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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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Keystone Crossroads
Community

New study says Pennsylvania’s child care industry needs millions more in aid to survive

The Penn State study found federal aid has kept the sector afloat during COVID-19, but without more funding, hundreds of providers could close for good.

6 years ago

Coronavirus testing
Health

Pennsylvania prepares to launch virus-tracing app next month

The app is designed to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus.

6 years ago

Indigo at the Ridge Avenue encampment
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Community
Broke in Philly

Encampment residents file restraining order as mayor, councilmembers negotiate fate of protest settlements

The camps rose in June in protest of a housing crisis that organizers say the city’s leaders are not doing enough to address.

6 years ago

A protester holding a sign waits to march to the residence of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy - a major Republican donor who President Trump recently nominated to run the United States Postal Service (USPS) despite concerns about conflicts of interest and lack of experience - to demonstrate against Dejoy's changes to the USPS, which many say are acts of sabotage to increase Trump's chances in a mostly vote-by-mail election in Washington, D.C., on August 15, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. DeJoy reportedly has invested tens of millions of dollars in direct USPS competitors, and recently he has enacted many changes at the USPS that postal worker unions and election experts say will make the election difficult or impossible to carry out effectively. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
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Lawsuit against Trump, postal chief seeks proper funding

The lawsuit alleges that Trump and DeJoy are trying to ensure the postal service cannot reliably deliver election mail.

6 years ago

(WHYY file photo)
Politics & Policy

N.J. coronavirus recovery: State decision on fall sports coming this week

Some districts have already decided not to proceed with fall high school sports. Other school districts are moving forward with fall sports through student tryouts.

6 years ago

Lower Metedeconk River.
Down the Shore
Community

Police rescue semi-conscious woman from Jersey Shore river

A woman is recovering in a hospital after police rescued her from a Jersey Shore river Saturday evening, authorities said.

6 years ago

Solar-powered farm
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Big-time boost for solar energy in N.J. could cost utility customers big-time

A $1.4B annual price tag by 2030 "might be cheaper than what we’re doing now," says one longtime critic of state subsidies to solar developers.

6 years ago

Coronavirus testing
Health
Spotlight PA

Are antigen tests the silver bullet to Pa.‘s coronavirus testing delays? Not so fast.

Here's everything you need to know about the different coronavirus tests and what they can — and can't — tell you.

6 years ago

Kyle “the Conductor” Morris hypes the crowd with with a dance at the ECO Center's ribbon cutting.
PlanPhilly
Community
Broke in Philly

Educator who survived gun violence opens West Philly community center

A historic spike in shootings has residents urgently calling for more community support and resources. The new ECO Center in West Philly hopes to provide that.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, July 28, 2020. IAndrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

First-time Pa. DNC delegates prepare to nominate Joe Biden virtually

The DNC’s selection process is designed to yield delegates who vary widely in race, age and background. Their political priorities can also vary widely.

6 years ago

Philadelphia's First Deputy Managing Director Tumar Alexander. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

‘We’re losing too many talented, bright people’: Philly’s next managing director vows to combat violence

Philadelphia’s incoming managing director Tumar Alexander says preventing violence is his top priority and brings more diplomatic style than Brian Abernathy.

6 years ago

Office space in the coronavirus era
Community

Taller cubicles, one-way aisles: Office workers must adjust

As virus cases surge in many states, some companies have found that reopening has led to reclosing. Others face adjustments: masks, staggered shifts and sanitizer everywhere.

6 years ago

Mail-in ballot
Politics & Policy

Postal Service warns states across US about mail voting

The warning letters sent to states raise the possibility that many Americans eligible for mail-in ballots this fall will not have them counted.

6 years ago

Barbara Lovett, Doug Lovett, August Muzzi
Politics & Policy

Delaware thrust into unlikely starring role in 2020 campaign

The spotlight on Delaware could be even brighter if Biden is elected. In addition to his Wilmington home, his family has a beach house in Rehoboth Beach.

6 years ago

North Philly block party mass shooting
Community
NBC10

5 shot, including teen, at large gathering in North Philly

The North Philadelphia mass shooting Sunday echoes another mass shooting that happened last week in West Philadelphia in which a 17-year-old boy and five others were hit.

6 years ago

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