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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

Pa. senators participated and witnesses from Gov. Tom Wolf's administration participated in a remote hearing.
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. won’t say when it will release names of thousands of businesses that received waivers to operate

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle continue to raise concerns about how the Wolf administration has handled the business waiver process.

6 years ago

duPont Hospital, ChristianaCare hospital system staff and the Delaware National Guard conduct training
Health

Coronavirus update: New data shows race discrepancy in Delaware cases

Latinx and black Delawareans have a higher rate of infection than whites, according to new numbers released by the state.

6 years ago

Woman accused of spitting on worker at Rittenhouse Square store
Courts & Law

Woman charged in spitting incidents at Rittenhouse Di Bruno Bros., police say

In one incident, a woman lowered her mask, said "B----, I don't have the virus,” and spit in another woman's face, according to Philadelphia police.

6 years ago

Wine and Spirits store in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

Coronavirus update: Pa. expanding curbside pickup to more liquor store sites

The Liquor Control Board says it will expand its curbside pickup service to 389 more Fine Wine & Good Spirits locations in the state on Monday, April 27.

6 years ago

Old Main on Penn State's University Park campus. (Min Xian/WPSU)
Community

Penn State furloughs some employees with 50% pay, doesn’t rule out future layoffs

Facing major financial losses, Penn State has furloughed some employees, but will be paying them 50% starting May 4 through June.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump
Health

Don’t inject disinfectants, Lysol warns as Trump raises idea

“We must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body," Lysol's parent company said.

6 years ago

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