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Sound artist makes creepy Edgar Allan Poe installation available in your home
An artist was planning a sound installation based on Edgar Allan Poe’s work into a historic Philly mansion. Thwarted by COVID-19, it can now be installed in your home.
5 years ago
Listen 2:22Inconsistent recordkeeping and mismatched data sources created an inaccurate picture that many say misrepresents the situation on the ground.
5 years ago
Jersey Shore survived Sandy and shark attacks. But the coronavirus threat is ‘on another level’
If there’s one sure thing about the pandemic’s impact on the Jersey Shore this summer, it’s that nobody really has a clue.
5 years ago
Listen 5:14How to grow food in your garden and share it with people who need it
A new PHS initiative, Harvest 2020, is tapping local gardeners to send 5 million pounds of fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables to local food banks.
5 years ago
A double-barreled approach to antibody testing could improve accuracy
Antibody tests can identify people who have been previously exposed to the coronavirus. But false-positive results are a concern.
5 years ago
“It kills us.” Philly’s Latinx artists cope with lost incomes and voices amid arts and culture cuts
Mayor Jim Kenney’s revised COVID-19 budget gutted the city’s funding to arts and culture and did away with the Office of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy.
5 years ago
Don’t treat COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquine, American College of Physicians says
The American College of Physicians says there are risks to using the anti-malarial drug on patients, and no benefit. Monitored clinical trials are advised.
5 years ago
Listen 1:44All 50 U.S. states have now started to reopen, easing COVID-19 shutdown
All 50 states have at least partially eased tight restrictions on businesses, with a mix of policies letting restaurants or stores welcome customers.
5 years ago
Trump repeats unfounded claims about mail-in voting, threatens funding to 2 states
In a tweet Wednesday, Trump falsely claimed the state was sending ballots, not ballot applications, and said that because of that, its federal funding was at risk.
5 years ago
N.J. partners with Walmart and Quest Diagnostics for drive-thru COVID-19 testing
Gov. Phil Murphy announced a partnership with Quest Diagnostics and Walmart to provide seven self-administered testing sites across the state.
5 years ago
Fewer people being released from Philly jails as pool of eligible cases shrinks
Efforts to cut Philadelphia’s jail population to limit the spread of COVID-19 have slowed down while pressure mounts to keep the wheels of justice turning.
5 years ago
WHO: Trump cut to US funds would hit world’s most vulnerable
The comments came on a day when a total of 106,000 COVID-19 cases were reported to the WHO over the last 24 hours, the most in a single day since the pandemic began.
5 years ago
‘Desperate’ Pa. child care industry to receive $51 million lifeline
The disbursement will be distributed to the state’s roughly 7,000 licensed child care providers in mid-to-late June.
5 years ago
Playbook for reopening schools: CHOP calls for face shields, staggered schedules, temp checks
Some may question the value of closing schools, but there’s plenty to be cautious about. According to one expert: “Lack of evidence doesn’t mean that there isn’t a risk.”
5 years ago
Coronavirus update: Pa. gets federal funds to fight food waste and insecurity
More than $50 million in federal funding is coming to Pennsylvania to fight food insecurity during the pandemic.
5 years ago
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