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N.J. coronavirus update: Vaccine appointment delays; hospitalizations level off
Just days after N.J. expanded the eligibility requirements to get a coronavirus vaccine, health officials warned that residents may have to wait to schedule an appointment.
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Pennsylvania statewide row officers sworn for 4-year terms
Pennsylvania’s top prosecutor, its elected fiscal watchdog and the official who handles billions in state money were sworn in on Tuesday to serve for the next four years.
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‘Shameful’: US virus deaths top 400K as Trump leaves office
It is just short of the estimated 409,000 Americans who died in 2019 of strokes, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, flu and pneumonia combined.
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Their removal from the massive security presence at the nation's capital comes as the FBI worked to vet all of the 25,000 National Guard troops for Biden's inaugural.
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Philly native Jazmine Sullivan to sing national anthem at Super Bowl
Sullivan rose to the top of the R&B charts in 2008 with her debut album. She’s earned 12 Grammy noms and written songs for Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson and Monica.
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SEPTA reassigns transit cop who attended Trump rally that led to Capitol insurrection
The reassigned SEPTA police officer was one of seven who attended the rally that preceded a deadly insurrection of the U.S. Capitol.
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Federal court strikes down major Trump climate rollback
The court said the administration acted illegally in issuing a new rule easing federal regulation of air pollution from power plants.
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Delaware Gov. Carney strikes optimistic tone during virtual inauguration
The Democrat took the oath of office virtually due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 Delawareans.
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Senate begins Biden Cabinet confirmation hearings as impeachment trial looms
President-elect Joe Biden’s national security Cabinet may be bare on Day One of his presidency.
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Coronavirus deaths rising in 30 US states amid winter surge
The new COVID variant is already spreading in the U.S., and the CDC has warned that it will probably become the dominant version in the country by March.
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Pa. prisons don’t always tell families when inmates are sick. Officials are defending that policy
The DOC says it can only release medical details to emergency contacts, but critics contend it’s not doing enough to notify inmates of the need to update those authorizations.
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What people fighting for change today can learn from MLK’s use of media
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used the media to advance the civil rights movement. Black media leaders in Philadelphia and beyond have ideas on how to continue his tradition.
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Biden picks Pa.’s Dr. Levine to be assistant health secretary
Levine would the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
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As Biden moves to D.C., Wilmington relishes its time in the spotlight
The city has received more attention in the past two months than ever before, but now the ‘Biden focus’ shifts to Washington.
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The Capitol riot could lead to further radicalization. Here’s how to pull people back from the brink
Here are what experts say about the rise in extremism, and what friends, family members, and bystanders can try to do about it.
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