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Coronavirus update: Free baby supplies, food for elderly in Philadelphia
Ten sites around Philadelphia are now providing free food, diapers and other supplies for babies.
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Warren becomes latest ex-presidential rival to back Biden
Elizabeth Warren endorsed Joe Biden on Wednesday and became the latest of the former vice president’s onetime White House rivals to back him
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Philly judge denies all emergency motions to release prisoners during coronavirus pandemic
The Defenders Association has withdrawn all cases before Judge Anne Marie Coyle, citing her denial of every motion for emergency release.
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This 24-year-old entrepreneur is helping Black-owned restaurants survive coronavirus
Black and Mobile is an online delivery service that caters to Black-owned restaurants. The coronavirus shutdown has increased demand for its service.
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Home desks won’t replace Philly’s high-rise office towers anytime soon, analysts say
Philadelphia’s office market might fare better post-coronavirus than those of other U.S. cities, CBRE analysts said in a new report.
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Frontline health care workers seek immunity from malpractice during COVID-19
The Pennsylvania Medical Society is asking Governor Tom Wolf to grant temporary immunity from malpractice claims to healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pandemic could lead to foreclosure surge but in Philly, help is just a call away
As job losses soar, Philadelphia homeowners risk foreclosure, but the city’s free housing assistance hotline can help them get mortgage relief.
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‘Life beaming through uncertainty and fear’: Pa. poets create community amid pandemic
With the coronavirus pandemic in full swing and a state shutdown in place, poets are turning to the internet to stay connected.
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Listen 4:20Designing at a distance: Coronavirus is changing how Philly architects work
In Philadelphia, designers are responding to the coronavirus pandemic with new ideas — and urgent questions about engaging with community while public life is on hold.
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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.
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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?
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‘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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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