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Carney mandates masks for Delaware kindergarteners when in-class learning resumes
Under earlier rules, only children age 12 and above had to wear masks in public and in school when classes resume. Now kindergarteners and anyone older must wear one in public
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Murphy proposes revised N.J. budget in response to pandemic’s economic toll
The proposal doesn’t call for as much borrowing as Murphy had planned previously. It cuts spending and would raise taxes, especially on millionaires.
6 years ago
Peaceful civil rights marchers shot at in Pa. while on trek from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C.
A white Bedford County man shot into a crowd of about 50 peaceful civil rights marchers who were crossing through Pennsylvania during a pilgrimage from Milwaukee to D.C.
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Wolf: Pennsylvania eviction moratorium to lapse Aug. 31
The Democrat called on state lawmakers in the Republican-controlled General Assembly to pass legislation to extend the statewide moratorium.
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Live updates: 2020 Republican National Convention
Follow updates and analysis throughout the day, including live video of the events.
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Wolf asks lawmakers to legalize pot, spend coronavirus funds
Pennsylvania's governor is urging lawmakers to legalize recreational marijuana and spend down the remaining $1.3 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds.
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Jacob Blake’s father says son has paralysis from waist down after being shot by police
Anger over the shooting spilled into the streets of Kenosha for a second night Monday, with police again firing tear gas at hundreds of protesters.
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Coronavirus closures send Atlantic City casinos to $112M Q2 loss
Only one of the nine casinos — the Golden Nugget — reported an operating profit for the quarter, and that was helped by the market-leading internet gambling operation.
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To stop shootings, young people say Philly must confront the ‘status and money’ guns can bring
‘Speaking about consequences being a motivator for them to stop gun violence isn’t enough,’ said one participant in a town hall on Philly’s gun violence epidemic.
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Blood, plasma donation policies reflect fears born in an earlier epidemic: HIV in the 1980s
Men can’t give blood, or plasma for COVID patients, if they’ve had sex with men in the past 3 months. Some hope to reverse what they see as anti-gay bias.
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Listen 3:06Locked out of the economy: Unemployed workers face mounting fiscal, emotional stress
For families, a financial freeze is the first fallout from being out of work for months, but the effects can go deeper. There is also “an emotional crisis.”
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Listen 5:20Company says prolonged pause at West Whiteland will harm public interest.
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Pa. Republicans line up behind Donald Trump at the mostly remote RNC
Much like last week’s DNC that saw Joe Biden virtually accept his presidential nomination, this week’s RNC will be unprecedented, and mostly remote.
6 years ago
Watch live: 2020 Republican National Convention – Night one
Key speakers for Night 1 of the Republican National Convention: Donald Trump, Jr., Sen. Tim Scott, and Nikki Haley, former UN ambassador and governor of South Carolina.
6 years ago
‘What the heck are you doing?’: Dejoy faces tough questions from Congress about the USPS
DeJoy was testifying for a second day on Capitol Hill, facing tense questions from lawmakers over an uproar in mail delivery delays since he took the helm in mid-June.
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