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Archaeologist Koji Iesaki holds a carved roof ornament excavated at the former site of the Jyokyo-ji temple in Kyoto. Iesaki and other archaeologists have their hands full, as a pre-Olympic building boom has helped reveal centuries-old artifacts from the city's long history. (Anthony Kuhn/NPR)
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Ahead of 2020 Summer Olympics, a building boom in Kyoto is yielding ancient artifacts

Across Kyoto, archaeologists are rushing to uncover and preserve relics of the city's heritage, as a pre-Olympic building boom sweeps the ancient former capital of Japan.

7 years ago

The greenhouse at the Horticulture Society in Fairmount Park. (courtesy of the Horticulture Society)
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February 7 - 12, 2019

Valentine’s Day celebrations, free fun at the Horticulture Center, romantic feats of clay

Valentine’s Day is on the horizon, and we’re ready to partake of all things romantic.

7 years ago

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In this Tuesday, April 17, 2018, file photo, Dr. Bernadith Russell hugs a friend as the statue of Dr. J. Marion Sims, is removed from New York's Central Park. (Mark Lennihan/AP Photo, File)
Health Care
History
Race & Ethnicity

Blackface photo reopens long history of bigotry in medicine

The 1984 photo has stirred a national political furor and reopened the long history of bigotry in American medicine.

7 years ago

Pope Francis celebrates a holy mass at St. Peter's basilica in the Vatican. (Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images)
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International
Religion

Pope Francis acknowledges, for first time, sexual abuse of nuns by priests

Pope Francis, for the first time, acknowledged the sexual abuse of nuns by priests and bishops, including a case in which some clergy used women as sex slaves.

7 years ago

Josh Millman takes a selfie with one of the cavorting lions dancing on Cherry Street in Chinatown. Millman and hundreds of others came to Chinatown late Monday evening to welcome the Year of the Pig.
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Dance
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Philly welcomes Year of the Pig with lions, fireworks

Philadelphia's Chinatown celebration welcoming the Year of the Pig featured the Lion Dance performed by the Philadelphia Suns and members of Cheung's Hung Gar Kung Fu Academy.

7 years ago

Demonstrators hold signs and chant outside the Governors Mansion at the Capitol in Richmond, Virginia, Saturday, calling for Gov. Ralph Northam to resign. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Politics
Race & Ethnicity

Why we keep looking at the Northam photo

How many people who are currently flaying Ralph Northam engaged in routine racist behavior when they were younger?

7 years ago

Ardavia Lee, daughter of a fallen Wilmington firefighter, is embraced by members of the fire department after receiving a $25,000 scholarship. (Zoe Read/WHYY)
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Daughter of fallen Wilmington firefighter receives national scholarship

Wilmington high school senior wins $25,000 scholarship in recognition of her hard work in overcoming adversity.

7 years ago

Theresa Reid feeds her five-month-old niece, Ummayyah, a bottle of breast milk that was pumped by Ummayyah's mother, Cierra Jackson, who is serving a 6-to-23-month sentence at Riverside Correctional Facility, in Philadelphia. (Kriston Jae Bethel/Next City)
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Gender
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Broke in Philly

Staying connected: Moms who pump in prison

An innovative lactation program encourages incarcerated new moms to maintain their breast milk supply, reinforcing maternal bonds and providing health benefits to newborns.

7 years ago

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Jamal Parker performs at the Painted Bride Art Center in Old City in February 2018. (Photo courtesy of Jamal Parker)
Race & Ethnicity

Jamal Parker, poetry champion and published author at 22

“Black art has a sense of soul,” Jamal Parker said. “You can tell it comes from an authentic place.”

7 years ago

Villa Volunteer Fire Department image.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Firefighters rescue boy from icy Cape May County lake

Firefighters in Cape May County rescued a boy who fell through the ice on a lake Saturday afternoon. Officials say rescuers were d ...

7 years ago

Tara Raigns, of Petersburg, Va., right, reacts to Gov. Ralph Northam's comments during a news conference in the Governor's Mansion in Richmond, Va., on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. She joined protesters outside, calling for his resignation. (Alexa Welch Edlund/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

Blackface scandal spotlights deeply embedded racism in U.S.

The incident came on the first day of Black History Month and as Virginians prepare for the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans to Jamestown.

7 years ago

Mo Better Jaguars' coaches and players huddle at the end of practice at Betsy Head Park in Brownsville, Brooklyn in September 2014. (Courtesy of Albert Samaha)
NPR
Behavioral Health

Poor students more likely to play football, despite brain injury concerns

With the opportunity to achieve affordable higher education, playing football also brings the risk of long-term brain damage.

7 years ago

Tamaqua parent Rebecca Kowalski supports the school board's new policy that would authorize the training and arming of some teachers and staff. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
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K-12
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Why a Pa. community where guns are common is divided over arming teachers

Tamaqua became the first school district in Pa. to sanction armed teachers. Now, a legal battle is underway over whether the district can make such a policy.

Air Date: February 4, 2019

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Two grizzly gears at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone, Mont. Most bears are relocated to the center when they or their parents have issues with or become too comfortable interacting with humans. (Claire Harbage/NPR)
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Environment
National

As grizzlies come back, frustration builds over continued protections

Since being listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1975, grizzly bear populations in northwest Montana and the Greater Yellowstone Area have tripled.

7 years ago

The 2019 Chinese New Year Festival was held in Northeast Philadelphia at the corner of Frankford and Cottman avenues Sunday afternoon. It was the first festival of its kind in the neighborhood. (Natalie Piserchio for WHYY)
Changing Communities
Community Events
Philadelphia

Mayfair’s first Chinese New Year festival honors tradition, welcomes new neighbors

Organizers said they are bringing Chinese cultural events to the Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood as more Asian immigrants relocate from New York City.

7 years ago

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