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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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Vice President Pence speaks on the third day of the Republican National Convention
Politics & Policy

Several Pence staffers test positive for COVID-19; Pence to continue travel despite contact

Pence chief of staff Marc Short and “a couple of key staff surrounding the vice president” have tested positive for the virus, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said.

6 years ago

Joe Biden gives a speech at The Queen Theater
Politics & Policy

Wilmington’s Queen Theater takes center stage in Biden campaign

Wilmington’s historic Queen Theater revels in its high-profile role as the stage for some of former Vice President Biden’s biggest campaign events.

6 years ago

Listen 2:03
Part of the Black Lives Matter sign that was painted in Camden a few days earlier on Oct. 23. (April Saul for WHYY)
Community

Camden celebrates a BLM artwork that had a contentious creation

Organizers of the effort to make the painting on a four-block stretch of Broadway clashed with city leaders. Vehicular traffic already has the paint peeling.

6 years ago

A woman casts her ballot on the first day of early voting in a recently-shuttered store at Oak Park Mall Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, in Overland Park, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Politics & Policy

‘We don’t speculate’: How AP counts votes and calls races

On election night, state-based analysts and editors in Washington at AP's Decision Desk also use that vote count to “call races," or declare the winners.

6 years ago

In this Oct. 21, 2020, file photo, taken from video provided by the New Jersey Governor's Office, New Jerrsey Gov. Phil Murphy tells attendees at an event in Blackwood, N.J., that he must leave the event to quarantine after just finding out that he'd been in contact with someone who had tested positive for COVID-19.  (New Jersey Office of the Governor via AP)
Health

Murphy again renews New Jersey’s public health emergency

Gov. Phil Murphy has once again signed an executive order to extend New Jersey’s public health emergency, citing a steep increase in coronavirus cases in recent days.

6 years ago

Aaron Atchison of South Jersey attended a motorcycle rally at City Hall to encourage voter turnout. (Miles Bryan/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Black motorcyclists ride through Philly to turn out Black voters

The meet-up aimed to encourage turnout specifically in the Black community. Afterward, the bikers cruised through predominantly Black neighborhoods.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a drive-in campaign stop at Bucks County Community College in Bristol, Pa., Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

In key Bucks County, Biden makes his case at Bristol Township drive-in rally

At a socially distanced event, the Democrat touched on favorite themes: Trump’s response to the pandemic, health care and the economy.

6 years ago

An employee of the Philadelphia Commissioners Office examines ballots at a satellite election office at Overbrook High School on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Courts & Law

GOP asks Supreme Court again to block Pa. ballot extension

The Republican Party's late Friday filing came four days after the justices divided 4-4 on putting a hold on the extension.

6 years ago

In this Oct. 29, 2018 file photo, a makeshift memorial stands outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the in Pittsburgh.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Community

Attack, then pandemic: Pittsburgh Jewish congregations cope

On Tuesday, as they again mourn those killed on Oct. 27, 2018, they’ll also celebrate the resilience that has enabled them to persevere.

6 years ago

In this 2018 file photo, Energy Transfer, the parent company of Mariner East 2 pipeline builder, Sunoco, works at Snitz Creek in West Cornwall Township, Lebanon County after a drilling mud spill during the summer. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Latest Mariner East violation in Lebanon County could draw penalties against Sunoco

Sunoco reported an inadvertent return, or spill, of about 200 gallons of drilling fluid into Snitz Creek in West Cornwall Township on Oct. 19.

6 years ago

In the new MOVE documentary, '40 Years a Prisoner,' Mike Africa, Jr., visits the prison cell where he was born. (Screenshot from 40 Years a Prisoner)
Arts & Entertainment

Before the bombing: How MOVE became one of Philly’s greatest tragedies

Tommy Oliver’s documentary shows the radical commune’s early years, tracing escalating tension with the city that led up to the tragic 1985 police bombing.

6 years ago

Listen 1:40
(Courtesy of SliCE PA)
Politics & Policy

SliCE offering free pizzas at six Philly polling locations on Election Day

The six polling places will be chosen through online community input. The spots will be within 1 to 1.5 miles of the Fishtown and Italian Market locations.

6 years ago

The White House
Courts & Law

Trump, Biden lawyer up, brace for White House legal battle

Attorneys for the Republicans and the Democrats are already clashing in courts across the U.S. over mailed-in ballot deadlines and other issues brought on by the pandemic.

6 years ago

Common, the rapper also known as Lonnie Rashid Lynn, bumps fists with members of the Snack Time Band outside the Liacouras Center after an impromptu jam session. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

How Common made music for voting with a circus of clowns

While Cirque d’Vote was performing for the amusement of voters in North Philadelphia, the rapper dropped by. An impromptu jam ensued.

6 years ago

(Courtesy of Milton Hershey School)
Education
Spotlight PA

Court green lights Hershey’s $350 million plan for six free childhood centers around Pennsylvania

A Dauphin County judge on Friday approved the Milton Hershey School’s plan to open six free early childhood centers around Pennsylvania.

6 years ago

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