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County sues Wolf, seeking $13M in coronavirus funding he withheld
Wolf withheld nearly $12.8 million in funding from Lebanon County, where local Republican leaders voted in mid-May to lift pandemic restrictions in defiance of the governor.
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‘Very frightening’: Opposition grows to U.S. agents in cities
The Trump administration is facing growing pushback — in the courts and on the streets — to sending federal agents to Portland, Oregon.
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Philly SWAT officer criminally charged after pepper-spraying kneeling protesters
Officer Richard Nicoletti is seen on video pepper-spraying three protesters kneeling or sitting on I-676 at close range, pulling down one of their face masks.
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Jogger commandeers boogie board to rescue man struggling off N.J. beach
A Wildwood official said the successful rescue was the second time in as many weeks that a civilian risked their life to save another in the shore town.
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Educators express doubts about Philadelphia’s school opening plan
More than 30 principals plan to speak at Thursday's board meeting.
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Missing cousins found safe, reunited with family in Nicetown
Police say the young children, who went missing Tuesday afternoon, were located and unharmed.
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Facing fiscal peril, City of Chester is put into receivership
It’s only the second time in Pennsylvania that a municipality categorized by the state as financially distressed has entered into receivership.
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Hugh Frick, 84, ‘kind curmudgeon,’ guiding father and retired Univ. of Delaware professor
Loved ones say the former University of Delaware plant physiologist Hugh Frick’s frugality when it came to material things belied his generosity of heart.
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Listen 2:52Intersecting issues: Supporting domestic violence survivors, defunding police
When people call for defunding the police, what does that mean for survivors of domestic violence? Activists and others are exploring that question.
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Listen 1:22Monuments to America’s racist past don’t belong in our public parks
The Philadelphia Art Commission’s decision on Marconi’s Christopher Columbus statue will influence how our city heals from injustices.
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Protesters in Rittenhouse decry Trump threat to deploy federal officers to Philly
Roughly three-dozen protesters gathered in Center City Tuesday night to make it known that they won’t accept federal officers in their city’s streets.
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Fire at Reach Church in Delaware ruled arson
Someone intentionally set fire to Reach Church in Delaware, according to the state fire marshal.
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N.J. lawmakers mull postponing redistricting due to expected census delays
New Jersey is considering running the 2021 elections under the current district boundaries since data from the 2020 census is expected to come late.
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Temple Hospital workers demand hazard pay for coronavirus duties
Members of 1199C, National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, were joined by state and local officials and rallied on behalf of 800 colleagues.
6 years ago
Pa. coronavirus recovery: Pandemic ‘is not over,’ Philly health commissioner warns
Over the past week, Philadelphia averaged 138 new cases of COVID-19 each day — an increase over the previous week’s daily average of 110 cases.
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