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The Tree of Life synagogue is inviting young people worldwide to submit artwork in an art project called
Community

Stricken Pittsburgh synagogue calls for art to cover fencing

Organizers said that Tree of Life synagogue is looking for "original, uplifting images and graphics" to be printed on windscreens that will cover the temporary fencing.

8 years ago

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., introduces the Medicare for All Act of 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)
National Interest
Politics & Policy
National Interest

Leftward Democratic drift could get Trump re-elected

What Democrats badly need is substantive moderate push back, on policies that are conceivably achievable: closing tax loopholes or real tax breaks for the middle class.

8 years ago

In this Oct. 23, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Money

As the nation files taxes, Trump still hides his

Today is tax day, and millions of Americans will have to show the government everything — their salaries and their expenses, their profits, and their losses.

8 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline is pictured in a file photo.
Community

WHYY acquires local news site Billy Penn

WHYY has acquired the digital news startup Billy Penn from Spirited Media. Public media companies have snapped up several such sites in recent years.

8 years ago

A snapped tree in East Windsor, NJ Monday morning. (Image courtesy of Mary Keysper via JSHN/Facebook)
Down the Shore
Community

NWS: Likely no tornado during line of overnight severe storms

New Jerseyans are cleaning up after severe weather roared through state, disrupting travel and knocking out power to thousands of utility customers.

8 years ago

Monsignor William Lynn was the first U.S. Catholic Church official to be convicted of covering up clergy sex abuse.  After Pennsylvania's Supreme Court vacated Lynn’s conviction, he faces another trial this year.  (AP file photo)
Community

How the Catholic Church used treatment centers to protect priests accused of child abuse

At least 50 priests accused of molesting children in Pennsylvania were referred to a facility in Downingtown for evaluation and treatment.

8 years ago

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., stands with fellow Democrats as they rally outside the Capitol ahead of passage of H.R. 1,
Politics & Policy

Rep. Ilhan Omar says more death threats coming since Trump pushed video

"This is endangering lives," she said, accusing Trump of fomenting right-wing extremism. "It has to stop."

8 years ago

In this Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017 file photo, a salesperson checks rifles in a gun shop display in Sydney, Australia. A documentary aired in March 2019 by Al Jazeera reported officials with Australia's far-right One Nation party met with two National Rifle Association representatives and other gun-rights advocates seeking money to undermine Australian gun laws. (Rick Rycroft/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

NRA has history of advising gun-rights groups outside U.S.

The recent revelation that NRA representatives had met with Australian politicians to discuss talking points after a mass shooting generated outrage from politicians.

8 years ago

In this file photo, State Sen. Anthony Williams announces his Philadelphia mayoral bid. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Anthony Williams opposes congestion pricing, pitches shuttle buses to cut gridlock

Mayoral candidate State Sen. Anthony Williams talked about his vision for transportation at a recent forum hosted by the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists.

8 years ago

Sharif Street launches his campaign for state Senate in 2017. Behind him are (from right) his father, former Philadelphia Mayor John Street and former U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Pa. lawmaker continues push to give certain ‘lifers’ second chance

State Sen. Sharif Street is again trying to give the state parole board the option of releasing hundreds of inmates serving life without parole.

8 years ago

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The Philadelphia Theatre Company
Community

Open letter complains that Philadelphia Theatre Company is backsliding on diversity

People in Philadelphia’s theater community push back against Philadelphia Theater Company’s diversity claim.

8 years ago

A radon testing kit. (WHYY file)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Radon in schools? Bill would begin to mandate testing in radon-dense Pa.

A new bill in the Statehouse would require every school district in Pennsylvania to test for radon and inform parents of the results.

8 years ago

U.S. Coast Guard image/file
Down the Shore
Community

Coast Guard rescues sick woman from cruise ship off N.J.

The U.S. Coast Guard came to the rescue of a 71-year-old woman who fell ill on a cruise ship off New Jersey early Sunday morning. 

8 years ago

Brayden Tiscio, 12, builds a lego truck at the 20th Annual Autism Awareness Day event at the Philadelphia Zoo.  Brayden was diagnosed with Autism when he was three. (Natalie Piserchio for WHYY)
Community

Philadelphia Zoo marks 20 years of connecting the local autism community

Twenty years after the first Autism Awareness Day at the Philly Zoo, organizers say they’re shifting their efforts to promote inclusion and acceptance.

8 years ago

Police bundle WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian embassy into a police van in London after he was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police and taken into custody Thursday April 11, 2019. (@DailyDOOH via AP)
Politics & Policy

Lawyer alleges Ecuador spread lies about WikiLeaks founder

The Latin American country has claimed Assange actions deteriorated before his arrest and included putting excrement on walls and leaving soiled laundry in the bathroom.

8 years ago

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