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White House looks at ‘opportunity zone’ extension in wake of COVID-19
The White House says it might extend "opportunity zone" tax breaks to help struggling neighborhoods after the pandemic. Critics say the program mostly helps wealthy investors.
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Philly antique stores are thriving online — but owners say the boom can’t last
Sourcing new material during a pandemic is a problem.
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Pennsylvania jobless rate hits 15.1% as payrolls collapse
Meanwhile, payrolls fell by more than 1 million to the lowest level in at least three decades.
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Philadelphia is still waiting in line for critical PPE ordered months ago
The city is looking at “improved ponchos” as a substitute for missing hospital gowns.
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Pa.’s coronavirus data collection raises eyebrows
Pa.'s Department of Health confirmed reporting by The Atlantic magazine, that the state includes results of both viral and antibody tests in its total coronavirus case count.
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Two fatalities reported as South Jersey seasonal farm workers with COVID-19 grows to 400
About 275 farm laborers, tested at Cumberland County’s drive-through sites, have positive results for the virus.
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Despite ‘information deficit,’ Delaware projects slight improvement for revenue
After slashing expectations for state revenue in the coming fiscal year, a state council has added some of that revenue back into their projection.
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Want to honor a local hero? Submit a photo and a robot will draw a portrait
The Da Vinci Art Alliance is soliciting for subjects to be rendered by a mechanical automaton.
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Listen 1:45Del. leaders face divided backlash over reopening houses of worship
Some religious leaders say they should have the freedom to worship without restrictions, while others say it’s too soon to open under any conditions.
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Listen 1:38Kids need to go to school online. Why isn’t the internet a public utility?
The public utility of the internet is especially clear now in a pandemic, when we go online for school and health information, writes Devren Washington.
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Face masks provide a new frontier for retailers during coronavirus crisis
Many popular brands including Nordstrom and Gap now sell nonmedical grade face masks to meet consumer demand, but experts say mask sales are a drop in the bucket.
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Trump administration to Planned Parenthood: Return coronavirus relief funds
The Small Business Administration is asking Planned local Parenthood affiliates to return funds received under a coronavirus relief program.
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Republicans in the Pa. House are moving forward with legislation to end the disaster emergency declaration Gov. Tom Wolf issued on March 6 in response to the spread of covid
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Pa. health officials quietly alter erroneous nursing home case, death counts as providers cry foul
Provider associations said publishing erroneous data has sewn panic and anger among family members, distrust among nursing home staff, and frustration for providers.
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Getting an antibody test for the coronavirus? Here’s what it won’t tell you
As antibody testing increases, infectious disease specialists worry that those tested — and their employers — may not understand the limits of the results.
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