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Host Stephen Dubner has surprising conversations that explore the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature-from cheating and crime to parenting and sports. Dubner talks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs - and his Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt.

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A health worker administers a dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Health

Pennsylvanians on Medicaid risk losing health coverage when COVID emergency ends

Many will lose Medicaid coverage nationwide, but Pennsylvania’s plan is out of step with other states, which advocates say will lead to greater losses.

4 years ago

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Philadelphia School District headquarters (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Education

Philly school asbestos inspection vote delayed to add lead paint checks

A City Council member has delayed a scheduled vote on a bill to require more asbestos inspections in Philly schools. He wants to add rules around lead paint.

4 years ago

Desks are spaced out 6-feet apart in a classroom (Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY)
Education

N.J.’s LGBTQ curriculum still faces hurdles 3 years after it was mandated

Advocates said challenges have emerged because the mandate was unfunded when enacted.

4 years ago

City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson.
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Defense to start calling witnesses in bribery trial of City Councilmember Johnson

Defense attorneys are expected to question witnesses for up to three days before the jury starts its deliberations.

4 years ago

A view of a sign for a correctional facility.
Politics & Policy

Delco takes back management of George W. Hill Correctional Facility — now it confronts ‘chronic over-incarceration’

The deprivatization of the George W. Hill Correctional Facility from GEO Group’s hands is complete — but the work addressing “chronic over-incarceration” is far from over.

4 years ago

Yard sign made by Neighbors Opposing Privatization Efforts. (Courtesy of Neighbors Opposing Privatization Efforts)
Community

Another ‘case of the underdogs’: Towamencin residents oppose sewer privatization

Towamencin Township is holding two town halls for residents to discuss the potential sale of the sewer authority.

4 years ago

Patrick Harker says the Fed will take strong steps to curb inflation but stressed that he's
Money

Philly Fed president calls inflation ‘the 10% elephant in the room’

The former University of Delaware president stressed that the economy has been resilient during the pandemic but war in Ukraine will lead to short-term price hikes.

4 years ago

File photo: Medical personnel place pre-loaded syringes as they vaccinate students at KIPP Believe Charter School in New Orleans, Jan. 25, 2022. While many Americans are trying to move on with their lives after two years of the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. health officials are only beginning to decide on a strategy for using the COVID-19 vaccines to stay ahead of the outbreak. A panel of vaccine experts is meeting Wednesday, April 6, 2022 to discuss key questions for future COVID-19 booster campaigns, including how often the shots should be updated against new viral strains and who should get them
Health

U.S. experts discuss COVID boosters for the fall and beyond

Key questions include how often the vaccines should be updated against new viral strains and who should get them.

4 years ago

File photo: People march at a rally for Amir Locke on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Minneapolis. Minnesota prosecutors declined to file charges Wednesday, April 6, 2022, against a Minneapolis police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Amir Locke while executing an early morning no-knock search warrant in a downtown apartment in February
Courts & Law

No charges filed in no-knock warrant killing of Amir Locke

prosecutors have declined to file charges against a Minneapolis police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Locke while executing an early morning no-knock search warrant.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania State Police vehicle
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania State Police settle profiling, immigration suit

The settlement pays a total of $865,000 to 10 plaintiffs, with a portion going to the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania.

4 years ago

A resident looks for belongings in an apartment building destroyed during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian force
Politics & Policy

U.S. hits Russia with ‘war crimes’ sanctions, Europe following

Making it personal, the U.S. sanctions singled out Putin's family, targeting his two adult daughters in addition to blocking two key Russian banks.

4 years ago

A man carries a coffin next to plastic bags with corpses of civilians
Politics & Policy

Ukrainians pore over grisly aftermath of atrocities

In ruined towns around Ukraine’s capital that Russian troops recently left, investigators collected evidence documenting what appeared to be widespread killings of civilians.

4 years ago

A member of Death Pill, an all-female Ukrainian punk band, plays electric guitar on stage.
Arts & Entertainment

Scream and shout: Philly benefit album features Ukrainian hardcore bands

Band Together features a mix of U.S. and Ukrainian punk to raise money for humanitarian aid in war-torn Ukraine.

4 years ago

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Signage for Betty's Eddies is seen looking into a 'marijuana kitchen'
Politics & Policy

Legal weed looked like a lost cause in Delaware after March vote, but new creative approach just might fly

The measure’s sponsor has split the bill into two parts. The simple majority needed to legalize possession of less than an ounce seems to be on board.

4 years ago

A Comcast van is pictured on a Philly street
Community

Comcast and federal programs provide low-cost or free internet to families with low income

Comcast is increasing the internet speed available through its existing affordable program. Tying it to a new federal program can mean free internet for eligible households.

4 years ago

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