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Sex abuse at N.J. women’s prison ‘an open secret,’ DOJ report says
Investigators slammed New Jersey for failing to curb rampant sexual abuse at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women.
6 years ago
Despite risk, Philly facility housing seniors will take COVID patients from hospitals
The elderly are among the most susceptible to coronavirus. So why are long-term care centers admitting COVID-19-positive patients?
6 years ago
‘Like a wildfire you can’t stop’: COVID-19 ravages Delaware nursing homes
Many nursing home residents have conditions that make them especially vulnerable to coronavirus. They account for 24 of 43 deaths in the state so far.
6 years ago
Listen 1:59Einstein Healthcare Network to furlough workers
The health system, which employs 8,000 workers, instructed leadership to choose which positions to temporarily cut.
6 years ago
Mail-in, absentee ballot applications surge for Pa. June primary
The Department of State said 89,000 absentee ballot requests have already been processed, with the June 2 primary still seven weeks away.
6 years ago
Sanitary wipes down the drain bring Philly Water Dept. and Aqua Pa. pain
Maybe it’s the shortage of toilet paper. Or maybe people don’t know so-called flushable wipes aren’t so sanitary when they create a ‘fatberg’ in the pipes.
6 years ago
Fauci: ‘We’re not there yet’ on key steps to reopen economy
“We have to have something in place that is efficient and that we can rely on, and we’re not there yet,” Fauci said in an interview with The Associated Press.
6 years ago
Anglers face charges after found in possession of 66 undersized striped bass
Two men are facing are variety of charges after they were caught with dozens of undersized Atlantic striped bass, state officials announced.
6 years ago
Coronavirus update: First person to die of COVID-19 in PA prisons was fighting for innocence
More than 20 local immigrant justice organizations held a press conference today, calling on city and state officials to protect all Pennsylvania workers and residents.
6 years ago
The state Department of Health is not making hospital preparedness plans available or overseeing whether hospitals are following those plans.
6 years ago
Coronavirus update: Delaware hospitalization rate below projections
The actual rate of coronavirus patients needing hospitalization has been about half of state projections.
6 years ago
Coronavirus update: Murphy says widespread testing needed before reopening
While expressing some optimism that the curve is flattening, Murphy questioned how they could loosen any restrictions without greater testing capacity.
6 years ago
Obama endorses Biden, says former VP has ‘qualities we need’
That would give the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee a boost from the party’s biggest fundraiser and one of its most popular figures.
6 years ago
No coronavirus relief for the undocumented workers behind Philly’s building boom
For construction workers who aren’t U.S. citizens, there are fewer options for keeping food on the table during the region’s coronavirus shutdown.
6 years ago
COVID-19 slows access to government records in Pa. and N.J.
Governments have suspended deadlines and told residents not to expect responses to public records requests as public officials focus on the coronavirus.
6 years ago
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