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Voters use electronic polling machines as they cast their votes early at the Franklin County Board of Elections, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. (John Minchillo/AP Photo)
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Yes, America, is mine

As thousands of migrants walk to America to escape the violence in Central America, I’m disappointed that a president who is the son of ...

7 years ago

Security guard Donald Mee stands near the entrance of Congregation Adath Jeshurun, in Elkins Park, on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
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Parents balance fear, faith as Jewish preschools amplify security measures

Saturday's shooting at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh has increased anxiety within the Jewish community, including the 40-some preschools in the Philadelphia area.

7 years ago

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Philadelphia city workers and community groups work to clean up the streets of Kensington. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Dozens hit Philly’s Kensington Avenue for first ‘large-scale’ cleanup

Miguel Sanders stopped in his tracks. Towards the tail end of the morning rush on Thursday, dozens of volunteers swarmed the busy ...

7 years ago

People protesting against President Trump gather near the Tree of Life Congregation on Wednesday in Pittsburgh, Pa. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
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Poll: Nearly 4-in-5 voters concerned incivility will lead to violence

42 percent say the president is the most to blame, while about a quarter to a third say the media is the most to blame.

7 years ago

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Agreement reached over Delaware poultry company wastewater violations

State environmental officials have reached an agreement with a southern Delaware poultry processing company over wastewater violations. ...

7 years ago

Image courtesy Erik Weber.
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Elderly man fractures skull in Halloween parade motorized cart mishap

An 80-year-old Pennsylvania man was hospitalized Wednesday night after a serious accident during a popular Jersey Shore Halloween parade. 

7 years ago

Protesters angered by President Donald Trump’s executive order that prevented refugees from entering the U.S. rally at Philadelphia International Airport in January 2017. (Branden Eastwood for WHYY, file)
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Philly branch of group vilified by synagogue shooter pivots as U.S. cuts refugee program

Under President Trump, refugee resettlement in the U.S. has dwindled significantly. HIAS and other groups have taken the hit to their mission and their long-term stability.

7 years ago

Chris Robinson with Chris Robinson Brotherhood performs at Center Stage on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, in Atlanta. (Photo by Katie Darby/Invision/AP)
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November 1 - 7, 2018

Salute Philly sports stars, get crafty, or have a few laughs

Myriad offerings await this weekend, including a ceremony honoring some of Philly’s most popular sports figures; a theatrical performance festival; the superstars of of ink.

7 years ago

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Stars of David memorialize Jewish congregants killed at a synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday.
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Nearly 30 percent of anti-Semitic online attacks are bots

Researchers at the ADL analyzed 7.5 million Twitter messages between Aug. 31 and Sept. 17.

7 years ago

Three workers were burned, one critically, in an accident at the Delaware City oil refinery. (WHYY, file)
Delaware
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3 workers suffer burns in latest accident at Delaware City refinery

One worker is in critical condition after the “release of a heated product under pressure.”

7 years ago

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This undated Pennsylvania Department of Transportation photo shows Robert Bowers, the suspect in the deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation via AP)
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Synagogue rampage suspect indicted as funerals continue

The indictment charges Robert Bowers with 44 counts, including hate crimes.

7 years ago

A year after Hurricane Maria touched down in September 2017, the island is still recovering. On Tuesday lawyers for the government admitted they had not yet overhauled the island's emergency response plans for the next major hurricane. (Angel Valentin/Getty Images)
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Government lawyer says Puerto Rico’s hurricane response plan ‘does not exist’

It was a stunning admission given that, early last month, officials announced that their newly overhauled plan was finally complete.

7 years ago

Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health installed needle drop boxes at SEPTA stations at three stops off the elevated train in Kensington. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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PlanPhilly

Needle drop boxes land in Kensington parks and SEPTA stations

Sharps deposit boxes are Philadelphia’s newest tool in its four-week-old recovery campaign for opioid-plagued Kensington.

7 years ago

(David Maialetti/Philly.com)
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City Council votes to move ‘fair workweek’ scheduling bill forward

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7 years ago

Stars of David with the names of those killed in a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue, stand in front of the synagogue in Pittsburgh, Monday, Oct. 29, 2018.
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Pennsylvania
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Tending the Tree of Life

The recent mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh left us grappling for answers. Why here? Why now? These are big questions with no easy answers. Where do we go from here?

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