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Spraygrounds a relatively safe way to cool off, experts say
As Philadelphia reopens its park spraygrounds, experts say they’re a relatively safe way for kids to play and stay cool during the summer heat.
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You’ll need to mark ‘sick’ to vote by mail in Delaware’s Tuesday primary
Come September, Del. voters will be able to vote-by-mail without an excuse. For Tuesday’s presidential primary, they’ll have to mark “sick” on ballots to do so.
6 years ago
Can a Delco task force succeed in influencing criminal justice reform?
Delaware County’s district attorney is leading new efforts, highlighting a basic challenge: police departments are beholden to municipal leaders instead.
6 years ago
Listen 2:01‘I want my vote to matter’: Polls open for 2 hot races in S. Jersey; Del. votes on presidential race
All eyes are on N.J.’s 2nd and 3rd Congressional primaries and how the state handles a nearly-all mail-in election.
6 years ago
Fossils reveal dinosaur forerunner smaller than a cellphone
Named Kongonaphon kely, which means tiny bug slayer, the creature looked like a dinosaur but scampered the Earth earlier, predating both dinosaurs and flying pterosaurs.
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New rules: Foreign pupils must leave US if classes go online
New federal guidelines say international students will be forced to leave the U.S. or transfer to another college if their schools offer classes entirely online this fall.
6 years ago
Dozens of Pa. charter schools among recipients of federal small business aid
About 165,000 organizations have received PPP funding so far, totalling $20.7 billion — making Pennsylvania one of the top users of the loan program.
6 years ago
N.J. aviation troopers rescue stranded jet skier from Barnegat Bay
New Jersey state troopers rescued a jet skier stranded on a Barnegat Bay island Sunday afternoon after her jet ski malfunctioned.
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What would it take for Kanye West to get on the ballot in Pennsylvania?
A 2018 court settlement lowered the bar for independent and minor-party candidates
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White woman charged after racist Central Park confrontation
In May, Amy Cooper drew widespread condemnation for calling 911 to report she was being threatened by “an African-American man."
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Mixed-income housing project divides Baptist church and East Oak Lane neighborhood
Refuge Evangelical Baptist Church aims to construct a $15.1 million four-story apartment building on a vacant lot at 1122 Oak Lane with 40 one-bedroom apartments for seniors.
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Officials announce cluster of COVID-19 cases at Delaware prison
Nearly 60 people held in a southern Delaware prison have tested positive for the coronavirus.
6 years ago
Pa. coronavirus recovery: Weekly recycling pickup resumes in Philadelphia
Starting Monday, Philadelphia will again collect recycling from each home every week. The city had been collecting recycling once every two weeks during the pandemic.
6 years ago
Scientists urge WHO to acknowledge coronavirus can spread in air
WHO has been criticized in recent weeks and months for its seeming divergence from the scientific community.
6 years ago
N.J. coronavirus recovery: Officials concerned after infection rate ticks up
Officials are urging travelers to follow the 14-day quarantine advisory as they see an uptick in the rate of infection for COVID-19.
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