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Afghan evacuees
Politics & Policy

Biden voters in Pa. grappling with chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, America’s longest war

A recent poll found that 52% of Democrats support the withdrawal and Biden’s handling, 37% want to withdraw but say mistakes were made, and 17% oppose.

5 years ago

Listen 4:04
People, some without masks, walk along Market Street
Health
Health Desk Help Desk

Do I need to worry about the mu variant?

Mu has been identified in multiple countries, including the U.S., since January. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk asked about its impact thus far.

5 years ago

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Met Opera in NYC
Arts & Entertainment

Poignant return for Met Opera after 18-month pandemic pause

The Met had not performed in its house since March 11, 2020, the longest gap since the company started in 1883.

5 years ago

Eagles fans at the Evil Genius Beer Company
Community

Eagles fans optimistic as new season kicks off, but wary after too many ‘broken hearts’

At a tailgate block party in Fishtown, people were excited for a fresh start with a new coach and quarterback, but tempered their expectations after too many “broken hearts.”

5 years ago

Two girls sit on bench
Politics & Policy

Internet funding rule could favor rural areas over cities

Officials in some urban areas are raising concerns about a federal rule limiting how federal coronavirus relief money can be spent on high-speed internet.

5 years ago

Kelly Cass-White gets a high-five from tennis student Harlem Lewis, 6 on Aug. 26, 2021
Arts & Entertainment

‘It’s fun’: Bringing tennis, and a sport for them, to Camden’s girls

A program started under the auspices of the Centerville Simbas teaches girls as young as 5 how to wield a racket and hit a volley.

5 years ago

East Cheltenham Library
Community

Need for costly repairs is forcing the temporary closure of two Cheltenham libraries

The American Library Association said the township’s issues are common: Similar infrastructure problems plague public libraries across the country.

5 years ago

Minnesota Vikings star lineman Brian O'Neill (center) poses after a 2019 home game with his uncle and aunt, Delaware Gov. John Carney and First Lady Tracey Quillen
Politics & Policy

Gov. Carney’s nephew is Delaware’s new $92 million gridiron man

The NFL’s Minnesota Vikings have signed Brian O’Neill to a $92 million contract, the most lucrative sports contract for an athlete born and raised in Delaware.

5 years ago

Emma Raducanu, of Britain, holds up the US Open championship trophy after defeating Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, during the women’s singles final of the US Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in New York
Arts & Entertainment

Emma Raducanu wins U.S. Open women’s title

In just her second Grand Slam tournament, Raducanu ended the tournament as the first player since Serena Williams in 2014 to not drop a set in the U.S. Open.

5 years ago

The memorial at the Garden of Reflection
Community

At the Garden of Reflection, looking back on the passing of so many on 9/11

About 200 people gathered for a ceremony in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, to honor those who lost their lives exactly 20 years ago.

5 years ago

Kenyans queue up to receive the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021
Health

A tale of two clinics: lines in Kenya, few takers in Atlanta

Plans for COVID-19 booster shots in some Western countries are highlighting vast disparities in access to vaccines around the world.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden lay a wreath at the Wall of Names during a visit to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021
Politics & Policy

Biden places wreath at Shanksville 9/11 memorial

Biden visited the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, not long after Vice President Kamala Harris and former President George W. Bush spoke there.

5 years ago

From left, former President Bill Clinton, former First Lady Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, former First Lady Michelle Obama, President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg's partner Diana Taylor, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) stand for the national anthem during the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 in New York
Politics & Policy

Biden, Obama, Clinton mark 9/11 in NYC with display of unity

Three presidents and their wives stood side by side at the National September 11 Memorial, sharing a moment of silence to mark the anniversary with a display of unity.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden hugs a person as he tours a neighborhood impacted by Hurricane Ida, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021, in Manville, N.J. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., second from left, and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, second from right, look on. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Politics & Policy
6ABC

President Biden approves Gov. Wolf’s major disaster declaration for Ida

The approval will provide funding and services through the Individual Assistance Program and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

5 years ago

Jesse Smith, a research curator at the Science History Institute
Community

Exhibition traces a 200-year history of water pollution in Philadelphia

The Science History Institute opens “Downstream,” a historical exhibition of the science behind Delaware River watershed analysis.

5 years ago

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