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Pa. districts told to make a ‘good faith effort’ to provide remote instruction
Superintendent Hite will ask for Board of Education approval to buy 50,000 devices for Philly families that lack computers.
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We talk about the $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill the Senate passed on Wednesday, the details of the package, and how it might impact individuals and the economy.
Air Date: March 26, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:14Violent crime dipped in Philly last week. Anti-violence advocates want that dip to last
Long before the coronavirus pandemic reached Philadelphia, advocates were on the front lines of another crisis: gun violence.
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Listen 4:23Delaware considers ways to reduce prison population to mitigate coronavirus spread
Delaware, along with other states, is taking measures to decrease its prison population as part of the nationwide effort to flatten the curve of coronavirus.
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Child care workers ‘scared, but they come’ during coronavirus health emergency
Delaware has more than 1,000 child care facilities. They are reeling, but many remain open with reduced enrollment as coronavirus infects more across the state.
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Senate passes $2 trillion coronavirus relief package
The legislation includes direct payments to Americans, an aggressive expansion of unemployment insurance and billions of dollars in aid to large and small businesses.
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Open a window: It’s the best thing you can do for your health when stuck at home
Indoor air is often worse than outdoor air due to trapped toxins, household appliance emissions and allergens from pets and dust mites.
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Emptier grocery shelves help cultivate a growing interest in home gardening
Many people have become interested in growing their own vegetables during this pandemic, to try and feed themselves and those around them.
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Listen 1:22How Philly’s neighborhoods can help us understand pandemics
Good urban design helped Philadelphia stop 19th-century disease outbreaks. It can also lessen the impact of COVID-19 and future epidemics.
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No deed, no deal: Pa. real estate industry stymied by move online
Deed recordings must now be done online in Philly and outlying counties. But some suburban and rural jurisdictions aren’t set up for the shift.
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Construction workers look to looming coronavirus shutdown and see a ‘sinking boat’
Construction workers and developers say the shutdown could imperil projects. One developer has already sued the state for more time to close sites.
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Listen 1:30One less thing to panic-buy — Philly tap water safe from coronavirus
COVID-19 is not transmittable through water, experts say. Tap water is safe and there’s no need to buy bottled water.
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With private labs now sharing COVID-19 data, N.J. in better shape to plan, project
Working with newly available stats, the state has learned that one in four symptomatic patients tested have COVID-19.
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SEPTA faces a ridership problem that coming federal aid won’t fix, experts say
SEPTA and other regional transit agencies are facing an unprecedented challenge that won’t be solved by a $25 billion relief package advancing on Capitol Hill.
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More than half of Philly’s coronavirus cases are millennials and zoomers
“The first wave of this epidemic is younger adults.”
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