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Polio detected in NYC’s sewage, suggesting virus circulating
It is another sign that the disease, which hadn’t been seen in the U.S. in a decade, is quietly spreading among unvaccinated people, health officials said Friday.
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Delco reaches agreement with Crozer Health to keep behavioral health services intact
The agreement does not include the restoration of other shuttered services and units within the hospitals.
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FDA: Take 3 home tests if exposed to COVID to boost accuracy
They say new studies suggest taking two tests can miss too many infections, and could result in people spreading COVID to others, especially if they don't develop symptoms.
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Demand for online abortion services increases, as coverage expands to New Jersey
Online providers say much of the demand has come from patients in states where abortion is now restricted.
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People’s Kitchen is latest community garden threatened by sheriff sale
Advocates estimate dozens of community gardens are tangled up in private liens. Negotiations and a GoFundMe are afoot.
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Bugs, birds, and plants: This writer wants you to embrace nature in Philly
Urban wildlife exists all around us, and Bernard Brown is on a mission to get people to enjoy it with his new book, “Exploring Philly Nature: A Guide for All Four Seasons."
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Listen 1:50Temple makes masks optional for fall semester, but not everyone is happy about it
The decision has been met with mixed reactions, but ultimately Temple University says they are following what the city is doing.
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OSHA investigates deaths of Amazon workers in New Jersey
All three Amazon workers died within the past month and were employed at company facilities in New Jersey.
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National Convening of Black Mayors returns to Philadelphia
Municipal leaders from across the country gathered in Philadelphia this week for the 2nd Annual National Convening of Black Mayors.
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‘Faces you need to see’: Loved ones of violence victims share grief in new art exhibit
A new art exhibit at City Hall features gun violence co-victims, or people who’ve lost someone to homicide — stories often lost in the daily homicide count.
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Philly public schools push to hire more support staff before first day of school
While Philadelphia schools are mostly staffed with teachers and counselors, they are working to fill hundreds of support roles.
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Officials: foul smells leaking from truck in Gloucester Co. ‘pose no risk’ to public
Residents complain of a “rotten egg smell” as far as Buena Vista Township in Atlantic County.
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Russell’s No. 6 being retired across NBA, a 1st for league
NBA players who currently wear No. 6 — including the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James — may continue doing so. But the number cannot be issued again.
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CDC drops quarantine, screening recommendations for COVID-19
The changes are driven by a recognition that an estimated 95% of Americans 16 and older have acquired some level of immunity, either from being vaccinated or infected.
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Justice Dept. seeks to unseal search warrant of Trump home
Garland cited the “substantial public interest in this matter” in announcing the request at a Justice Department news conference.
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