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Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense
If confirmed by the Senate, Austin would be the first Black leader of the Pentagon.
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Pa. coronavirus update: 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in the last week
“Pennsylvania’s situation has become even more dire” than when new mitigation efforts were issued, said Governor Tom Wolf.
6 years ago
Dick Allen, fearsome hitter and 7-time All-Star, dies at 78
The Philadelphia Phillies, the team Allen started out with, announced his death on Monday.
6 years ago
Philly DA drops first-degree murder charges against former police officer
An investigating grand jury recommended that Eric Ruch Jr. face first-degree and third-degree murder at trial.
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A half-million Pennsylvanians set to lose CARES Act benefits by end of month
Without those funds, enrollees in both programs “[will] struggle to pay for basic human necessities, like food, housing and medication,” said Jenn Berrier.
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Trump campaign appeals another ballot case in Pennsylvania
The appeal, filed Friday, is one of at least four pending cases in which Trump or Republicans are trying to throw out certain ballots or trying to upend the entire election.
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WHYY spoke to residents of Camden County jail to learn about the conditions of the prison and how officials are preventing infections.
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Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020
In a year defined by the coronavirus pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers who helped define their genres.
6 years ago
Cannabis proving to be a boon to Pa., but state and federal constraints remain
In just three years, the state’s medical marijuana industry has exploded.
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Coronavirus takes toll on Black, Latino child care providers
The pandemic’s effects have rippled through child care, disproportionately affecting Black and Latino-owned centers in an industry that has long relied on providers of color.
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Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for 1st time
As a year marked by coronavirus nears an end, millions of Americans are depending on food banks to stave off hunger.
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N.J. officials: 74 percent not cooperating with contact tracers amid COVID spike
Health officials continue to struggle to convince residents to cooperate with contact tracers, who attempt to track how the virus is spreading among people.
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New focus for ‘Delaware Day’ holiday tells history of enslaved people
Instead of celebrating Delaware’s five founding fathers who signed the Constitution, this year’s focus shifts to four enslaved Black Delawareans and an abolitionist.
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Community garden fosters African farming traditions in Southwest Philadelphia
The urban agriculture project Sankofa builds community by giving neighbors the tools and knowledge to grow their own food.
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Listen 2:11Counter-snipers, checkpoints, armored limo to create ‘giant bubble’ around Biden in Delaware
When Joe Biden visits his Greenville or Rehoboth Beach homes during his presidency, he’ll travel in what one writer has called the “rolling, armored White House.”
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