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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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The Full City Challenge aims to fold in the resources of the partnership  — and the networks that both organizations bring to the table — to help the winning team execute its pilot and fulfill its mission. (Courtesy of Rebel Ventures)
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Rebel Ventures pitch youth-powered corner store at Full City Challenge

The feedback participants gave — “Don’t be afraid to project!” “It wasn’t clear to me how you’d spend that $5,000, make sure you specify,”  strengthened each project.

6 years ago

Sonari Chidi, 20, a filmmaker and student at University of Pennsylvania, made
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Penn student’s documentary examines the media’s role in the refugee crisis

In “Shattering Refuge,” Sonari Chidi speaks to refugees, asylum-seekers, officials and journalists in Kenya, Jordan, and the United States.

6 years ago

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Jon Meacham on The Battle for Our Better Angels

Presidential historian joins Marty to compare our current political crisis to those throughout American history.

Air Date: February 18, 2019 12:00 am

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The Uptown Theater, located at 2227 N. Broad Street, after the Marquee lighting on February 16, 2019. (Natalie Piserchio for WHYY)
History
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Why the marquee lights are back on at North Philly’s shuttered Uptown Theater

North Philadelphia’s Uptown Theater celebrated 90 years since it first opened its doors. Now, community organizers hope to fully reopen the theater by 2020.

6 years ago

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In this Feb. 21, 2018, file photo, a model wears a creation as part of the Gucci women's Fall/Winter 2018-2019 collection, presented during the Milan Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy. Gucci, which designed this face warmer, reminiscent of blackface prompted an instant backlash from the public and forced the company to apologize publicly on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (Antonio Calanni/AP Photo)
Race & Ethnicity

Retailers, fashion brands struggle with racial insensitivity

Experts say many of these fashion companies live in a sort of bubble and lack the diversity in their staff that could vet their fashions.

6 years ago

The building was gutted by fire on Feb. 18. Adjacent buildings were damaged.
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Feds: Large fire in Philadelphia 1 year ago was arson

Federal authorities say a massive fire that prompted the evacuation of scores of people in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood a year ago was deliberately set.

6 years ago

Early starts are key to developing children’s talents, experts say. (Eugene Partyzan/ Shutterstock)
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5 ways to develop children’s talents

Talent, I argue, is not born, it’s made – and parents can make a big difference.

6 years ago

Most American cars run on gasoline. But analysts say that's poised to change as electric vehicles take over the market. The question is, how soon? (Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images)
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As more electric cars arrive, what’s the future for gas-powered engines?

A growing chorus environmental activists, business analysts and auto executives are predicting a sea change, as battery-powered electric vehicles grow in popularity.

6 years ago

What does your phone know about you? (Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock.com)
Technology
The Conversation

Most Americans don’t realize what companies can predict from their data

In the U.S., the companies and platforms you interact with own the data they collect about you. This means they can legally sell this information to data brokers.

6 years ago

In this Feb. 13, 2013 file photo, Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick poses during an interview with the Associated Press, in Rome. On Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019 the Vatican announced Pope Francis defrocked former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing Confession. (Andrew Medichini/AP Photo, file)
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Vatican defrocks former U.S. cardinal McCarrick over sex abuse

U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, 88, is the highest-ranking churchman to be laicized.

6 years ago

A crowded boardwalk in Wildwood
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New Jersey

Wildwood seeks $64.5 million in state funds to reconstruct aging boardwalk

City officials have approved asking the state of New Jersey for $64.5 million in funding to reconstruct the Wildwood Boardwalk.

6 years ago

Raw chickens hang from colorful machinery
Delaware
Environment
Public Health

Delaware plant spills nearly 1 million gallons of partially treated slaughterhouse waste

Mountaire Farms slaughterhouse, subject of several ongoing lawsuits, spilled a million gallons of partially treated wastewater on its Millsboro, Delaware site early Wednesday.

6 years ago

In this Aug. 25, 2010 file photo, Delores Stewart displays bed bugs found in her home (Terry Gilliam/AP Photo)
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Philadelphia
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PlanPhilly

Landlords must exterminate bed bugs under City Council bill

Philadelphia landlords who go soft on bedbugs could face stiff penalties under a new bill proposed by City Councilman Mark Squilla.

6 years ago

Kendra Brooks, 46, a mother of four children in Philadelphia, says that every week, one of her children's friends is

One year after Parkland, Philly students, teachers say more counselors needed to deal with trauma from gun violence

Young people and teachers who protested after the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla. say not much has changed to address students’ trauma.

6 years ago

PATCO is celebrating its 50th anniversary with fares at the cost they were in 1969. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
New Jersey

PATCO celebrates its 50th anniversary with big discount on Friday morning

The PATCO high-speed line is turning 50 and the transit line is celebrating with some throwback fares on Friday morning.

6 years ago

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