
For restaurants, ‘the employment situation is catastrophic’
As of October, the region’s restaurants employed about 57,000 workers, a sharp drop from the more than 88,000 working in those establishments a year ago.
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N.J. coronavirus update: Murphy says scenario will improve if people take precautions
In sharing modeling used to follow the virus, the governor said a moderate-case scenario can be achieved by mask-wearing, distancing, 'using common sense.'
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UK probing if allergic reactions linked to Pfizer vaccine
U.K. regulators say people who have a “significant history’’ of allergic reactions shouldn’t receive the new Pfizer COVID vaccine while they investigate two adverse reactions.
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Mercer County residents weigh in on receiving coronavirus vaccine once available
The reaction is mixed among Mercer County residents as to whether they would take a vaccine for the coronavirus when one becomes available.
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Camden getting three new walk-up COVID testing sites this week
Starting Dec. 9, tests will be available to the public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., provided by Cooper University Health Care.
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Del. coronavirus hospitalizations set record high, expected to keep growing
The previous peak was 337 in late April, but the number of people needing hospital beds had dropped to 29 by late August. Now there’s 338 COVID-19 patients in the hospital.
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N.J. restaurant industry, politicians press for more federal aid
New Jersey politicians say federal assistance is urgent because local businesses that have taken years or generations to build are on the edge of shutting down for good.
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New Pa. data shows how the pandemic gave a big boost to cyber charter schools
As expected, cyber charter schools saw a massive enrollment spike. But that wasn’t the only finding embedded in the new data.
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Rent disputes and broken leases: How Philly businesses and landlords are handling the COVID crush
Some commercial eviction proceedings are underway, while other developers are negotiating.
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‘Mad or nah?’: Philly shopkeepers react to city’s new round of COVID-19 restrictions
Tamara Russell, aka P.O.C., hit the streets of Philadelphia to hear what local shopkeepers think of the latest round of COVID-19 restrictions.
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Listen 4:32Democrats and some Republicans push to add stimulus checks to COVID-19 relief bill
Bipartisan negotiators are still trying to finalize a COVID deal with money for states, unemployed Americans, and vaccine distribution, but some want more direct payments.
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‘Quite frankly shocking’: US coronavirus deaths hit record levels
The crisis is all but certain to get worse from the fallout of Americans traveling in droves around Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s.
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Pa. coronavirus update: Philly officials urge caution after post-Thanksgiving spike
If approved, a vaccine could be available in weeks, Philadelphia public health officials said. Still, masking and distancing are critical to stopping the spread.
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Biden calls for action on virus as he introduces health team
President-elect Joe Biden's choices for his health care team point to a stronger federal role in the nation’s COVID-19 strategy.
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Gauging the toll remote instruction has taken on N.J. students
There’s little disagreement that the state needs to determine how much "learning loss" has occurred. The argument is over the best way to collect data.
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