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Union leaders say they have to fight for everything nursing home staff need to protect themselves from COVID-19, a virus that has been particularly deadly in nursing homes.
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Listen 2:12Philly is ‘yellow’ now. Is it ready?
City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley says the numbers justify reopening as his department watches closely for signs of new outbreaks.
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Philadelphia Orchestra to premiere new work written for the pandemic
“Seven O’Clock Shout,” written and performed in isolation, is a tribute to moments of humanity during strife.
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Listen 2:23Teens as ‘essential’ workers: How high schoolers stepped up for family during COVID-19
For thousands of Philadelphia-area teenagers, the end of the school year brings extra relief: a break from balancing being both a student and an essential worker.
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Listen 4:32NBA owners approve 22-team season restart plan
The NBA took a major step toward getting back on the court Thursday, with the league’s board approving a 22-team format for restarting the league season next month.
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Hundreds rally in Montco to demand Commissioner Joe Gale’s resignation
In social media posts earlier this week, the Republican official referred to Black Lives Matter as a radical left-wing hate group.
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‘You betrayed the trust’: Vince Fumo attacks Mayor Jim Kenney for Rizzo removal
“Jimmy I thought that I had raised you politically better than to be a liar and a thief in the night,” wrote the former state senator.
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Wolf will appoint misconduct watchdog, establish commission to oversee Pa. State Police
The executive action comes in response to calls by legislative Democrats to adopt reforms in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis
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I was a Philly judge in 2008. We need to act now to stop the next economic crisis
When the 2008 financial meltdown happened, we knew we had to move fast. Now, another economic disaster looms and Philly has a chance to lessen its impact.
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8:46: A number becomes a potent symbol of police brutality
The time span is how long prosecutors say George Floyd was pinned to the ground under a white Minneapolis police officer's knee before he died.
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‘We can do better’ on diversity, says University of Delaware president
UDel President Dennis Assanis says all students will have to take mandatory training as part of an effort to improve diversity and inclusion at the state’s largest university.
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South-central Pennsylvania borough makes significant commitment to solar energy
The Borough of Chambersburg could soon generate a quarter of its electricity from renewable energy.
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Coronavirus update: N.J. Assembly approves $5 billion borrowing plan
Also, nonessential retail stores must follow new rules when they reopen June 15.
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Inquirer journalists of color refuse to work Thursday, demand newsroom changes
A headline suggested equivalence between property destruction and violence against Black Americans. But staffers’ protest is about more than the headline.
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Black bear spotted roaming in Jersey Shore town
A black bear was spotted roaming in an Ocean County township Thursday morning, authorities say.
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