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After a year like this, expect a strange New Year’s Eve
From New York's Times Square to Sydney Harbor, big public blowouts are being turned into TV-only shows and digital events.
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Even if it’s ‘bonkers,’ poll finds many believe QAnon and other conspiracy theories
Misinformation about the election and the coronavirus is also gaining a foothold in American society, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll.
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Nashville bomber’s girlfriend warned police about him in 2019
More than a year before the explosion that rocked Nashville last week, Anthony Warner's girlfriend told police that he "was building bombs in the RV trailer at his residence."
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2020 taught me how to be on City Council: Push hard, learn resilience from my constituents
Jamie Gauthier never could have imagined the challenges she would face in 2020, her first full year as a City Councilmember.
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Finding hope in 2020: 5 good things that happened to people in the region
As years go, this one does not deserve five stars. But five people saw their lives get better in ways they might not have predicted pre-pandemic.
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2,200 people have been shot in Philly this year. Experts don’t see easy changes ahead
With just days left in December, more than 2,200 people have been shot in Philadelphia, a 53% increase over the same time last year.
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Listen 2:07The burial ground of Marian Anderson crowdfunds to preserve Black history
The historic Black cemetery outside Philadelphia is still in use, and the often-used paper records are in danger of disintegrating. A GoFundMe could help.
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Child labor in palm oil industry tied to Girl Scout cookies
An AP investigation has found an army of children toiling beneath a canopy of towering palm oil trees in Indonesia and Malaysia, the main suppliers of the vegetable oil.
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This 15th century Carthusian monk looks exactly like a dude from Northeast Philly
Thanks to an observation by Bucks native Colt Shaw, the Medieval young boul has gone viral.
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Inquirer cartoonist Signe Wilkinson is retiring after 35 years of satirizing Philly
The pioneering artist was the first woman in her field to win a Pulitzer.
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Without a home and arrested: What I learned about police while homeless
When I lost my sublet and joined the community of people living at a fixed address, I found that police perceived me as a danger.
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Domestic violence shelters see an uptick in calls, worry about dwindling funding
Domestic violence shelters in western Pennsylvania say they’re seeing an increase in hotline calls, amid worries that a difficult and isolating winter is on the way.
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12 times Philly made national headlines, and what everyone got wrong
When will people learn to keep the city’s name out of their mouth?
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This week: the latest on COVID in New Jersey, Delaware Senator Chris Coons, and a roundup of Philly sports.
Air Date: December 28, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:28Photos from 2020: Looking back on a year that changed our world
2020 was not a typical year for anyone in the region. Here's a view from WHYY photographers on how the last 12 months unfolded in real time.
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