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New Jersey

Rip current risk increases this weekend as Hurricane Isaias tracks northward

Beachgoers at the Jersey Shore will likely face dangerous rip currents this weekend and early next week as Hurricane Isaias tracks northward, forecasters say. 

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A medical worker collects a sample after a patient self-administered a COVID-19 nasal swab test at a Walgreens pharmacy, Friday, July 31, 2020, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Business
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N.J. coronavirus recovery: Jump in positive cases sets off ‘alarms’

Airbnb announced Friday that it had suspended or removed 35 listings across New Jersey as part of a crackdown on house parties during the pandemic.

5 years ago

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Pennsylvania
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NBC10

Massive Chester County apartment fire displaces 100 people, injures at least 7

The fire started at the Ashwood Apartments on 782 Worth Road shortly before 7:45 p.m. Thursday night.

5 years ago

Illustration of Dominique Rem'mie Fells by Shannon D. Taylor (Instagram / @MXABDUALITY)
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Fundraiser vigil celebrates life and birthday of murdered trans woman Dominque Rem’mie Fells

“Dominique was always one to give, no matter what she had,” said Fells’ mother.

5 years ago

Phillies at Citizens Bank Park
Philadelphia
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NBC10

Phillies cancel all ballpark activity after 2 staffers test positive for COVID-19

All activity at Citizens Bank Park has been canceled "until further notice," the Phillies said in a brief statement Thursday.

5 years ago

Students at Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School sing together in memory of a lost friend ('OUR PHILADELPHIA')
Philadelphia
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Billy Penn

Made by students, ‘Our Philadelphia’ offers a look at how boys talk about gun violence

A group of West Philly teens who lost friends to shootings created a must-watch documentary.

5 years ago

Car buying amid a pandemic
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Economy
Transportation

The best car-buying incentives are over, but you may still find a good deal

April’s record-breaking rebates are long gone as car sales pick up, but experts say that doesn’t mean potential buyers can’t get a good deal.

5 years ago

Terrill Haigler aka @_yafavtrashman smiles during a shift as a city sanitation worker. (Courtesy of Terrill Haigler)
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Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

Meet the ‘trash man’ working to solve Philly’s sanitation woes with PPE and Instagram

Terrill Haigler always wanted to be a Philly trashman. Now, the sanitation worker is helping his colleagues, and helping others understand the grueling job.

5 years ago

Police officers congregating in West Philadelphia at 6:10 p.m. on May 31, 2020. (Photo anonymously provided)
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Neighborhoods
Policing

The tear gassing of West Philly — a history told in police dispatches

A UPenn historian uses police records to write a new chronology of the violence that overtook West Philly’s 52nd Street on May 31, 2020.

5 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline can be seen from Fairmount Park's Belmont Plateau (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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July 30 - August 5, 2020

Scavenging Fairmount Park and masking up for the Delaware State Fair in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

In the Philadelphia region, people are finding new ways to enjoy the outdoors and public spaces with coronavirus mitigation efforts in place.

5 years ago

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From Organix until Things Fall Apart, Malik B. was a member of The Roots, making guest appearances on 2006's Game Theory. (Mpozi Tolbert/Courtesy of The Roots)
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Music
Philadelphia

Malik B., early member of The Roots, dies at 47

His death was confirmed by The Roots' Questlove and Black Thought in a statement Wednesday, but no cause of death was provided.

5 years ago

Cheerleaders perform at a Neshaminy Redskins basketball game on Jan. 15, 2019. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
K-12
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Bucks County school board president calls Black Lives Matter ‘anti American’

Steve Pirritano shared his opinion in response to a Facebook post from a conservative author.

5 years ago

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Delaware
Public Health

Coronavirus-related deaths at Delaware long-term care facilities stubbornly high

A WHYY analysis found that fewer than 0.7% of Delawareans live in long-term care facilities, but those residents account for 8.2% of COVID cases and 62.3% of related deaths.

5 years ago

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A student gets off the bus for the 1st day of school at Oakcrest High School on Tuesday. Sept. 3, 2019. (Craig Matthews/The Press of Atlantic City via AP)
New Jersey
Public Health
Sports

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Bill would demand fully online learning to start the fall

Three Democrats from the Assembly want all classes in New Jersey to start online this fall.

5 years ago

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Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Climate change, structural racism pose double threat to Black parents. Birth workers can help

A recent scientific review showed the effects of climate change can worsen the systemic racism Black parents already face.

5 years ago

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