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The exterior of a coal power plant
Science

UN: Greenhouse gas emissions hit a new record in 2020

The United Nations climate office warns that the world remains off target for meeting its goal of cutting emissions as part of international efforts to curb global warming.

5 years ago

Pat Moore, with the Chester County, Pa., Health Department, fills a syringe with Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Health

Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids 6 to 11

The U.S. is expected to begin vaccinating children under 12 sometime next month, if the FDA clears low doses of the Pfizer vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds.

5 years ago

A SEPTA police officer stands on the platform of the Somerset stop
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community
The Philadelphia Experiment

Blame SEPTA, not riders, for woman’s rape on a train

SEPTA was at fault for creating the conditions that would allow something so heinous to take place, WHYY columnist Solomon Jones writes.

5 years ago

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok speaks during a news conference
Politics & Policy

Sudan’s military takes power in coup, arrests prime minister

The military takeover threatens to derail Sudan’s long, rocky attempt to transition to democracy two years after protesters forced the ouster of autocrat Omar al-Bashir.

5 years ago

File photo: The former PES refinery site in South Philadelphia on June 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Urban Planning

The Bellwether District: Hilco’s new brand for the old PES refinery complex in South Philly

The 1,300-acre South Philadelphia property will become an economic engine for the city in years to come, says the company leading its makeover.

5 years ago

A transit security officer works on the platform of the Girard stop
PlanPhilly
Community

A rape on a SEPTA train forced a conversation about how to disrupt assault. Here’s what experts say you should do

After a rape on a SEPTA train made national headlines, Philadelphians offer tips on how to interrupt sexual violence.

5 years ago

Delaware County Courthouse (Google Maps)
Politics & Policy

Delco Council race puts the power of the blue wave to the test in Trump-less times

The former president’s shadow is huge as two seats are up for grabs — the same seats that in 2017 laid the ground for the Democrats’ historic takeover.

5 years ago

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People walk into the Cure Insurance Arena
Community

‘It’s very important to have your voice heard’: N.J. Black churches bring ‘souls to the polls’

A civil rights era Black church tradition came to the Garden State for the first time on Sunday as New Jersey rolled out an early, in-person voting period this weekend.

5 years ago

A vial of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Health
Health Desk Help Desk

Mix or match: What do I need to know about vaccine boosters?

FDA and CDC authorized the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters, along with Pfizer’s. Here’s what you need to know now that they’re all available.

5 years ago

Listen 2:48
The term metaverse seems to be everywhere. Facebook is hiring thousands of engineers in Europe to work on it, while video game companies are outlining their long-term visions for what some consider the next big thing on the internet. Essentially, it’s a world of endless, interconnected virtual communities where people can meet, work and play. You can go to a virtual concert, take a trip online and try on digital clothing. But tech companies still have to figure out how to connect their online platforms. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)
Science

Explainer: What the metaverse is and how it will work

Essentially, it’s a world of endless, interconnected virtual communities where people can meet, work and play.

5 years ago

Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker Jr. holds the trophy after their win against the Boston Red Sox in Game 6 of baseball's American League Championship Series Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in Houston. The Astros won 5-0, to win the ALCS series in game six. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Arts & Entertainment

Braves vs Astros: A World Series 6 decades in the making

When Freddie Freeman and the Atlanta Braves meet Jose Altuve and the Houston Astros, it will be a World Series that's been six decades in the making.

5 years ago

Caryn Fenner, Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines' technical director, poses for a photo in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. With the backing of the World Health Organization, Afrigen scientists are assembling the equipment needed to reverse engineer Moderna's coronavirus vaccine. “The excitement is around learning how we harness mRNA technology to develop a COVID-19 vaccine,” Fenner said. ​(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Africa tries to end vaccine inequity by replicating its own

Scientists in South Africa are trying to re-create Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, making an end-run around an industry that has prioritized rich countries over poor.

5 years ago

File photo: A worker uses a leaf blower to move trash onto the tracks at Allegheny SEPTA station. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community
6abc

SEPTA union authorizes strike if no agreement is made this week

The current contract expires midnight on Oct. 31.

5 years ago

Even as most students return to learning in the classroom this school year, disruptions to in-person learning, from missing one day because of a late school bus to an entire two weeks at home due to quarantine, remain inevitable as families and educators navigate the ongoing pandemic. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Education

Disruptions to schooling fall hardest on vulnerable students

Those include families without transportation, people with limited income or other financial hardship, people who don’t speak English, and children with special needs.

5 years ago

A piping plover at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Ma
Science

Nests, fledgling numbers for endangered piping plover suffer this year in Delaware and N.J.

Efforts to preserve the shorebird faced setbacks from storms, increased beach use, and predators.

5 years ago

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