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Many Pennsylvania businesses received funding from the Paycheck Protection Program. (Christopher Dolan/The Times-Tribune via AP)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Dozens of Pa. charter schools among recipients of federal small business aid

About 165,000 organizations have received PPP funding so far, totalling $20.7 billion — making Pennsylvania one of the top users of the loan program.

6 years ago

Monmouth Beach
Community

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Officials concerned after infection rate ticks up

Officials are urging travelers to follow the 14-day quarantine advisory as they see an uptick in the rate of infection for COVID-19.

6 years ago

White House
Politics & Policy

Trump-connected lobbyists reap windfall in COVID-19 boom

The findings were detailed in a report released Monday by the watchdog group Public Citizen. Trump campaigned on a pledge to “drain the swamp.”

6 years ago

Peet Sapsin directs clients inside custom built
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Community

My gym is reopening. Is it safe to work out there?

With COVID-19 cases surging across the country, exercising indoors with other people could increase your chance of infection. Here are some things to consider as gyms reopen.

6 years ago

Atlantic City casino
Community

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Casinos, amusement parks reopen for business

Casinos have been shuttered since March 16 when Gov. Murphy ordered them closed along with gyms and indoor entertainment venues to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

6 years ago

Sheila Kelly stands behind makeshift barriers as she helps patrons at her restaurant
Science

Closing bars to stop coronavirus spread is backed by science

In the words of one study, it comes down to the danger of “heavy breathing in close proximity."

6 years ago

Borgata casino
Health

N.J. casinos can reopen, but many workers still ‘waiting for the call’

Gov. Phil Murphy threw a last-minute curveball telling casinos they can reopen, but can’t allow drinking or eating inside.

6 years ago

A life-sized dinosaur family wearing masks bursts from the walls of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, the largest children's museum in the world.
NPR
Community

So much for ‘please touch,’ after COVID-19, kids’ museums will be less hands-on

With their emphasis on interactive exhibits, children’s museums must balance safety and survival in their decisions to reopen. Several have already permanently closed.

6 years ago

Wilmington Trust headquarters on Rodney Square in downtown Wilmington, Delaware. (Wikimedia Commons)
Courts & Law

Appeals court panel weighs Wilmington Trust convictions

Wilmington Trust is the only financial institution to be criminally charged in connection with the federal bank bailout program.

6 years ago

In this June 24, 2020 photo, Dean Loveland, a worker at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City N.J., installs plexiglass barriers between player positions at a card table at the casino a week before it was to reopen amid the coronavirus outbreak. Smoking, drinking and eating will all be prohibited when Atlantic City's casinos reopen after being shut for three months due to the coronavirus outbreak under rules imposed by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on June 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Community

No smoking, drinking or eating as Atlantic City casinos open

The late-night announcements from Gov. Phil Murphy landed like a one-two punch on Atlantic City's casino industry, already reeling from lost revenue during the pandemic

6 years ago

Shoppers flock to the Cherry Hill Mall in New Jersey, although many stores are not yet open. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

‘Let’s just go to the mall and spend money’: Tired of being indoors, shoppers flock to reopened retail plazas

Even as national surveys find most people uncomfortable stepping inside a mall, plenty in the Philly region left home for deals and a change of scenery.

6 years ago

AMC
Community

AMC pushes back movie theater reopening by 2 weeks

The company said Monday that it would open approximately 450 U.S. locations on July 30 and the remaining 150 the following week.

6 years ago

Abdelmgeed Muhammad Elgamel stands outside of his produce market on Allegheny Avenue in Kensington. (Brad Larrison/WHYY)
Community

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Daily COVID case counts in Philly no longer falling

Farley warned that spikes in other states could push rates up again in Pennsylvania, and said the City “will be cautious about any further restarting of activities.”

6 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
Community

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Indoor dining is on pause

A combination of spikes in other states and “knucklehead behavior” seen in the state has prompted officials to pause the resumption of indoor dining.

6 years ago

Michael Neff
Health

Bar owners worry as coronavirus surges in their workplaces

Bars and restaurants across the country are struggling with tough decisions on whether to remain open or shut down as confirmed cases surge in their areas.

6 years ago

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