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New York City Police Dept. officers arrive outside the Time Warner Center, in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. A police bomb squad was sent to CNN's offices in New York City and the newsroom was evacuated because of a suspicious package. (Richard Drew/AP Photo)
National
Politics
Public Safety

Crude pipe bombs sent to Obama, Clintons, CNN; no injuries

All the confirmed bombs appeared to come from the same person or persons.

7 years ago

Ann Tickamyer, professor of sociology at Penn State, was one of the presenters at the 26th National Symposium on Family Issues. She says there's a lack of good policy for rural families and communities. (Min Xian/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Changing Communities
Pennsylvania

Challenges facing rural America deeply rooted in economic and social distress, researchers say

Nearly three and a half million Pennsylvanians live in rural parts of the state and face challenges different than those in urban areas.

7 years ago

Devin Puckett, along with Clyde and Saheir Beatty, empty a bucket of apples into a fruit grinder during the East Park Apple Festival at Woodford Mansion in Fairmount Park. (Kriston Jae Bethel for WHYY)
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A rainy 2018 yielded soggy fall harvest, Philly growers say

2018 has been one of the wettest years on record for Philadelphia.

7 years ago

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Down the Shore
New Jersey

Pilot, 85, killed in Shore airport crash

Authorities say a plane crashed at a Jersey Shore airport, killing one person.

7 years ago

A woman holds up a sign at Tuesday's rally to protest President Trump's proposal define gender on identifiable traits at birth. (Angela M. Gervasi for WHYY)

Hundreds rally to support trans people in Philly

Hundreds of people turned out for a “Rally for Trans Existence and Resistance” in Philadelphia’s Love Park on Tuesday.

7 years ago

The Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Bear received a national honor for its service. (Zoe Read/WHYY)
Delaware
Military

Delaware veterans ceremony receives national honor

The cemetery is one of only four state and tribal cemeteries out of 111 in the U.S. to receive this year’s Operational Excellence Award.

7 years ago

George Soros waits for the start of a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels in 2017. A mailed explosive device was discovered at his home on Monday afternoon. (Olivier Hoslet/AP)
NPR

Explosive device mailed to liberal philanthropist George Soros’ New York home

An explosive device was found at the Westchester County, New York, home of billionaire philanthropist George Soros on Monday afternoon.

7 years ago

The plaza at 16th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Center City Philadelphia surrounds a bronze statue installed in 1964. The statue is America’s oldest public Holocaust memorial. (Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY)
History
Philadelphia
Religion

Philadelphia’s Holocaust memorial, America’s oldest, gets a facelift

A new plaza was constructed to provide a better backdrop for the memorial and more information about Nazi Germany's atrocities.

7 years ago

Over the weekend, the Anti-Defamation League invited Philadelphia area game developers to their second annual ADL National Game Jam. (Darryl Murphy for WHYY)
Philadelphia
Social Justice

Philly hackathon part of ADL study on how digital games could help fight hate

Thirty-one local game developers spent part of the weekend at Drexel University in Philadelphia making digital games that promote empathy and reduce bias.

7 years ago

Beach Sweeps volunteers in South Seaside Park in 2011. (Photo: Dominick Solazzo)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Decoy owl, ‘strange metal lump’ among items found during massive beach trash sweep

More than 3,000 volunteers swept beaches from the Bayshore to Cape May County on Saturday as part of an New Jersey-based organization’s annual program.

7 years ago

Camden, New Jersey (Bastiaan Slabbers for NewsWorks, file)

Number of struggling N.J. households increased after Great Recession

New research from the United Way shows more New Jersey residents than ever are struggling to afford life’s basic necessities.

7 years ago

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A message displayed on a window of a motel room in Panama City, Fla., where survivors continue to live amid the damage from Hurricane Michael. Family and friends are still trying to locate loved ones who survived the storm. (David Goldman/AP)
NPR
Environment
Public Safety

Crowdsourcing to find survivors of Hurricane Michael

CrowdSource Rescue allows people to report someone who is unaccounted for or needs help. It lists them on a map that rescuers can use for deployment purposes.

7 years ago

Robert Hill surveys the damage within his living room on Wednesday at Tyndall Air Force Base after Hurricane Michael hit the base last week. Support personnel from Tyndall and other bases were on location to support Airmen returning to their homes to assess damage and collect personal belongings. (Kelly Walker/U.S. Air Force)
NPR
National

‘It will be years’ before life at Tyndall Air Force base returns to normal

The eye of the Category 4 storm cut straight through the base on Wednesday, October 10, causing catastrophic destruction.

7 years ago

Members of Dutch Burton's family join city leaders in unveiling a historic marker commemorating Burton's fight against discrimination. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
History

Wilmington civil rights leader recognized for Supreme Court fight

Wilmington city leaders celebrate local civil rights leader William "Dutch" Burton with a historical marker at the former site of a cafe that refused to serve him in 1958.

7 years ago

New Jersey officials are seeking to dredge nine navigation channels in the Barnegat Bay. (Courtesy of U.S. Army Corps)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey
Transportation

Bay channel dredging is latest in N.J.’s safe navigation initiative

Crews will soon begin dredging channels in Ocean County to ensure safe navigation, the latest in a series of projects that began in 2014, state officials announced. 

7 years ago

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