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Supreme Court justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett testifies on the second day of her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing
Politics & Policy

Amy Coney Barrett faces Democrats’ tough questions

She declined to say whether she would recuse herself from any election-related cases involving President Donald Trump.

6 years ago

Philadelphia School District headquarters
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Youngest Philly students could return to buildings after Thanksgiving, sources say

The school district’s reopening plan calls for students in pre-K to second grade to come back on Nov. 30, with other students to follow.

6 years ago

A medical worker collects a sample after a patient self-administered a COVID-19 nasal swab test at a Walgreens pharmacy, Friday, July 31, 2020, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Health

Murphy announces $100 million in new coronavirus aid for N.J.

The money will largely be distributed through existing programs and will address businesses and individuals.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania prescribed wildfire burn
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Climate change could shift Pennsylvania’s wildfire season

Data from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shows Pennsylvania had 686 fires on average each year between 2015 and 2019.

6 years ago

A firefighter is silhouetted against a fire burning outside the village of Roqueiro
Science

UN: Climate change means more weather disasters every year

In the wake of heat waves, global warming and forest fires, the U.N. is warning that the number of people who need international humanitarian help could rise 50% by 2030.

6 years ago

Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks at the University of Akron as NBA star LeBron James listens
Politics & Policy

Michelle Obama, LeBron James team to help boost early voting

Obama's When We All Vote and James' More Than A Vote are teaming to provide transportation, food, music, PPE and other support at at early voting sites around the country.

6 years ago

Micro-wind turbines and solar panels installed at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia are pictured Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Mark Stehle/Invision for NRG/AP Images)
Education

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Lincoln Financial Field to allow Eagles fans back in

Eagles fans can go back to games at Lincoln Financial Field, with no more than 7,500 people in the stadium including players, fans, and staff.

6 years ago

A rider waits for a SEPTA train.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

How SEPTA is making transit safe for Philly’s 60,000 student commuters

Dariana Garcia traveled on SEPTA to her public Philly high school. Her brother will soon make the same trip — except during a pandemic.

6 years ago

Single-dose COVID-19 vaccine candidate
Health

2nd COVID-19 vaccine trial paused over unexplained illness

The pause is at least the second such hold to occur among several vaccines that have reached large-scale final tests in the U.S.

6 years ago

Jeannine Cook (right) owner of Harriett's Bookshop in Fishtown, and her sister Jasmaine Cook, lead a procession on East Girard Avenue
Community

Black-owned Philly bookstore creates civic intervention as Afrofuturist theater

In the face of a racist attack, the Black-owned bookstore turned to Afrofuturism to spark a public intervention.

6 years ago

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Sara Gideon, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at a
Politics & Policy

Senate Democrats’ fundraising success puts GOP on defensive

Democratic Senate candidates are mounting a push in Republican states that few would have thought possible just a few months ago.

6 years ago

Apartments are seen in Hilltop west of downtown Wilmington
Urban Planning

‘It puts you in tears’: Wilmington Council aims to hold landlords accountable with ‘blight bill’

The bill no longer includes a fee increase for landlords and won’t pertain to people who live in their own homes but can’t afford repairs.

6 years ago

Poll worker Chuck Kellander interacts with voters through a plexiglass screen at Belmont Hill Elementary School in Bensalem, Bucks County. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
Broke in Philly

Want to be a poll worker? Philly says it’s responding to ‘unprecedented’ number of applicants

If you applied to be a Philly poll worker and haven’t gotten a response, the city says it’s busy working through an “unprecedented” number of applications.

6 years ago

Dozens of Trump supporters packed into a cramped conference room to hear Rudy Giuliani's Columbus Day remarks in Philadelphia. (Katie Meyer / WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Giuliani rallies Italians for Trump in cramped Philly conference room

Rudy Giuliani swung through Philly Monday to stump for Trump — and Christopher Columbus — in a cramped, indoor event.

6 years ago

(Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

Delaware settles education lawsuit, more than doubles funding to address equity

As part of the settlement, state funding will more than double its current allocations for students who are low income, have disabilities or are English learners.

6 years ago

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