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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Politics & Policy

Philadelphia continues push of broadband expansion to bridge ‘digital divide’

A new Executive Order by Mayor Jim Kenney aims to close the digital divide which keeps poor families in Philadelphia from accessing the internet.

4 years ago

In this November 2021 photo, students and staff at Odessa High School near Middletown are wearing mandated masks. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Health

COVID numbers ‘dropping like a rock’ in Delaware but school mask mandate remains through March

Infections, hospitalization and the positivity rate have plummeted to levels not seen since Thanksgiving.

4 years ago

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin leaves a courthouse in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. Palin lost her libel lawsuit against The New York Times on Tuesday when a jury rejected her claim that the newspaper maliciously damaged her reputation by erroneously linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting.
Courts & Law

Jury rejects Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against New York Times

A jury in New York on Tuesday rejected the Republican’s claim that the newspaper maliciously damaged her reputation with an editorial linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass

4 years ago

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Community

Philly launches ‘Black + Gold Series’ to foster dialogue, unity across AAPI and Black communities

City officials said they chose to launch the series in February as a nod to two important celebrations: Black History Month and Lunar New Year.

4 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers' James Harden holds up his new jersey after taking questions from the media at a press conference at the NBA basketball team's facility, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Camden, N.J. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Arts & Entertainment

James Harden says Sixers were his ‘first choice,’ calling the team ’a perfect fit’

Harden excited to join Sixers, calls Philly home to ’best fans in the NBA.’

4 years ago

File photo: Dr. Robert Califf gathers his documents as the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pension adjourn a hearing on the nomination of Califf to be Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Dec. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Politics & Policy

Senate confirms Biden’s FDA pick despite political divisions

Dr. Robert Califf, a cardiologist, briefly headed the FDA during the Obama administration. Most Democrats joined with a handful of Republicans to narrowly confirm him.

4 years ago

People are seen wearing masks at a press event for a new schoolyard
Urban Planning

After much delay, Cobbs Creek school to transform asphalt lot into green space

After four years of planning and fundraising, the Add B. Anderson school is getting a green space and play equipment to bring nature into the city.

4 years ago

A QAnon sign is pictured outside
Community

Conspiracy theorists fueled bump in extremist killings in 2021, ADL reports

The ADL’s report says white supremacists, antigovernment sovereign citizens and other adherents of long-standing movements were responsible for most of the deadly attacks.

4 years ago

A mourner kneels beside 26 teddy bears
Courts & Law

Sandy Hook families settle for $73M with gun maker Remington

The families and a survivor of the shooting sued Remington in 2015, saying the company should have never sold such a dangerous weapon to the public.

4 years ago

Mary J. Blige performs at the halftime show
Arts & Entertainment

Roots Picnic returns this summer with Mary J. Blige, Summer Walker, Jazmine Sullivan, and more

Now expanded to two days, the Fairmount park event will take place from Saturday, June 4, through Sunday, June 5.

4 years ago

A closeup of Sonya Mosey
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Justice Department finds Pa. courts discriminated against people with opioid use disorder

A letter from the DOJ could have widespread ramifications for Pennsylvanians under a court’s supervision and use doctor-prescribed medications to treat opioid use disorder.

4 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks during his Save America rally
Politics & Policy

Accounting firm: Trump financial statements aren’t reliable

The financial documents, used to secure lucrative loans and burnish Trump's image as a wealthy businessman, “should no longer be relied upon," the accounting firm said.

4 years ago

The exterior of SCI Muncy.
Politics & Policy

Pa. to pilot bringing doula services to pregnant prisoners

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is hoping to enshrine similar programs and funding into state law permanently, and to do it before Gov. Wolf leaves office next year.

4 years ago

Students settle in at their desks
Politics & Policy

N.J. Senate passes a bill to reevaluate the state’s school funding formula

The bill would create a task force to reevaluate the current school funding formula, as legislative leaders tout an agenda focused on making the state more affordable.

4 years ago

A community vaccine clinic. (Courtesy of Penn Asian Senior Services)
Community

Proper primary medical care is difficult for limited English-speaking seniors to find. PASSi wants to change that

PASSi will offer primary care to their limited English proficient seniors, allowing them to get proper primary care in their own language.

4 years ago

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