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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.

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Those enjoying the LadyBug Music Festival sat at one of the festival's designated rest spots, where food vendors await, during the 2023 event. (Courtesy of Moonloop Photography)
Arts & Entertainment

Ladybug Music Festival returns to Wilmington to empower women in music and address gender inequality

The annual festival returns Friday with a lineup of more than 30 women artists spanning the genres of hip-hop, R&B, rock and country.

1 year ago

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A physician assistant checks a vacant homeless camp in an attempt to provide medical care.
Community

Delaware count finds ‘unsurprising’ 9% increase state’s homeless population

With homelessness rising, trends include an increase in homeless children, individuals aged 55 and older and Black communities accounting for 60% of the affected population.

1 year ago

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Republican Senate candidate David McCormick discusses education and “woke ideology” with  Aly Warner (left), chair of the Northampton County chapter of Moms for Liberty, and Betsy DeVos (right), secretary of education under the Trump Administration. (Carmen Russell-Sluchansky)
Politics & Policy

David McCormick joins Betsy DeVos at Moms for Liberty event in Nazareth

The Republican Senate candidate and the former secretary of education during the Trump administration discussed education, Title IX and “woke ideology.”

1 year ago

Attorney General office
Politics & Policy

Pa. attorney general candidates rebuild campaign coffers after pricey primaries

Democrat Eugene DePasquale and Republican Dave Sunday each spent more than $300,000 to fight contested primaries. Both campaigns are now rebuilding their cash reserves.

1 year ago

African heritage dancers perform at Philadelphia's Odunde Festival.
Arts & Entertainment

Odunde Festival returns to Philly for its 49th year of celebrating African American culture

The street festival will be on Sunday, June 9, spanning about 15 blocks in the area of 23rd and South streets in Center City.

1 year ago

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Orlando Lonnie George, Jr.
Community

Orlando ‘Lonnie’ George, former Delaware speaker and Del. Tech president, dies at 78

George was president of Delaware Technical Community College for 19 years before retiring in 2014.

1 year ago

The exterior of CHOP in Philadelphia
Health

CHOP and AmeriHealth Caritas, Keystone First reach new deal to avoid insurance disruption for thousands

The new deal arrives ahead of a June 30 final deadline when patients would have lost coverage for CHOP services under AmeriHealth Caritas plans.

1 year ago

Associate Justice Samuel Alito
Courts & Law

Alito rejects calls to quit Supreme Court cases on Trump and Jan. 6 because of flag controversies

Justice Samuel Alito says his wife was responsible for an upside-down flag at his Virginia home in 2021 and an “Appeal to Heaven” flag at his New Jersey beach house last year.

1 year ago

Rowhouses in Philadelphia’s Spring Garden neighborhood
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘A huge deterrent effect’: Philly City Council seeks to strengthen anti-discrimination law

The Fair Practices Ordinance prohibits landlords from rejecting potential tenants based on how they would pay rent.

1 year ago

Statue of Josh Gibson
Community

Josh Gibson becomes MLB career and season batting leader as Negro Leagues statistics incorporated

After a three-year research project, Negro Leagues statistics for more than 2,300 players were incorporated into Major League Baseball's official records.

1 year ago

Bob Menendez arriving at court
Courts & Law

Prosecutors build their case at bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez with emails and texts

Jurors were shown texts, emails and phone records showing that Menendez requested information that was allegedly being passed on to the Egyptian government.

1 year ago

Talia Schlanger on stage
Arts & Entertainment

Former ‘World Cafe’ host Talia Schlanger embraces emotional truth in her debut album, ‘Grace for the Going’

Talia Schlanger once interviewed performers for a living — Sting, Lizzo, Macy Gray and Willie Nelson among them. Now she’s on the other side of the microphone.

1 year ago

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Joe Biden speaks at Girard College
Politics & Policy

Biden, Harris launch Black voter outreach effort in Philly amid signs of diminished support

Turning out Black voters could prove pivotal for Biden's chances in what are expected to be among the most closely contested states, including Pa.

1 year ago

Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court for his criminal hush money trial in New York, Wednesday, May 29, 2024.
Courts & Law

Jurors in Trump hush money trial end 1st day of deliberations after asking to rehear testimony

The jury of seven men and five women was sent to a private room just before 11:30 a.m. to begin weighing a verdict in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president.

1 year ago

A rear view of Hockessin Colored School #107C (Courtesy of Hagley Library and Museum)
Courts & Law

Delaware marks 70th anniversary of its role in landmark Brown v. Board decision

The First State still struggles with creating a quality education for all students despite its consequential role in the Brown v. Board decision.

1 year ago

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