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Provisional ballots adding to delay in Pennsylvania primary results
More voters cast provisional ballots Tuesday because they hadn't received their mailed ballot or feared it wouldn't make the return deadline.
6 years ago
1.9 million seek jobless aid even as reopenings slow layoffs
The diminishing pace suggests the job market meltdown triggered by COVID-19 may have bottomed out as more companies call at least some of their former employees back to work.
6 years ago
Philly man charged with selling homemade dynamite on Instagram after string of ATM explosions
Prosecutors say 26-year-old Talib Crump admitted to stealing approximately $8,500 from an ATM — one of several that he said he blew up — on June 1.
6 years ago
Rare derecho kills 3 in Montco, tornado scare for Philly hours later; 300K still without power
There were widespread reports of damage after hurricane-force winds blew through neighborhoods in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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‘I won’t be able to do the bride’s makeup’: Delaware delays close-contact personal services
Makeup and tattoo artists, massage therapists, nail techs were considered too risky for clients in Phase 1, but Gov. Carney has decided to relent a little.
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Listen 1:52Wayne Craven, 89, ‘Dean of American Sculpture’ and ‘traditional gentleman’
U. of Delaware professor Wayne Craven left behind a long list of former students who are now experts on American art, and a mark on the study of art history.
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Listen 2:58Philly to slash police oversight, anti-violence initiatives while increasing PPD budget
This is exactly the wrong time for such a move, critics say, especially one that would hit youth hard.
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In the wake of the protests against police brutality and the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, publishing the usual version of ‘Things To Do’ didn’t feel right.
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Listen 4:15Gun rights rally outside Pa. Capitol postponed over safety concerns, organizer says
The annual event was expected to draw as many as 2,000 2nd Amendment activists on Monday.
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Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises
President Obama held a virtual town hall event with young people to discuss policing and the civil unrest that has followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
6 years ago
‘If we can move the statue, we can move policy’: Philly celebrates Rizzo removal
Mayor Kenney’s removal of the Frank Rizzo statue feels like progress to many. Yet to a smaller group of white people, the action feels like a betrayal.
6 years ago
Curfews, and the legal perils of enforcing them unequally
Between Saturday and Wednesday, about 500 people were arrested on curfew violations under Mayor Jim Kenney’s emergency order.
6 years ago
Listen 4:18Coronavirus update: New COVID-19 testing guidance for Philly protesters
Philadelphia officials recommend anyone who was at a George Floyd protest to get a COVID-19 test after seven days.
6 years ago
Ending a 50-year tradition, NASCAR schedule in Dover cut in half due to declining attendance
Since 1969, Dover International Speedway has hosted a pair of NASCAR cup series races every year. But track officials say that streak will end in 2021.
6 years ago
Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf marches with George Floyd demonstrators in Harrisburg
Wolf spoke briefly to the crowd, telling them, “We need to stop racism now.”
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