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A pandemic Christmas: Services move online, people stay home
Curfews, quarantines and border closings complicated Christmas Friday for countless people around the globe, but determination and imagination helped keep the day special.
5 years ago
AP sources: Human remains found near Nashville explosion
An explosion shook the largely deserted streets of downtown Nashville early Christmas morning, shattering windows, damaging buildings and wounding three people.
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‘Miracle’ kittens found in backpack rescued from N.J. recycling plant’s conveyor belt
After being dumped and making it through heavy machinery unscathed, three kittens will spend the holidays in new homes in Burlington County.
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Philly’s transportation centers were less busy due to the pandemic — but far from empty. “I don’t want to miss this time with my family,” said one traveler. “I’m prioritizing.
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Philly’s Italian Market sees a busy Christmas Eve, as families shop for a taste of tradition
From pozole to baccala, holiday food brings happiness in South Philly, with some residents following traditions and others trying something new.
5 years ago
Pennsylvania 2020: Pandemic, protests and the presidency
A look back at the year’s top Pennsylvania stories — as if anybody could forget.
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Belsnickels and bar brawls: A brief history of Christmas revelry in Philadelphia
The region has been known to turn up around the winter holidays.
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COVID-19, recreational marijuana top New Jersey’s stories in 2020
A look at some of the top stories of the year in the Garden State.
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COVID-19 relief bill could stave off historic wave of evictions
A rental assistance program in the bill is key for helping millions of struggling renters at risk of losing their homes in the middle of winter as the pandemic rages on.
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Millions of Christmas gifts may arrive late due to overload at the Postal Service
"We're really busy, it's been unbearable," sighs Manny Huenchunir, a USPS truck driver who was unloading and reloading crates of mail at a post office outside Boston Tuesday.
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Celebrating the season, whatever your holiday tradition, is still possible thanks to outdoor events and activities hosted online.
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Listen 4:42Iconic mural of Latina LGBTQ activist painted over
In Philly’s Gayborhood, the face of Latina LGBTQ activist Gloria Casarez has been painted over with white.
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Listen 1:18U.S. layoffs remain elevated as 803,000 seek jobless aid
The job market remains under stress nine months after the coronavirus outbreak sent the U.S. economy into recession and caused millions of layoffs.
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Season’s greetings: Cards solicited in New Jersey for COVID-19 patients
Realizing this year's unique dynamic, hospitals asked adults, organizations and schoolchildren to either make or buy holiday cards and send them to their patients.
5 years ago
Secret Philly: The story of Rosa Photo, that FBI fingerprinting truck at 16th and Callowhill
Started by a lawyer from the Dominican Republic, the business became a staple in the Philly immigrant community.
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