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Resist Covid Take 6!: UArts brings Carrie Mae Weems posters to Philly
The awareness campaign with striking posters has already been in New York, Atlanta, Savannah, Miami, Nashville, Dallas and Chicago.
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Poll: Climate becomes top priority for Democrats; Trump struggles on race, COVID-19
President Trump maintains a lead over Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on the economy, but is behind on handling of the coronavirus pandemic in a new NPR/PBS NewsHour
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Advances in ICU care are saving more patients who have COVID-19
One thing that has improved a lot over the course of the pandemic is treatment of seriously ill COVID-19 patients in intensive care units. Here's one man's success story.
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Older adults in Philly turn COVID-19 into musical comedy
Residents of a senior living facility in Philadelphia staged a musical revue, on Zoom, of popular songs rewritten for the pandemic.
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Listen 3:54Listen, open up, connect: A mental health expert’s advice on living through a crisis
Decades of living with bipolar disorder was "training" for the coronavirus pandemic, says Terri Cheney, whose new book shares lessons for navigating the times we live in.
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Eastern State Penitentiary debuts ‘eerie’ night tours in lieu of Terror Behind the Walls
The historic site is debuting “Night Tours” — a self-guided experience fit for pandemic times.
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Different ways local Jewish congregations are celebrating Rosh Hashanah during the pandemic
Some smaller congregations plan to gather in backyards. Many others are holding services virtually.
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Pa. unemployment rate drops to 10.3%, hospitality and leisure still suffering
After widespread job shedding in March and April, just over half of those who lost work in Pa. had been rehired by August.
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N.J. coronavirus recovery: Murphy signs landmark environmental justice law
Advocates say the law is the toughest in the nation, requiring applicants for environmental permits to explain the impact of their project on communities of color.
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How faulty data, Big Pharma and the fallout from hydroxychloroquine has haunted the research world, as desperate doctors and researchers look for a COVID-19 treatment.
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Listen 14:52For some new doctors, the pandemic means more responsibility with less training
As some hospitals became overwhelmed during the early days of the pandemic, educational requirements for residents in especially hard-hit regions were suspended.
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Listen 7:15COVID-19 tanked the hotel business. Workers of color are feeling the biggest squeeze
Coronavirus hit the hospitality industry especially hard. Blue-collar, mostly Black and Latino employees face long-term damage to their financial futures.
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Listen 4:45Following certification, Pa. restaurants can increase indoor dining capacity to 50%
Restaurants that want to move to 50% indoor capacity must first go through a self-certification process — which will be available starting Sept. 21.
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‘A deadly epidemic’: Philly Council pushes city to declare gun violence emergency
“We need to do much more than we’re currently doing to address this crisis,” City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier said in introducing the new resolution.
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Why the ruling against Wolf’s COVID-19 restrictions faces long odds on appeal, explained
The decision handed Republican lawmakers a long-sought — though possibly temporary — political victory over Wolf after a string of defeats.
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