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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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A homeless encampment at 21st and Ridge Avenue
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Community
Broke in Philly

City, activists come to agreement to clear Ridge Avenue homeless encampment

The Philadelphia Housing Authority and leaders of the Camp Teddy encampment on Ridge Avenue have reached an agreement to clear the site.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump
Politics & Policy

Trump, still infectious, back at White House — without mask

Trump's expected return comes as the scale of the outbreak within the White House itself is still being uncovered.

6 years ago

On October 5, 2020, Camden County Police Chief Joe Wysocki addresses a press conference to announce the arrests of four suspects in the September 15 shooting at the Camden home of two police officers. At left is Camden County Prosecutor Jill Mayer. (April Saul / WHYY)
Courts & Law

Suspects who fired on home of two Camden cops ‘had the wrong house’

Two officers and their 10-day-old baby were unhurt when shots were fired into their home. The police chief says they were not the intended target.

6 years ago

Chalk circles drawn on the sidewalk mark where shell casings landed at 22nd and Jackson Streets in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philadelphia surpasses 2019’s homicide total with nearly three months left in 2020

Meanwhile, the number shooting victims is up 47% over 2019 with police reporting more than 1,600 people injured by gunfire so far this year.

6 years ago

(Rep. Dan Meuer Facebook, garywegmanforcongress.com)
Politics & Policy

One of President Trump’s most prominent Central Pa. allies faces challenge from a moderate Democrat

Here is a look at the race for Pennsylvania’s Ninth Congressional District.

6 years ago

FILE - In this May 7, 2017 file photo, the entrance to Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Community

N.J. coronavirus recovery: State probes Trump fundraiser for COVID-19 violations

Contact tracers are getting a “mixed bag” of cooperation. It’s unclear if indoor gathering limits or prohibitions on buffet-style food serving were violated.

6 years ago

Christy DeGallerie poses for a portrait Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Dallas. DeGallerie noticed a startling trend in her online group for coronavirus survivors: White patients got medications she’d never heard of, were offered X-rays and said their doctors listened to their concerns. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Health

Cities declare racism a health crisis, but some doubt impact

“We know our pain is questioned and our pain is not real to them,” said Christy DeGallerie, who later started a group for Black COVID-19 survivors.

6 years ago

(NBC10)
Courts & Law

13 people sue Devereux over alleged child sexual abuse

Thirteen people allege Devereux allowed them to be sexually abused as children while in the organization’s care and failed to stop that abuse.

6 years ago

The White House is seen in the background as sign of the National COVID-19 Remembrance, event at The Ellipse outside of the White House, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Politics & Policy

Poll: Many Americans blame virus crisis on U.S. government

Trump has downplayed the severity and impact of the pandemic in recent months.

6 years ago

Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey (left) and Amy Kennedy
Politics & Policy

N.J. poll has Van Drew trailing Kennedy in his first race since party switch

Jeff Van Drew left the Democratic party over President Trump’s impeachment. Two years after he won the traditionally Republican seat, he’s behind in the race.

6 years ago

Police officers patrol Market Street in Wilmington, Del., on Thursday, March 26. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Courts & Law

Wilmington council makes 1st funding commitment for body cameras

Activists have long called for the equipment to increase trust between police and civilians, but the program had been stalled over alleged funding concerns.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump drives past supporters gathered outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Politics & Policy

Trump takes a brief car ride, ignoring own COVID infection

Hours earlier, Trump’s team reported that his blood oxygen level dropped suddenly twice recently and that they gave him a steroid typically recommended for the very sick.

6 years ago

A voter checks in with an election worker before casting her ballot
Politics & Policy

Philly area counties say efforts to recruit poll workers for Election Day are paying off

After many veteran poll workers called out for the 2020 primary elections due to COVID-19, county officials ramped up recruitment for November. Those efforts paid off.

6 years ago

There were lots of demonstrations of the new Philly voting machines, but not everyone got a chance to try them before Election Day. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Community College of Philadelphia cancels classes on Election Day to promote student voting

Community College of Philadelphia and Drexel University are altering class schedules on Nov. 3, encouraging students to cast their votes.

6 years ago

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Yolanda Biggers helps her daughter, Zyiah Satterwhite, 7, find her assignment.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Half a million Pa. kids are supposed to be learning to read right now. Are they?

K-3 is a critical time for kids to learn to read. If virtual school disrupts that progress, the consequences could last a lifetime.

6 years ago

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