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The Daily is the radio edition of the popular podcast by the same name, produced by The New York Times. Hosts Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise provide an irresistible layman’s approach to some of the most compelling and complicated stories of our time.

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Philadelphia Phillies baseball player Odubel Herrera arrives at court for a hearing on a domestic violence case in Atlantic City, N.J., Wednesday, July 3, 2019. (Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool)
Philadelphia
Sports

Phillies’ Herrera accepts suspension for rest of season

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Odúbel Herrera has accepted a suspension for the rest of the season under Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy.

6 years ago

A worker bolts on a sign changing a block of Broad Street Patti LaBelle Way. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Government Accountability
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads

City misspells Patti LaBelle’s name on honorary street sign

Philadelphia honored singer Patti LaBelle with her very own street earlier this week. Unfortunately, the signs didn't get her name right.

6 years ago

Independence Hall (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
History
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philadelphia historic landmark index: A guide to what’s worth your time

Just because Philly has great history doesn’t mean you should visit every site.

6 years ago

Fireworks display
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Philadelphia

Nation’s birthday celebrated by thousands on the Parkway

Thousands flocked to the Parkway to enjoy a free concert and fireworks display for July 4th.

6 years ago

The Medal of Honor. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
History
National

Push to posthumously give black soldier D-Day Medal of Honor

A new push is underway to posthumously award an African American soldier the Medal of Honor for his bravery on D-Day.

6 years ago

Kids vie for candy that’s thrown by parade marchers at the annual Marple Newtown Fourth of July Parade. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Pennsylvania

Delco shows its love for America with a parade that includes a ‘quiet zone’

As the parade passes by no loud sirens will blare and no loud jolting noises will sound, making the parade accessible to people who are sensitive to loud sounds.

6 years ago

One of the 200 'Dunlap Broadsides' that spread the word of independence. (Wikimedia Commons)
History
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The first Declaration of Independence was printed by a 29-year-old immigrant

John Dunlap’s rough draft of democracy is kept under lock and key.

6 years ago

(Photo/Big Stock)
Radio Times
History
LGBTQ
National

Stories of America

Today, we are rebroadcasting stories from our archives about what it means to be American from three different perspectives.

Air Date: July 4, 2019

Listen 49:58
A bronze statue of 19th-century orator and writer Frederick Douglass is seen in the Emancipation Hall of the United States Visitor Center on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 19, 2013, where it was dedicated. The bronze statue of Douglass is by Maryland artist Steve Weitzman. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
History
Race & Ethnicity
The Philadelphia Tribune

Frederick Douglass’ ‘The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro’ still resonates

Douglass proved he was not the typical Independence Day Antebellum orator when he spoke before an audience in Rochester, New York, on July 5, 1852.

6 years ago

Nineteen-year-old Sikh airman Jaspreet Singh will march in the Independence Day Parade in Washington D.C. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Military

N.J.-Pa. Sikh veterans march in national Independence Day parade to combat discrimination

A New Jersey-based Sikh veterans organization has rallied a contingent of servicemen who practice the South Asian faith to march in Washington D.C. Independence Day Parade.

6 years ago

Listen 2:18

Ladder 2 Fire Station unveiled the design for a new mural that will be painted by Eric Okdeh. (Anannya Kundu for WHYY)
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

New mural celebrates Philadelphia Fire Department’s history

Ladder 2 Fire Station unveiled the design for a new mural that will be painted by Eric Okdeh.

6 years ago

File photo: Lucy The Elephant stands in Margate, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Home & Family
New Jersey

N.J. cultural institutions and state partner on discounts to residents on public benefits

The Newark International Film Festival, the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, and the popular Jersey Shore attraction Lucy the Elephant are among those participating.

6 years ago

A waste site stretches toward a line of trees under a partly cloudy sky.
Delaware
Environment
Outdoors

Del. lawmakers approve money for Delaware yard waste site

Popular yard waste site will remain open for Delaware residents despite initial state plans to shut down the Newark area site.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Energy
Environment
Philadelphia

Possible future uses for PES refinery call into question cleanup plans there

Current remediation being done by former owner Sunoco may no longer make sense if the potential purpose of the site changes, some experts say.

6 years ago

The great white shark 'Miss May.' (Image courtesy of OCEARCH)
Down the Shore
Biology
Environment
New Jersey

The great white shark ‘Miss May’ makes holiday week appearance close to N.J. coast

Miss May, a 10-foot, 800-pound sub-adult female white shark, pinged around 12 miles off Cape May, New Jersey early Tuesday evening.

6 years ago

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