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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick talks to the media at a news conference an NFL preseason football game against the San Diego Chargers Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
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Social Justice
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Kaepernick has new deal with Nike

Colin Kaepernick has a new deal with Nike, even without having a job in the NFL.

7 years ago

Saadiq Garner, 29, sells water bottles, Gatorade, and rain ponchos outside the Made in America festival Saturday. A car salesman for 13 years, Garner hoped to make some extra cash. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
Philadelphia

Making ends meet outside Made in America

Philadelphia's Made in America music festival was a boon for city hustlers out to make some extra cash or ease dire circumstances.

7 years ago

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Down the Shore
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New Jersey
Outdoors

Small, gelatinous blobs along beaches are harmless salps, not sea lice

The little gelatinous, translucent blobs now making their annual appearance at ocean beaches are known as salps, and they’re harmless, an expert says.

7 years ago

Lori Alhadeff and Ryan Petty, left, are seen in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after turning in their paperwork to run for the Broward County School Board in May. Both parents had a 14-year-old daughter who was killed in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
NPR
Social Justice

Mother of Parkland victim wins school board seat: ‘I won’t stop’ until kids are safe

"When my daughter was brutally shot down with an AR-15 gun, I switched to become a Democrat."

7 years ago

Benjamin Rush, the medical doctor and Founding Father, took after the Renaissance-man civic participation of his mentor, Benjamin Franklin. (Charles Willson Peale/Courtesy of Crown)
NPR
Books
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‘Rush’: The other Founding Father from Philadelphia named Benjamin

Benjamin Rush was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was also a bold abolitionist, an advocate for public education and a prolific writer.

7 years ago

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Race & Ethnicity
Sports

The nearly forgotten history of basketball HOF inductee Ora Washington

The first time Ora Washington made it into a hall of fame, all did not go according to plan.

7 years ago

 Almost a year later, many Hurricane Maria evacuees are more established in Philadelphia communities such as Norris Square. (Catalina Jaramillo/PlanPhilly)
Housing
Philadelphia

End of temporary FEMA housing for Puerto Rican evacuees won’t be catastrophic in Philly

There were still 1,032 families living in hotels in 27 states and Puerto Rico. In Pennsylvania, only 21 families are still in hotels.

7 years ago

Cells are shown at the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 (Marc Levy/AP Photo)
Public Health

Officials say synthetic drug spike not limited to prisons

Police are still testing samples to see which drugs have made dozens of prison staff sick, but synthetic cannabinoids are the most likely culprit.

7 years ago

Pallbearers carry the casket out of Greater Grace Temple at the end of the funeral for Aretha Franklin, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Detroit. Franklin died Aug. 16, 2018 of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76. (Jeff Roberson/AP Photo)
Music
Politics
Race & Ethnicity

Calls for respect for black America at Franklin funeral

Amid the gospel, personal reflections and grief were calls to register and turnout to vote.

7 years ago

John Cole and his wife, Barbara, visit the tiny graveyard where his great grandfather Isaac Cole, is buried. Isaac Cole was a Civil War veteran and worked as a woodsman for the nearby Hopewell Furnace.
History
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity

Forging a sense of Hopewell Furnace’s history through its citizens and visitors

Hopewell Furnace National Site has been unearthing its African-American history.

7 years ago

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Roberta McCain, mother of John McCain, pays respects before his flag-draped casket Friday at the Capitol rotunda. His final public memorial is Saturday at the National Cathedral. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
National
Politics

Washington pays tribute to John McCain

Friends, family members and former political rivals will pay tribute to the late Sen. John McCain, in a ceremony Saturday at the Washington National Cathedral.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, August 31, 2018

A controversial contract between the City of Philadelphia and federal immigration authorities comes to an end, Abraham Gutman joins the s ...

Air Date: August 31, 2018

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In this Sept. 28, 2008 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., gives a thumbs up as he arrives at his campaign headquarters in Arlington, Va.  McCain’s family says the Arizona senator has chosen to discontinue medical treatment for brain cancer.  (Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
National
What Are We Thinking?

Crossing the aisle: In the end it was the Dems who loved him most, McCain’s final poll numbers show

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

7 years ago

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Down the Shore
New Jersey

Coast Guard rescues stranded grandfather, granddaughter

The U.S. Coast Guard made a multigenerational rescue in Cape May County Thursday evening.

7 years ago

Aretha Franklin fans line up outside Greater Grace Temple at 2:30 a.m., hoping to be one of the thousand members of the general public allowed in to the singer's funeral. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
NPR
Music

PHOTOS: Aretha Franklin’s soul celebrated at funeral

Here is a visual recollection of the funeral of one of America's most celebrated artists.

7 years ago

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