recreational cannabis market
The measure promises to commit 70% of sales tax proceeds and all money raised from a new excise tax to communities disproportionately affected by arrests on marijuana charges.
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