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Siddique Akbar, a second-year nephrology fellow at Hahnemann, is concerned about uprooting his family if he has to find a new placement out of town. (Nina Feldman/WHYY)
Health

Hahnemann’s closure will leave medical residents scrambling

Shifting government funding between hospitals and sticking to visa requirements are some challenges facing medical residents as they seek new placements.

7 years ago

File photo: Lucy The Elephant stands in Margate, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Community

N.J. cultural institutions and state partner on discounts to residents on public benefits

The Newark International Film Festival, the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, and the popular Jersey Shore attraction Lucy the Elephant are among those participating.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa.
Politics & Policy

Pa. Democrats launching plan to save General Assistance, again

A small cash assistance program for certain poor Pennsylvanians is slated to end at the start of August — after the GOP-controlled legislature voted to repeal it.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Money
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Energy Solutions extends pay for refinery workers

PES said it was continuing its efforts “to secure the facility” in anticipation of a possible sale and restart after an explosion and fire in late June.

7 years ago

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Health

Half of OD deaths in Delaware study happened three months after an ER visit

A new study of Delaware overdose deaths in 2018 found 52% of people who died had visited the emergency room within three months of their death.

7 years ago

Court gavel, brown wood against a dark background
Courts & Law

N.J. judge who cited ‘good family’ in teen rape case to stay on bench

A judge who sparked outrage with his comments about a teenager accused of rape is staying on the bench, over the objections of a high-ranking state senator.

7 years ago

In this file photo, VisionQuest appears for Judge Paula Patrick for a Zoning Board hearing, at City Hall, on May 23, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Courts & Law

North Philly center for immigrant minors stalled by Pa. appeals judge

A Pennsylvania appeals court has stayed the opening of a contested immigrant youth facility in North Philadelphia.

7 years ago

Berks County Residential Center. (Laura Benshoff/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Wolf administration: Only Washington can shut down Berks County immigrant detention center

“Governor Wolf urges the Trump Administration to shut this center down."

7 years ago

Wilmington City Councilman Bob Williams resigned this week, late in his second term, and now council will have to fill a vacancy for the second time since November. (City of Wilmington)
Politics & Policy

Wilmington City Council must fill another vacancy after Williams resigns

Wilmington City Council meetings were fraught with acrimony and a law was changed before a vacancy was filled in March. Now another member has resigned.

7 years ago

A waste site stretches toward a line of trees under a partly cloudy sky.
Community

Del. lawmakers approve money for Delaware yard waste site

Popular yard waste site will remain open for Delaware residents despite initial state plans to shut down the Newark area site.

7 years ago

Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., speaks during a panel discussion at Delaware County Community College, Friday, May 24, 2019, in Media, Pa. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

U.S. Rep. Dean recounts ‘chilling’ and ‘inhumane’ conditions at Texas, Fla. detention centers

WHYY Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn interviews U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean about her visit to America’s only privately-run detention facility for child migrants.

7 years ago

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Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Possible future uses for PES refinery call into question cleanup plans there

Current remediation being done by former owner Sunoco may no longer make sense if the potential purpose of the site changes, some experts say.

7 years ago

Two Bradley Fighting Vehicles are parked nearby the Lincoln Memorial for President Donald Trump's 'Salute to America' event honoring service branches on Independence Day, Tuesday, July 2, 2019, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
National Interest
Politics & Policy
National Interest

Fouling the Fourth: Tanks but no tanks, Trump

It takes a craven kind of genius to desecrate the Fourth of July, to turn a traditionally nonpartisan festival into a militarist MAGA rally with pseudo-Moscow trappings.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies baseball player Odubel Herrera arrives at court for a hearing on a domestic violence case in Atlantic City, N.J., Wednesday, July 3, 2019. (Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool)
Courts & Law

Charges dropped in Phillies’ Herrera domestic assault case

Domestic assault charges against Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Odubel Herrera have been dismissed.

7 years ago

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman gavels in a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate before Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf delivers his budget address for the 2019-20 fiscal year, Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP: Fetterman’s presiding powers in the Senate can be revoked

Republicans sent a letter to Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman Tuesday saying if he violates the chamber's rules again, they plan to try to remove him from presiding.

7 years ago

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