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Who benefits from Philly’s $1 land deals?
In the 1990s, Philly created a program to sell blighted properties for only $1. Here's why it hasn't quite worked out as the city intended.
Air Date: February 24, 2020
Listen 12:59Kobe Bryant’s widow sues helicopter operator for deaths
Kobe Bryant's widow on Monday sued the owner of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed the former Los Angeles Lakers star and their 13-year-old daughter last month.
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Philly’s Ellyn Jo Waller to be honored for anti-human trafficking ministry
Since 2005, Ellyn Jo Waller of Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Philadelphia has been working to help those caught up in human trafficking.
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Los Angeles honors Kobe, Gianna Bryant with public memorial
Mourners began gathering Monday in downtown LA to say farewell to Kobe and Gianna Bryant at the Staples Center, hours before Bryant's memorial service was scheduled to start.
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Pioneering black mathematician Katherine Johnson has died
NASA says Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who worked on NASA’s early space missions and was portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures" has died.
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This week: WHYY's Delaware reporter Mark Eichmann joins us to tell us what's going on in the state, Philadelphia's hiring problem, and saving the John Coltrane House.
Air Date: February 24, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:13Barstool Sports’ new Pennsylvania investor says no more harassment. Will the bro brand follow suit?
Penn National will soon own 50% of the self-described “pop culture blog.”
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White and Black people to get more room on 2020 census to explain their origins
For the first time, the U.S. Census Bureau is giving people in the country’s two largest racial categories space to give more details about their origins.
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When every second counts, bilingual firefighters make the difference in Chesco
Union Fire Company has struggled to serve its Latino community in the past, but new efforts to recruit Spanish-speakers are making progress.
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Listen 4:24Who should decide what books are allowed in prison?
Michael Tafolla says the books he read in prison helped him understand how he had landed there in the first place.
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In rough conditions, N.J. state troopers rescue Barnegat Bay kayakers
New Jersey State Police marine troopers rescued two kayakers in the Barnegat Bay on Wednesday, authorities say.
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Reliability of pricey new voting machines questioned
In the rush to replace unreliable electronic voting machines, state and local officials have scrambled to acquire more trustworthy equipment for this year’s election.
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Police: Pregnant woman, child dead in shooting; man critical
A pregnant woman and her child were killed in a double shooting that critically injured a man in north Philadelphia, authorities said.
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In Fairhill, boys strut the catwalk to become men
A former model uses fashion to teach life lessons in the after-school program Real Men Speak.
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West Philadelphia church burned in blaze to save soaring bell tower
A West Philadelphia church is rebuilding after a 2019 fire. Most of the 115-year-old building will be demolished but the bell tower will be preserved.
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