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Jobless rate spikes to 14.7%, highest since Great Depression
Nearly all the job growth achieved during the 11-year recovery from the Great Recession has now been lost in one month.
6 years ago
The technology and privacy tradeoffs behind COVID-19 contact tracing apps
As Pennsylvania, other places consider tech to track and thwart coronavirus spread, they must balance personal privacy with the need for public health data.
6 years ago
Listen 1:31Brandywine Valley SPCA to host drive-thru pet food pantry for families in need
“We want to make sure our pets don’t get overlooked in the struggle to adjust to the changes we’ve had to make in our daily routines," said Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki.
6 years ago
Wilma Theater asks subscribers to buy into an unknown future
As theaters shut for the rest of the season, the next 2020-2021 season remains uncertain. The Wilma Theater asks subscribers to buy into it.
6 years ago
Listen 1:39‘Pushed into adulthood’: Philly podcast brings together HS seniors upended by shutdown
Overnight, a Philly podcast about entrepreneurialism became a roundtable about the strangest senior year in recent memory.
6 years ago
Listen 4:29Yes, we’re buying gifts for Mother’s Day. But not from them, small businesses worry
Philly area businesses, usually busy for the holiday celebrating moms, expect 2020 to be a wash, despite expectations Americans will spend more this year.
6 years ago
Mayor Jim Kenney kills anti-litter initiative amid coronavirus budget crunch
Kenney created the Zero Waste and Litter Cabinet with a radical goal of reducing litter and waste by 90%.
6 years ago
Arrests made in shooting death of black man after outcry
The charges came more than two months after Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was killed on a residential street just outside the port city of Brunswick.
6 years ago
Philly school district starts mental health hotline for students and families
The partnership with Uplift is due to concerns about the impact of isolation.
6 years ago
Fatal shooting of an unarmed Black jogger prompts Philly area athletes to run in his honor
On Thursday, dozens of Philly area runners signed up for a virtual run/walk planned across the country for 25-year-old Black Georgia jogger Ahmaud Arbery.
6 years ago
Coast Guard hoists two people from grounded vessel in Barnegat Inlet
U.S. Coast Guard personnel rescued two people from a grounded fishing vessel in the Barnegat Inlet late Wednesday night, officials said.
6 years ago
Bobby Henon wants to delay abatement reduction to kickstart construction
While city officials focus on hammering out a post-pandemic budget, the development industry and allies are working to hold onto a valuable tax perk.
6 years ago
COVID-19 death of Philly meat processing worker spurs wrongful death lawsuit
Enock Benjamin, 70, was a shop steward at a meat processing plant in Montgomery County. He died in early April after becoming infected with COVID-19.
6 years ago
AP Exclusive: Justice Dept. dropping Michael Flynn’s criminal case
The move is a stunning reversal for one of the signature cases brought by special counsel Robert Mueller.
6 years ago
Coronavirus update: N.J. unemployment claims soar, hospitalizations dip
The number of people unemployed at once sets an all-time record in New Jersey.
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