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Airstrike hits Ukraine maternity hospital; 17 reported hurt

The attack comes amid growing warnings from the West that Moscow’s invasion is about to take a more brutal and indiscriminate turn.

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Philadelphia has set aside funding for community groups combating gun violence. But nonprofit leaders say actually getting the money has been a challenge.

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Friends have been coming forward with support, he said. “The one thing I haven’t felt in the last few days was alone.”

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Sunday, March 6 marked two years since Pennsylvania’s first case of COVID-19 was reported in Delco.

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Alina Gafarova holds her 1-year-old daughter Zahra inside a tent after fleeing Irpin, Ukraine at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, Poland, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has set off the largest mass migration in Europe in decades, with more than 1.5 million people having crossed from Ukraine into neighboring countries. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
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‘Some kind of terrible dream’ for Ukrainian women refugees

The number of refugees reached 2 million on Tuesday, according to the United Nations, the fastest exodus Europe has seen since World War II.

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Food ‘rescue’ groups feeding the hungry in N.J. as pandemic ebbs

Even as more people return to work, many are struggling with debts built up when they were unable to work or did not collect a regular paycheck.

3 years ago

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Living with COVID: Jobs have been recovered in N.J., but certainly not all

While business closures have ended, the unemployment problem has not. The latest data shows N.J. with an adjusted unemployment rate of 5.1%, the 11th highest in the U.S.

3 years ago

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Meet Hannah Callowhill Penn, Pa.’s first and only woman leader

William Penn's wife ran Pennsylvania after her husband fell ill — and kicked ass doing it.

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Public Safety

Effort to relieve encircled Ukrainian port put in jeopardy

The Russian onslaught has trapped people inside cities that are running low on food, water and medicine amid the biggest ground war in Europe since World War II.

3 years ago

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Russia is restricting social media. Here’s what we know

The Kremlin is increasingly squeezing the free flow of information online for Russians as its war with Ukraine continues.

3 years ago

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Why Brittney Griner was in Russia and what it has to do with U.S. women’s basketball

In the midst of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, news of basketball player Brittney Griner's detainment on drug charges became public on Saturday.

3 years ago

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As gas prices rise, Philadelphia area residents rethink how they work

Soaring gas prices are making life difficult for gig workers who depend on using their cars to make ends meet.

3 years ago

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Waning signups for Pa. child care program could forecast weak economic recovery

Experts and advocates fear the decline in enrollment is a sign the pandemic has forced families with low incomes to prioritize home care over earning a paycheck.

3 years ago

Journalists report from Kyiv
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International
Media
Race & Ethnicity

Not every war gets the same coverage as Russia’s invasion — and that has consequences

Ongoing wars in, say, Yemen or Ethiopia get minimal attention compared with the media focus on the fighting in Ukraine. And there are ramifications on the humanitarian front.

3 years ago

A factory and a store are burning after being bombarded in Irpin
International
Military
Public Safety

Crisis deepens, Ukraine accuses Moscow of ‘medieval’ tactics

A third round of talks between the two sides ended with a top Ukrainian official saying there had been minor, unspecified progress toward establishing safe corridors.

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