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The Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex in Philadelphia is shown Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Community

Will Philly refinery shutdown create jobs at area competitors? Unlikely, analysts say

With other refineries in the region at or near capacity, the East Coast will likely look to the Gulf Coast and Europe for gasoline and other products.

7 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (Noah K. Murray/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Murphy to New Jerseyans: I’m not shutting down state government

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy says state parks and beaches will be open for the run-up to the Fourth of July holiday, and there won't be a government shutdown.

7 years ago

Wolf's office hasn't said what he plans to do with the bill. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. House plans funding for voting machine bill, with conditions

A change would take away the option to quickly vote a straight party. Instead, voters would have to individually select all the candidates for whom they want to cast ballots.

7 years ago

The U.S. President Donald Trump's Twitter feed is shown on a computer screen on Thursday, June 27, 2019, in New York. President Donald Trump’s next tweet might come with a warning label. Starting Thursday tweets that Twitter deems in the public interest, but which violate the service’s rules, will be obscured by a warning explaining the violation. Users will have to tap through the warning to see the underlying message. (Jenny Kane/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Trump’s next tweet could get a warning label

Starting Thursday, tweets that Twitter deems to involve matters of public interest, but which violate the service's rules.

7 years ago

A visitor to the Brandywine River Museum takes a closer look at
Arts & Entertainment

Escaping pirates: Wyeth artistic patriarch gets a retrospective

The father of Andrew Wyeth was the top illustrator of his day, but N.C. yearned to be a “pure artist.” The biggest retrospective of his work in half a century is now open.

7 years ago

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E. Jean Carroll is photographed, Sunday, June 23, 2019, in New York. Carroll, a New York-based advice columnist, claims Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a dressing room at a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s. Trump denies knowing Carroll. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Community

Friends: Trump accuser told us of attack in the ’90s

Two women have confirmed that the writer E. Jean Carroll told them in the 1990s that she'd been sexually assaulted by Trump in the dressing room of a NYC department store

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Art, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Miami. (Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Elizabeth Warren wants to abolish private health insurance. Uh oh.

Is it possible to pluck one newsworthy moment from last night's cacophonous 10-contestant Democratic quiz show? You bet. Here we go.

7 years ago

Sky over South Seaside Park. (Justin Auciello/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Health

Shore air quality will be unhealthy for ‘sensitive groups’ Thursday

An air quality alert is in effect Thursday at the Jersey Shore for ground level ozone, according to the National Weather Service.

7 years ago

In this Wednesday, March 27, 2019, photo, a participant checks in as she arrives for a meeting of the Reclaim Pride Coalition at the Church of the Village in New York. Activists who believe New York City’s annual LGBTQ Pride march has become too commercialized are staging an alternative march the same day. The two marches through Manhattan streets will take place Sunday, June 30, the last day of a month of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall uprising. (Mary Altaffer/AP Photo)
Community

Pride or protest? Disillusioned plan their own LGBTQ march

Dissidents believe the annual parade has become too commercialized and decided to split off with their own march.

7 years ago

Ralph at his home in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Historic Pa. law to automatically seal millions of criminal charges starting Friday

Starting Friday, 40 million criminal charges in Pa. will be eligible for automatic sealing, potentially giving thousands of residents a second chance.

7 years ago

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Bill Sidler, Lori Howlett, Gretchen Sidler, and Dorrie Dillagoue came together with their running group for an afternoon of tacos and drinks at Tacohocken. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Community

How media startups in the Philly suburbs are trying to fill the local news ‘void’

Dozens of media startups in Pa. are trying to fill gaps in coverage, while battling the same financial challenges that undercut the newspaper business.

7 years ago

Listen 4:48
Flag waving fans cheer as Yazz the Greatest and Leslie Odom Jr. kick off the Wawa Welcome America 4th of July Concert on the Parkway.
Things To Do
June 27 - July 3, 2019

Ring in July 4th early with ice cream, history lessons, and enjoy outdoor music concerts

It’s not too early to get ready for the Fourth of July. It’s time for Welcome America, beach music, block parties and exhibition openings in this week’s Things To Do.

7 years ago

Listen 4:46
A Coast Guard member aboard the vessel
Down the Shore
Community

Coast Guard saves boat with 2 fishermen aboard from sinking off N.J. coast

Officials say two men were aboard the 28-foot boat, dubbed "Trouble Maker," for a day of fishing when water began filtering into the vessel from a leak. 

7 years ago

The Pennsylvania State Capitol is seen in this file photo. (Tom Downing/WITF)
Politics & Policy
Broke in Philly

Pa. Senate session devolves into shouting as GOP repeals cash assistance

The state Senate voted Wednesday to repeal a small cash assistance program for the poor — but before it happened, the session devolved into a loud, chaotic argument.

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., gestures towards New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, during a Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Miami. (Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Health care, immigration top issues at Democrats’ 1st debate

The debate marked a new phase in the 2020 presidential season as Democrats seek to break out from the crowded field.

7 years ago

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