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Matt Rourke
How the crisis is making racial inequality worse
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John Locher
World Health Organization halts Hydroxychloroquine trial over safety concerns
The move comes after a medical journal reported patients getting hydroxychloroquine were dying at higher rates than other coronavirus patients.By Jason Beaubien/NPR -
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From camping to dining out: Here’s how experts rate the risks of 14 summer activities
“We can think of transmission risk with a simple phrase: time, space, people, place.”
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Kimberly Paynter
How one nursing home is limiting the spread of COVID-19 among veterans
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From camping to dining out: here’s how experts rate the risks of 14 summer activities
By NPR
Regional & State News
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Matt Rourke
Dems in District 9 face off again for party’s nomination
As voters get ready to head to the polls, or mail-in their ballots, here is a look at the Democratic challengers in Pennsylvania’s 9th Congressional District.By Julia Agos -
Gene J. Puskar
Your daily coronavirus update: As virus ebbs, Wolf touts increased testing and contact tracing
Since early March, infections have been confirmed in more than 68,600 people in Pennsylvania
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Keith Srakocic
Pennsylvania Supreme Court posts arguments on YouTube, but blocks media from airing them
Last week, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court live-streamed oral arguments for the first time in history, to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Politics & Policy
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Kalim A. Bhatti / Philadelphia Inquirer
Facing nearly $5 billion shortfall, Pa. lawmakers plan to pass short-term budget
The plan will allow officials to get a clearer picture of the strain placed on Pennsylvania’s finances by efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus.By Angela Couloumbis/Spotlight PA and Charlotte Keith/Spotlight PA -
Gerry Broome
Parties target control of state legislatures, redistricting
Republican and Democratic operatives are quietly preparing for a battle of state legislative supremacy later this year that could have a profound effect on political power for the next decade.
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Pa. lawmakers expected to tackle partial year state budget this week
The temporary budget does not require any increase in the state’s personal income or sales tax.By Jan Murphy/PennLive
National & World News
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Barcroft Media
Trump team killed rule designed to protect health workers from pandemic like COVID-19
Making a new infectious disease regulation, affecting much of the American healthcare system, is time-consuming and contentious.
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Rich Pedroncelli
What parents should know about coronavirus as kids return to babysitters, day cares and camps
You never planned on raising kids during a pandemic, and there are no easy decisions. ProPublica scoured the latest research and talked to seven infectious disease and public health experts to help think through the issues facing parents.
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Robin Bell
Memorializing those who died in the time of COVID-19
In the absence of collective public gatherings, people are coming up with new ways to memorialize those who have died from COVID-19.
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Brendan McDermid
New York Stock Exchange reopens trading floor after two-month closure
“We are beginning cautiously with fewer traders, and those that are on the floor are wearing masks and keeping a safe distance.”By Bill Chappell/NPR -
Andrew Harnik
Americans welcome summer with a somber and surreal Memorial Day
“It’s something we’re upset about, but we understand. No reason to put anybody in harm’s way.”By Colin Dwyer/NPR
Energy & environment
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Herd-like movement of fuzzy green ‘glacier mice’ baffles scientists
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Joe Raedle
Our pandemic habits cut carbon emissions, but it’s not clear they’ll last
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Ian Sterling for WITF
As states plan to sue EPA over Chesapeake Bay cleanup, agency promises modest funds to help efforts
EPA says Pennsylvania has the largest commitment to reduce nitrogen among bay states.
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Mike Ehrmann
What happens to the coronavirus when it gets warmer?
The bottom line is whatever effect the summer will have on the coronavirus, it is still going to be able to spread.By Alan Yu/WHYY -
Tom Downing
Gov. Wolf vetoes bill that would halt new regulations during pandemic
The Democratic governor said the prohibition, in a bill passed along party lines by the GOP-led legislature, would violate the separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches, and would halt an essential government operation.
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Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, File
Smart Talk Tuesday: Conversations with Congressional candidates DePasquale and Daigle
DePasquale (D) running in 10th Congressional District; Daigle (D) in 11th DistrictBy Scott LaMar -
Smart Talk Friday: Focus on Mr. Rogers for “143 Day”
Encore presentation from 2018 Smart Talk Trip commemorating 50th anniversary of Mr. Rogers’ NeighborhoodBy Scott LaMar -
Susan Walsh
The coronavirus on Smart Talk Thursday: Organ donations falling, a community fund for non-profits in need, and The Coronavirus Diaries on WITF-TV
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‘Incredibly disposable’: Adjuncts, the ‘gig workers’ of higher-ed, fear losing livelihoods
Notions of college professors as well-paid and well-protected increasingly conflict with reality.By Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY -
Keith Srakocic
‘A huge hole’: With Memorial Day festivities canceled, veterans’ groups try to uphold traditions
“While we can’t all be together, we all have family members or people close to us who have served. We can do things to honor them.”By Aaron Kasinitz/PennLive -
Matt Rourke)
Be patient, don’t send multiple emails and other tips from Pa. unemployment compensation official