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Bucks, Montco residents get a virtual update on planned multi-site PFAS study
Thursday night’s session offered 149 community members a presentation on the research effort announced last year. The Q&A went more than an hour.
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N.J. coronavirus recovery: Deal on $9.9B borrowing plan; transmission rate dips
A four member legislative panel, which would include two members of the Senate and two members of the Assembly, would have to approve any borrowing.
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US bets on untested company to deliver COVID-19 vaccine
The commitment to ApiJect dwarfs the other needle orders the government has placed with a major manufacturer and two other small companies.
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City to clear homeless encampment on Benjamin Franklin Parkway next Friday
City officials want people living in the encampment to leave voluntarily before July 17. It’s unclear whether police will be called in to clear the camp.
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Tropical Storm Fay shutters beaches as it heads north
Several beaches in Delaware had been temporarily closed because of the storm.
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AP: After lobbying, Catholic Church won $1.4B in virus aid
The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus aid.
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Pa. coronavirus recovery: Wolf makes an economic plea for masks in businesses
The Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners decided to postpone the state’s bar exam a second time, and conduct it remotely over three days in October.
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Goya CEO, praising Trump, sparks online culture clash
“We all truly blessed, at the same time, to have have a leader like President Trump who is a builder,” Unanue said standing at a podium beside Trump.
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Trump looks for political edge in latest high court rulings
This year and last, even with two justices Trump hand-picked, the court has shown it is no rubber stamp for him or his administration’s policies.
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Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro says drillers have greater negotiating power. But companies say consumer protection law doesn't cover someone who sells drilling rights.
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‘This is about survival’: How Rehoboth’s Funland plans to reopen this weekend
As the rides at Delaware’s only amusement park come back Friday night, visitors will find some new protocols that are even more stringent than others.
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As Washington reviews its NFL team name, what will Neshaminy schools do?
Years into a tense, costly legal fight, the school district doesn’t have plans to scrap its team name, even as other Pa. schools grapple with the issue.
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Invoking police and the economy, Biden and Pence compete for Pa.’s swing voters
Mike Pence and Joe Biden launched competing events in Pa., featuring sweeping economic plans, and tense clashes between supporters and protesters.
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Philadelphia postpones street closures for outdoor dining over safety, health concerns
The city asked a Northern Liberties group to cancel an on-street dining event after an Old City man pulled out a gun during a fight over social distancing.
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Delaware State Univ. to make historic acquisition of Wesley College
Delaware State, a historically Black university, has signed an agreement to take over Dover’s Wesley College, which has been struggling financially.
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