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U.S. layoffs remain elevated as 803,000 seek jobless aid
The job market remains under stress nine months after the coronavirus outbreak sent the U.S. economy into recession and caused millions of layoffs.
6 years ago
New Jersey, other states pass on climate-change plan for transportation
The Transportation & Climate Initiative would cap emissions from cars, trucks and buses, but likely bump fuel prices by 5 cents a gallon.
6 years ago
Season’s greetings: Cards solicited in New Jersey for COVID-19 patients
Realizing this year's unique dynamic, hospitals asked adults, organizations and schoolchildren to either make or buy holiday cards and send them to their patients.
6 years ago
Trump’s presidential legacy, by the numbers
Trump's presidency is reflected in a broad range of numbers representing everything from the U.S. death toll during the pandemic to the miles of his “big, beautiful wall."
6 years ago
Pennsylvania is on the cusp of a solar energy boom. Some communities want to fight it
Solar developers proposed more than 200 projects in Pennsylvania in 2020. Many are slated for rural townships, which haven’t traditionally hosted energy projects.
6 years ago
Pfizer to supply US with additional 100M vaccines doses
The drugmakers said Wednesday that they expect to deliver all the doses by July 31.
6 years ago
Paulsboro port to host $250M plant for building offshore wind towers
The facility will complement a wind port planned for nearby Salem County.
6 years ago
Step Up to the Plate to offer Christmas meals in Kensington
The team of Philly nonprofits, which serves meals to those experiencing housing and food insecurity, aims to extend its program through March amid the pandemic.
6 years ago
Pennsylvania State Police are recruiting…horses
Pa.'s State Police mounted patrol unit provides security and crowd control at community and large scale events. Now PSP is looking for members to fill out its 28 horse team.
6 years ago
N.J.’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund gets $19M boost after being starved for almost a decade
New Jersey is allocating more than $19 million to the creation of affordable housing and efforts to protect residents from eviction.
6 years ago
These Black developers want to show by example how to make it in a difficult, expensive industry
Bryheim Murray, of BKP group, recognizes that it’s a white industry and, because of that, it’s inherently harder for Black people to get involved.
6 years ago
Trump pardons 15, commutes 5 sentences, including GOP allies
President Trump pardoned 15 people, including GOP allies, a 2016 campaign official ensnared in the Russia probe and former government contractors convicted in a massacre.
6 years ago
Pa. Supreme Court alters police rules for warrantless vehicle searches
The 4-3 decision said the state constitution's privacy protections are greater than the U.S. Constitution's and that those protections extend to vehicles.
6 years ago
After spike in asymptomatic cases, N.J. Amazon warehouse serving Philly shuts down through Christmas
An Amazon warehouse that serves the Philly and Trenton area is shut down through Christmas because of an asymptomatic coronavirus spike among employees.
6 years ago
FBI: White supremacists plotted attack on U.S. power grid
White supremacists plotted to attack power stations in the southeastern U.S.
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