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Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Sometimes funny. Always moving. Selected Shorts connects you to the world with a rich diversity of voices from literature, film, theater, and comedy. Hosted by Meg Wolitzer.

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The Nittany 1 Solar Farm, seen here from outside protective fencing in Lurgan Township, Franklin County on Nov. 24, 2020. (Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
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Pennsylvania is on the cusp of a solar energy boom. Some communities want to fight it

Solar developers proposed more than 200 projects in Pennsylvania in 2020. Many are slated for rural townships, which haven’t traditionally hosted energy projects.

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Surgeon General of the U.S. Jerome Adams, left, elbow-bumps Emergency Room technician Demetrius Mcalister after Mcalister got the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination
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Pfizer to supply US with additional 100M vaccines doses

The drugmakers said Wednesday that they expect to deliver all the doses by July 31.

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Gov. Phil Murphy announces a $250 million investment in a manufacturing facility in Paulsboro.
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Paulsboro port to host $250M plant for building offshore wind towers

The facility will complement a wind port planned for nearby Salem County.

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After spike in asymptomatic cases, N.J. Amazon warehouse serving Philly shuts down through Christmas

An Amazon warehouse that serves the Philly and Trenton area is shut down through Christmas because of an asymptomatic coronavirus spike among employees.

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Dustin Mitchell fills up a growler for take-out orders at Iron Hill Brewery. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
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Del. coronavirus update: Expanded grants for restaurants, bars

Hospitality businesses will get a 50 percent bonus to supplement any money already received from Delaware’s Relief Grant program.

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Cars are lined up at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles for coronavirus testing
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Vaccines are coming, but the US still needs more testing to stop the surge

The U.S. conducts nearly 2 million coronavirus tests daily. A new analysis shows millions more are needed to protect the most vulnerable.

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Mortician Cordarial O. Holloway, foreground left, funeral director Robert L. Albritten, foreground right, and funeral attendants Eddie Keith, background left, and Ronald Costello place a casket into a hearse
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US deaths in 2020 top 3 million, by far most ever counted

U.S. deaths increase most years. But the 2020 numbers amount to a jump of about 15%, and could go higher once all the deaths from this month are counted.

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ChristianaCare's Dr. Marshala Lee gets her COVID-19 vaccine in December 2020. (Div. of Public Health screenshot)
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Making the pitch: State leaders get their vaccine and urge Delawareans to follow suit

We got the vaccine and so should you. That’s basically the message Delaware leaders are sending in a series of videos distributed by the state Division of Public Health.

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Saturn (center, left) and Jupiter (center, right) share a night sky earlier this year near Vantage, Wash. Already this past summer, the two planets were growing closer in the night sky. (Ted S. Warren/AP)
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Jupiter and Saturn will be together again for the holidays

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‘Your feelings are valid’: Pa. officials offer resources for anxiety, depression amid holiday season

Whether residents are having these feelings for the first time, or are well acquainted with depression and anxiety, there are free resources available to help.

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Nurse Reynaldo Pella, left, was one of five staff members to simultaneously receive the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine
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Pa. coronavirus update: Levine says commonwealth has hit COVID ‘plateau’

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The new COVID-19 mobile testing facility in Philadelphia will test at sites of outbreaks as cases decline. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Philly’s new mobile testing truck is designed to contain COVID clusters with rapid response

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Travel from UK shut down as nations assess threat of new coronavirus strain

Several European nations, including Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany and Italy announced travel restrictions from the U.K. where officials say a new variant of the virus.

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