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GOP faces reckoning over Trump’s coronavirus strategy, diagnosis
Trump's infection thrust COVID front and center when Republicans would rather be talking about Trump’s Supreme Court nominee as early voting is underway in most states.
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Trump’s diagnosis shows US vulnerability to the coronavirus
Eight months after the coronavirus reached the U.S., worrying signals mounted of what's ahead this fall.
6 years ago
Doctors: Trump’s blood oxygen level dropped twice recently
Navy Cmdr. Dr. Sean Conley acknowledged he was trying to downplay the severity of the president’s condition the day before.
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Trump’s whirlwind week, disdain for masks, ended with COVID
No one knows how, when or from whom Trump became infected. But to retrace his steps over the last week is to see risk at multiple turns and ample opportunity for infection.
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Chris Christie checks into hospital after testing positive for COVID-19
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is the latest in a string of coronavirus cases connected to President Donald Trump's inner circle.
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‘Lend power to the community’: A 28-foot Afro pick takes over a 52nd St. lot
A touring exhibit is bringing the Afro pick to cities across the U.S. ahead of the November election, to continue conversations about racial injustice.
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Matt Klentak steps down as Phillies GM
The announcement comes six days after the Phillies finished four games under .500 in a pandemic-shortened, 60-game season.
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No course correction for state Republicans after Trump test
Revelations that the president and first lady are now among those who have tested positive for the disease appeared to do little to change their thinking.
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GOP seeks to pause Senate work, but not Barrett hearings
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett will still begin Oct. 12.
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Demonstration at Art Museum honors Breonna Taylor
The gathering is among several to take place in the Philadelphia region since a grand jury failed to indict any of the Louisville police officers involved with Taylor’s death.
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VP Pence ordered borders closed after CDC experts refused
The CDC's order covered the U.S. and Canada borders, but has mostly affected the thousands of asylum seekers and immigrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Trump said to be improving but next 48 hours ‘critical’
The White House said Trump’s expected stay of “a few days” at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center was precautionary and he would continue to work from there.
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How a land value tax could make Philadelphia a more equitable city
By implementing a land value tax, Philadelphia could alleviate tax burdens on its most at-risk populations and help the city’s economy.
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‘When Women Lost the Vote’: Philly museum tells the forgotten stories of Revolutionary N.J.
The Museum of the American Revolution’s new exhibit, “When Women Lost the Vote,” explores when women and free people of color were legally entitled to vote in New Jersey.
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Biden ‘sending my prayers’ to the Trump family after COVID-19 diagnosis
Joe Biden took two COVID-19 tests today after news broke overnight that President Trump tested positive. Biden’s tests came back negative.
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