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WORLD channel now airs on WHYY television services and features a range of global programming
WHYY television viewers have access to stories with the goal of bringing a human element to “conflicts, movements and cultures.”
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Rally dates are set. Venues are chosen. The only thing missing for Harris’ blitz is her VP choice
Harris interviewed at least three running mate contenders on Sunday in Washington. They were Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
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Top musicians are teaching jazz music to middle and high school students in Philadelphia through the All City Orchestra Summer Academy.
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What did the pandemic do to your favorite theater company? Some survived, others didn’t make it
The pandemic caused an existential crisis for many small theaters and theater companies in the Philadelphia area.
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Listen 3:00Delco boroughs seek main street designation to uplift businesses along Chester Pike
Dedicated funding and development opportunities from a main street designation would bring new life to the six boroughs, making them a destination along a busy thoroughfare.
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Where Gov. Josh Shapiro stands on immigration issues — in Pa. and beyond
Approximately 7.7% of Pennsylvanians are foreign-born — close to 1 million residents. More than half are naturalized citizens eligible to vote.
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Listen 2:43‘Talented politician’: Pennsylvania Republicans respond to Shapiro as possible VP pick
Josh Shapiro has a reputation for reaching across the aisle to pass bills and “get s*** done.” So what do Republicans in Pennsylvania think about him? Depends on who you ask.
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Listen 2:54Joel Embiid hears the booing from French fans at the Paris Olympics. He’s embraced it
Memo to the French fans booing the 76ers’ star for choosing to play for the U.S. instead of the host nation: Embiid plays in Philly, where fans are, in a word, passionate.
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Hunter Biden set to be sentenced on gun charges in November
Sentencing is set for Nov. 13 in Wilmington, Delaware. The president's son could face up to 25 years in prison, but as a first-time offender he may avoid prison entirely.
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How Gov. Josh Shapiro went from hometown kid to vice presidency bid
Before Shapiro made the short list to become Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, he honed his skills as a local politician in Montgomery County.
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Listen 3:39Kamala Harris campaign launches ‘Republicans for Harris’ in push to win over GOP voters
The program, which will kick off with events this coming week in Arizona, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, will focus on primary voters who backed Nikki Haley.
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Trump says he’ll skip an ABC debate with Harris, wants to face off on Fox News
In social media posts late Friday, Trump said his agreement to a Sept. 10 debate “has been terminated” because he'll no longer face President Joe Biden.
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Judge in Trump’s federal election subversion case rejects defense effort to dismiss the prosecution
The ruling is the first substantive order since the case was returned to her Friday following a July Supreme Court opinion that conferred broad immunity for former presidents.
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Bucks County Community College receives $2M for clean energy job training
Students will work with the college’s existing network of more than 170 small- and medium-sized companies to help them cut costs and reduce carbon emissions.
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Listen 1:02As the announcement for Harris’ running mate nears, potential first Jewish VP Gov. Josh Shapiro is facing criticism over an opinion article he wrote while in college.
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