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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.

6 years ago

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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?

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How 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

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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

In this. Oct. 8, 2020 image from video provided by the 36th District Court in Detroit, Jacob Wohl, left, and Jack Burkman, shown in the center left photo, are seen during an arraignment being conducted over Zoom in Detroit. (36th District Court/Zoom via AP)
Politics & Policy

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

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Keith House, Washington's Headquarters, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, in Newtown, Pa. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Politics & Policy

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.

6 years ago

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The nearly full moon rises beyond Halloween artwork painted on a building Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Community

Halloween 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

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, right, and former President Barack Obama greet each other at a rally at Northwestern High School in Flint, Mich., Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

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.

6 years ago

In this Feb. 26, 2020 file photo, using both the English and Spanish language, a sign points potential voters to an official polling location during early voting in Dallas. (LM Otero/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Millions of U.S. voters risk missing the historic 2020 election because their English isn’t good enough

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

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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

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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

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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

Elvira Méndez on the day of her citizenship ceremony. (Courtesy of Elvira Méndez/Facebook)
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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

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Arts & Entertainment

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

District Attorney Larry Krasner views 'Redaction,' a mural of portraits by Titus Kaphar and Reginald Dwayne Betts in the gallery of the African American Museum of Philadelphia
Arts & Entertainment

‘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.

6 years ago

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