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Gov. Wolf Issues New Coronavirus Restrictions So PA Doesn’t ‘Become Florida’
“We did everything we should’ve done, we were responsible, and yet we’re paying the price right now,” the governor said Wednesday.
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Philadelphia Schools to Limit In-Person Classes to 2 Days per Week
Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite Jr. and school board President Joyce Wilkerson emphasized the need for flexibility as the nation waits for a vaccine and outbreaks continue to occur.
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Protesters Call for Allentown Police Officer Who Kneeled on a Man’s Neck to be Fired
“These police officers should not have been restraining him. He needed help.”
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Video Showing Allentown Police Officer Kneeling on Man’s Neck Sparks Protests
Video posted on social media that shows a Pennsylvania police officer with his knee on a man’s neck while trying to restrain him has prompted protests.
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Pennsylvania Just Had Its Biggest One-Day Report of COVID-19 Cases Since May
Of the positive tests, about 360, or more than one-third, came from Philadelphia and Allegheny County.
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Workers of Color Make Up 87% of Coronavirus Infections in Meat Plants
A new CDC report studying the impact of the coronavirus on workers at meat processing plants has found that most infections were among people of color.
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COVID-19 Restrictions Could Be Coming Back to Southwestern Pennsylvania. Here’s What We Know.
Increased viral transmission in southwestern Pennsylvania is largely responsible for a 37% jump in the rate of new infections statewide over the past four weeks, according to an AP analysis of data.
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The ‘Noose’ Comment That Made Penn State Basketball Player Rasir Bolton Transfer After Only One Year
Head Coach Pat Chambers tweeted an apology on Monday.
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PA Is Trying to Stem Its Looming Eviction Crisis With $150 Million in Emergency Aid. Will It Be Enough?
Gov. Wolf and state lawmakers are devoting at least $150 million in federal coronavirus emergency relief money for rental assistance of $750 per month for up to six months.
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You’re Now Required to Wear a Mask Outdoors in Pennsylvania When Social Distancing Is Impossible
Wolf said that he does not envision another broad shutdown order to contain the coronavirus in Pennsylvania and, rather, hopes to leave those decisions to local governments.
