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In this Sep. 17, 2018, file satellite image provided by Planet Labs, buildings are seen around the Kunshan Industrial Park in Artux in western China's Xinjiang region. This is one of a number of internment camps in the Xinjiang region. Experts say the Chinese government has detained up to 1.8 million Uighurs, ethnic Kazakhs and other Muslim minorities for what it calls voluntary job training. But a classified blueprint leaked to news organizations shows the camps are precisely what former detainees have described: Forced re-education centers. (Planet Labs via AP, File)
Community

Secret documents reveal how China mass detention camps work

The classified documents lay out the Chinese government’s deliberate strategy to lock up ethnic minorities even before they commit a crime.

7 years ago

wind farm offshore
Down the Shore
Politics & Policy

N.J. forms panel to advise state government on offshore wind generation program

A newly established panel will provide guidance to New Jersey officials as they undertake a goal to power more than three million homes by offshore wind energy generation.

7 years ago

This screenshot taken from the Xinjiang Legal News Network website shows the former head of the Xinjiang Communist Party Political and Legal Affairs Commission, Zhu Hailun, giving a speech at a work conference in Urumqi, China on February 2, 2017. Classified documents, issued under the authority of Zhu and some annotated and signed personally by him, were leaked to a consortium of news organizations. The confidential documents lay out the Chinese government's deliberate strategy to lock up ethnic minorities to rewire their thoughts and even the language they speak. (AP Photo)
Community

The man behind China’s detention of 1 million Muslims

Newly revealed, confidential documents show that the official, Zhu Hailun, played a key role in planning and executing a campaign that has swept up a million or more Uighurs.

7 years ago

Where is Shrek in the ensemble shot from Walnut Street Theatre's main stage? Hint: He's sorta green. (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

The holidays take the stage, with various ‘Carols’ and a lot more

Philadelphia-area theaters are offering a variety of fare, mostly bright and meant for families, and keeping with the spirit of the season.

7 years ago

Close Up Of Teenage Group Drinking Alcohol Together
Health

Binge drinking and teenagers: What are they thinking?

Like adults, teens drink to escape and numb pain, but with little regard for how they might hurt their brains in the process.

7 years ago

Nick Jushchyshyn, Program Director of Virtual Reality; Immersive Media at Drexel University, watches a dance performance using a virtual reality headset at the school's new Immersive Research Lab. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Virtual reality meets industry reality at Philly universities

Drexel and University of the Arts each open virtual reality studios, for art and industry

7 years ago

USDA Wildlife Biologist April Simnor uses pyrotechnics to disperse crows in the parking lot behind New Jersey state government offices on West State Street in Trenton. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Trenton strikes back at crow invasion with pyrotechnics and lasers

New Jersey’s state capitol draws thousands of crows — and their droppings — during colder months. But Trenton is fighting back with help from the USDA.

7 years ago

At the 18 mile mark, Mitchell Greene fist bumps a runner during the 2019 Phialdelphia Marathon. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
Community

‘Psychs on Bikes’ try to keep Philly marathon runners from hitting the dreaded ‘wall’

For the first time, the Philadelphia Marathon offered up a team of sports psychologists to help less experienced runners push through to the finish line.

7 years ago

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Sen. John Yudichak of Luzerne County speaks with members of the media at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. Yudichak, who represents an area that shifted decisively to support Donald Trump in 2016’s presidential election is switching his registration to become an independent and will caucus with the Republican majority. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

3rd party wins promise to shake up Thanksgiving dinner table talk

This month’s off-year election in Pennsylvania was fascinating mainly because of all the new parties and political faces that showed up on the ballot … and won!

7 years ago

New Jersey saw a decline in obesity among young children in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. (Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash)
Health

Lower childhood obesity rates in N.J. linked to nutrition program

New Jersey saw a decline of nearly five percentage points, outpacing downward trend in many states.

7 years ago

A New Jersey woman has been convicted of vehicular homicide in the death of a pedestrian that prosecutors said occurred as the driver was texting. (Public domain)
Down the Shore
Courts & Law

N.J. woman faces up to 10 years in prison in texting while driving fatality

A New Jersey woman has been convicted of vehicular homicide in the death of a pedestrian that prosecutors said occurred as the driver was texting.

7 years ago

U.S. Senator Bob Casey at WHYY studios. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Casey urges Democratic candidates to blast Trump, not one another, on health care

The Pennsylvania senator says Democrats can use the issue to win in 2020, but only if they remind voters that Republicans are taking health care away.

7 years ago

Governor introduces new online clearinghouse with district-by-district information. (Kelpfish/Bigstock)
Health

Here’s where you can check for lead in your school’s drinking water

The Murphy administration has kept its pledge to create a new district-by-district clearinghouse for information on lead contamination in New Jersey schools’ drinking water.

7 years ago

A group of male community leaders lead the march in recognition of the particular impact gun violence has on black men in the community. (Becca Haydu for WHYY)
Community

Pleasantville residents march against gun violence and remember slain 10-year-old

Residents call for “Hands up! Guns down!” at a march about a week after the high school football playoff game that resulted in a 10-year-old’s death.

7 years ago

The departure of Yudichak from the Democratic Party is changing the dynamics of next year's election, when Democrats had hoped to capture the chamber's majority, and it underscores rapidly shifting regional political allegiances in the presidential battleground state. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Democrat’s defection reverberates in Pennsylvania’s Senate

As Pennsylvania state senators filed through the corridor that leads out of the Senate chamber this week, John Yudichak turned down to an equally tight staircase.

7 years ago

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