
When it comes to coronavirus, air pollution may put marginalized communities in danger
Experts say the coronavirus puts the elderly and immunocompromised at risk. Environmental pollution might exacerbate those risk factors.
5 years ago
Listen 1:13Here’s how Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware say they’re helping laid off workers
As the coronavirus pandemic puts thousands of people out of work, state and federal governments are finding ways to help them survive.
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Grocery store worries: Low supply, high demand, deep anxiety
Lines around stores, people buying $300 worth of food and other items at a time, cleaned-out shelves … welcome to pandemic shopping.
5 years ago
Restaurant workers have each other’s backs as layoffs and confusion abound
One chef offers free, daily ‘family meals’ to industry workers, whose futures are uncertain due to restaurant and bar closures, layoffs and confusion.
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Listen 3:48Most renters will not receive protections under WH proposal
Despite what Trump said this week, most renters, many of whom just lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic, will not be eligible for eviction protections.
5 years ago
Wolf’s coronavirus shutdown order appears to include Mariner East pipeline construction
Construction on the Mariner East pipeline appears to be halted by Gov. Wolf’s new order that shuts down all “non-life-sustaining” operations and businesses.
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Pennsylvania police cut services, plan for shortages as coronavirus spreads
“It's not like you can go out and arrest a bad guy and stop a problem. That's not going to stop this,” the police chief in Scranton said.
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Schools across Pa. are wary of offering online instruction during coronavirus closures
Some schools are running into a major legal hurdle in their attempts to offer online instruction during the current closures.
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Wolf orders ‘non-life sustaining businesses’ to shut down; Philly closes playgrounds
20 of those infected in the city are health care workers. So when the first public testing site opens, priority will go to health workers with symptoms.
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‘Extraordinary times’: Advocates call for closure of immigrant detention centers for coronavirus
“Folks are basically saying, ‘If this is the way I’m going to die, I’d rather be with my family,’” said one advocate.
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The psychological toll of living in quarantine or isolation
More people are living this way because of the new coronavirus. What does that look like, and what does it do to someone's mental state?
5 years ago
Listen 8:44Stockpiling for the lockdown? Philly-area preppers were already ready
“Everybody takes advice from us when things like this happen.”
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Delaware General Assembly postpones legislative session indefinitely
The Delaware General Assembly is on hiatus as Americans are asked to stay home to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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Criminal justice groups want Philly’s juvenile detention center to release children
More than 100 children are being held in a Philadelphia juvenile detention center while the COVID-19 pandemic spreads through the city.
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$10 toilet paper? Coronavirus gouging complaints surge in US
An Associated Press survey of attorneys general or consumer protection agencies nationwide found reports already exceeded 5,000, with hundreds more arriving daily.
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