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Inside one of Pennsylvania's state-run Fine Wine and Good Spirits stores. (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Plan to end Pennsylvania’s state-run liquor store monopoly gets some opposition in Philadelphia

An effort to eliminate Pennsylvania’s state-run liquor monopoly through a constitutional amendment is already running into opposition.

4 years ago

Alina Gafarova holds her 1-year-old daughter Zahra inside a tent after fleeing Irpin, Ukraine at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, Poland, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has set off the largest mass migration in Europe in decades, with more than 1.5 million people having crossed from Ukraine into neighboring countries. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
Community

‘Some kind of terrible dream’ for Ukrainian women refugees

The number of refugees reached 2 million on Tuesday, according to the United Nations, the fastest exodus Europe has seen since World War II.

4 years ago

Workers at the Food Bank of South Jersey load food for distribution
Community
NJ Spotlight

Food ‘rescue’ groups feeding the hungry in N.J. as pandemic ebbs

Even as more people return to work, many are struggling with debts built up when they were unable to work or did not collect a regular paycheck.

4 years ago

A help wanted sign
Community
NJ Spotlight

Living with COVID: Jobs have been recovered in N.J., but certainly not all

While business closures have ended, the unemployment problem has not. The latest data shows N.J. with an adjusted unemployment rate of 5.1%, the 11th highest in the U.S.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden listens during a secure video call with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Politics & Policy

U.S. banning Russian oil imports as Biden warns of ‘costs’

The move follows pleas by Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy to U.S. and Western officials to cut off the imports, which had been a glaring omission of massive sanctions.

4 years ago

A man lights a fire under the kettle in a yard of an apartment building hit by shelling
Community

Effort to relieve encircled Ukrainian port put in jeopardy

The Russian onslaught has trapped people inside cities that are running low on food, water and medicine amid the biggest ground war in Europe since World War II.

4 years ago

Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., speaks during a news conference about the
Politics & Policy

After more than a century of trying, Congress passes an anti-lynching bill

Passage of the legislation to make lynching a federal crime is a major milestone after more than 200 attempts to pass such legislation failed over the course of a century.

4 years ago

Michelle Neal speaking at The Philly DA's office press conference talking about the Youth Aid Panels diversion program on March 7, 2022. (Tom MacDonald / WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly DA hopes to bring more bilingual mentors into program for troubled youth

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner says giving kids a second chance will go a long way to cutting crime. The program desperately needs mentors who speak other languages.

4 years ago

A label states that these pans do not contain PFAS
Health

Besides water, how else am I exposed to PFAS?

Clothing, carpeting, even microwave popcorn bags may have been manufactured using some members of this toxic class of chemicals.

4 years ago

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The governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer
Courts & Law

Trial starts for Delaware man, others accused of trying to kidnap Michigan governor

Barry Croft of Bear, Delaware joins a group of defendants going on trial today for their role in a plot to kidnap and kill Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

4 years ago

Emily Smith poses for a portrait at Philly's Magic Gardens
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s Magic Gardens helps employees donate organs

The executive director of Magic Gardens found “joy” in donating a kidney. She changed the company's health benefits so workers can do the same.

4 years ago

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In this Oct. 18, 2021 photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington
Courts & Law

Supreme Court rejects GOP redistricting pleas in Pennsylvania and North Carolina

In separate orders late Monday, the justices are allowing maps selected by each state's Supreme Court to be in effect for the 2022 elections.

4 years ago

Nozzles pump gas into vehicles at a BP gas station. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Community

As gas prices rise, Philadelphia area residents rethink how they work

Soaring gas prices are making life difficult for gig workers who depend on using their cars to make ends meet.

4 years ago

Students wearing masks
Health

Most N.J. residents agree with ending the school mask mandate, poll says

According to a recent poll, two-thirds of New Jersey residents agree with ending the school mask mandate.

4 years ago

Chester City Hall. (Google maps)
Politics & Policy

Chester receiver takes city officials to court for interfering with financial recovery efforts

Receiver Michael Doweary has petitioned the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania for an order compelling city officials to cooperate with his orders.

4 years ago

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