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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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The Department of Labor’s headquarters in Washington
Politics & Policy

GAO says weekly unemployment benefits report flawed

The GAO said the problems in data collection and reporting were making it hard for policymakers to get a reliable picture.

5 years ago

FILE - Election workers, right, verify ballots as recount observers, left, watch during a Milwaukee hand recount of presidential votes at the Wisconsin Center, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Milwaukee. Wisconsin finished a partial recount of its presidential results on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 confirming Democrat Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump in the key battleground state. Trump vowed to challenge the outcome in court. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Politics & Policy

Wisconsin confirms Joe Biden as winner following recount

Biden’s victory in battleground Wisconsin was confirmed Monday following a partial recount that only added to his 20,600-vote margin over Trump.

5 years ago

Delaware Emergency Management Agency Secretary A.J. Schall (de.gov)
Health

Delaware governor cancels events after cabinet secretary catches COVID

A.J. Schall has been a key player in Delaware’s fight against COVID-19 alongside Gov. John Carney. Now Schall’s been infected with the virus.

5 years ago

An American flag waves in front of the Supreme Court building
Courts & Law

Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s census plan

Trump is trying to categorically exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to allot seats among the states in the House of Representatives.

5 years ago

A medical worker operates a testing tent at a COVID-19 mobile testing site
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: More people hospitalized now than during spring peak

State officials have made its COVID tracking app available to children as young as 13 in an attempt to mitigate the spread of the virus.

5 years ago

A Tornado Watch has been issued by the National Weather Service for the Philadelphia region.
Weather
NBC10

Tornado Watch issued as strong storms hit Philly region

Rain will be heavy at times Monday through the early afternoon and more than an inch of rain is possible during that time.

5 years ago

Photographs and words of recovery hang near Trinity Cathedral in downtown Pittsburgh as part of a remembrance of victims during Overdose Awareness Day
Community
WESA

How the pandemic has exacerbated the drug crisis

Long before COVID-19 jumped from an animal to a human to start the global pandemic, western Pa. was already grappling with another health crisis — the drug epidemic.

5 years ago

Delaware State University President Tony Allen
Politics & Policy

Delaware State University president to lead Biden inauguration planning

President-elect Joe Biden has selected the leader of Delaware State University in Dover to lead the planning for a unique inauguration in January.

5 years ago

Dominion Voting Systems in Erie County, Pa.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. counties reported no major issues with Dominion voting machines, a target of Trump and his campaign

Trump won 86% of the Pa. counties that used Dominion devices, while state Republicans who are now echoing his distrust of the machines performed well in the election.

5 years ago

A sign at the entrance to a park warns pedestrians about increased risk for the coronavirus in the Ironbound section of Newark
Community

N.J. coronavirus update: Murphy to reduce outdoor gathering limit, ban indoor sports

New Jersey will drop its capacity limit on outdoor gatherings and ban youth and high school indoor sports in an attempt to stop a rising trend in new coronavirus cases.

5 years ago

Registered Nurse Kath Olmstead prepares a blinded study experimental vaccine for COVID-19
Health

Moderna asking US, European regulators to OK its virus shots

Multiple vaccine candidates must succeed for the world to stamp out the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, center, speaks to supporters of President Donald Trump
Politics & Policy

Source: Pa. lawmaker gets positive COVID test at Trump meeting

Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano had gone to the White House to discuss efforts to overturn president-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the commonwealth.

5 years ago

Philadelphia resident Matt Katz had to do his own contact tracing after testing positive for COVID-19.
Health

Why contact tracing isn’t the COVID solution we thought it would be

Too many cases and hollowed-out public health budgets leave officials to ask even more of the people who get sick.

5 years ago

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Protesters raised a fist in honor of Walter Wallace Jr. on the eve of the release of officer body cam footage of Wallace’s shooting. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Thousands became activists in 2020. Organizers say they expect a dip in participation and that’s OK

Thousands phone banked, marched, and attended public meetings during a record year of activism demanding changes in local and federal governments.

5 years ago

Listen 1:55
FILE - In this May 15, 2017, file photo, protesters hold signs during a demonstration against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, outside a federal courthouse in Seattle.  Refugee advocates, including faith-based groups that President Donald Trump is courting in his re-election bid, called on Congress Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, to halt his administration’s plans to slash the limit on refugees allowed into the U.S. to a record low, saying it goes against America’s values.    (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Politics & Policy

After record lows, Pa. refugee resettlement agencies welcome a new presidential agenda

Refugee resettlement agencies welcome coming changes to refugee and immigration policies.

5 years ago

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