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Public Health

12 step recovery meeting room with chairs and signs. (Bigstock/blueskies9)
Health

In need of connection, those in recovery flock to virtual meetings

In lieu of face-to-face 12-step and other recovery meetings, those struggling with addiction pack the video chats offered by a Manayunk-based nonprofit.

6 years ago

File: A view inside the control room at PJM Interconnection, which operates the electric grid for 65 million people in 13 states and the District of Columbia. (Courtesy of PJM Interconnection)
Science

Electricity usage down across the region, which helps power grid staffing

The Montco company, which helps power 65 million people in 13 states and D.C., reports demand on Monday dropped about 6,000 megawatts.

6 years ago

The Oculus transportation hub in New York, on Monday. The governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have banned all gatherings of 50 or more people, and said bars, restaurants, casinos and gyms must close. (Gabriela Bhaskar/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Health

New analysis suggests months of social distancing may be needed to stop virus

The United States is facing a grim dilemma

6 years ago

A view of the Philadelphia skyline from the 52nd Street station on the Market-Frankford elevated line in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Philadelphia confirms community spread, anticipates surge in hospitals

Updates on COVID-19 from the Philadelphia region

6 years ago

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Education

Online-only college classes pose some distinct challenges for instructors

Teachers around the country had a short window to move to a different way of presenting course material. Internet access is just part of the struggle.

6 years ago

New Jersey joined with New York and Connecticut to close bars, restaurants and movie theaters starting Monday night. Here, customers wait in line at a store in New York. (Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo)
Health

N.J. orders malls, amusement parks to close as 15,000 apply for unemployment

With wide new business restrictions in place, the Garden State has reported 267 COVID-19 cases and recorded a third death.

6 years ago

Brandyn Muller Campbell with her daughter, Riley (left) and son, Matthew.  (Tammy Bradshaw Photography)
The Why
Health

Coping during coronavirus

Life looks a lot different now than it did just a week ago. How are people in the Philadelphia area living and preparing?

Air Date: March 17, 2020

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A woman walks across Beech Street after being tested for the coronavirus at the Riverfront complex in downtown Wilmington, Delaware on Friday, March 13, 2020. Christiana Care, Delaware's largest health system, provided the free tests. (Butch Comegys / For WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Del. offers assistance for unemployed workers, small businesses as COVID-19 cases climb to 16

Gov. John Carney is asking the U.S. Small Business Administration to help some of Delaware’s 25,000 small businesses who may be hurting because of coronavirus.

6 years ago

This July 17, 2019, file photo shows an Amazon shipping truck at a fulfillment center in Phoenix. (Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo)
Money

More wipes, no jeans: Amazon limits shipments to warehouses

In an attempt to fill its warehouses with toilet paper, hand sanitizer and other items in high demand, Amazon will limit what suppliers can send to its warehouses for 3 weeks.

6 years ago

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Urban Planning
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PPA coronavirus rules: You probably won’t get a parking ticket during quarantine

But don’t double park or block a loading zone.

6 years ago

Daaiyah Boone hands out bagged meals to students at Tilden Middle School during the coronavirus shutdown. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Where Philly kids can find free meals during coronavirus school closures

The School District of Philadelphia and many others are distributing free meals during the coronavirus outbreak. Learn more here.

6 years ago

Governor John Carney visits the State Health Operations Center on Monday. March 16, 2020, in Smyrna, Del. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Health

Inside the nerve center of Delaware’s coronavirus response

Delaware’s Health Operations Center is at its highest alert level as workers coordinate the state’s fight against coronavirus.

6 years ago

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks during a press briefing with the coronavirus task force, at the White House, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Washington, as President Donald Trump looks on. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Trump wants quick checks sent to public in virus response

It is also asking Congress for $850 billion in tax cuts to help the economy, which has ground to a near standstill, according to a person familiar with the plan.

6 years ago

Swarthmore College. (Swarthmore.edu)
Education

Opinion – Student: colleges should rethink abrupt shutdowns

Many low-income and international students are left stranded -- and perhaps less safe.

6 years ago

Signs in the briefing room of the White House indicate social distancing measures being taken to separate reporters working at the White House, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Radio Times
Health

Social distancing and the limits of the law

We talk about social distancing and its impact in the spread of COVID-19, talk with Pa Health Commissioner, and we look at the government's legal powers during a pandemic.

Air Date: March 17, 2020 10:00 am

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