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Pa. coronavirus recovery: Wolf and Casey implore Senate to extend unemployment benefits
“The abrupt loss of this financial support will have a devastating ripple effect across communities and all across our entire commonwealth," said Governor Wolf.
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Victims advocate demands transparency as Camden Diocese suspends compensation fund
The leader of SNAP N.J. says the diocese should disclose its financials and assets to show why it cannot participate in the statewide victims compensation fund.
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‘I was asked if I stole my car’: Black diplomats describe harassment at US borders
Tianna Spears is one of a growing number to speak out recently about the special challenges faced by minority foreign service officers.
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Fisherman dies after being rescued from ocean off Island Beach State Park
The 64-year-old Florida man was fishing with family when he said he wasn't feeling well and entered the ocean to cool off, officials said.
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N.J. coronavirus recovery: Murphy limits capacity for indoor gatherings
New rules restrict Indoor groups to 25% of a room’s capacity, or 25 people, down from 100. Excluded: weddings, funerals, memorials, religious services.
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Popular Broad and Walnut streets Wawa permanently closes
The Broad and Walnut streets Wawa, once the Delco-based convenience store chain's flagship when it opened in 2015, is permanently closing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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This week: Pa.'s coronavirus small business loans snub black owned businesses, NJ lawmakers call for suing Big Oil, and an update on the spike in quarantine pet adoptions.
Air Date: July 27, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:28Uncle Bobbie’s opened to build community. Now that community is helping it reopen
Marc Lamont Hill’s Germantown coffee shop and bookstore, which was designed to build community in the largely Black neighborhood, is set to reopen after multiple break-ins.
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Listen 2:12‘You have these stories’: Philly first to launch national program to diversify media industry
This summer, PhillyCAM became the first to launch a new national pre-apprenticeship program to create a pipeline of diverse talent in TV, film and news.
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Protests in the long term: How is a lasting legacy cemented?
The civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s achieved monumental changes over 15 years, including landmark federal laws. Yet racism and discrimination remain pervasive.
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Free Library adds searchable archives of 10 Black American newspapers
Interested Philadelphians can now access “a more complete story of American history.”
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DHS reassigns official following intelligence reports on journalists, protesters
Brian Murphy was removed from his post at the DHS’ Office of Intelligence and Analysis following news that his office compiled reports on protesters and journalists.
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2nd round of powerful storms could bring more flooding, tornado threats
Heavy rain and winds look to be the biggest threat, but a tornado can't be ruled out.
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Getting undercounted Philly neighborhoods to fill out the census relies on unconventional techniques
Northwest Philadelphia is traditionally undercounted in the census. Organizers took to the streets with a different approach to ask people to fill out the form.
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Arts2Work: New program aims to help people of color find media jobs
Arts2Work is the first federally-registered National Apprenticeship Program in Media Arts and Creative Technologies. The pre-apprenticeship program calls PhillyCAM home.
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