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How Common made music for voting with a circus of clowns
While Cirque d’Vote was performing for the amusement of voters in North Philadelphia, the rapper dropped by. An impromptu jam ensued.
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Court green lights Hershey’s $350 million plan for six free childhood centers around Pennsylvania
A Dauphin County judge on Friday approved the Milton Hershey School’s plan to open six free early childhood centers around Pennsylvania.
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Battleground postal delays persist with mail voting underway
The latest numbers available show nearly all the agency's delivery regions missing its target of having at least 95% of first-class mail arrive within five days.
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Murphy signs two laws to improve N.J. long-term care facilities as pandemic rages on
Long-term care centers suffered heavy losses at the height of the pandemic. Both laws deal with contact residents have with caregivers, friends and family.
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866 chairs at Independence Hall symbolize Pa.’s 8,660 COVID victims
The memorial opened as Pennsylvania experiences another surge of the deadly coronavirus.
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For the first time, NJ officials to get an early start on counting ballots
It took more than a month after the July primary for the state to certify results, and that was with fewer than 1.5 million voting.
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Pennsylvania reports largest one-day total of coronavirus cases
“Daily increases are now comparable with what we saw in April 2020,” said a press release from the state’s Department of Health.
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Pa. Supreme Court rules mail ballots cannot be rejected based on signature comparison
Friday’s unanimous ruling on use of signature comparisons was hailed as a victory by Democrats and voter rights groups.
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Army-Navy game in December moves from Philly to West Point
By playing the game on Army's home field in New York, the entire Brigade of Midshipmen and Corps of Cadets will be able to attend.
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Employee at Berks County immigration detention center tests positive for COVID-19
The employee was a member of the medical staff and that the center was responding by cleaning the building and contact tracing.
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Trump campaign loses again in suit over Philly voter offices
A three-judge Commonwealth Court panel in 2-1 decision upheld a judge's rejection of the Trump campaign's lawsuit against Philadelphia.
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Pa. prosecutors release guidance outlining polling place rules, warn against intimidation schemes
Secretary of State Boockvar and Attorney General Shapiro have repeatedly said there are multiple layers of security to ensure voter safety as well as a fair, free election.
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PUC doesn’t have to disclose its estimates of Mariner East ‘blast zone,’ court rules
The Commonwealth Court ruled that the Public Utility Commission does not have to disclose its calculations on any explosion of natural gas liquids from the pipelines.
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Trump campaign tapes voters at Philly drop boxes, threatens lawsuit
The campaign acknowledged the taping in a letter from a lawyer that complained it had caught voters on video illegally depositing multiple ballots.
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Trump, Biden name-drop Pennsylvania in final presidential debate
The commonwealth was among the most talked-about states during the roughly 95-minute debate.
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