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Delaware nursing homes can resume in-person visits, with restrictions
Long-term care facilities that haven’t had a new case of the coronavirus in 14 days will be allowed to resume indoor visitation, which has been banned since March.
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‘No more fire and fury’: Group aimed at ousting Trump rallies in Philadelphia
The group Refuse Fascism is promising nonviolent protests from now until Election Day on Nov. 3.
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Voting in person Nov. 3? Expect drive-thrus, sports arenas
States are turning to stadiums, drive-thrus and even movie theaters as safe options for in-person polling places amid the pandemic and fears about mail-in ballot concerns.
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Unions threaten work stoppages amid calls for racial justice
Ahead of Labor Day, unions representing millions across several working-class sectors are threatening work stoppages in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Racial tensions roiling US pose target for election meddling
The tensions coursing through the United States over racism and policing are likely targets for adversaries seeking to influence the election, lawmakers and experts warn.
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Compromise keeps ‘Black Lives Matter’ paint off Atlantic City boardwalk
Mayor Marty Small and protest organizer Steve Young picked up roller paint brushes and helped write those words on the pavement of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
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Mother, 3 kids dead after fire rips through Kensington home
Firefighters were dispatched to the 3300 block of Kip Street shortly before 8 a.m. and found flames and smoke billowing from the first and second floors of the house.
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Bethlehem, Pa., police chief retires after offensive Facebook post share
The mayor of Bethlehem said in a statement that Chief Mark DiLuzio's retirement "is a result of the consequences of his recent re-posting of an offensive Facebook post.
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‘We’re going to claim our space’: How Watu Moja is advancing social justice in Camden
Camden has received national attention as a model for community policing, but many residents have been critical of this praise. The members of Watu Moja are among them.
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Bike share program to launch in Trenton with focus on older adults
The Trenton Health Team will launch the program sometime this fall with help from an AARP grant.
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Young authors pen biography of hip-hop pioneer Lady B
The National Youth Foundation’s Writer’s Workshop's latest biography is on the Godmother of hip-hop, Philadelphia’s own, Lady B.
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Protest in Philly over police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin
A City Hall rally continues a summer that has seen the country’s largest protests and demands for racial justice and police reforms in decades.
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Source of contamination keeping N.J. bay beach closed remains a mystery
New Jersey environmental officials have not yet determined why bacteria continues to plague a beach along the Barnegat Bay in Ocean County.
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The governor reversed course after signing an executive order to restart indoor dining that would have allowed smoking in the gambling houses.
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Philly Police: Homicide clearance rate on the decline as murder rates rise
Police are arresting suspects for less than half of the city’s homicides and shooting victims are getting younger, Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said.
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