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Inside one Pa. county’s effort to stay ‘hot on the trail’ of every COVID-19 case
Across Pa., many counties reopened even as the state was still trying to get a patchwork system of contact tracing in place. Montco started from a better position than most.
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Listen 5:40Philly sanitation workers blame filthy streets on ‘poor management’; apologize for rotting trash
Philadelphia sanitation workers say Mayor Jim Kenney’s management is to blame for the mounds of stinky trash proliferating across the city.
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Child care dilemma: Philly parents scrambling to plan for three days a week of virtual school
Across the country, parents are scrambling to figure out child care plans that can accommodate a year, in which school will take place largely outside the classroom.
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Listen 2:00Rising coronavirus infections threaten US economic recovery
The virus is forcing businesses and consumers to freeze spending and keeping the unemployment rate stubbornly high.
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Exclusive: CDC won’t release school guidance this week as anticipated
The full set will be published before the end of the month, a CDC spokesperson says. Trump has emphasized that he wants to see schools reopen their classrooms in the fall.
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Murphy pledges to close the ‘digital divide’ in N.J. for new school year
When schools moved to online instruction in March, wide disparities in home computer and internet access were a roadblock.
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As state prisons ease coronavirus-related restrictions, county detainees remain in lockdowns
In spite of mass releases by counties to allow social distancing, some people are still in solitary-like conditions.
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U.S. says Russian hackers are trying to steal coronavirus vaccine research
The hackers have been linked to Russian intelligence and were blamed for hacking Democratic Party emails in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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Del. coronavirus recovery: Teachers union boss urges caution with school reopening
The state has outlined guidance for three possible scenarios, and Gov. John Carney says he will announce in August which one public schools should follow.
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Mail delays likely as new Postal Service boss pushes cost-cutting
The plan eliminates overtime for hundreds of thousands of postal workers and says employees must adopt a "different mindset” to ensure the Postal Service survives COVID-19.
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The future of higher education
Most universities have decided that at least some in-person instruction will resume this fall. But as coronavirus cases continue to surge, students and faculty are concerned.
Air Date: July 16, 2020
Listen 48:59Pa. lawmakers want voters to weaken governor’s emergency powers, boost their own
"Pennsylvania is not a dictatorship, and the voters should ultimately decide,” House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R., Lancaster) said in a statement.
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Number of laid-off workers seeking jobless aid stuck at 1.3M
The Labor Department’s report showed that applications for jobless aid fell by about 10,000 from the previous week. The figure has now topped 1 million for 17 straight weeks.
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U.N. points to ‘alarming decline’ in child vaccinations
It warned of the first drop in 28 years for vaccinations against diptheria, tetanus and pertussis based on preliminary data from the first four months of 2020.
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Philly families live with crushing heartbreak as COVID-19, gun violence crises collide
The number of murders has risen to record levels in Philly, especially in neighborhoods also hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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