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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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(From left) Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.; Former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke; and Sound Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg (Elise Amendola, Charles Krupa, and Charles Krupa/Associated Press)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

The Electoral College is trending. Guess why.

At least three Democratic presidential hopefuls — Elizabeth Warren, Beto O'Rourke, and Pete Buttigieg — are currently calling for the artifact's abolition.

8 years ago

The private parking industry had revenue estimated at $453 million in 218, according to a report evaluating that business sector. (Michael D'Onofrio/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Parking lot workers earning poverty wages, report says

Parking lot workers make poverty wages as the industry rakes in profits in Philadelphia, according to a new report.

8 years ago

In this file photo, Pat Albright speaks at the state Capitol in defense of the General Assistance program, flanked by sign language translators. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

The Poor People’s Campaign is back in Harrisburg with a long list of demands

The Poor People's Campaign, a loose coalition of political process reformers, social safety net supporters, racial justice advocates and many others made a stop in Harrisburg.

8 years ago

Shown is the Pennsylvania Capitol building Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

Pa. lawmakers seek to use vacant state-owned buildings for addiction recovery

The plan raises a question lawmakers and state agencies aren't yet able to answer: How many buildings does the state have sitting around vacant?

8 years ago

Building 5 on the grounds of Norristown State Hospital. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Redevelopment coming for large parcel of Norristown State Hospital grounds

The plan to relinquish 78 acres to Norristown Borough calls for keeping mental health services on the remaining 120 acres with the option of redevelopment.

8 years ago

This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office shows the StingRay II, a cellular site simulator used for surveillance purposes manufactured by Harris Corporation, of Melbourne, Fla. Search warrant documents released Tuesday, March 19, 2019, revealed that the FBI used highly secretive and controversial cellphone sweeping technology similar to that of Sting Ray to zero-in on Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, when agents raided his New York City home, hotel room and office. (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office via AP, File)
Courts & Law

FBI tracked Michael Cohen’s phones with controversial device

Michael Cohen, meet the Triggerfish.

8 years ago

Luis Martinez holds a chicken that he has been nursing in a community garden in Kensington. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

Backyard farmers support Philadelphia bill to legalize undercover chicken coops

Farm animal legislation passed in 2004 placed restrictions on what people could keep in areas smaller than three acres — an attempt to crackdown on backyard farms.

8 years ago

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Special counsel Robert Mueller's high-powered team of investigators and lawyers has expertise in everything from white-collar crime and fraud to national security.
(Andrew Harnik/AP)
Politics & Policy

Shifting hopes as Republicans, Democrats wait for Mueller

Barring an eleventh-hour surprise, Trump and his allies are starting to see the investigation as something potentially very different: a political opportunity.

8 years ago

In this image taken from a Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018 video provided by SNJTODAY.COM, Buena Regional High School wrestler Andrew Johnson gets his hair cut courtside minutes before his match in Buena, N.J. (Michael Frankel/SNJTODAY.COM via AP)
Courts & Law

Referee who told N.J. wrestler to cut dreads alleges defamation

A referee who was heavily criticized for telling a N.J. high school wrestler to cut his dreadlocks or forfeit his match has taken a step toward filing a defamation lawsuit.

8 years ago

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

Coast Guard hoists sick man from cruise ship off N.J.

The U.S. Coast Guard came to the rescue of a 52-year-old man who fell ill on a cruise ship off New Jersey on Tuesday. 

8 years ago

On March 19, an expert committee convened by the World Health Organization is calling for the U.N. health agency to create a global registry of scientists working on gene editing. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)
Science

UN: Gene editing for human reproduction is ‘irresponsible’

 A panel convened by the World Health Organization said it would be "irresponsible" for scientists to use gene editing for reproductive purposes, but stopped short on a ban.

8 years ago

SEPTA may be solving its product design problems with a $2.9 million package of fixes to its e-commerce platform. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘Hip’ new SEPTA Key site is one of many fixes in the works

SEPTA may be solving its product design problems with a $2.9 million package of fixes to its e-commerce platform.

8 years ago

The Fox Studios sign is pictured at the entrance to the lot, Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Los Angeles. Disney's $71.3 billion acquisition of Fox's entertainment assets is set to close around 12 a.m. EDT on Wednesday. (Chris Pizzello/AP Photo)
Arts & Entertainment

In end of 20th Century Fox, a new era dawns for Hollywood

When the Walt Disney Co.'s $71.3 billion acquisition of Fox is completed at 12:02 a.m. Wednesday, the storied lot will no longer house one of the six major studios.

8 years ago

Even though the number of Delaware teens who smoke is the lowest since the early ‘90s, state lawmakers are pushing a measure to raise the age to buy cigarettes from 18 to 21. (Bigstock)
Politics & Policy

Delaware lawmakers move closer to ban sale of cigarettes to people under 21

The legislation also prohibits the sale of tobacco substitutes, such as e-cigarettes, to those under 21.

8 years ago

In this May 14, 2014, file photo Alan Krueger, professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University, speaks at the 2014 Fiscal Summit organized by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation in Washington. Princeton University Professor Krueger, a groundbreaking economist who served as a top adviser, has died according to a statement by the university. (AP Photo, File)
Politics & Policy

Alan Krueger, noted Princeton economist who served Obama, has died

The economist took his own life during the weekend, according to a separate statement from Krueger's family that the university released.

8 years ago

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