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Host Stephen Dubner has surprising conversations that explore the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature-from cheating and crime to parenting and sports. Dubner talks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs - and his Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt.

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A gambler makes a sports bet at Bally's casino in Atlantic City, N.J. on Jan. 29, 2020. On Nov. 13, 2020, New Jersey gambling regulators released figures showing that the state's red-hot sports betting market had set a new national record for the most money wagered on sports for the third month in a row, taking in over $803 million worth of bets. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Money

New Jersey sets U.S. sport bet record for 3rd month at $803M

New Jersey's red-hot sports betting market set the national record for the highest amount wagered on sports for the third month in a row in October.

6 years ago

Glassboro native Isaiah Green wrote a book detailing his experience surviving the shooting that happened at a Pleasantville High School football game one year ago. (Photo by Kyle J. Pernell)
Community

‘Uplift his name and aspire to do great things’: Pleasantville shooting survivor keeps memory of slain 10-year-old alive

On the anniversary of the Pleasantville shooting, survivor Isaiah Green explains how he keeps alive the memory of a 10-year-old killed in the crossfire.

6 years ago

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Philadelphia’s ballot counting process winded down by Friday afternoon. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

U.S. appeals court rejects effort to block late ballots in Pa.

The three-judge panel, led by Chief U.S. Circuit Judge Brooks Smith, noted the “unprecedented challenges” facing the nation this year.

6 years ago

In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo U.S. Attorney General William Barr speaks during a roundtable discussion on Operation Legend in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Politics & Policy

Military voters fear they’re part of unsupported fraud claim

There is no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election despite President Donald Trump's claims.

6 years ago

A woman wears a Trump flag as a cape as supporters of President Donald Trump protest outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center, where vote counting continues, in Philadelphia, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, two days after the 2020 election was called for Democrat Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Politics & Policy

Law firm withdraws from key Trump election lawsuit in Pa.

Attorneys with Pittsburgh’s Porter Wright Morris & Arthur moved to withdraw from the suit they helped file in U.S. District Court just days earlier.

6 years ago

Upper Dublin High School in Montgomery County. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Montgomery County votes for all schools to go virtual as COVID-19 rises

The order was passed unanimously by the county’s Board of Health Friday, despite hundreds of parents and residents speaking out against the move online.

6 years ago

Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden arrive for a drive-in campaign rally at Bucks County Community College on Oct. 24 in Bristol, Pa. Bucks County and three other suburban Philadelphia counties helped the president-elect win the swing state.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia’s suburbs helped deliver crucial Pennsylvania for Biden

In the four suburban counties that ring Philadelphia, Joe Biden topped President Trump by more than 280,000 votes.

6 years ago

police car lights flashing
Courts & Law
NBC10

Body found inside laundry bag on Northeast Philly curb

Police say a Jane Doe was found in a laundry bag discarded on a Tacony curb Friday morning

6 years ago

Chester County election workers process mail and absentee ballots
Politics & Policy

Court blocks small number of ballots in Pennsylvania over ID

Trump campaign’s general counsel Matt Morgan called the order to throw out 10,000 ballots a “win” for the campaign.

6 years ago

Red Bank Middle School. The school opened with a hybrid model of instruction on Sept. 14. (Edwin J. Torres/Governor's Office)
Education
NJ Spotlight

Despite COVID-19 rise, N.J. sticks with plan to allow schools to decide instruction plans locally

Currently, roughly one in five districts is providing remote lessons only in New Jersey and relatively few outbreaks have been tied directly to schools.

6 years ago

Police in riot gear meet protesters at 54th and Pine streets, barring their progress East on Pine Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

‘This is a blank canvas’: Creating Philly’s new Citizens Police Oversight Commission

Who will sit on it, how they will be selected, what its budget will be, its duties and powers — all of that will be finalized in the coming weeks.

6 years ago

Linda Kerns speaks to reporters in this 2017 file photo taken of the lawyer as she represented the Philadelphia Republican Party,  which was then suing to invalidate the results of a special election in the 197th legislation district. (Katie Colaneri/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Lawyer behind Trump’s legal campaign to win Pa. has a long history in Philly

President Donald Trump’s hopes for staying in the White House hinge on a battery of legal complaints filed by a Philadelphia lawyer with a revealing past.

6 years ago

A man makes signs as a handful of supporters of President Donald Trump continue to protest outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center, in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Former Trump staffer fishing for fraud with thousands of cold calls to Pa. voters is short on proof

A former high-level Trump campaign staffer is crowdfunding an effort to use a call center to fish for accounts of voter fraud in Pennsylvania and other swing states.

6 years ago

People salsa dancing outside
Arts & Entertainment

Dance On Philly hopes to revive the ballot-count street party

Dance On Philly, a dance party for music and dance education, hopes to reignite the city’s vote-count disco in the street last week.

6 years ago

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Lieutenant Col. Albert Fogle, at right, glances at the camera while attending a press conference Thur., Nov. 12, 2020. Behind him are Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Director David
Politics & Policy

Pa. National Guard service members in COVID-19 hotspots are set to lose federal funding

State officials urge the Trump Administration to help. So far — no reply.

6 years ago

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