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Exchange visitors have returned to work at the Jersey Shore at pre-pandemic levels
A staple of resort towns, exchange visitors are again working along the Jersey Shore, taking in American culture and sharing theirs.
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Listen 3:40Barnes Foundation and St. Joe’s University launch a degree program together
The unique collaboration will leverage the Barnes’ art holdings and St. Joe’s University teaching resources.
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Listen 1:05The pediatric surgeon founded the Black Doctors Consortium and worked as a regional health director under the Biden administration.
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Listen 1:51Secretaries of state urge Elon Musk to fix AI chatbot spreading election misinformation on X
Five secretaries of state, including Pennsylvania's Al Schmidt, said the platform's AI chatbot produced false information about state ballot deadlines.
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Here’s how Tropical Storm Debby will impact the Philly region
Some areas have already seen a month’s worth of rain this week.
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Listen 1:06Most Philly homeowners will see a property tax increase in 2025
The increase follows a reassessment of 580,000 properties throughout the city.
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Listen 1:17Due diligence: Would Shapiro help Harris win Pa. like Democrats hope? Let’s look at the numbers
Some Democrats hope that Harris’ choice for VP will help her win Pennsylvania and the election. Can Shapiro bring home the commonwealth’s 19 electoral votes?
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Listen 3:20VP candidate watch: Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s impact in Pa. and beyond
The one-hour special aired Monday, Aug. 5 at 8 p.m. on 90.9 FM and via livestream on WHYY.org.
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Listen 55:32On school vouchers, fracking and Palestine, Shapiro draws criticism and praise
Some Democrats are protesting Shapiro's rightward moves, while some in the GOP call him an unreliable partner.
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Shapiro VP run could bring attacks over aide’s sex harassment case
Female legislators and victim advocates say the governor responded poorly.
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RFK Jr. admits to dumping a dead bear in Central Park, solving a decade-old mystery
In a video, Kennedy told Roseanne Barr how the dead bear ended up in his van upstate and, ultimately, on top of a bicycle beneath a bush in New York City’s largest urban park.
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Legal bills top $4.2M in fight over key Pa. climate change program
The Shapiro administration and legislative Republicans are on opposite sides of court cases involving the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
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Harris once wanted to ban fracking. Trump wants voters in energy-rich Pennsylvania to remember
The Harris campaign called Trump’s claims an “attempt to distract from his own plans to enrich oil and gas executives at the expense of the middle class.”
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WORLD channel now airs on WHYY television services and features a range of global programming
WHYY television viewers have access to stories with the goal of bringing a human element to “conflicts, movements and cultures.”
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Rally dates are set. Venues are chosen. The only thing missing for Harris’ blitz is her VP choice
Harris interviewed at least three running mate contenders on Sunday in Washington. They were Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
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