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Trees cut on a Susquehanna County property in March 2016 to make way for the proposed Constitution Pipeline. The company has said it will fight a FERC order upholding New York State’s denial of a permit for the project. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
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Constitution Pipeline project ends as builder cites ‘diminished’ return on investment

A pipeline builder has dropped a controversial project that would have routed fracked natural gas from Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale into New York.

5 years ago

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Temple’s Italy and Japan campuses on alert over coronavirus

Temple is taking precautions at its Rome and Tokyo campuses as the number of people diagnosed with the coronavirus grows in Italy and Japan.

5 years ago

A woman, who declined to give her name, wears a mask in New York out of concern for the coronavirus. Experts say the masks do not necessarily help prevent the spread of the virus. (Mark Lennihan/AP Photo)
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Health officials warn Americans to start planning for spread of coronavirus in U.S.

The CDC is urging Americans to start to prepare for the possibility of more aggressive measures to stop the spread of the new coronavirus in the United States.

5 years ago

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Broke in Philly

My cousin’s experience with childhood trauma

We know the effect of things like second-hand smoke and lead paint on the developing brain, but we need to pay more attention to toxic emotional stress, too.

5 years ago

An arrangement of fentanyl test strips
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Parents and Camden County officials hope free fentanyl test strips will reduce overdose deaths

Health advocates and Camden County leaders are giving out free fentanyl test strips in an effort to reduce overdoses.

5 years ago

Officials hope promising anti-violence program can prevent repeat trips to the ER. (Pixabay via Pexels)
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NJ Spotlight

N.J. state to expand hospital-based programs to help victims break cycle of violence

Specially trained workers meet with victims at bedside and help them make changes that reduce chances they will be reinjured

5 years ago

The latest lawsuits allege that new video evidence shows the driver restraining more children with tape, or threatening to do so, on at least 9 occasions. (Courtesy of Penn Center for Mental Health)
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‘How could they do that to my kid?’: Parents sue state-funded van service after preschoolers tied up with duct tape

Cases pending in Philadelphia courts allege children were tied up with duct tape by a driver paid for by the state to take them to preschool.

5 years ago

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A growing field of science shows that friendship is vital to our health. (Muaz Bin Saat/EyeEm/Getty Images)
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Survival of the friendliest: How our close friendships help us thrive

Lydia Denworth wants you to make more time for friends, says the author of the new book Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond

5 years ago

Hahnemann University Hospital. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

‘The right thing to do’: Hahnemann owner will pay its former doctors’ malpractice insurance

American Academic Health System will put up $6.3 million for “tail coverage.” An insurance entity also owned by Joel Freedman will pay $12 million.

5 years ago

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Building in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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NJ Spotlight

EPA makes long-awaited start to setting health limits for two PFAS chemicals

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday took its first, and long-awaited, step toward regulating the presence of two toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water

5 years ago

Part voyeurism, part advice column, part moral philosophy — AITA is a place for debating who's right and who's wrong in everyday conflicts. (bigtunaonline / Big Stock Photo)
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What’s fueling the rise of AITA — an online community dedicated to calling out jerks?

How a subreddit dedicated to strangers’ problems taps into our human desire for fairness

5 years ago

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Deciding What’s Fair

“It’s not fair!” That’s a common refrain anyone with kids is familiar with. From the time they learn to talk, kids begin protesti ...

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Kids in SPIN’s autism support preschool classroom work on their motor skills by creating a marshmallow fluff and Cheerio heart craft project. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Autism and child care: How a lack of quality programs hurts families

Providers equipped to meet autistic kids’ needs are lacking, experts say. Some parents have no alternative but to cut back at work or quit their jobs.

5 years ago

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Spotlight PA

Fight rages over medical malpractice lawsuits in Pa. as report fails to settle the dispute

The overall number of active medical staff practicing statewide increased before and after the changes of the early 2000s.

5 years ago

In this Aug. 30, 2017, photo, Stephanie Pope-Earley, right, sorts through defendant files scored with risk-assessment software for Jimmy Jackson Jr., a municipal court judge, on the first day of the software's use in Cleveland. In a growing number of local and state courts, including Cleveland, judges are now guided by computer algorithms before ruling whether criminal defendants can return to everyday life, or remain locked up awaiting trial. (Dake Kang/AP Photo)
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Can algorithms help judges make fair decisions?

Is taking away the human factor the key to more just rulings?

5 years ago

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