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Conceived as a cross between a Sunday newspaper and CBS' Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt, Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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Conceived as a cross between a Sunday newspaper and CBS' Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt, Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.

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Mexican abortion activists
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Mexican abortion advocates look to help women in U.S.

Decades ago, Mexican activists drove women into the United States to terminate their pregnancies at clinics.

3 years ago

A sign is pictured for Main Line Health
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Main Line Health says cloth masks are no longer allowed to be worn by employees, visitors

"The protections offered by surgical and/or isolation masks outweigh those provided by cloth masking," said Main Line Health.

3 years ago

At-home COVID-19 tests kits sit on a table before being handed out at a distribution site, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, in Youngstown, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
Health

Glitch in new USPS COVID test website won’t let some apartment dwellers order kits

The website appears not to recognize some residences within multi-unit buildings as individual households.

3 years ago

Chester County Hospital (Google maps)
Health

$1.4M to bolster ER services at Chester County Hospital amid closures of other facilities

An additional $775,000 will restore 42 inpatient beds, purchase new equipment, and hire additional staff at the hospital in West Chester.

3 years ago

A nurse walks down a hallway with her arms in the air, clasping the back of her head
Health

U.S. faces wave of omicron deaths in coming weeks, models say

“A lot of people are still going to die because of how transmissible omicron has been,” said one epidemiologist, adding it "is going to get worse before it gets better."

3 years ago

Zach Strassburger (right) with their wife and three kids.
Health
Billy Penn

Philly’s queer doula collective is helping LGBTQ parents navigate the health system

There are support groups, family meet-ups, and a growing resource list.

3 years ago

Customers and employees were all wearing their masks at the Dollar Tree on Kirkwood Highway when WHYY visited. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Health

Many see Delaware’s latest mask mandate as a way ‘to get out of this hole’

The governor had been reluctant to put the indoor mask rule in place again, but few were seen flouting it at New Castle County businesses.

3 years ago

Listen 4:12
16-year-old Nicolas Montero wrote an op-ed about getting vaccinated for his school’s newspaper. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Why a suburban teen went to Philly to get his COVID-19 vaccine

Now, he’s on a mission to help young people like him get access to the shot.

3 years ago

Listen 5:49
Zaliyah Dozier gets a COVID-19 vaccination at the Philadelphia Zoo
Health
Health Desk Help Desk

Should I get my kids the COVID-19 vaccine booster?

The Pfizer booster is available now to children ages 12 to 15, and immunocompromised kids 5 to 11 can get a third vaccine dose.

3 years ago

The pilot credited for a miraculous crash landing in Drexel Hill was released from the hospital Sunday. (6abc)
Community
6abc

Hero pilot released from hospital following helicopter crash in Drexel Hill

The pilot credited for a miraculous crash landing in Drexel Hill was released from the hospital Sunday to a hero's welcome of first responders and family members.

3 years ago

Defending men’s champion Novak Djokovic practices on Margaret Court Arena ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Courts & Law

Novak Djokovic back in court to fight deportation from Australia

Three Federal Court judges hope to hear the entire case in a single day so that the men’s No. 1-ranked tennis player might begin his title defense on Monday.

3 years ago

The Philly skyline
Health
Billy Penn

Police, fire, and streets departments lag behind as Philly extends vaccine mandate for city employees

About 81% of the municipal workforce is fully vaccinated against COVID.

3 years ago

Brandywine Hospital in Chester County.
Health

Facing 2nd hospital closure in as many months, Chester County EMS Council puts forth solutions

The county’s EMS Council has released a ‘white paper’ that raises new pressing issues affecting the state of emergency medical care.

3 years ago

A sign was posted at the front of this CVS pharmacy at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. It was widely reported that the at-home COVID-19 tests were in very short supply throughout the state
Health

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to the scarcity of rapid at-home COVID tests

P.O.C., a partner in WHYY’s News and Information Community Exchange, hit the streets of Philadelphia to see how residents are faring amid the COVID testing crisis.

3 years ago

Listen 5:23
Springfield Hospital in Delaware County.
Health

Delaware County is down an emergency room in the face of COVID-19’s ‘perfect storm’

Hospital parent Crozer Health says patients looking for care will be directed to other emergency departments and urgent care centers.

3 years ago

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