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N.J. coronavirus recovery: Murphy signs budget extension
Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a bill from the Assembly that extends the current budget year to the end of September.
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Reddit bans the_donald, forum of nearly 800,000 Trump fans, over abusive posts
Reddit unveiled an update to its hate speech policies on Monday, including shutting down about 2,000 subreddits. It is the latest online platform cracking down on hate speech.
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EU reopens its borders to 14 nations, but not to U.S. tourists
Most Americans have been refused entry into the European Union for at least another two weeks due to soaring coronavirus infections in the U.S.
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Environmental groups say they’re committing to racial equity. What does that mean?
Land preservation and environmental advocacy nonprofits are largely white, despite the ties between racial injustice, economic inequity, environmental degradation.
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Listen 1:25Even as national surveys find most people uncomfortable stepping inside a mall, plenty in the Philly region left home for deals and a change of scenery.
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July Fourth celebration will include East Coast flyovers
The exact timing of the flyovers is still being worked out, but they will begin in Boston and proceed to New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore.
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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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