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Billy Penn

West Philly residents to city officials: Get money to grassroots startups, do job training in the neighborhoods

Community members shared suggestions at a panel discussion on anti-violence funding.

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This bird was found in the Washington, D.C. metro region with swollen eyes and crusty discharge, a sign observed on most birds affected by a mysterious ailment in the region. (courtesy Leslie Frattaroli/NPS)
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Delaware
Public Health

Ban on bird-feeding lifted after mysterious disease abates

The advisory imposed earlier this summer sought to protect songbirds from an unknown ailment. It’s still not clear what was causing the bird deaths.

5 years ago

The flags of the participating nations are displayed in the parade of athletes during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
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International
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The Paralympics are getting a higher profile and have more athletes than ever

Here's a look at the records and other "firsts" happening in this year's Games, which officially opened on Tuesday and run through Sept. 5.

5 years ago

FILE - Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones poses for a portrait on Nov. 14, 2016, in New York. Watts' publicist, Bernard Doherty, said Watts passed away peacefully in a London hospital surrounded by his family on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. He was 80. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP, File)
Music

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at age 80

Bernard Doherty said Tuesday that Watts “passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family.”

5 years ago

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International
Public Safety

UN rights chief warns of abuses amid Taliban’s Afghan blitz; CIA director meets Taliban leader in Kabul

Michelle Bachelet urged the Human Rights Council to take “bold and vigorous action” to monitor the rights situation in Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban's takeover.

5 years ago

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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Here’s what Philly experts say you can do to actually combat climate change

First step: Don’t give up!

5 years ago

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New Jersey
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New Jersey ready to provide safe harbor for Afghan refugees

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will be one of four U.S. military installations that will shelter refugees from Afghanistan.

5 years ago

Sister Doris Engelhard, a 72-year-old Franciscan nun and master brewer at the Mallersdorf Abbey brewery in northeastern Bavaria. (Lena Mucha for NPR)
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Food & Drink
International

A pilgrimage to meet Germany’s last beer-brewing nun

Sister Doris has strong opinions about her beer and when people should drink it. In short: Always, especially during the 40-day penance period leading up to Easter.

5 years ago

The former PES refinery site in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Energy
Environment
Public Safety

Fuel tank ignites at Hilco site, drawing 100 firefighters to former PES refinery in South Philly

Blow torches being used to demolish at the former PES refinery in South Philadelphia are thought to have ignited the fire, which was brought under control within four hours.

5 years ago

Heather Randazzo, a grow employee at Compassionate Care Foundation's medical marijuana dispensary, trims leaves off marijuana plants in the company's grow house, Friday, March 22, 2019, in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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New Jersey
Politics
Sports

Regional Roundup – 8/23/21

Legal marijuana: can NJ navigate a totally new industry? And, there's a 3rd party gaining traction in PA that plans to oust local establishment politicians.

Air Date: August 23, 2021 10:00 am

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Fifty years ago, Bonnie Raines and Keith Forsyth were among a group of activists who broke into an FBI office in Media, Pa. and made off with classified documents exposing illegal FBI investigations. They are standing at the site where a historical marker will commemorate the break-in. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Crime
History
Pennsylvania
Protests

How to break into the FBI: 50 years later, Media burglars get local honors

The confidential files they stole in 1971 revealed widespread surveillance of the American public and the FBI’s infamous COINTELPRO operation.

5 years ago

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NPR
Media
Public Health

Facebook’s most viewed article in early 2021 raised doubt about COVID vaccine

A news story suggesting the COVID-19 vaccine may have been involved in a doctor's death was the most viewed link on Facebook in the U.S. in the first three months of the year.

5 years ago

Hathorne restaurant owner John Stephenson holds a sign for a pop-up restaurant which will cover the Hathorne sign when that restaurant is open, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Stephenson hosts temporary restaurants, known as pop-ups which he lets use his space, in an effort to help them weather the pandemic. Most recently, Hathorne hosts the pop-up St. Vito Focacciaria pizza company, which sign he holds, every Sunday night. (AP Photo/John Amis)
Business
Food & Drink
Public Health

Pop-up restaurants may stick around as COVID sees resurgence

As re-openings across the country are threatened by a rise in COVID-19 cases, pop-up creators and hosts are asking, “What next?”

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A girl waits with other earthquake victims for the start of a food distribution in Les Cayes, Haiti, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, seven days after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the area. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Environment
Public Safety

Haiti raises earthquake death toll, passes 2,200

Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency said Sunday that the toll from this month's magnitude 7.2 earthquake has grown to 2,207, with 344 people still missing.

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Public Safety

16-year-old lifeguard dies after injury in Cape May, N.J.

The 16-year-old lifeguard who was injured while on duty Thursday in Cape May has died, according to officials.

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