The Week in Philly from KYW Newsradio

Host Matt Leon and KYW Newsradio reporters recap the biggest news in Philadelphia each week. Catch up on what you missed and dig deeper into the top stories.

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When can kids get vaccinated? Questions and ans...
We are just a few weeks away from school starting. For a while, there was a lot of optimism that the school year would be relatively close to what had been considered normal prior to the pandemic. But with the delta variant running wild, the picture is not nearly as clear.
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The CDC's new eviction moratorium: Who is prote...
A new federal eviction moratorium was put in place by the CDC, and people have a lot of questions about it. Episode Summary: A new federal eviction moratorium was put in place by the CDC, and people have a lot of questions about it. Is this the same as the previous moratorium that expired at the end of July? Is money that has been allocated by the federal government to help renters and landlords getting where it needs to go? If not, why? Holly Beck is an attorney in the Housing Unit with Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, Beck joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about the eviction moratorium, who can apply for assistance, and how to get the ball rolling. Tenants can find more information here: Phillytenant.org The rental declaration can be found here: PHLrentassist.org Tenant hotline: 267-443-2500
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Temple professor studying how legal marijuana a...
A Temple professor has worked on some fascinating research about the impact of legalization of marijuana on workers' compensation claims.
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If you've never looked at a jobs report, look a...
We just saw a fantastic jobs report that pushed unemployment down half a percentage point. Despite all the uncertainty with the virus, the economy is showing its resilience.
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Need help caring for a loved one with dementia ...
If you've ever loved someone with dementia, you know what a scary and heartbreaking journey that can be.
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Harriet Tubman, freedom fighting in Cape May
Juneteenth this year marked the opening of the much anticipated Harriet Tubman Museum down in Cape May, New Jersey. We all know who Harriet Tubman was, and the work she did helping enslaved African Americans find freedom in the mid-1800’s, but did you know she had a connection to Cape May, or that Cape May was a hotbed of anti-slavery activity?
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Common misconceptions about breakthrough COVID ...
Talk of breakthrough COVID-19 infections dominates the news these days. But there are a lot of misconceptions and myths about breakthrough infections, so we wanted to ask an expert to break down what they actually are, how common they are, and what people should know about them.
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Is this what justice looks like? The opioid epi...
We are seeing a lot of news about drug companies and manufacturers agreeing to settlements that would see them pay out billions of dollars as a result of the opioid epidemic and their role in it. But is the money enough?
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The Negro Leagues are Major Leagues: The Baseba...
The great baseball statistics website Baseball Reference has been a go to resource for fans for years. Recently, the site expanded its coverage of the Negro Leagues, putting the leagues from the 20s, 30s and 40s on equal footing as the National and American leagues as major leagues.
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Pandemic economy update: A GDP to brag about, r...
Good GDP numbers and other economic indicators are painting a pretty good picture for the health of the economy, but the Delta variant and uncertainty with the virus are keeping economists on their toes.
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What the Jan. 6 investigation wants to uncover...
We heard some powerful testimony earlier this week in front of the House select committee investigating the insurrection on January 6th at the US Capitol. Who could be compelled to testify over the course of the investigation, and what kind of new information is the committee hoping to discover?
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Behind the scenes: the people connecting Pennsy...
Benefits Data Trust is an organization headquartered in Philadelphia that helps connect people in Pennsylvania to benefits they may not have known they were qualified to receive and helps them navigate the process to get them.
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The hottest places around Philly to buy and sel...
The housing market is hot right now, and that includes Philadelphia and the suburbs. We wanted to find out where there's high demand and low demand, where the hottest places to buy and sell a house are right now, and if there are any bubble concerns in the market.
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COVID-19 vaccines are still emergency use. Why...
There has been a lot of talk lately about when we will see the FDA give full approval to some of the COVID-19 vaccines. Which begs the question, what exactly is the difference between the emergency use authorization that the vaccines have been distributed under and full approval?
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Ask a South Philly pharmacist: real life questi...
Truong Vu is a pharmacist at the Walmart in South Philadelphia. He has spent the last several months vaccinating people, actually getting needles in arms.
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COVID economy update: Rising cases test Wall St...
We got a bit of a surprise in the jobless claims numbers for the week as the numbers ticked up, but wages are on the rise as well. What do these indicators mean for the health of the economy?
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Record numbers of people are quitting their job...
We've spent a lot of time on the podcast talking about the unemployment numbers and the layoffs that sadly became a dominant economic theme in this pandemic. But there's another aspect of the jobs world that we need to talk about too -- record numbers of people are quitting their jobs.
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How do you feel about your financial situation?...
Some really thought provoking survey results were released recently by the management consultant firm McKinsey & Company that looked at how Americans view economic opportunity in the US these days, what they think about their economic standing, how COVID affected their financial situation and much, much more.
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'Death by a hundred cuts:' The state of voting...
Voting rights have been in the headlines for months. Many states are passing new laws around the right to vote, and there is a recent Supreme Court ruling that we found interesting out of Arizona for the effect it could have on people being able to cast ballots.
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Anti-government protests in Cuba: Why now and w...
The recent anti-government protests in Cuba led to a lot of headlines, because we don’t see demonstrations against the communist regime on the island nation very often at all. So what drove Cubans to take to the streets? Was it more than just anger at the government’s COVID response?
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Big questions about living in condos after the ...
After the tragic condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida, condo owners and associations across the country are asking hard questions about the condition of their buildings, and a lot of people are taking a second look at inspections and maintenance reports and worrying about if what happened in Florida could happen other places as well.
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Yes, that unemployment report looks like pre-pa...
Don't blink, but the jobless claims report reminds us of a very different time in history when pandemics were just things we read about and didn't consume every part of American life.
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Workers have strong feelings about returning to...
How are workers feeling about returning to the office? And how much of the population is hoping remote works stays around forever?
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'There's no vaccine against hunger' but the chi...
Food insecurity continues to be a serious problem even as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. But could the expanded child tax credit set to kick in this month with money being sent directly to families be a game changer in addressing that food insecurity?
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Parts of the American economy won't go back to ...
It's been a very long pandemic but the economy is working its way back and it will eventually get back to the level of strength it was before all of this. But it's not going to look the same.
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