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A woman walks by a bench painted with an American flag outside a fashion boutique selling U.S. brand clothing at the capital city's popular shopping mall in Beijing, Monday, May 13, 2019.  Companies waited Monday to see how China decides to retaliate for President Donald Trump’s latest tariff hike while forecasters warned their escalating fight over technology and trade might disrupt a Chinese economic recovery. (Andy Wong/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

China retaliates on tariffs, stock markets go into a slide

Deepening its trade battle with the U.S. and sending financial markets spinning, China announced tariff hikes Monday on $60 billion of American goods.

8 years ago

File photo: New Jersey State Capitol building in Trenton. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Legislative hearings into N.J. tax incentives will be unlike ‘slanted’ task force

Lawmakers will conduct their own probes of controversial programs but signal their efforts will be more sympathetic than recent investigations.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a celebration of military mothers with first lady Melania Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 10, 2019. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

What Democrats fear most in 2020: A bullish Trump economy

We need to acknowledge the reality that presidents typically get re-hired when voters believe the economy is on the upswing.

8 years ago

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 1989 file photo, actress and animal rights activist Doris Day poses for photos after receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award she was presented with at the annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Day, whose wholesome screen presence stood for a time of innocence in '60s films, has died, her foundation says. She was 97. The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day died early Monday, May 13, 2019, at her Carmel Valley, California, home. (AP Photo, File)
Arts & Entertainment

Legendary actress and singer Doris Day dead at 97

The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day died early Monday at her Carmel Valley, California, home. The foundation said she was surrounded by close friends.

8 years ago

Gas is pumped into a car at the Eastcoast filling station in Pennsauken, New Jersey. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Down the Shore
Money

N.J. gas prices dip slightly; analyst ‘cautiously optimistic’ worst is over

Drivers are finally getting a break at the pump with a fall in gas prices in New Jersey and around the nation.

8 years ago

The Monmouth Beach ordinance intends to “to protect the environment, particularly marine and other wildlife, and the health, safety and welfare of persons and property.
Down the Shore
Community

Another Jersey Shore town bans intentional balloon releases

Another Jersey Shore town has banned intentional balloon releases as the state considers a prohibition on the act. 

8 years ago

Philly rowhouses
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia uses threat of property takeover to collect overdue taxes

The city begins sequestration proceedings against tax-delinquent landlords to collect what it's owed. Renters are not threatened during the process.

8 years ago

A bungalow in South Seaside Park, New Jersey. (Courtesy of Dominick Solazzo)
Money

N.J. Shore-goers scaling back plans over new ‘Airbnb tax’

The law targeted short-term rentals booked through Airbnb. But those who rent and own property at the Jersey Shore have become collateral damage.

8 years ago

Penn State University's main campus. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Education

Elaborate phishing scams increasingly target universities

In the United States last year, phishing victims lost more than $48 million. Microsoft says this is an increasingly common type of email scam.

8 years ago

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max airplanes are parked on the tarmac after being grounded at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville on March 28. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)
Money
Marketplace

‘Airplane boneyards’ are more than places where planes go to die

Captured in aerial photographs, these storage facilities look stunning, with planes packed in, nose to tail, wingtip to wingtip.

8 years ago

Norristown Police Chief Mark Talbot addressed 50 community members Sunday after a melee between about 50 to 100 minors and police officers at a church fair the night before. Video of the incident shows one officer putting a young girl in a chokehold. (Katie Colaneri/WHYY)
Community

After an officer put a teen in a chokehold, Norristown PD investigating response to fight at carnival

A police officer can be seen in videos putting a girl in a chokehold and shoving another young girl in the stomach. Norristown’s police chief is investigating the incident.

8 years ago

The postcard and $10 bill a customer handed to a Coffee Tyme employee in Cape May in honor of a fallen Marine. (Courtesy of Jesse Lambert/Coffee Tyme)
Down the Shore
Community

Cape May coffee shop customers pay it forward for fallen Marine

A random act of kindness at a Cape May coffee shop in memory of a fallen New York City firefighter and U.S. Marine sparked a pay it forward campaign. 

8 years ago

A sailboat appeared to be in distress off the Bradley Beach, New Jersey shoreline late Sunday morning. (Courtesy of Bud McCormick)
Down the Shore
Community
Down the Shore

Coast Guard responds to sailboat struggling in rough conditions near N.J. shoreline

A good Samaritan alerted the U.S. Coast Guard to the sailboat that appeared to be in distress off Monmouth County late Sunday morning.

8 years ago

In this May 8, 2019 photo, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials stand at the new border crossing facility on the U.S.-Canadian border in Derby Line, Vt. Some along the northern U.S. border are worried the temporary transfer of hundreds of border agents south could cause backups of people seeking to enter the United States from Canada during the busy summer tourist season. (Wilson Ring/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

U.S.-Canada border transfers raise fear of delayed crossings

Northern border agents are being sent to the U.S.-Mexico border, where they will help their southern counterparts handle the influx of families from Central America.

8 years ago

Breast cancer survivors dance on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
Health

Most Philly participants welcome changes to annual Susan G. Komen breast cancer event

Susan G. Komen replaced its ‘Race for the Cure’ with a ‘More Than Pink’ walk, a gated event requiring paid registration to focus on breast cancer care, research.

8 years ago

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