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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports  – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.
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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.

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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.

6 years ago

A crowd gathers at Malcolm X Park to protest the police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.
Community

City launches ‘collaborative dialogue’ series to strengthen police-community relations

Mayor, police seek open dialogue with community on police reform.

6 years ago

The exterior of Quakertown Community High School on Nov. 25, 2020, in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly-area school district’s commitment to in-person classes put to the test by COVID surge

Elsewhere in the region, with case counts surging, schools are going (or staying) all virtual. Quakertown is doing the opposite.

6 years ago

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Patricia Walter (left), Patrick Walter-Hutter, and Marcia Hutter enjoy some German food at the Christmas Village food court
Community

Families welcome return of Philly’s Christmas village despite COVID-19 surge

Philly’s Christmas Village is back for another season, but with fewer vendors and with coronavirus mitigation efforts in place as cases rise across the city.

6 years ago

A motorcade with President-elect Joe Biden aboard arrives at Delaware Orthopaedic Specialists to see a doctor
Politics & Policy

Biden breaks foot while playing with dog, to wear a boot

Biden was playing with Major, one of the Bidens’ two dogs. They adopted Major in 2018, and acquired their first dog, Champ, after the 2008 election.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies’ J.T. Realmuto bats during the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Washington Nationals
Community

AP source: Phillies lost $145 million during pandemic season

The Phillies are searching for a general manager to replace Matt Klentak and face important decisions regarding catcher J.T. Realmuto and shortstop Didi Gregorius.

6 years ago

Bill Cosby arrives for his sentencing hearing
Courts & Law

Key question in Cosby appeal: Does defendant’s past matter?

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to hear Bill Cosby's appeal of his sexual assault conviction on Tuesday, Dec. 1.

6 years ago

Dr. Anthony Fauci
Health

Fauci: US may see ‘surge upon surge’ of coronavirus in weeks ahead

The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in the United States topped 200,000 for the first time Friday. The highest previous daily count was 196,000 on Nov. 20.

6 years ago

The Lower Trenton Bridge
Community

Trenton tops homicide record after 2 men killed overnight

New Jersey’s capital city has surpassed the homicide record it set in 2013.

6 years ago

 (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)
Community

Philly parks to close earlier for annual deer cull

From Dec. 1 to March 31, the city’s larger parks will all be off limits from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., during the annual effort to keep the deer population stable.

6 years ago

Philadelphia parking garage
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Why Mayor Kenney must defend Philly’s parking tax

City Council passed a bill lowering the city’s parking tax. The move would roll back progress on meeting city goals and generating revenue at a time of financial crisis.

6 years ago

(Big Stock photo)
Courts & Law

Cops trained to spot drugged drivers could get a cut of tax revenue from N.J. weed sales

DREs use a nationally standardized method to spot the physical and physiological signs of drug impairment in a person, such as muscle tone, pupil size, and heart rate.

6 years ago

A peak through the trees in Fairmount Park.
Community

In Philadelphia, even park activities are going virtual

Organizers have opted to cancel or suspend even outdoor activities. Here’s why they did it, and what they’re suggesting you do instead.

6 years ago

a canvas observer photographs Lehigh County provisional ballots as vote counting in the general election continues in Allentown, Pa.
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania high court rejects lawsuit challenging election

The state's attorney general, Democrat Josh Shapiro, called the court's decision “another win for Democracy.”

6 years ago

Ylvia Asal holding up a piece of her artwork in her Anatolia Art & Craft Studio. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
Community

Keeping the shopping local at Small Business Saturday in Haddonfield

Healthy foot traffic, with appropriate precautions, brought a much-needed boost to downtown stores along Kings Highway.

6 years ago

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