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Rehoboth Beach boardwalk (Butch Comegys for WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Delaware hotels can reopen, outdoor gatherings up to 250 permitted

Carney’s rolling reopening will also no longer require out-of-staters to self-quarantine for 14 days upon entering Delaware.

6 years ago

A homeless person sleeps at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Monday, May 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Philadelphia to test, move homeless sheltering at airport

Officials at Philadelphia International Airport had initially planned Friday to remove the between 50 and 100 homeless people.

6 years ago

Socially distant graduation amid coronavirus pandemic
Community

Coronavirus update: N.J. to allow outdoor graduations, pro sports can resume

Also Tuesday, Rutgers announced it will make the SAT and ACT optional for 2021 applicants, and officials said childhood vaccinations have plummeted.

6 years ago

Police break up large party blocking Philly streets despite stay-at-home order
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Police break up large party blocking Philly streets despite stay-at-home order

It took Philadelphia police officers about an hour Monday night to disperse a crowd of about 250 young people partying on Philly streets despite a stay-at-home order.

6 years ago

An airwoman provides a COVID-19 test
Health

Federal coronavirus testing plan puts burden on states

The Trump administration’s new strategy for coronavirus testing comes as the U.S. death toll from the pandemic is approaching 100,000.

6 years ago

Customer wears face mask in Belmar, N.J.
Health

Risks complicate reopenings as WHO warns 1st wave not over

“Right now, we're not in the second wave. We're right in the middle of the first wave globally," said Dr. Mike Ryan, the World Health Organization's executive director.

6 years ago

Professionals are turning to Zoom to carry out work typically done in person. (Hannah McKay/Pool Photo via AP)
PlanPhilly
Community

Can evictions be avoided? Landlords and tenants are negotiating over Zoom

An initiative run by Good Shepherd Mediation Program aims to resolve conflicts between landlords and tenants at a time when many are struggling to pay rent due to COVID-19.

6 years ago

Delaware Shakespeare's
Arts & Entertainment

The show can go on, but when will it? Delaware theaters hesitant to reopen

Despite permission to hold performances under Phase 1 of the state’s reopening plan, Delaware theater groups and performers are hesitant to resume shows.

6 years ago

Wende Marshall teaches a course called Intellectual Heritage at Temple University. She said that as an adjunct professor, she expects to lose her job due to the pandemic. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

‘Incredibly disposable’: Adjuncts, the ‘gig workers’ of higher-ed, fear losing livelihoods

Adjunct professors have been called the “gig” workers of academia. And they’re feeling especially vulnerable right now as enrollment declines are expected.

6 years ago

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Denise and Richard Victor of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., have been missing their grandkids, whom they haven't seen since February. Before the pandemic, they had regular visits with grandsons (from left) Daren Cosola, Stirling Victor, Davis Victor and Lucas Cosola. (Courtesy of the Victor family)
NPR
Community

Too little or too much time with the kids? Grandparenting is tough in a pandemic

Of all the hardships imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, among the most poignant is the reshaping of relationships between children and the grandparents who love them.

6 years ago

FILE - This file image provided by U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service shows the website for HealthCare.gov. Many laid-off workers who lost health insurance in the coronavirus shutdown soon face the first deadlines to qualify for fallback coverage under the Affordable Care Act. (U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service via AP, File)
Health

1st deadlines for laid-off workers to get health insurance

Many laid-off workers who lost health insurance in the coronavirus shutdown soon face the first deadlines to qualify for fallback coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

6 years ago

Mike Madaf has owned the White Dolphin for 30 years, and he said he’s never seen business so slow. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

‘Disheartened and sad’: Businesses at the Jersey Shore lament slow Memorial Day weekend

Gray skies and temperatures in the 50s and 60s made for a disappointing Memorial Day weekend for some Jersey Shore business owners.

6 years ago

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NPR
Health

WHO halts hydroxychloroquine trial over safety concerns

The move comes after the medical journal The Lancet reported on Friday that patients getting hydroxychloroquine were dying at higher rates than other coronavirus patients.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden depart after placing a wreath at the Delaware Memorial Bridge Veterans Memorial Park, Monday, May 25, 2020, in New Castle, Del. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Politics & Policy

Biden makes 1st in-person appearance in more than 2 months

Biden and his wife, Jill, laid a wreath of white flowers tied with a white bow, and bowed their heads in silence at the park. He saluted and said "Never forget."

6 years ago

Washington Monument
NPR
Community

Memorial Day honor flights canceled because of coronavirus crisis

For all their disappointment this year, veterans know something about the common good, says one Vietnam veteran.

6 years ago

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