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How Philly area hospitals are dealing with a national shortage of blood culture bottles
Hospitals routinely use these bottles to check for infections in patients’ blood — now they are cutting back on tests.
2 years ago
Listen 1:51State agencies give more detail in new report to lawmakers. But again fail to answer why the theft from the UI trust fund wasn’t disclosed sooner.
2 years ago
Hall-Long’s campaign finance scandal sends Delaware governor’s race into uncharted territory
After a state report said Hall-Long broke campaign laws, one primary foe wants a federal probe, two campaign leaders left, and two lawmakers say Hall-Long should drop out.
2 years ago
Listen 2:13From Wilmington to Paris: Megumi Field represents Team USA in artistic swimming at Olympics
Wilmington's Megumi Field is one of only two Delawareans representing Team USA. The U.S. hasn't competed in Olympic artistic swimming since 2008.
2 years ago
Listen 2:06MACH2 leaders say the business networking events don’t preclude community engagement. Activists say they’re an example of exclusivity.
2 years ago
Princeton celebrates release of Evan Gershkovich from Russian prison
Evan Gershkovich was released as part of the largest multi-prisoner swap since the end of the Cold War. He is expected to be on U.S. soil Thursday evening.
2 years ago
Third-party candidates file to run for president, U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania
A third-party candidate’s draw in a general election, while usually very small, could help tilt a close race between the major party candidates.
2 years ago
Pennsylvania’s long-running dispute over dates on mail-in voting ballots is back in the courts
Pennsylvania courts are again weighing a request to throw out a legal requirement that voters write accurate dates on the exterior envelope of mail-in ballots.
2 years ago
A student loan forgiveness program is celebrated at Philly City Hall
City workers spoke with U.S. Education Secretary Dr. Miguel Cardona about how they were guided to hundreds of thousands of dollars in loan forgiveness.
2 years ago
Elections 101: How decentralized election administration makes big fraud basically impossible
Experts say claims of stolen elections don’t square with the reality that election administration in the commonwealth is local and decentralized.
2 years ago
From South Jersey to South Philly, Phillies pitcher Tyler Phillips has been a lifelong fan
Phillips, the first Phillies rookie to toss a shutout since Zach Eflin in 2016, still can't believe he's pitching for his boyhood favorite team.
2 years ago
The DNC virtual roll call to nominate Kamala Harris is underway. This is how it will work
Once Harris officially wins the nomination, the new convention rules allow her to place the name of her pick for vice president into nomination.
2 years ago
Evan Gershkovich was designated as wrongfully detained, as was Paul Whelan, who was detained in December 2018 after traveling to Russia for a wedding.
2 years ago
What polling shows about the top VP contenders for Kamala Harris
Harris and whomever she selects will head out on a seven-state swing of key battlegrounds, including Pennsylvania, Arizona and North Carolina, next week.
2 years ago
Aug. 1–4: BlackStar Film Festival in Philly, Doobie Brothers in N.J., and the Homey Awards in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
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