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Comcast is pledging to not disconnect a customer’s Xfinity internet or impose late fees if the individual contacts the company saying they cannot afford payments this month.

From John Oates to Christian McBride to The Districts to Schooly D, the 75+ acts will benefit the musician relief fund.

The reopenings take effect Saturday. Freelancers and gig workers to start receiving unemployment payments.

The money helps centers continue to pay staff so they will be prepared to reopen. But it also pays for other needs, such as activity packets for children.

"Literally, ‘Pay me now and maybe you will get some stuff some time in the future,’ is where some vendors are starting," said one Berks County official.

Ubiquitous and necessary, the corner store or bodega is a staple of modern urban life. Now these small businesses face unprecedented headwinds.

How can you, a small business owner, stay afloat during the coronavirus crisis? Here’s some advice from financial experts and some fellow business owners.

Charlie Secrest’s family remembers a complicated man: stubborn, yet a patient teacher. Rough around the edges, yet loving — in his own way.

Brian Holcomb spent two decades making his greatest film. After his death from COVID-19, three childhood friends from Atco want to help him finish it.

Montgomery and Chester counties want to do more tests in jails and nursing homes, but state and federal regulations are getting in the way.

After a stand-off over worker safety that threatened to derail commutes last week, the union that represents SEPTA employees has declared a victory.

Nationally, roughly half of American workers stand to earn more in unemployment benefits than they did at their jobs before the coronavirus pandemic.

"These barbers, they're risking their lives, but they're doing fine," said one barbershop owner. "You going to die from infection or you going to die from starvation?"

Nearly a decade after entering into a federal consent decree, civil rights attorneys say Philly cops still conduct too many illegal stops and frisks.

Before the policy change, the Holiday Inn Express was restricted to homeless people who tested positive for COVID-19.