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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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The coronavirus pandemic is forcing the U.S. Census Bureau to suspend for two more weeks the hiring of 2020 census workers and in-person visits in remote communities and areas recovering from natural disasters. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Census field operations further delayed until April 15 by COVID-19 pandemic

While millions of U.S. households continue to fill out 2020 census forms on their own, the coronavirus pandemic is forcing the Census Bureau to suspend field operations.

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Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee CEO Toshiro Muto attends a news conference after a Tokyo 2020 Executive Board Meeting in Tokyo Monday, March 30, 2020. Tokyo Olympic President Yoshiro Mori said Monday he expects to talk with IOC President Thomas Bach this week about potential dates and other details for the rescheduled games next year. Both Mori and Muto said the the cost of rescheduling will be “massive” - local reports suggest several billion dollars - with most of the expenses borne by Japanese taxpayers. (Issei Kato/Pool Photo via AP)
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Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021

The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in the same time slot scheduled for this year's games.

6 years ago

The Notebook is collecting online learning resources that teachers and parents may not know about. We plan to update the list as we become aware of more worthwhile resources – with your help. (Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
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Online learning resources you may have missed

With your help, we plan to update the list as we become aware of additional worthwhile resources.

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Pa. eases rules for health care workers as coronavirus crisis reveals ‘inflexibility’ in professional licensing

In an effort to boost the number of health care professionals on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak, Pennsylvania is chipping away at the bureaucratic barriers.

6 years ago

Like many families in Pennsylvania, Lakeyia Johnson's, of Norristown, is feeling the strain of the coronavirus shutdown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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‘Staggering’ need: Coronavirus shutdown squeezing Pa.’s most vulnerable residents

As Pennsylvania’s school shut down stretches into its third week, many families are feeling the strain.

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Joggers own the boardwalk at Ocean City, N.J., early on the morning of Memorial Day. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
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Shore town bans short-term rentals by online marketplaces

Ocean City is prohibiting online marketplaces from offering short-term rentals "until further notice," Mayor Jay Gillian announced.

6 years ago

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Delay of tax deadline due to the coronavirus will cause ‘significant disruption’ to Pa.’s budget process

With the coronavirus outbreak leading to layoffs, and a record spike in unemployment claims, Pennsylvania has delayed the deadline for filing personal income tax returns.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House, Sunday, March 29, 2020, in Washington. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
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The Latest: Trump extends federal stay-at-home guidelines

President Trump is extending federal guidelines recommending people stay home and away from one another for another 30 days as the coronavirus continues to spread.

6 years ago

Clinical staff workers conduct a drive-through COVID-19 test Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at Allegheny Health Network's Wexford Health + Wellness Pavilion in Wexford, Pa. (Steph Chambers/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP Photo)
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Gov. orders Delaware visitors to self-quarantine; Pa. reports first COVID-19 case in state prison

Delaware Gov. John Carney is ordering anyone coming from outside the state to self-quarantine for 14 days.

6 years ago

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Opinion: An appeal to youth to face coronavirus with self-sacrifice, not selfishness

Within the past few weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has derailed my plans and expectations for my first year of medical school.

6 years ago

(Spotlight PA)
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Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania is now streaming its daily coronavirus briefings with Spanish captions

The Wolf administration added Spanish captions to a web stream of its daily coronavirus briefing Friday.

6 years ago

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Billy Penn

10 underrated Philly books to devour in the quarantine era

Buy them online to support local independent booksellers.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf. (Spotlight PA)
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Spotlight PA

Wolf administration lays off about 2,500 state employees as financial fallout from the coronavirus deepens

The Wolf administration has laid off about 2,500 part-time and seasonal employees and interns as the financial fallout from the coronavirus deepens.

6 years ago

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These Philly stay-at-home portraits show resilience in the face of the pandemic

“Through the Lockdown Glass” was photographed following all coronavirus social distancing rules.

6 years ago

The deadline for filing federal income taxes has already been changed to July 15. (Carbon Arc from Flickr)
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Murphy will ‘almost certainly’ announce state tax-filing extension but won’t say when

Governor says delay is due to ‘a number of moving parts,’ such as how state will pay its own bills, amount of federal support

6 years ago

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