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CDC to extend travel mask requirement for 2 weeks
The Biden administration will extend for two weeks the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases.
3 years ago
Pa. Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal of Chester Water Authority sale to Aqua
The city of Chester sees sale of the CWA as a ticket to financial recovery, but the authority and customers opposed to the sale will get another day in court.
3 years ago
Brooklyn subway suspect tipped off police to his location
The man accused in the shooting of 10 people on a Brooklyn subway has been arrested and charged with a federal terrorism offense.
3 years ago
Fewer police stats, more community engagement sought at Philly gun violence briefings
The briefings emphasize police responses to shootings, which attendees and experts believe contributes to harmful portrayals of gun violence in the media.
3 years ago
The tax levied on the sale of property went to 4% in 2017. That’s $12,000 on a $300,000 home. Proponents of the bill want to return the tax to 3%.
3 years ago
Delaware outlines plans to restore the state’s wetlands
Delaware’s Inland Bays wetlands has faced significant losses. The state’s environmental agency hopes to restore and conserve the watershed by improving land management.
3 years ago
Haverford bans plastic bags as more Main Line communities look to do the same
Months after Pennsylvania's prohibition on plastic regulations expired, more Main Line communities are moving ahead with their plans to reduce plastic waste.
3 years ago
Jury deliberations to get underway in the federal bribery trial of Kenyatta Johnson
Closing arguments in the three-week trial focused on contrasting explanations of the true intent of consulting fees paid to the Council member’s wife.
3 years ago
Vice President Kamala Harris offers union support in Philadelphia visit
Hundreds of union workers came out to hear the Vice President talk about worker protections and the value of organized labor during a Philadelphia visit.
3 years ago
Jake Corman was getting out of the race for governor, then Trump called
In a wild day where Trump denied candidate Bill McSwain an endorsement in the GOP primary race, Jake Corman will stay in at Trump’s request.
3 years ago
N.J. first lady Tammy Murphy announces festival for Black Maternal Health Week
In New Jersey, the maternal mortality rate for Black people is seven times higher than the rate for white people.
3 years ago
Refugees of color wish they could get the Ukrainian treatment
Columnist Solomon Jones examines the differences in American policies for immigrants and refugees from Black and brown countries and Ukraine.
3 years ago
Philly Bar Association will offer Philly area residents free legal advice
The Philadelphia Bar Association is offering free confidential legal advice to the public for its annual Law Week from Monday, April 25 to Friday, April 29.
3 years ago
McSwain wanted Trump’s support in the Pa. governor race. He got an anti-endorsement instead
Calling McSwain a ‘coward’ for failing to act on Trump’s claim of ‘massive fraud’ in the 2020 presidential election, the ex-president rejects an endorsement.
3 years ago
U.N. ambassador discusses Russian invasion while inspiring Pemberton students
U.N. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield discussed her job and her role in the Ukraine crisis as she visited students at Pemberton Township High School.
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