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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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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

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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Otis Pena (left) a friend of O'Shae Sibley, walks off stage after speaking during a celebration of life for Sibley on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, at The Met Philadelphia, in Philadelphia
Community

Friends gather in Philadelphia to remember O’Shae Sibley, killed in a confrontation over dancing

Sibley's friend Otis Pena called Sibley “a beacon of light.”

2 years ago

Kamala Harris speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy

Harris says new rule means ‘thousands of dollars’ for workers on federal construction projects

Harris' office says 1 million construction workers with jobs on $200 billion worth of federally supported projects will benefit.

2 years ago

A tree is seen on top of a Newark, Delaware home
Weather
6abc

Severe storms bring down trees, power lines across Delaware Valley

Thousands were left without power in the region after heavy storms rolled through.

2 years ago

A sign points visitors toward the financial services department at a hospital.
Health

Pennsylvania cuts at least 137,000 people from its Medicaid program as some participants fight paperwork denials

Some people are getting cut from the program for missing paperwork. Pennsylvanians have up to 90 days to file appeals with the county and state.

2 years ago

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Homes in Yeadon Borough, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Report: First-time homebuyers in Philly area need to make more to afford a starter home

High mortgage rates, overvalued homes, and low inventory continue to hurt renters looking to enter the housing market.

2 years ago

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Open Studio Figure Drawing in the Perkins Center for the Arts building in Collingswood, N.J., which the center recently acquired from borough of Collingswood
Arts & Entertainment

Perkins Center for the Arts buys its building from Collingswood borough

The Center had been leasing its building from the borough for almost 20 years. It also received a $250,000 grant for its Moorestown site.

2 years ago

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Betty Williams in her graduation cap and gown.
Education

69-year-old North Philly Grandmother walks across the stage to earn her high school diploma, more than 50 years later

The former Kensington High School student became the oldest graduate of the school district’s adult diploma program.

2 years ago

Damaged SEPTA trolley.
Courts & Law

SEPTA employee was driving drunk when she crashed into SEPTA trolley in Southwest Philadelphia

Investigators say the driver initially fled the scene, but then allegedly came back to get her belongings from her car.

2 years ago

weather forecast map
Weather
6abc

Tornado Watch in effect due to severe weather threat

Thunderstorms will be capable of producing damaging straight-line winds and localized flash flooding.

2 years ago

Police and rescue workers arrive on the scene of a bus crash
Community

3 passengers dead after charter bus crashes in Pennsylvania, state police say

The bus flipped on its side after colliding with another vehicle on I-81.

2 years ago

Crime tape is seen in the area of a shooting in Philly
Community
6abc

5 teens shot on Philadelphia Parks and Rec playground in East Oak Lane

The victims include one 18-year-old boy, two 17-year-old boys, a 16-year-old boy, and a 16-year-old girl.

2 years ago

Tim Filasky, director of Public Works & Water Resources in Newark, Del. (left) with Del. Water Operations Superintendent Mark Neimeister with a lead pipe testing example
Community

Newark residents could win a year’s worth of free water if they check for lead pipes

Lead can seep into drinking water through service lines that connect to buildings and homes.

2 years ago

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Players on a field are visible in the background.
Health

Delaware high school athletic trainers freshen up their response skills as student athletes arrive for pre-season practice

Dozens of Delaware athletic trainers prepped for the new season of high school sports with a new training seminar to freshen their skills.

2 years ago

A child walks through a rain tree exhibition
Arts & Entertainment

Easter egg or rabbit hole? Otherworld immersive experience opens in Philly

The new psychedelic immersive playground experience from Ohio has a menacing A.I. dystopia at its center.

2 years ago

Elizabeth Degener standing with customers.
Community

‘The Bread Lady of Cape May’ sells loaves of love

Locals and tourists line up every Monday and Tuesday mornings to buy the wood-fired, clay-oven-baked bread from the “Bread Lady of Cape May.”

2 years ago

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