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How Philadelphia’s colonial-era taverns helped shape early American life
Ahead of the U.S. semiquincentennial, WHYY is exploring the city’s brewing roots.
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Listen 5:46Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor, director and indie patriarch, dies at 89
Robert Redford was one of the biggest stars of the ’70s with such films as “The Candidate,” “All the President’s Men” and “The Way We Were.”
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Phillies clinch 2nd straight NL East title with 6-5 win over Dodgers in 10 innings
“The last four years has been the most fun I’ve had in baseball," said manager Rob Thompson. "It's because of the guys."
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Brandywine River Restoration Trust removes second dam as part of its restoration project
Crews are dismantling Brandywine River dams to restore fish migration, improve water quality and reconnect a waterway shaped by industry.
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Listen 1:123 Pennsylvania cities ranked among worst places to live for people with asthma
The 2025 U.S. Asthma Capitals report identifies cities with high rates of asthma-related emergency room visits and deaths.
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Listen 1:12The offshore wind farm’s construction plan was approved last year. But the federal government is pulling back on renewable energy projects.
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Listen 1:05New Jersey legalizes human composting as alternative to traditional burial
It's now the 14th U.S. state to legalize natural organic reduction. The legislation, which takes effect next year, allows funeral homes and facilities to offer the service.
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Unclear how much Pa. stands to gain from feds’ $50 billion rural hospital program
Mehmet Oz, the administrator of Medicare and Medicaid, has sole discretion as to the distribution of the federal funds.
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Major new art attraction for the work of Alexander Calder opens in Philadelphia on Sunday
The $100 million Calder Gardens, on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, reinvents what a museum is supposed to do.
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Listen 1:34Pa. hemp leaders form guild, urge clear rules amid policy clash with cannabis, law enforcement
Many of Pennsylvania’s legitimate hemp business owners — mostly retailers, but including farmers and processors — want new regulations to clear up any public confusion.
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The governor’s move aims to override the FDA’s action to restrict shots to people 65 or older and others with serious health issues.
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Listen 1:45New podcast tackles ‘Sports in America’ with a public media approach
WHYY will roll out “Sports in America,” hosted by former NPR “Morning Edition” co-host David Greene, on Sept. 30.
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Listen 1:38Delaware report shows growing use of GLP-1 meds are driving increased spending, not drug price tags
Costs to Delaware patients and health insurers for GLP-1 drugs have remained flat while utilization has more than doubled in recent years.
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Listen 1:14In its 25th year, the Philly festival took place Sunday in the face of ongoing ICE operations.
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Listen 1:35The Trump administration has given a Sept. 17 deadline for federal agencies to remove materials that highlight the darker parts of American history.
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