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Humpback whale spotted in N.J. river
A humpback whale was spotted in a Jersey Shore river on Friday morning, authorities said.
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Montco high school senior reflects on missing experiences because of coronavirus
Grace Honeyman, a senior at Harriton High School, talks with her father about how she’s dealing with missing milestones due to coronavirus.
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Listen 5:03Coronavirus update: N.J. sets reopening dates for child care, sports and more
Also Friday, Gov. Phil Murphy announced a $100 million fund for rental assistance and said religious services could resume by June 12.
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Coronavirus complicates census efforts to reach hard-to-count Latino households in central Pa.
Reading and Berks should be neck-and-neck with neighboring counties and cities when it comes to the percentage of households responding to the census.
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Minneapolis cop who knelt on man’s neck charged with murder
Protesters torched a Minneapolis police station that the department abandoned as three days of violent protests spread to nearby St. Paul and across the country.
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UPMC rakes in $228 million in coronavirus stimulus cash, dwarfing competitors
The enormous handout to the state’s largest hospital chain is the result of a federal formula that rewarded companies based on revenue and medical claims, not actual need.
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Coronavirus update: Details on Philly’s June 5 reopening unveiled
Although health officials say Philly has slowed the spread of the coronavirus, they are fearful of losing those gains if social distancing measures are relaxed too quickly.
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Coronavirus update: Delaware youth camps and summer schools can open when Phase 2 starts
The Carney administration is encouraging those who run youth camps and summer school to limit groups to 15 children plus staff, and to take extra safety precautions.
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Pa. House passes resolution to limit Wolf’s coronavirus emergency declaration
It was debate marked by heckling, parliamentary wrangling, and an accusation that a Republican lawmaker called a Democratic colleague a “little girl.”
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Series of shootings in Philadelphia leave 2 dead, 9 wounded
A series of six apparently unrelated shootings over a short span in Philadelphia has left two people dead and nine wounded, authorities said.
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Rising US job losses stir fears of lasting economic damage
Despite a few glimmers of hope, most of the economic news was likewise grim, as some of the world's most populous countries reported rising infections and deaths.
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‘Herculean task’ ahead for GOP challengers in Delco congressional race
The pandemic has scrapped the playbook for primary campaigning in a congressional district that made waves in 2018 after the redistricting decision.
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Listen 1:37Reopening economy in a COVID-19 hotspot stresses doctors in rural Pa.
Businesses are hurt. Unemployment is unprecedented. But coronavirus cases in this rural Pa. town have still been spiking. Now, as restrictions ease, hospitals could be tested.
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Is now the time to go for an annual physical exam or health screening?
Doctors and hospitals are open again for routine yet important care like vaccines and mammograms. Some patients are still unsure if they should go.
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Listen 1:40Philly Police Commissioner Outlaw reacts to murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis
The video has been shared widely on social media and the death of the African American man in police custody has sparked outrage.
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