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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be the first woman to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol on Friday.
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Wilmington families crowd drugstore test site, to support ‘community pop-ups’
A school leader had parents go to a pharmacy drive-thru, leading to a bottleneck, to show the ease of COVID-19 testing at his facility’s parking lot.
6 years ago
Listen 1:56Democrats in Pa. scramble to limit number of ‘naked ballots’
Democrats are launching a digital ad targeting Pennsylvanians voting by mail to explain how to correctly fill out and return the ballots.
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Poll shows fewer than one third of Pennsylvania Republican voters will trust mail-in ballot results
The finding adds to concerns that the president and some Republicans are laying the groundwork to challenge the legitimacy of the election.
6 years ago
‘My heart is heavy’: Philly reacts to lack of charges in Breonna Taylor’s killing
Hundreds of demonstrators chanted Breonna Taylor’s name and marched in cities across the U.S. to express anger and sadness following the grand jury decision.
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Job cuts planned at University of Delaware as pandemic shortfall grows
The school now expects a budget shortfall as high as $288 million, thanks to a loss of both students and revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic.
6 years ago
Fauci urges Americans to trust the vaccine process while talking with N.J. governor
Fauci acknowledges there’s been confusion over the timeline and approval for a COVID-19 vaccine, but he says Americans should trust the process.
6 years ago
Philly removes children from Devereux facilities after sex abuse revelations
After 25 years of child sex abuse at Devereux facilities were uncovered in August, Philly is removing 53 children still in the nonprofit’s care.
6 years ago
Records: Mail delivery lags behind targets as election nears
On-time delivery across the country dipped substantially in the weeks after DeJoy took office in mid-June.
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N.J. lawmakers find millions for pet projects in budget that borrows billions, raises taxes
Among the various projects now in line to be funded by state taxpayers are golf programs, shade trees and town hall renovations — mostly in Democratic districts.
6 years ago
Progressives pledge to keep pushing Biden to expand court
Biden, who ran a relatively centrist primary campaign, hasn't embraced those calls, worried they may intensify the nation's partisan split.
6 years ago
Play about Belarus uprising on stage in Philly, and around the world
The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia joins dozens of companies around the world in staging a new play from Belarus written during the protests.
6 years ago
Listen 1:55How the COVID-19 alert apps work
Pennsylvania and Delaware have released apps to help with contact tracing. Will the strategy work?
6 years ago
Philly’s role as national COVID vaccine pilot site already over
The CDC invited Philly and 4 states to help develop U.S. strategy for distributing a vaccine. After a brief consult, a playbook was released nationwide.
6 years ago
SEPTA: Dire finances prevent agency from paying out COVID death benefits
The union that represents SEPTA workers fought for a $500,000 death benefit — a payout that New York’s MTA provided over the summer.
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