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High court takes up census case, as other count issues loom
Experts say other issues loom large for the 2020 census as it heads into unchartered territory over deadlines, data quality and politics.
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To court Latinos, Democrats have to expand strategy in 2022
Although Latinos likely helped propel Biden to the presidency, it was a lesson in the limits of the party’s grip on an increasingly diverse segment of voters.
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Biden plans swift moves to protect and advance LGBTQ rights
In many cases, the measures would reverse executive actions by President Donald Trump, whose administration took numerous steps to weaken protections for transgender people.
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With no action by Washington, states race to offer virus aid
In some cases, elected officials are spending the last of a federal relief package passed in the spring as an end-of-year deadline approaches.
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Philly’s conscious shopping trend has Black-owned businesses optimistic about holiday sales
Black-owned businesses hope increased interest in the wake of anti-racist protests will continue to bring in customers this holiday season.
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Is Philadelphia’s deadly car crash surge another public health crisis?
2020 has been a particularly deadly year on Philly roads. Holidays are a time when crash rates spike. Experts worry this year could be even worse.
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Endangered lemur exhibit opens as part of major expansion at Delaware’s only zoo
The Brandywine Zoo’s new lemur exhibit is part of a species survival plan and is one step in the biggest capital improvement plan in the zoo’s 115-year history.
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A new doc peeks inside the USPS’s Operation Santa program
Every year, hundreds of thousands of letters to Santa go through the USPS system, asking for everything from toys to food.
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Experts: Virus numbers could be erratic after Thanksgiving
The result could be potential dips in reported infections that offer the illusion that the spread of the virus is easing.
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A peaking pandemic thins out the Black Friday crowd at the malls
A newly energized coronavirus largely kept the masses away from the big shopping meccas in suburban Philly.
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Central Pa. counties get $6M to help reduce pollution headed to the Chesapeake Bay
The grants will go to Adams, Bedford, Centre, Cumberland, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York counties.
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As COVID cases rise, hospitals are making plans in case they begin running short of beds. If certain benchmarks are hit, elective surgeries may be curtailed.
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U.S. appeals court rejects Trump appeal over Pennsylvania race
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals echoed a string of other courts in finding the Trump campaign offered no evidence of any election fraud.
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President Trump invited Pa. lawmakers to the White House. Then everyone went silent.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday summoned Republican members of the Pennsylvania legislature to the White House after a GOP hearing in Gettysburg.
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U.S. colleges mull new virus protocols for students’ return
The coronavirus presented huge challenges for the fall semester for U.S. colleges that opened the academic year with in-person learning.
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