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In this Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, photo, South Korean protesters stage a rally calling for a ban on Chinese people entering South Korea near the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea. (Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)
Health

Fears of new virus trigger anti-China sentiment worldwide

A scary new virus from China has spread around the world. So has rising anti-Chinese sentiment and calls for a full travel ban on Chinese visitors.

7 years ago

Groundhog Club co-handler Al Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 134th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. (Barry Reeger/AP Photo)
Community

Pennsylvania groundhog declares early spring ‘a certainty’

Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog on Sunday declared: “Spring will be early, it's a certainty.”

7 years ago

Martin Luther King Jr. stayed in the back bedroom of this house (left) on Walnut Street in Camden, according to the owner who inherited the property from her father-in-law. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

N.J. historic preservation officials insult the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

N.J.’s refusal to list the Camden home where MLK plotted his first protest on the state’s Register of Historic Places insults the civil rights leader’s legacy.

7 years ago

Gov. Phil Murphy, right, and Senate President Steve Sweeney are at odds over allowing some districts to fill school funding gap by going over 2% property tax cap. (NJ Spotlight)
Education
NJ Spotlight

Ratings firm deems Murphy’s school funding veto a ‘credit negative’

Moody’s Investors Service’s opinion underscores the continued challenges many districts face as a result of the state’s school funding policies

7 years ago

Martin Luther King Jr. stayed in the back bedroom of this house (left) on Walnut Street in Camden, according to the owner who inherited the property from her father-in-law. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

On the eve of Black History Month, N.J. denied historic designation for Camden MLK House

The Historic Preservation Office withholds a spot on the state’s Register of Historic Places from the site where King planned one of his earliest protests.

7 years ago

A seat with a jersey and flowers is reserved in memory of Gianna Bryant before an exhibition basketball game in the first half of a basketball game against the US, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, in Hartford, Conn. Bryant was going to play at Connecticut and head to the WNBA. That was the plan. Her promising life came to a shocking, sudden and sad end Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020 along with her father Kobe. They died in a helicopter crash in California along with seven others. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Community

NBA All-Stars to wear Kobe’s No. 24 and Gianna’s No. 2

The NBA's All-Stars will be playing this year with Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant in their minds and on their jerseys.

7 years ago

Chinatown business owners say they've noticed lower foot traffic this week. (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Health

‘Chinatown is pretty quiet’: Coronavirus scare upends Philly businesses, schools and travel plans

Officials say there’s no cause for panic, but are implementing widespread efforts to contain the disease.

7 years ago

A Range Resources well site in Washington County in 2018. (Reid R. Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

In Pa., poll finds registered voters split on whether to ban fracking

Support for a ban on fracking is strong in cities and suburbs, but weak in rural southwestern Pennsylvania.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

U.S. trustee lodges objection to refinery owner’s Chapter 11 reorganization plan

Andrew R. Vara, charged with administrative oversight of the bankruptcy, says the plan has issues with discharge claims, release provisions, statutory fees.

7 years ago

A variety of pins and buttons were used by both sides of the women's suffrage campaign. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Say yes to the dress, and the vote: Suffrage and style at Brandywine Museum

The Brandywine River Museum presents a visual history of the campaign for women’s voting rights, now celebrating its 100th anniversary.

7 years ago

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Domenica Federico stands near her home, surrounded by rubble
PlanPhilly
Community

South Philly block blasted by deadly explosion still feeling aftershocks

A Philadelphia Water Department main ruptured Thursday on the South Philadelphia block recently shaken by an explosion caused by a crack in a 92-year-old gas main.

7 years ago

Cynthia Erivo (left) stars as Harriet Tubman along with Aria Brooks (right). (Glen Wilson/Focus Features via NPR)
Arts & Entertainment

‘Harriet’ screening in Philly for free in honor of Black History Month

‘Harriet’ distributor Focus Features is partnering with movie theater chain Regal Cinemas to offer two free screenings of the Oscar-nominated film nationwide.

7 years ago

 FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2017 file photo, people carry posters during a rally against President Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority nations, in New York's Times Square. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)
Politics & Policy

Trump curbs immigration for 6 nations

The Trump administration announced Friday that it was curbing legal immigration from six additional countries that officials said did not meet security standards

7 years ago

Head football coach and History teacher Joseph Headen is one of only a handful of teachers of color at Susquehanna Twp. There is a persistently low shortage of teachers of colors across Pa. 96 % of all teachers are white; the 4% of color are concentrated in Philly and Pitts. schools. The lack of teachers of color has a profound impact on the educational and professional experience of teachers and students. Jan. 16, 2020. (Sean Simmers/PennLive)
Education
PA Post

In Pa., less than 5% of teachers are people of color. The lack of diversity is hurting kids and schools

“Not only do we believe black teachers are important for black students, they are good for every student."

7 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

In first court appearance, indicted Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson pleads not guilty

Prosecutors say Johnson allegedly stepped in twice to help Universal hang onto real estate in his district, which covers parts of South and Southwest Philadelphia.

7 years ago

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