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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
New Jersey
Public Health

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.

6 years ago

Reddit
NPR
Media
Social Justice

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.

6 years ago

The Trevi Fountain in Rome
International
Travel

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.

6 years ago

Students bike along Bartram’s Garden property (June Mansfield/Bartram’s Garden)
Environment
Public Spaces
Race & Ethnicity

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.

6 years ago

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Shoppers flock to the Cherry Hill Mall in New Jersey, although many stores are not yet open. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Business
Economy
New Jersey

‘Let’s just go to the mall and spend money’: Tired of being indoors, shoppers flock to reopened retail plazas

Even 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.

6 years ago

Fireworks seen from the Lincoln Memorial explode over the Potomac River for Independence Day, Thursday, July 4, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Community Events

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.

6 years ago

AMC
Business
Movies
Public Health

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.

6 years ago

The Ladybug Festival
Delaware
Performing Arts
Public Health

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.

6 years ago

The Mercer Museum in Doylestown (Provided by Bucks County Historical Society)
The Why
History
Pennsylvania

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

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Abdelmgeed Muhammad Elgamel stands outside of his produce market on Allegheny Avenue in Kensington. (Brad Larrison/WHYY)
Business
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. 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.”

6 years ago

The Louisiana Monument raises up near the rebel encampment on Seminary Ridge on the Gettysburg battlefield, July 1, 2013, the 150th anniversary of the first day of the historic 1863 battle. (Mark Pynes | mpynes@pennlive.com)
History
Military
Race & Ethnicity
PA Post

National Park Service: Confederate monuments at Gettysburg an ‘important part of the cultural landscape,’ will not be removed

The statement describes the Confederate monuments as representing an “important, if controversial, chapter in our nation’s history.”

6 years ago

Police tape blocks an entrance to Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Radio Times
K-12
Sports

Regional Roundup – 06/29/2020

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

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
Business
New Jersey
Public Health

N.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.

6 years ago

Eréndira Zamacona
Keystone Crossroads
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania
Public Health

‘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.

6 years ago

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Bail funds in the Philadelphia area and beyond are seeing more people dip into their wallets as the protests continue against police brutality and racism. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Social Justice

Racial 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.

6 years ago

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