Jad Sleiman
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Murphy signs bill protecting older workers in New Jersey
The legislation essentially closes loopholes that allow employers not to hire or promote workers over 70 years old.
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Afghan arrivals resume at PHL after three-week pause
Philadelphia International Airport is now the only entry point in the United States accepting Afghan evacuees.
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Pa. coronavirus update: Health officials say state is ready to provide boosters
Pennsylvania health officials on Tuesday ordered COVID-19 vaccine providers to spin up operations ahead of an expected federal booster shot approval.
1 year ago
Unwrapping the strange history of prison plastic surgery
From the 1960s to the late ’80s, countless people got operations in the hope that could improve recidivism. But did it?
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Listen 18:53What 9/11 taught us about fire engineering, and the lessons that got lost
From fireproofing to alarms to stairway width, building codes cost lives at the Twin Towers. But in the aftermath, not that much has changed.
1 year ago
Listen 13:42What if we worked just four days a week?
A New Zealand estate planning firm adopted a shorter workweek yet paid everyone the same. Could that experiment inform post-pandemic workplaces?
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Listen 13:03Police seek witnesses in South Philly beating, release new details of attack
The beating that landed a delivery driver in a coma may have started with an egging, Philadelphia police say.
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2021 N.J. Hall of Fame inductees include John Nash, Patti Smith, Alexander Hamilton
23 Garden State luminaries of arts, sports, business, and public service will be honored virtually this fall.
2 years ago
A work-from-home surprise: For some, solitude just feels better
Everyday social stressors at the office quietly sapped these workers pre-pandemic — creating anxiety they didn’t realize they had.
2 years ago
Listen 8:41Montco meat-processing plant shutters amid massive cyberattack against JBS
After ransomware struck the world’s largest meatpacking company over the weekend, 1,500 workers were told to stay home.
2 years ago
Pa. coronavirus update: Penn mandates vaccine for all staff, faculty, and doctoral trainees
The University of Pennsylvania announced Tuesday that all faculty, staff, and doctoral trainees must be fully vaccinated by Aug. 1.
2 years ago
Bears in the yard? Blame mating season
Pa. game officials say we could see more bears in our yards and back alleys in the coming months. They’re not looking for honey so much as someone to call honey.
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