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 Nam Y. Huh
July 24, 2021 | 8:26 AM

With workers in high demand, teenagers are filling the void

Teenagers have become one of the largest segments of the working population.

By Jordan Schmitt/Tribune-Review
 Kenny Cooper
July 18, 2021 | 7:52 AM

Decrying pandemic ‘profiteering,’ protesters call for a Pa. public health care advocate

Protesters want Pennsylvania to create the role of public health care advocate, a state-level office that would “fight for the rights of all residents at the mercy of the medical industrial complex.”

By Kenny Cooper/WHYY
 Courtesy of York County Food Bank
July 12, 2021 | 3:00 PM

Food insecurity and hunger plagues older population

Also on the program: Advocacy group urges greater effort to preserve local farmland

By Merideth Bucher

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 Tasos Katopodis
July 10, 2021 | 10:49 AM

How we’ll know when the COVID-19 crisis is over

It’s not clear whether the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will issue any sort of all-clear.

By Laurel Wamsley/NPR
 Lindsay Whitehurst
July 10, 2021 | 8:47 AM

An explosion of visitors is threatening the very things national parks try to protect

The National Park Service no doubt appreciates patience as it grapples with how to manage an explosion in visitation at parks from Utah to Maine since the pandemic.

By Kirk Siegler/NPR
 iStock
June 30, 2021 | 3:00 PM

Pandemic impacts students and halts education around the world

The global pandemic has taken a toll on many aspects of American society, particularly education.

By Merideth Bucher
 Patrick Semansky
June 30, 2021 | 7:32 AM

The Supreme Court leaves the CDC’s moratorium on evictions in place

By a 5-to-4 vote, the court left in place the nationwide moratorium on evictions put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and which was challenged by the Alabama Association of Realtors.
By Nina Totenberg, Chris Arnold/NPR
 Scott Blanchard
June 28, 2021 | 7:48 AM

Pennsylvania officially lifts indoor face mask mandate

The CDC requires individuals to wear a mask on planes, buses, trains, and other forms of public transit. People should also continue to follow mask guidance at workplaces, businesses, long-term care facilities, hospitals, prisons, and homeless shelters.
By Maria Scapellato/WESA
 David Eggert
June 26, 2021 | 8:32 AM

Changes to medical marijuana law approved by Legislature

Pandemic-era regulations that let medical marijuana dispensaries serve patients at curbside and dispense three months’ worth of the drug at a time were memorialized into law by the Legislature Friday

By The Associated Press
 Dean Lewins
June 25, 2021 | 7:34 AM

New COVID-19 outbreaks are driving some places back under lockdown and behind masks

This week Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health warned that the Delta variant poses a serious threat to unvaccinated people. At the same time, President Joe Biden announced the White House will miss its goal of getting 70% of Americans vaccinated by July 4.
By Jaclyn Diaz/NPR
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