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AMC pushes back movie theater reopening by 2 weeks
The company said Monday that it would open approximately 450 U.S. locations on July 30 and the remaining 150 the following week.
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Del. coronavirus recovery: Wilmington’s Ladybug Festival goes virtual as COVID cases climb
The Ladybug Festival in Wilmington, Del. is going virtual tonight to raise money for female artists facing financial hardship in the midst of COVID-19.
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A virtual tour of ‘every thing it took to make America’
In the next installment of "Why didn’t I go there?," The Why's Shai Ben-Yaacov and his 10-year-old son take a virtual tour of the time capsule that is the Mercer Museum.
Air Date: June 29, 2020
Listen 17:43Pa. coronavirus recovery: Daily COVID case counts in Philly no longer falling
Farley warned that spikes in other states could push rates up again in Pennsylvania, and said the City “will be cautious about any further restarting of activities.”
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The statement describes the Confederate monuments as representing an “important, if controversial, chapter in our nation’s history.”
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This week; taking the police out of Philadelphia schools, what next school year might look like in Camden, and what will come of Phillies baseball?
Air Date: June 29, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:59N.J. coronavirus recovery: Indoor dining is on pause
A combination of spikes in other states and “knucklehead behavior” seen in the state has prompted officials to pause the resumption of indoor dining.
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‘Green’ doesn’t mean ‘go’: Pa. workers weigh risks, benefits of job reopenings
For people with child care and health issues, the prospect of returning to their jobs raises some very tough choices.
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Listen 4:46Racial justice organizations report a bump in donations. Will the moment last?
Organizations in the Philadelphia area and beyond are seeing more people dip into their wallets as the protests continue against police brutality and racism.
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Listen 3:35How coronavirus could widen the gender wage gap
Women have slowly made economic gains over the last half-century, and the gender wage gap is as narrow as it has ever been. But coronavirus could reverse those gains.
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Black doctors say pandemic reveals enduring racial inequity medicine alone cannot fix
Three African American ER physicians in Washington, D.C. recount experiences on their wards, where Black patients make up the vast majority of the city’s COVID-19 fatalities.
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Protesters in West Philly call for release of radical Black activists who ‘fought’ Rizzo
Roughly 200 protesters at a rally in West Philly called for the release of radical Black activists who’ve served decades in prison for killing white police officers.
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These are the Minneapolis activists leading the push to abolish the police
It took less than two weeks after George Floyd's killing for Minneapolis City Council to pledge to end the police department. Activists had been laying groundwork for years.
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Banner plane goes down in ocean off Long Beach Island
A banner plane went down in the ocean Saturday afternoon in Surf City, authorities say.
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In fourth week of protests, calls for better conditions for strip club workers
STILETTOS, a group demanding better health and safety inside Philly’s strip clubs, is coordinating aid for sex workers.
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