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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.

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A waiter takes the order of customers inside a restaurant
Health

N.J. coronavirus update: Employers no longer need to require workers to wear masks

On Friday, the state will no longer require employers to have their employees wear facemasks and maintain physical distance.

5 years ago

Former Penn State President Graham Spanier arrives for a hearing at the Dauphin County Courthous
Courts & Law

Judge upholds Penn St. ex-president Spanier’s jail sentence

The judge ordered Graham Spanier to begin serving at least two months at the county jail on July 9 for a misdemeanor conviction of endangering the welfare of children.

5 years ago

The exterior of The Pennsylvania Capitol
Courts & Law

Pa. drops legal action against restaurants over pandemic

The Health Department had filed two separate complaints alleging that restaurants were violating pandemic restrictions that Gov. Tom Wolf imposed in December.

5 years ago

A large crowd gathers for the Made in America festival in 2019.
Arts & Entertainment

Made in America will be back on the Parkway this Labor Day weekend

This will be the 10th anniversary of the concert of top-tier hip-hop, rock, and electronic musicians presented by rapper Jay-Z.

5 years ago

Juan Frutos receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot
Health
Spotlight PA

A stark racial divide on vaccinations leaves many at risk as Pa. reopens

As the state eases distancing and mask mandates, health officials are still failing to successfully vaccinate communities that have been disadvantaged from the start.

5 years ago

A member of the Philadelphia Fire Department administers the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to a person at a vaccination site setup
Community

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to police and firefighters skipping COVID vaccine

Tamara Russell, aka P.O.C., hit the streets of Philadelphia to see what locals think about police and firefighters skipping out on vaccination.

5 years ago

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A utility crew member works the lines against a cotton candy sky
Community
NJ Spotlight

Hundreds of thousands of N.J. utility customers facing shut-offs

With few signs the moratorium will be extended before it is set to expire June 30, though, state officials and lawmakers are looking at how to ease the financial pain.

5 years ago

A closeup of President Donald Trump standing outside
Courts & Law

New grand jury seated for next stage of Trump investigation

The development signals that the Manhattan district attorney’s office was moving toward seeking charges as a result of its two-year investigation.

5 years ago

Gavel
Courts & Law

ACLU-PA and Montco reach settlement regarding attorney-client prison visits

Just days after the organization sued the county in federal court, claiming its attorneys’ visits were being blocked, an agreement was reached.

5 years ago

Dyymond Whipper-Young, an art teacher at Independence Charter School created a world-record-breaking drawing for the Franklin Institute's Creativitiy Exhibition. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly kids to color world’s largest drawing, made by a local artist

The Franklin Institute brings back Dyymond Whipper-Young’s record-breaking sketch so her students can color it in.

5 years ago

Outreach worker Kenneth Harris engages with a client outside Somerset Station. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

SEPTA is testing a new way to help people struggling with addiction on the system

SEPTA is trying a new approach to keeping its stations clean and safe, while helping people suffering from addiction who take shelter in the transit system.

5 years ago

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The Philadelphia Labor for Black Lives Coalition held a vigil for George Floyd on the one-year anniversary of his death at City Hall on May 25, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Organized labor pushes for racial justice on anniversary of George Floyd’s murder

The hourlong vigil in front of City Hall focused on solutions to systemic racism.

5 years ago

In this Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 file photo, Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, attends a hearing of the Pennsylvania State Senate Majority Policy Committee in Gettysburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Politics & Policy

New video appears to show State Sen. Mastriano closer to Capitol riot than he said

Internet sleuths have unearthed video from the Jan. 6 riot that appears at odds with Mastriano’s statements about his whereabouts in Washington that day.

5 years ago

Investigators work the scene of a mass shooting at a Fairfield Township home
Courts & Law

Third victim dies, second suspect arrested in South Jersey mass shooting

A 19-year-old woman died from injuries sustained from Saturday’s mass shooting in Fairfield Township. A second suspect has been arrested.

5 years ago

ChristianaCare's Dr. Marshala Lee gets her COVID-19 vaccine in December 2020. (Div. of Public Health screenshot)
Money

Cash and low-digit license plates among Delaware vaccine incentives

Gift cards, a full-ride college scholarship and even low digit license plate tags are among items being offered as prizes to encourage more Delawareans to get vaccinated.

5 years ago

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