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In this March 1933, file photo, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his first radio
Politics & Policy

Out of pandemic crisis, what could a new New Deal look like?

As the U.S. confronts its most profound financial crisis since the Depression, there are early soundings of a larger question: What would a “new” New Deal look like?

6 years ago

A Barnegat Bay scene from 2012. (Courtesy of Jennifer Husar)
Down the Shore
Community

N.J. State Police offer social distancing tips for safe boating

With New Jersey allowing marinas to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey State Police have issued tips on how boaters can properly socially distance. 

6 years ago

In this March 5, 2012 file photo, consumer credit cards are posed in North Andover, Mass. (Elise Amendola/AP Photo)
Money

How COVID-19 payment accommodations may affect your credit

Many businesses are offering relief on bills to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout.

6 years ago

Rev. Melvin Floyd
Community

Rev. Melvin Floyd, iconic anti-violence activist, preacher, filmmaker, dies at 85

The preacher who gave up life as a police officer to curb gang violence is best known for driving around in a van with a coffin on its roof.

6 years ago

People walk a dog along the boardwalk in Wildwood
Down the Shore
Arts & Entertainment

Wildwood country music beach concert postponed until 2021

A beach concert festival featuring major country music performers in Wildwood has been postponed until next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

6 years ago

Springfield Hospital in Delaware County.
Health

Coronavirus update: Don’t count on national stockpile, feds tell Pa.; Springfield Hospital closes all but ER

The Delaware County hospital cited a drop in patients and said the decision was temporary, according to a published report.

6 years ago

Virtual music festival
Arts & Entertainment

Philly band brings international lineup to live music festival in Minecraft

The COVID-19 pandemic dashed the debut of a Philadelphia band. So this weekend, they created an international music festival inside the online video game.

6 years ago

Virus Outbreak Inside A New York ER
Politics & Policy

Why so many COVID-19 deaths in Pa. will never be counted

Test kit shortages, at-home deaths, and obstacles facing hospitals mean relying on official results alone won’t capture the true toll of the coronavirus.

6 years ago

Capt. Brett Crozier, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), addresses the crew  Jan. 17, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Alexander Williams)
Politics & Policy

Navy recommends reinstatement of fired carrier captain

An aircraft carrier captain fired for sending an email to commanders pleading for faster action to help his crew amid the pandemic has been reinstated.

6 years ago

Ed Coffin runs Natural and Organic Marketing. He's running the firm from his home in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

‘A race for capital’: Philadelphia small businesses get another shot at payroll loans

A stimulus bill was passed Friday that includes $310 billion of new funding for the Paycheck Protection Program. The funding means newfound hope for Philly small businesses.

6 years ago

Philadelphia native and rapper Meek Mill
Courts & Law

Former Philly cop wants to add new defendants to ‘Free Meek’ defamation suit

Fired Philly cop Sequeta Williams says the five-part documentary defamed her. Rappers Meek Mill and Jay-Z are currently named as defendants.

6 years ago

A resident is pictured using a wheelchair inside a nursing home.
Health
Spotlight PA

AARP calls on Pa. to release list of nursing homes with coronavirus cases

The number of long-term care residents and staff impacted by the coronavirus has nearly doubled in the past week, with 5,679 positive cases among residents and 849 deaths.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania's crucial but short-staffed public health nurses
Health
Spotlight PA

Cut, now crucial: Pa. slashed the ranks of its contact tracing nurses. Now, they are pivotal to reopening, but only a fraction remain.

For decades, they endured budget cuts, political battles, and a major state Supreme Court case. Now, when we need them most, only a skeleton crew remains.

6 years ago

hydroxychloroquine
Politics & Policy

FDA warns of risks with Trump-promoted malaria drug

The FDA is warning doctors against prescribing a malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the coronavirus outside of hospitals or research settings.

6 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
Health

Coronavirus update: Paying rent with security deposits, Rutgers officials take pay cut

“During this emergency renters should have the ability to tap this deposit to help them secure their place in their home,” Gov. Phil Murphy said.

6 years ago

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