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Prosecutors claim training should have prevented fatal Amtrak derailment
Two witnesses, also engineers, described the intensive training they underwent, which included memorizing the speed limit for each portion of their route.
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Former Jennersville, Brandywine buyer fails to post court-ordered bond required for revived deal
The former Jennersville, Brandywine buyer did not post the $1 million bond in time. Tower Health is now asking a Chester County judge to toss the case.
4 years ago
N.J. nurses union offers free mental health courses
The federally funded online classes are available to help health care workers or anyone to help improve mental health and cope with trauma.
4 years ago
Philly schools to drop testing requirement for vaccinated staff, keep mask mandate for now
Starting March 14, the district will no longer require vaccinated staff members to get tested. Testing for unvaccinated staff will drop from twice a week to once a week.
4 years ago
Pennsylvania moves to divest holdings in Russian assets
The state Treasury Department said it began divesting its holdings in all “Russian-based companies" last week.
4 years ago
Montco updating school, public masking guidance to align with CDC
Under the CDC’s updated guidance, masks are no longer required in indoor public settings for people who are healthy and who aren't caring for someone who is at higher risk.
4 years ago
Masks no longer required in Delaware schools starting Wednesday
Carney originally planned to lift the mandate April 1, but a significant drop in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations changed his mind.
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UN: 500,000+ people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded
The mass exodus of refugees from Ukraine to the eastern edge of the European Union has shown no signs of stopping.
4 years ago
Landmark UN climate change report: ‘Parts of the planet will become uninhabitable’
The U.N. report warns climate change will likely make the world sicker, hungrier, poorer and more dangerous in the next 18 years with an “unavoidable” increase in risks.
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Ukraine seeks to join EU as round of talks with Russia ends
The talks come after Moscow unleashed the biggest land war in Europe since World War II but met unexpectedly stiff resistance.
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Pennsylvania’s legislative redistricting is done. But its local impacts are still unfolding
Legislative redistricting has reshaped Pennsylvania's House of representatives. Here's how two communities are grappling with the changes.
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Listen 6:03Corinne’s Place, a ‘haven’ in Camden honored as one of ‘America’s Classics’
Corinne’s Place, whose soul food attracts people beyond Camden while shaping kids for their futures, receives prestigious award in the restaurant industry.
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Historical Society pushes back on plan to transfer Philly History Museum to Drexel University
Historians and scholars join the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in pushing back against an agreement to transfer the city’s historic inventory to Drexel.
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The unusual relationship between COVID-19 and blood pressure
While the relationship between hypertension and the virus is complicated, some evidence shows long COVID can lead to “devastating” effects on blood pressure.
4 years ago
Listen 4:44Euro backlash as FIFA refuses to expel Russia from football
Protesting against FIFA's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Poland said it would still refuse to play the country in a World Cup playoff semifinal.
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