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Health

A ‘lost opportunity’: Pa. and Del. are discontinuing their COVID-19 exposure apps

The Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey health departments launched their respective apps in 2020 as part of an effort to alert more people who are exposed to COVID-19.

3 years ago

Cumberland County Prosecutor, joined by Gov. Phil Murphy
Politics & Policy

Cumberland and Salem counties in N.J. join regional fight to stop drug trafficking

Cumberland and Salem counties in New Jersey are joining a program that seeks to disrupt or dismantle drug trafficking organizations in the region.

3 years ago

Three-year-old Eloise Nacey is transfixed by Ivy, one of Philly Goat Project’s stars, at Shakespeare Park in Philadelphia on July 27, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment

Cute, therapeutic, sustainable Philly goats coming to a neighborhood near you

A traveling herd of caprine entertainers is putting on play performances, parades and bringing education and joy to residents of all ages.

3 years ago

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File photo: Wind turbines are silhouetted against the rising sun Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, near Spearville, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Politics & Policy

Unexpected deal would boost Biden pledge on climate change

The deal stunned lawmakers and activists who had given up hope that legislation could be enacted after West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin said he could not support the measure.

3 years ago

''Attunement'' a monumental outdoor sculpture, captures the action of water droplets collecting and illustrates how water from the atmosphere transfers to larger bodies of water. It will be installed outside the Academy of Natural Sciences as part of the Watershed Moment exhibit. (Rendering provided by the Academy of Natural Sciences)
Arts & Entertainment

Take me to the river: Academy of Natural Sciences sends visitors outside to the Schuylkill

“How to Get to the River” at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University wants visitors to experience Philly’s watershed first-hand.

3 years ago

This Oct. 1, 2020 photo shows the exterior of the Golden Nugget casino in Atlantic City N.J. The Golden Nugget was expected to negotiate on Thursday, July 28, 2022 with the main casino workers union on a new contract. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Community

Another strike averted as remaining 2 Atlantic City casinos ink new labor deals

One week after a strike was authorized, Unite Here Local 54 announced a tentative agreement with the last two casinos without a labor deal.

3 years ago

Sesame Place in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. (Google Maps)
Courts & Law

Sesame Place facing $25 million racial discrimination civil lawsuit

Lawsuit alleges Black man and five-year-old daughter were shunned by costumed characters.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks at a Capitol news conference
Politics & Policy

Wolf sues GOP over abortion amendment, calling it ‘radical’ and improperly passed

Republicans are moving a constitutional amendment that would make it much easier to restrict abortion. Now, Gov. Wolf wants a court to throw it out.

3 years ago

Ribbon cutting at the brand new Grocery Outlet supermarket in the Sharswood section of North Philadelphia. (Aaron Moselle/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Shoppers line up to welcome Sharswood’s first supermarket in decades

The new North Philly supermarket is part of a sweeping neighborhood revitalization plan dreamed up by the Philadelphia Housing Authority.

3 years ago

A monarch butterfly perches on a flower.
Science

Monarch butterflies are in trouble; Here’s how you can help

The monarch butterfly was categorized by scientists last week as endangered.

3 years ago

A sign that reads
Community

Law enforcement expected to break up UC Townhomes encampment in coming days, as protesters hold their ground

The Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas ordered the encampment’s end last Friday. Law enforcement is expected to break it up in the coming days.

3 years ago

A table full of boxes of mail-in ballots is visible.
Courts & Law

Fate of 800 Pa. mail-in primary votes gets 1st court hearing

A Pa. court is considering the fate of some 800 mail-in primary votes that three county elections boards threw out over the lack of handwritten dates on their envelopes.

3 years ago

FILE - The Facebook app is shown in the app store on a smart phone in Surfside, Fla., on April 23, 2021. According to a new report from the nonprofit groups Global Witness and Foxglove, Facebook is letting violent hate speech slip through its controls in Kenya as it has in other countries. It is the third such test of Facebook's ability to detect hateful language — either via artificial intelligence or human moderators — that the groups have run, and that the company has failed. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Community

In a 3rd test, Facebook still fails to block hate speech

Facebook is letting violent hate speech slip through its controls in Kenya as it has in other countries, according to a new report.

3 years ago

A man stares down at his cellphone as the stock exchange building in New York is visible in the background.
Money

Stocks decline as GDP report raises fears of recession

Stocks are falling early Thursday as investors react to news that the U.S. economy shrank for a second consecutive quarter.

3 years ago

The new Wawa Station will open on Sunday, August 21. (6abc)
Urban Planning

SEPTA announces newest Regional Rail station in Delco: The Wawa Station

The agreement will also see the Media/Elwyn line renamed the Media/Wawa line.

3 years ago

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