
Antarctica is still free of COVID-19. Can it stay that way?
At this very moment a vast world exists that’s free of the coronavirus, where people can mingle without masks and watch the pandemic unfold from thousands of miles away.
5 years ago
Oxford, AstraZeneca to resume coronavirus vaccine trial
AstraZeneca said that globally some 18,000 people have received the vaccine as part of the trial.
5 years ago
From relief to despair, one Pa. family struggles with the ambiguity of federal eviction ban
In Pa., it’s up to individual courts in counties to decide how to interpret the federal order. With debts mounting, renters lives are in limbo, and relief is only temporary.
5 years ago
Study: Kids infected at day care spread coronavirus at home
The study “definitively indicates — in a way that previous studies have struggled to do — the potential for transmission to family members."
5 years ago
Del. rodeo and concert organizers fined $21,000 for ‘severe non-compliance’
The rodeo and concert drew more than 1,500 people to a Sussex County farm. Organizers didn’t get permission to exceed a 250-person limit on outdoor gatherings.
5 years ago
Listen 1:55N.J. coronavirus recovery: Young people driving new cases; MVC chops away at backlog
People aged 14-18 accounted for 4% of the new positive cases, and residents between the ages of 19-24 made up 6% of new cases.
5 years ago
The benefits would have covered the cost of meals students normally receive at school. Pa. officials are outraged that the USDA rejected their bid.
5 years ago
Pandemic has potential to renew demand for suburban housing in N.J., land-use expert says
Long-term slowdown in land development could be derailed by exodus to suburbs.
5 years ago
Pa. coronavirus recovery: Remembering first responders, both on 9/11 and now
Pa. Health Secretary Rachel Levine says health care providers, EMTs, National Guard members, firefighters and police again answer the call to save lives.
5 years ago
Friday Night Lights and other school sports back on this fall in Delaware
The athletic governing board voted unanimously a month ago to postpone fall sports. Parents protested, the governor issued new rules, and the board relented.
5 years ago
Schools that are mostly Black, Latino favor starting online
Districts where the majority of students are white are three times as likely as school districts with mostly students of color to be open for some in-person learning.
5 years ago
PA unemployment update: Extra $300 Lost Wages Assistance to be paid in one lump sum
If you are eligible and haven’t yet applied, do that ASAP.
5 years ago
Huge budget cuts could hurt people with mental illness, disabilities most, Pa. providers fear
Funding for the Department of Human Services and the Department of Education make up the largest share of the budget that lawmakers pass each year.
5 years ago
Philly City Council calls for new eviction moratorium, passes emergency sick leave
Fresh from summer break, Philly City Council passed an emergency sick leave bill and took up legislation aimed at addressing a predicted eviction crisis.
5 years ago
Philly Fringe Fest pivots to 4-week digital arts showcase
Morning Edition Host Jennifer Lynn interviews Nick Stuccio, president and producing director of FringeArts, about taking the Fringe Festival virtual this year.
5 years ago
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