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WHYY hosts Kamala Harris, NABJ for presidential candidate interview
Kamala Harris will return to Philadelphia for an interview in WHYY’s building that will be hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists.
1 year ago
Listen 6:36Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules
The ruling raises the prospect that thousands of ballots that arrive in time might get thrown out in a key swing state in what is expected to be a close presidential contest.
1 year ago
Fact Check: Why Trump’s new campaign ad on fracking is misleading
A new Trump ad claims Harris will ban fracking in Pa. It’s false on several accounts, including the fact that a president cannot ban fracking in Pennsylvania.
1 year ago
Listen 1:08Philly historical commission approves new district for Washington Square West
The 9-0 vote came after a meeting that saw property owners express competing opinions about the nomination.
1 year ago
Listen 1:09Camden School Advisory Board president resigns following repeated calls to step down
Muhammad sent his resignation to state-appointed Camden City School District Superintendent Katrina T. McCombs.
1 year ago
Listen 1:06How Trump is relying on a racist conspiracy theory to question election results
Trump and his allies have repeatedly claimed that Democrats allowed migrants to enter the country so they would vote in the 2024 election.
1 year ago
Harris supported the Green New Deal. Now, she’s promoting domestic oil drilling
A Republican strategist called the remark “another sign of Harris’ sprint to the middle" on energy policy and other issues.
1 year ago
Driver charged with killing NHL’s Johnny Gaudreau and his brother had .087 blood-alcohol level
The driver, 43-year-old Sean M. Higgins of nearby Woodstown, New Jersey, is charged with two counts of death by auto.
1 year ago
2 Black women could make Senate history on Election Day, including Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester
In its over 200-year history, the U.S. Senate has never seen two black women elected at the same time.
1 year ago
Money rolls in on U.S. election bets after judge clears the way
A judge's ruling enables a New York startup company, at least temporarily, to offer prediction contracts on the overall outcome of the 2024 races.
1 year ago
Eric Hafner, who pleaded guilty in 2022 to charges of making threats against police officers, judges and others in New Jersey, has no apparent ties to Alaska.
1 year ago
Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris drives voters to visit vote.gov
Taylor Swift posted on Instagram after the presidential debate, saying she was voting for Kamala Harris. Her link to vote.gov gave a big boost to the site's engagement.
1 year ago
Hello, Pennsylvania! Why Harris and Trump can’t get enough of the Keystone State
Where presidential candidates go says a lot about how they think they can win. That's why Pennsylvania is getting a lot of face time with the candidates this year.
1 year ago
4-alarm Frankford fire under control after hours-long blaze ripped through 2 commercial buildings
Several roads are also closed in the area due to the massive response.
1 year ago
After the debate, a little dessert: ‘POTUS’ brings political pratfalls to the Arden Theatre
Three blocks from the presidential debate stage, a foul-mouthed comedy cleanses the political palate.
1 year ago
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