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NewsWorks Tonight, June 22, 2018
Air Date: June 22, 2018
Listen 16:07Philly-region activists heading to D.C. for mass rally against poverty
The event on the National Mall kicks off the next phase of the new Poor People’s Campaign to continue – and build upon – the original campaign started by MLK
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Poll: Americans see Trump as intelligent and strong, but not honest, likable, or admirable
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
6 years ago
Listen 6:48Rider University plans to sell Westminster Choir College to Chinese firm
Two lawsuits aim to block the $40 million sale of the Princeton school by Rider University.
6 years ago
Sharing tales of finding sanctuary at North Philly’s Church of the Advocate
Finding Sanctuary was put on in partnership with the Association of Independents in Radio, the Lenfest Institute and the Wyncote Foundation.
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‘We never spoke of it again’: A night that changed a family forever
Growing up, half-sisters Glennette Rozelle and Jennifer Mack were used to hearing their parents fight. At StoryCorps, the women remember the night that changed everything.
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Military asked to provide 20,000 beds for detained immigrant children
That bed space would be needed beginning in July and running through the end of the year.
6 years ago
Pa. spill is gasoline, officials say; no word on quantity or source [updated]
Officials investigating a pipeline spill into a creek near Philadelphia have identified the material as gasoline.
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NewsWorks Tonight, June 21, 2018
Air Date: June 21, 2018
Listen 16:39Cornelia Wolf, mother of Pennsylvania governor, dies at 94
Cornelia Rohlman Westerman Wolf, the mother of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, has died at the age of 94 at her home in Mount Wolf.
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Philly award honoring historian McCullough to recognize educators, storytellers
David McCullough, one of America’s most notable historians, now has a prize named after him.
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For VA whistleblowers, a culture of fear and retaliation
More than 30 current and former VA employees spoke to NPR.
6 years ago
The science behind the World Cup ball
How does this ball actually stack up? To find out, scientists stuck it in a wind tunnel with a bunch of sensors attached to a metal rod.
6 years ago
As Trump ends family separation policy, children removed from their parents are already in Pa.
As Trump ends family separation policy, children removed from their parents are already in Pa.
6 years ago
Listen 2:44Demonstrators call for end to police presence at Philly Pride events
Supporters of transgender woman protest circumstances of her arrest, detention.
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