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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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Courts & Law

New Jersey woman gets 3 years in bogus good Samaritan online fundraiser

A New Jersey woman who pleaded guilty to helping her boyfriend spread a story that garnered more than $400,000 in online donations has been sentenced to three years in prison.

3 years ago

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Education

‘Anything that’s worth arguing about is complex’: N.J. students must now learn media and information literacy skills in K-12

New Jersey requires the Board of Education to create statewide information literacy standards, teaching students to assess a variety of sources.

3 years ago

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Health

Chester County revives its local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness

Starting this year, the returning local chapter will provide support and education for people in the county dealing with mental illnesses as well as their families.

3 years ago

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Politics & Policy

New Pa. speaker puts sexual abuse lawsuit window atop agenda

Pennsylvania’s newly minted state House speaker is moving to make his major policy goal regarding victims of child sexual abuse to be the chamber’s urgent priority.

3 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Majority of 16k canceled Pa. mail-in ballots were from Dems

Democratic voters, who are much more likely to vote by mail, make up more than two-thirds of the total canceled ballots.

3 years ago

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Community

Popular Delaware yard waste dump site closed after three ‘suspicious fires’ this week

State environmental officials say the shutdown is necessary to protect the public during a period when many residents are dropping off Christmas trees.

3 years ago

Survey work by a crew from Stockton University measures the countours of an eroded beach in North Wildwood, N.J. on Oct. 25, 2022. On Jan. 4, 2023, the city asked a judge to force the state environmental protection department to pay it $21 million to cover the cost of trucking in sand over the past decade. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Community

Beach town in sand dunes battle sues New Jersey for $21M

North Wildwood is being sued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for defying a state order not to make emergency repairs to the dunes.

3 years ago

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters as he leaves the House floor after the House voted to adjourn for the evening as the House met for a third day to try and elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Politics & Policy

McCarthy elected House speaker in rowdy post-midnight vote

Not since the Civil War era has a speaker's vote dragged through so many rounds of voting.

3 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Jan. 6 remembrance led by Dems; GOP wrestles with its rebels

President Biden has conferred high honors on those who stood against the Jan. 6 Capitol mob two years ago and the menacing effort to upend the election results.

3 years ago

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Community

Philly Goat Project is looking for some Christmas trees to nibble on

A tree isn’t necessary to partake in the fun, but a $20 donations will be required for those wishing to dispose of old Christmas trees.

3 years ago

Governor Murphy Signs Legislation and Makes an Announcement at Stephen Sampson Senior Citizens Center in Elizabeth on January 5, 2023
Politics & Policy

Gov. Murphy signs law to speed up building inspection times, boost affordable housing projects

The new law requires building inspections to be conducted within three days after requested.

3 years ago

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Community

Chester County wants to convert vehicle fleet to electric and install charging stations

Chester County leaders want to make more progress on its Climate Action Plan in 2023 to drastically cut its greenhouse gas emissions.

3 years ago

Students line up outside Overbrook High School for the first day of school.
Education

Close to 60% of Philly seniors have completed new state graduation requirements. What about the rest?

Starting with the class of 2023, Pa. students must graduate through one of five new “pathways,” two of which rely on scores from mandatory end-of-course Keystone exams.

3 years ago

An ambulance leaves the field with Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin during the first half of an NFL football game between the Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in Cincinnati
Community

NFL announces Bills-Bengals game won’t be resumed

The NFL won't resume the Bills-Bengals game that was suspended Monday night after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin collapsed and went into cardiac arrest on the field.

3 years ago

The 3500 block of Miller Street in Philadelphia's Port Richmond neighborhood was the scene of an explosion that destroyed three houses on New Year's Day.
PlanPhilly
Community

PGW says its gas lines did not cause the Port Richmond home explosion

The explosion destroyed three homes and damaged dozens more. So far, the city’s gas utility has not found evidence of a leak.

3 years ago

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