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‘Get out now’: A Philly resident’s account of his wife’s escape from Kyiv to Lviv
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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Two years of COVID-19: Remembering more than 1,800 lives lost in Delco
Sunday, March 6 marked two years since Pennsylvania’s first case of COVID-19 was reported in Delco.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
4 years ago
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.
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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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Delaware County Libraries unveils new plan — and plans to debut a first-ever app
The agency, in charge of 26 member libraries across Delco, has put forth a strategic five-year plan to guide its vision through 2026.
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MLB reacts angrily to locked-out players, season still off
The sides remain far apart on luxury tax, minimum salaries and the proposed bonus pool for pre-arbitration eligible players.
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