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GOTV efforts kick into high gear with bike rides and more across Philly
In 2016, Pennsylvania went to Trump by just 44,000 votes. Those doing outreach ahead of the election have one message: Every vote in the commonwealth counts.
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Beavers and sturgeon and bass, oh my! What wildlife tells us about watershed health
Across the region, WHYY readers and listeners report an increase in wildlife in and around their local waterways. Is that a good sign for the watershed?
6 years ago
Listen 1:08How one South Jersey county processes and tallies votes
Camden County shows how a mail-in ballot is processed once it is received. The process is similar in other New Jersey counties.
6 years ago
Turn clocks back, and use end of daylight saving time to improve household safety
Pa. Fire Commissioner Bruce Trego is emphasizing the importance of ensuring smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors have fresh batteries, to save lives.
6 years ago
Court-ordered robocalls sent to ‘electoral terror’ victims
Another round of robocalls to try and correct an earlier campaign of voter intimidation has been ordered by the courts.
6 years ago
In Pennsylvania blitz, Trump says ‘red wave’ is forming during stop in Bucks County
The president started Saturday crisscrossing Pennsylvania in Bucks County where he lost narrowly four years ago. He says again, he’ll prove the media and pollsters wrong.
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Listen 1:48Halloween in the pandemic: Costumes and candy, at a distance
Like with everything else this year, the pandemic also left its mark on Halloween.
6 years ago
Obama: Trump failed to take pandemic, presidency seriously
The memories of Trump's win in Michigan and the rest of the Upper Midwest are still searing in the minds of many Democrats during the last stretch before Tuesday's election.
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Federal law says states are supposed to help people who speak limited English — but many of those potential voters are slipping through the cracks.
6 years ago
Groups sue EPA over flares at industrial facilities
The suit claims the rules allow excess pollution at natural gas processing stations, landfills and chemical plants.
6 years ago
West Philly rally resumes protest against police killing of Walter Wallace Jr.
The rally, organized by the Party for Socialism and Liberation – Philly and other groups, demands that the officers who shot Wallace be held accountable.
6 years ago
State, counties prepare to keep Pa. polling places safe amid fears of militia, hate groups
While experts are optimistic there will not be widespread conflict, officials are taking extra precautions in case anyone tries to disrupt the 2020 election in Pennsylvania.
6 years ago
The Spanish-language voice of SEPTA is voting for president for the first time
You probably don’t recognize Elvira Méndez by name, but you know her voice if you ride SEPTA .This Election Day marks her first presidential ballot.
6 years ago
Actor Sean Connery, the ‘original’ James Bond, dies at 90
The Scottish actor rose to international superstardom as the suave and fearless secret agent, first playing Bond in “Dr No” in 1962.
6 years ago
‘Rendering Justice’ at African American Museum features formerly incarcerated artists
“Rendering Justice,” at the African American Museum of Philadelphia, features artists making work about reentering society.
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