NewsHealth
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Gene J. Puskar
Pitt researchers develop scale to measure harmful beliefs about masculinity
“It’s measuring a very specific subset of what is masculinity or a specific subset of kind of these gender norms.”By Sarah Boden/WESA -
Keith Srakocic
Processing racial trauma through therapy
“Especially within the Black community, I think for several years there’s been a stigma about mental health and the role of mental health professionals.”By Sarah Boden/WESA -
Kate Landis
What it’s like when COVID-19 lasts for months
Support groups on Facebook include thousands of people, who say they have been wrestling with serious COVID-19 symptoms for at least a month, if not two or three.By Catherine Whelan/NPR -
Wilfredo Lee
U.S. hits 5 million coronavirus cases as debate lingers over the path forward
Lawmakers and states continue to grapple with how to chart a path back to normal as the pandemic continues to rage on.
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Jemal Countess
Children can get severe COVID-19, CDC says — especially Black and Hispanic children
Researchers don’t fully understand why some racial groups are hospitalized at higher rates than others.
By Matthew S. Schwartz/NPR
Regional & State News
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Jeff Swensen for The Washington Post
Youngstown, Ohio, lost its only paper. A ‘zombie’ news site wants to fill the void
According to the Pew Research Center, nearly 34,000 newspaper jobs were lost between 2004 and 2018.By Mark Oprea/NPR -
Central Pa. cities lag on census response
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Coronavirus spurs enrollment explosion for Pa. cyberschools
“Compared to prior years, interest this year is astronomical.”By Jan Murphy/PennLive -
Jeff Roberson
Entire Pirates-Cards 3-game series postponed over coronavirus woes
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Increased student harm, suicide tips reported during COVID
Between March 13 and the end of June, tips related to suicide or self-harm jumped to 37% of all reports.
Politics & Policy
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Kate Landis
Pa. legislature’s delays could result in chaos for election officials and voters in November
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Lucy Perkins
In another voting lawsuit, League of Women Voters sues Pennsylvania over mail-in ballot procedures
The lawsuit alleges that thousands of votes could be discarded if mail-in ballot procedures aren’t changed.
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Carolyn Kaster
How arguments in Washington are holding up coronavirus relief in Pennsylvania
Key players in the Capitol say they won’t make any decisions about how to spend $1 billion in remaining stimulus cash until Washington finishes negotiating a second stimulus.
National & World News
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Damian Dovarganes
‘A homeless pandemic’ looms as 30 million are at risk of eviction
“I don’t know what’s going to happen and if they’re going to kick me out of my apartment. You can hardly even sleep sometimes.”
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Rick Bowmer
Now is the time to start biking
“It’s freedom. When you were a kid and you got a bike and you could go riding around and it was just freedom. And that’s what it can be for adults, too.”By Meg Anderson/NPR -
Kate Landis / PA Post
Black activist burnout: ‘You can’t do this work if you’re running on empty’
By Christianna Silva/NPR
Energy & environment
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Anne Danahy/StateImpact Pennsylvania
Some faculty’s environmental science research on hold, while others find work around, in face of COVID-19
The National Science Foundation postponed most work on AntarcticaBy Anne Danahy -
NOAA
NOAA predicts up to 25 named storms in the Atlantic hurricane season
The latest estimates call for nearly twice the normal number of named storms this year.
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How do we predict flooding, and what can we do about it?
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Kimberly Paynter
How Tropical Storm Isaias is connected to climate change
A new field of climate science known as attribution science examines how a warming atmosphere plays a part in individual weather events.
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Rachel McDevitt
Pa. produces a lot of greenhouse gases, but its Republican-led legislature isn’t acting on climate change — even as scientists say the clock is ticking
Political observers point to a few reasons why Pennsylvania doesn’t act more aggressively: Climate change often takes a backseat to other pressing issues, the discussion remains deeply partisan, and the fossil fuel industry holds a lot of influence in the natural gas-rich state.
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Charlie Riedel
Smart Talk Monday: Safely voting this fall; Flu shots lead to less chance of Alzheimer’s?; Lancaster Water Week
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Carolyn Kaster
Smart Talk Thursday: How Pa. benefits from Great American Outdoor Act; Lancaster Water Week
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Smart Talk Wednesday; US Senator Pat Toomey; Peyton’s Law – Saving Young Hearts
30th Anniversary of Desert Shield/Desert Storm
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Central Pa. cities lag on census response
Trump administration move to cut short census fieldwork adds pressure to already challenging effort -
Coronavirus spurs enrollment explosion for Pa. cyberschools
“Compared to prior years, interest this year is astronomical.”By Jan Murphy/PennLive -
Kate Landis
Pa. legislature’s delays could result in chaos for election officials and voters in November
“If they get too far into the weeds or attempt to drop in other fixes now, my fear is nothing will get done.”