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Yo-Yo Ma brought his Bach Project to the sister cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. The project uses the music of Johann Sebastian Bach to explore connections between cultures. (Lauren A. Terrazas/Texas Public Radio)
NPR
Immigration
Music
National

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma plays Bach in shadow of border crossing

The world-renowned cellist brought his Bach Project to the sister cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, on Saturday.

7 years ago

Volunteers at Sandy Hook for Clean Ocean Action's Spring Beach Sweep in April 2019. (Courtesy of Clean Ocean Action)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Single-use plastic remains top item in N.J. spring beach sweep

Under overcast skies, thousands of volunteers swept beaches from the Bayshore to Cape May County on Saturday as part of a New Jersey-based organization’s annual program.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the deployment of 5G technology in the United States during an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, April 12, 2019, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
Infrastructure
Politics
Technology

FCC to hold big 5G auction, spend $20B for rural internet

The U.S. government will hold a massive auction later this year to bolster 5G service, the next generation of mobile networks.

7 years ago

Firefighter battle a fire in the Dunes Cafe building on the Ocean Grove boardwalk Saturday afternoon. (Image courtesy of Chris Spiegel/Blur Revision Media Design)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Roof collapses as five-alarm fire rips through building on Ocean Grove boardwalk

Officials in Ocean Grove said the fire broke out at about 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Dunes Boardwalk Cafe building.

7 years ago

Safehouse is considering locating in this block of Hilton Street in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. The proposed facility would allow drug users to inject under medical supervision. The neighborhood is known for its drug use. (Natalie Piserchio for NPR)
NPR
Addiction
Philadelphia
Public Health

Citing religious freedom, supporters sue to open supervised injection site in Philadelphia

Supervised injection sites operate in Canada, Europe and Australia, but one has never officially opened its doors in the United States.

7 years ago

Some young kids take a turn on the mounted binoculars near an osprey nest along the new Slaughter Beach boardwalk. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
Environment
Outdoors

New Delaware beach boardwalk is a platform for eco-tourists

A new boardwalk in Slaughter Beach gives visitors a close-up look at an osprey nest and a tidal pool at a picturesque spot along the Delaware Bay.

7 years ago

(Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Business
National
Marketplace

Facing a labor shortage, construction tries to rebrand

Wages are rising because employers are desperate for workers like masons, pipefitters and electricians.

7 years ago

WikiLeaks has made multiple disclosures over the past decade, including one in March 2017 when the group released what it said were CIA technical documents on a range of spying techniques. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Military
National
Politics

How much did WikiLeaks damage U.S. national security?

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has often argued that no one has been harmed by the disclosures. But many in the national security community say the leaks were harmful.

7 years ago

A U.S. Marine Corps carry team transfers the remains of Staff Sgt. Christopher K.A. Slutman, 43, of Newark, Delaware, during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base Thursday, Apr. 11, 2019,  in Dover, DE. Sgt. Slutman died April 8 while conducting combat operations in Parwan province, Afghanistan. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
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Delaware
Military

Marine killed in Afghanistan returned home to Delaware

Staff Sgt. Christopher K.A. Slutman was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan and returned home to Delaware Thursday night.

7 years ago

City Councilman Derek Green. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Business
Philadelphia

Councilman proposes change to Philly bidding system to boost small businesses

Philadelphia Councilman Derek Green proposes changes in the city’s bidding process to give small local businesses a better chance of winning contracts under $100,000.

7 years ago

Students from Southwest Leadership Academy are seen in this 2019 file photo navigating a sidewalk near the school congested with wrecked cars and debris associated with two auto repair shops on the block. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Business
Philadelphia
PlanPhilly

Southwest Philly battles life in an auto zone

Auto-related businesses have taken over more than 100 former homes in a residential Elmwood, creating new health and safety hazards for residents.

7 years ago

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Bethany Coursen and her husbands own the Valleywide Farm in Centre County. Coursen said last year's rain has a lasting impact on her farm. (Min Xian / Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Changing Communities
Pennsylvania

Still reeling from 2018 rainfall, Pa. farmers offered emergency USDA loan

Pennsylvania had one of the wettest summers on record last year. The intense rainfall and flooding caused farmers across the state to lose significant crops.

7 years ago

A view of the Philadelphia skyline from the Market-Frankford elevated line in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Changing Communities
Economic Development
Housing
Income Inequality

More inventors, more renters: Four surprising takeaways from Pew’s annual report on Philly

Pew’s ‘State of the City’ report reads like Philly’s annual physical, clocking growth, successes, and struggles over the past 10 years.

7 years ago

This photo shows a handwritten notification of President Abraham Lincoln's death that is being offered for sale by Raab Collection in Ardmore, Pa., Thursday, April 11, 2019. The telegram was written inside a home where Lincoln was rushed after being shot at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
History
Philadelphia

Telegram announcing Abraham Lincoln’s death is up for sale

The handwritten notification of President Abraham Lincoln's death is being offered for sale by a Philadelphia documents dealer.

7 years ago

The 2014 S.12th Street site of the former Camac Bath. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
History
LGBTQ
Philadelphia

Should a former Philly bathhouse gain landmark status because of its place in LGBTQ history?

Back when homosexuality was illegal in Philadelphia, the Camac Baths offered a safe place for queer subculture to exist.

7 years ago

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