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NEW: Public health teams are being gutted by Trump's purge of federal employees, imperiling crucial, lifesaving work. "We are hollowing out our government in a way that is going to hurt people and is going to get people killed." w/ @deldeib.bsky.social: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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Some updates on the air testing results at the Abington factory fire, including a list of some of the chemicals that health and environmental officials looked for. Local authorities say that they haven't detected chemicals at the level of a health threat. www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...

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“The layoffs concerned a number of Republican lawmakers, who privately warned the Trump administration that such cuts could hamper the government’s bird flu response” www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

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Important work from my colleagues Ariana Perez-Castells and @fallonroth.bsky.social on the local impact of the Trump administration's layoffs: www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...

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Talked to some health experts about the potential hazards from the factory fire in the Philly suburbs. Our liveblog on the fire, evacuations, and shelter-in-place orders has been updating all day at @inquirer.com: www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...

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An excellent @ericboodman.bsky.social story on the human impact of government funding cuts: A thread gets pulled and the rest of the fabric may rip. www.statnews.com/2025/02/18/i...

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A shelter-in-place was still active for a one-mile radius and nearby schools were closed Tuesday after a 4-alarm industrial fire ripped through an aerospace parts supplier in Montgomery County on Monday night. We'll be sharing live updates all day. Follow along ⬇️

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Jalen Hurts left the crowd with one last memorable quote, as only Hurts can. “The next pursuit begins, go Birds." Read more about the Eagles championship parade, as it happened, here: www.inquirer.com/eagles/live/...

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Saquon Barkley was at the podium with Ryan Quigley, a survivor of the New Orleans terror attack: www.inquirer.com/eagles/ryan-...

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Three year old Lucy Bannon was standing along Broad Street with her grandma, Tracy, when Saquon Barkley walked by. He saw their sign, picked Lucy up, and took photos for about 20 seconds. “I couldn’t believe it was happening,” said her father, Charlie www.inquirer.com/eagles/saquo...

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Good morning and Go Birds from the only city in the world, Philadelphia. I’m covering the Super Bowl parade for @inquirer.com today! I’ll be around Broad and Tasker/Mifflin — folks are already turning out, please come say hi!

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BREAKING: Senate confirms RFK Jr. to run HHS. The only Republican who voted against him was polio survivor Mitch McConnell. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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“The threats alone are inhibiting science.” via @sarahgantz.bsky.social, @aubreywhelan.bsky.social & Lizzie Mulvey

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Thanks to the Philly-area researchers who spoke to us about what the caps on "indirect" research costs at the NIH mean for them. The cuts are the subject of several federal lawsuits and on hold for now, but worries over their impact persist. www.inquirer.com/health/natio...

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UPenn alone stands to lose $250 million from potential cuts to NIH funding announced last week. Two federal lawsuits have been filed in response; a judge has already blocked the administration from carrying out the cuts in states that sued. (That doesn't include PA.) www.inquirer.com/health/natio...

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“If it’s not there,” Leach said of the federal money that covers the salaries for 40% of her staff, “things get really bad, really fast.” www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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PSA: if you're looking for a print edition of today's @inquirer.com or Daily News and can't find them in stores, you can order here: store.inquirer.com.

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Philly health researchers! Good morning and Go Birds. I would love to interview you for an @inquirer.com story I am working about the effect of the latest NIH cuts. I'm at awhelan at inquirer dot com. (And icymi here's our story from last week on Trump's health EOs: www.inquirer.com/health/trump...)

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Laissez les bons temps rouler!!! A sports front for the @PhillyInquirer @phillysport #Eagles #FlyEaglesFly #SuperBowlLIX Champions

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“That belongs in a museum.”

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🏆 Presenting the front page of tomorrow's Inquirer, memorializing the Eagles' second Super Bowl win.

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Super Birds 🦅🔥 Honored we could celebrate with you all 💚

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WORLD CHAMPS 🏆 More coverage: www.inquirer.com/eagles/live/...

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South Philadelphia is unimaginably lit (here’s me and @drandypool.bsky.social)

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forever and always: GO BIRDS

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I’ve never felt calmer watching a Philadelphia team in a championship game. What a new and beautiful feeling

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my best celebrity connection is that anne’s mom went to my high school

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Folks sitting on the street lights? Kendrick says Go Birds.

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BIRTHDAY BOY LET’S GOOOOOOOOOOO

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#BREAKING - NIH plans to slash support for indirect research costs, sending shockwaves through science

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shrieking at @inquirer.com’s dance dance revolution interactive www.inquirer.com/eagles/inq2/...

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Breaking from me and @mjsdc.bsky.social : Newly installed AG Pam Bondi sent out more than a dozen memos in a 15 minute period on Wednesday. One of them told staffers to come up with "proposals for criminal investigations" of large companies that have DEIA initiatives. slate.com/news-and-pol...

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Northeast Philly is still recovering from last week’s devastating plane crash. At a town hall meeting last night, city officials provided updates on the situation and survivors shared heartbreaking stories. With my colleague @fallonroth.bsky.social: www.inquirer.com/news/philade...

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I was really grateful to hear from Philly-area health researchers who spoke about how Trump’s policies have affected their work. With my colleague @sarahgantz.bsky.social: www.inquirer.com/health/trump...

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Here is how we know that vaccines do not cause autism Sadly, given current events, I thought this needed explanation. www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/v...

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Some levity amid the various heavy topics I covered this week: a delightful chat with a Drexel doc who has tips on how to avoid losing your voice at the Super Bowl. (My favorite is "scream in different pitches.") www.inquirer.com/health/eagle...

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