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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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Shrina Kurani, a Democrat candidate for Congress running in the California's 41st District poses for a picture at her field office in Riverside, Calif., Saturday, May 28, 2022. As a congressional candidate in California, Kurani can do something candidates for statewide office or the state legislature cannot do, raise campaign donations through cryptocurrency. The state banned the practice four years ago, but under federal rules it's allowed for candidates running for Congress.
Money

Digital currencies flow to campaigns, but state rules vary

Cryptocurrency donations have become a big part of fundraising for many candidates running for office across the U.S. But not all candidates can solicit those donations.

4 years ago

Volunteers sort food at the Community FoodBank of New Jersey.
Money

Soaring inflation divides spending for haves and have-nots

Americans at the low end of the income rung are once again struggling to make ends meet.

4 years ago

Smoke rises after Russian missile strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 5, 2022.
Community

Russia hits Kyiv with missiles; Putin warns West on arms

Russian airstrikes have hit the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv for the first time in weeks, sending up plumes of black smoke.

4 years ago

Graduating senior from Enloe High School Malika Mobley has concerns about proposed increases in police presence in schools following the recent Texas school shooting, Thursday, June 3, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C. To reassure students and educators following the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, districts around the country pledged to boost security measures and increased the presence of law enforcement on campus.
Education

Students of color push back on calls for police in schools

Especially for students of color, their personal experiences with policing can leave them feeling unsafe and alienated from school when they see officers at school.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Police investigators work the scene of a fatal overnight shooting on South Street in Philadelphia, Sunday, June 5, 2022
Community
6abc

3 dead, 11 injured after shooting on South Street in Philadelphia

Multiple shooters were seen firing into a crowd, Philadelphia police say.

4 years ago

The interior of the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia
Health

Please Touch Museum launches summer campaign for kids vaccinations, health awareness

The “Ready. Set. School” campaign will have free days at the children’s museum for health awareness games and COVID shots.

4 years ago

The Gun Violence Victims Memorial opens with a cover of ''Beautiful,'' by Mali Music. (Sam Searles/WHYY)
Community

CHOP Gun Violence Memorial opens during ‘Wear Orange’ Weekend

CHOP officials say the garden, where benches and a colorful, stained glass sculpture were installed in 2021, is now a space where survivors can visit and reflect.

4 years ago

Stone Skipper, a punk-emo band, performed on Florence Street for West Philly Porch Fest on June 4, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

‘What about that weird neighbor you’ve never talked to?’ West Philly’s annual Porchfest brings music, joy to the neighborhood once again

On a warm and bright Saturday afternoon, crowds filled the sidewalks of West Philadelphia to listen to a diverse collection of local musicians perform from their porch stages.

4 years ago

(Althom/BigStock)
Education

College athletes push mental health to the forefront

At least five college athletes took their own lives in the spring, sparking concerns that schools were not doing enough for some of their higher-profile students.

4 years ago

Football supporters show their support to Ukraine during the International Friendly soccer match between Scotland and Poland at Hampden Park stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, Thursday, March. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
Arts & Entertainment

Backed from frontlines, Ukraine soccer team tries to seal World Cup spot

Hanging in their locker room in Cardiff will be a flag sent by soldiers to inspire them to victory in the playoff final against Wales on Sunday.

4 years ago

File photo: In this photo provided by Gerber,  Ann Turner Cook, whose baby face launched the iconic Gerber logo, arrives at NBC's Today Show to announce the winner of the 2012 Gerber Generation Photo Search on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 in New York City. ( (Amy Sussman/Gerber via AP, File)
Community

Ann Turner Cook, the original Gerber baby, dies at 95

Cook was 5 months old when a neighbor, artist Dorothy Hope Smith, drew a charcoal sketch of her that was later submitted for a contest Gerber was holding.

4 years ago

(6abc)
Arts & Entertainment
6abc

Black Restaurant Week kicks off across Philadelphia

Businesses across the city are participating in the week-long celebration of cultural cuisines.

4 years ago

Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates with the cup after defeating Coco Gauff of the U.S.in their final of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Saturday, June 4, 2022 in Paris. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
Arts & Entertainment

Swiatek beats Gauff 6-1, 6-3 for 2nd French Open title

Swiatek’s unbeaten run equals one by Venus Williams in 2000 as the longest this century.

4 years ago

File photo: Bill Cosby arrives for a sentencing hearing following his sexual assault conviction at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown Pa., on Sept. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Courts & Law

Woman testifies Cosby forcibly kissed her when she was 14

Her testimony Friday in a lawsuit filed by another woman is the first time she has told the story in a public venue.

4 years ago

File photo: Cars are parked outside Lincoln Financial Field. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Community

Turn in a gun, get $100 at Eagles’ gun buyback

The Eagles are teaming up with Philadelphia police for a no-questions-asked gun buyback in an effort to reduce gun violence.

4 years ago

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