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History
Public Health

Skepticism of science in a pandemic isn’t new. It helped fuel the AIDS crisis

When science is searching for answers, attractive theories get elevated to facts prematurely. And even after they're disproved, the public may not get the news.

5 years ago

Investigators work the scene of a mass shooting at a Fairfield Township home
Gun Violence
New Jersey
Public Safety

‘It is not who we are’: Mass shooting near Bridgeton leaves community shaken, but resolved

A young man who survived the shooting said a 90s-themed birthday party became deadly when multiple shooters came through the gathering.

5 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, right, and Ben Simmons watch from the bench during an NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic, Sunday, May 16, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia
Sports

76ers trust playoff process leads to 1st NBA title since ’83

The Sixers (with 8-1 odds) really can win the NBA championship for the first time since 1983. No Super Team assembly required.

5 years ago

Microsoft is officially pulling the plug on Internet Explorer in June 2022. (Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
NPR
Media

Internet Explorer, the love-to-hate-it web browser, will die next year

Microsoft is officially pulling the plug on perhaps the most-hated web browser that once dominated the competition. Internet Explorer will be put to rest in Summer 2022.

5 years ago

Palestinians wave national flags in front of the Dome of the Rock in the al-Aqsa mosque complex in Jerusalem, Friday, May 21, 202, as a cease-fire took effect between Hamas and Israel after an 11-day war. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
International
Military

Palestinians see victory in Gaza truce as Israel warns Hamas

Like the three previous wars, the latest round of fighting ended inconclusively.

5 years ago

Protesters unfurl a banner outside Susquehanna Investment Group in Bala Cynwyd while others stage a sit-in inside the building. The group asked to speak with Susquehanna’s wealthy founders about their support of the displacement of Palestinians by Israel. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
International
Protests
Social Justice

Jewish activists protest Bala Cynwyd billionaire’s support of right-wing Israeli think tank

Jewish activists picketed a company owned by two Montgomery County financiers over their support for right-wing Israeli groups.

5 years ago

The Miller Lite Eagles billboard makes the base of the pop-up 'barrier pool' COURTESY JUSTYN MYERS
Outdoors
Billy Penn

Philly’s dumpster pool crew cools off with a new trick this summer

Construction barriers + Eagles billboard = pop-up swim spot.

5 years ago

Baltimore Sun reporter Jean Marbella participated in a Save Our Sun rally in March, part of an effort to secure an alternative buyer to Alden Global
(JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Media

‘Vulture’ fund Alden Global, known for slashing newsrooms, buys Tribune papers

The purchase represents the culmination of Alden's years-long drive to take over the company and its storied titles.

5 years ago

Stacy Shamburger says West End's new housing units will provide homes for young adults who have left the foster care system. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
Homelessness
Housing

‘We are mom, dad, everything’: Helping former foster kids find a home

West End Neighborhood House has 23 homes for ex-foster children and is building room for 10 more young adults. The agency is also creating a drop-in center.

5 years ago

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People gather near the rubble of destroyed residential building which was hit by Israeli airstrikes on Thursday in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip. (Adel Hana/AP)
NPR
International
Military

Israel’s cabinet votes for a cease-fire in the Gaza conflict

Hamas spokesman Hazem Al Qassem says the militant group is open to a cease-fire if Israel stops its air strikes on Gaza.

5 years ago

An artist's rendering of the Sala Keturah STEM Pavilion designed by Nyasha Felder and under construction at North Philly Peace Park. (Courtesy of North Philly Peace Park)
PlanPhilly
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Race & Ethnicity
Eyes on the Street

Why North Philly Peace Park is building an Afrofuturist pavilion

North Philly Peace Park educator Kermit O on the Sala Keturah STEM Pavilion and its meaning as a space of self-determination and a continuation of the Black struggle.

5 years ago

Outdoor dining in Philadelphia
Things To Do
Community Events
May 20-26, 2021

Center City Restaurant Week, Shakespeare’s ladies, and hoofin’ in the park in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

The week’s events include outdoor theater performances, tap dancing in Clark Park, and a Chinatown scavenger hunt.

5 years ago

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Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, tells a congressional hearing:
NPR
Black Lives Matter
History
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Survivors of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre share eyewitness accounts

During emotional testimony on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Fletcher, who is now 107, recalled her memories of the two-day massacre that left hundreds of Black people dead.

5 years ago

A worker operates a forklift to move household waste at a facility that stores recyclable materials
NPR
Business
Environment

20 companies are behind half of the world’s single-use plastic waste, study finds

More than 130 million metric tons of single-use plastics were thrown out in 2019, according to a new report that puts Exxon Mobil atop a list of the companies that produce it.

5 years ago

People wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus walk in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Philly won’t require masks outdoors starting Friday

Masks will still be required indoors in Philadelphia, but that policy could soon change as well.

5 years ago

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