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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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Archives: Articles

Oil spill on Delaware beach
Community

Delaware oil spill cleanup inches closer to completion; source remains unknown

Crews have collected more than 75 tons of oil that fouled Delaware’s coast after a spill near Broadkill Beach two weeks ago.

6 years ago

Protesters gather at Malcolm X Park responding to the police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

What should Philly expect after the city releases the Walter Wallace Jr. bodycam footage?

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with WHYY’s community contributors and engagement editor Chris Norris about the Walter Wallace Jr. footage.

6 years ago

Listen 5:58
President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One
Politics & Policy

Pa. officials push back on Trump demand for quick election call

President Trump has baselessly claimed that officials shouldn’t continue to sort through ballots after election day.

6 years ago

Jean Gary drops off her ballot at City Hall
Politics & Policy

Philly officials prepared for Election Day ‘shenanigans,’ promise safety at the polls

Prosecutors, elected officials and police stood outside a Philly recreation center to deliver one message: Anyone eligible to vote on Tuesday will be able to do so safely.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine
Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Bring a COVID kit to vote says state Health Secretary

Over the last week in Pennsylvania, there have been five days with more than 2,000 new cases reported per day.

6 years ago

Voters line up at City Hall in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Justice Department to dispatch election monitors to Philadelphia, other jurisdictions

Philadelphia is among 43 jurisdictions where DOJ staff will monitor voting on Election Day.

6 years ago

Envelopes containing ballots are shown at a voting center
Politics & Policy

6 key questions going into the 2020 presidential election

Key questions linger as the final votes are cast and counted in Tuesday's contest between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump arrives at his campaign rally
Politics & Policy

Trump threatens to fire Fauci as COVID-19 cases surge

Trump expressed frustration that the surging cases of a virus that has killed more than 231,000 people in the United States remains in the news.

6 years ago

Residents are lined up to voted at City Hall in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

Kenney, Deeley pen open letter to Philly voters: ‘Stay calm’

City leaders urge residents to remain patient ahead of Election Day amid increasing focus on the Philly region and Keystone State, as well as concerns over voter intimidation

6 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles' Carson Wentz passes during the first half
Community

Eagles beat Cowboys 23-9 in sloppy battle for first place

A pair of two-win teams fighting for first place in the weak NFC East in Week 8 put on a sloppy performance fit for the preseason instead of prime time.

6 years ago

A Leap of Faith owner Melanie Thomas-Price works with fifth-grader Cameryn Jones. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

Child care centers fill the void for Delaware students learning remotely

State officials are grateful to the facilities who stepped up for school-age kids, and have allocated $1 million in grants to help centers defray costs.

6 years ago

Listen 4:29
Election workers, left, check in voters before they cast their ballots in the Pennsylvania primary in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

Thousands of volunteers to help Pa. voters, protect against intimidation on Election Day

The Pennsylvania Election Protection Coalition will station about 2,000 volunteers at polling sites to answer questions about election rules and to ensure every vote counts.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a drive-in rally at FDR Park
Politics & Policy

Biden works to boost Black turnout in ‘critical’ battleground Pa.

Biden’s Sunday swing through Philadelphia highlights increasing Democratic focus on the Keystone State.

6 years ago

The walls of a scorched antique shop stand on Skyway after a wildfire burned through Paradise, Calif.
Politics & Policy

US vote to shape how world warms as climate pact exit looms

The U.S. is out of the Paris climate agreement on Nov. 4. Experts say the outcome will determine to some degree just how hot and nasty the world will get in the future.

6 years ago

Joe Biden speaks at a “Souls to the Polls” drive-in rally at Sharon Baptist Church
Politics & Policy

Biden makes final pitch to voters in Philly: There’s ‘too much on the line’ to sit out election

With only two days until Election Day, Biden made his closing argument to voters in the parking lot of a Wynnefield Heights church.

6 years ago

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