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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
Billy Penn

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

Listen 49:12
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Community
Billy Penn

8 Philly soap sellers to support while you’re aggressively washing your hands

Get rid of coronavirus using local lather.

6 years ago

Depending on your health status, you may need to isolate, self-quarantine or simply practice social distancing. All these measures slow community transmission of the coronavirus. (Camilo Fuentes Beals/EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm Premium)
NPR
Health

Self-quarantine? Isolation? Social distancing? What they mean and when to do them

As the number of coronavirus cases grows in the U.S., we're hearing a lot about how social distancing, self-monitoring and even quarantine play into containment efforts.

6 years ago

Students walking on a path on campus
Education

‘It’s a nightmare:’ International students forced to leave campus due to coronavirus

Many universities asked students to leave campus housing to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. But what if students can’t afford it?

6 years ago

Listen 2:09
Friends’ Central School teacher and mother of two, Tiffany Borsch, creates routine at home amid school closures with daily chalkboard schedule. (Photo courtesy of Tiffany Borsch)
Education

How three Pennsylvania teachers tackle remote learning in the time of coronavirus

Three Pennsylvania teachers practice community care, gratitude and mindfulness in the wake of coronavirus-related school closures.

6 years ago

Mariel Freeman, the owner of Shot Tower coffee house, and her 9th month-old baby Gigi. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Business grinds to a halt in Philly and surrounding counties

Small business owners adapt as Philly mayor orders bars and restaurants to close, and Gov. Wolf expands his mandate statewide.

6 years ago

(Spotlight PA)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania legislature will vote remotely as coronavirus spreads

The Pennsylvania House passed temporary rules Monday allowing members to vote remotely, essentially putting the 203-member body on an indefinite work-from-home policy.

6 years ago

(AP file photo)
Community

Pennsylvania’s state-owned wine, liquor stores to close

Pennsylvania will shut down all of its roughly 600 state-owned wine and liquor stores as part of the state's expanding shutdown to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

6 years ago

The exterior of SEPTA's HQ building
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Coronavirus shutdown prompts SEPTA to reduce Regional Rail and city transit service

SEPTA will reduce Regional Rail service by 25% for the next two weeks and reductions are coming to city train and bus lines, too.

6 years ago

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