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NewsWorks Tonight, August 22, 2018

A Pennsylvania college town launches a program to help residents fight the rising costs of housing, caused by student demand. Eighteen pu ...

Air Date: August 22, 2018

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Incoming freshmen at the University of Scranton walk past McCormick Hall, one of three campus buildings that will soon be renamed in response to the recent report on Pennsylvania priest abuse.
(Rachel Wisniewski)
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Names of accused Bishops to be removed from University of Scranton buildings

Officials at the University of Scranton and King’s College will rename buildings once honoring now-disgraced bishops, and revoke honorary degrees.

7 years ago

The vast majority of survivors of sexual assaults and harassment never report what happened to them. But now
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How smartphone apps could change the way sexual assault is reported

Those who've used the app so far, say it's far less traumatizing than reporting face-to-face.

7 years ago

In this March 18, 2014 file photo, voters cast their ballots. (M. Spencer Green/AP Photo, File)
Elections
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DNC says it thwarted hacking attempt on its voter database

No information was compromised and added that it's unclear which third party had attempted the hack, officials say.

7 years ago

In this Tuesday, July 3, 2018, photo, a Pakistani recruit, 22, who was recently discharged from the U.S. Army, holds an American flag as he poses for a picture. The Army said in court documents it has reinstated more than 30 immigrant recruits and reservists whose contracts had been terminated. (Mike Knaak/AP)
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Army reinstates dozens of discharged immigrant recruits and reservists

The U.S. Army has reinstated more than 30 recruits it had forcibly discharged.

7 years ago

The logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York. (Richard Drew/AP)
NPR
International
Media
Technology

Facebook shuts 652 Iran-backed accounts linked in global disinformation campaign

The accounts were used for political disinformation and targeted at users in the Middle East, Latin America, the UK and the U.S., according to Facebook.

7 years ago

In Philadelphia, the poorest big city in the country, nearly 67 percent of the landlords surveyed by researchers said they did not accept the vouchers. (Urban Institute/Department of Housing and Urban Development)
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New research paints frustrating portrait of housing voucher program

A new national study calls the country’s housing choice voucher program — formerly known as Section 8 — 'daunting' for low-income residents hoping to leave poverty behind.

7 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight, August 21, 2018

An Allentown priest is charged with abusing a minor. A new report reveals a deficit of affordable housing options in Philadelphia. Drug r ...

Air Date: August 21, 2018

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Louise Thaden began setting a slew of female flying records, intent on becoming the best woman pilot in America. (Courtesy of Fly Girls)
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The women of early aviation

Guests: Keith O’Brien, Bonnie Tiburzi Caputo Air shows of the 1920s and 1930s were competitive, dangerous a ...

Air Date: August 22, 2018 10:00 am

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With area code 640, 609 no longer rules southern Jersey Shore

Get ready for 640. That's the new area code that will soon cover a large swath of South Jersey, including the Shore areas from southern Ocean County to Cape May County.

7 years ago

Police stand guard at the Frank Rizzo statue on the grounds of the Municipal Services Building. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
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A historian on the Rizzo debate: ‘It comes down to what statues do’

Controversy surrounding the 10-foot-tall statue of former Mayor Frank Rizzo across from City Hall has rekindled in recent weeks

7 years ago

Police stand guard after the Confederate statue known as
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After a year of rising tensions, protesters tear down Confederate statue on UNC campus

Demonstrators toppled "Silent Sam," a monument dedicated to fallen Civil War-era soldiers.

7 years ago

State College borough planning director Ed LeClear in front of one of the houses sold through the Neighborhood Sustainability Program.
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Unique housing program combats ‘studentification’ in neighborhoods surrounding Penn State

It’s a short walk from the municipal building in downtown State College where Ed LeClear works as borough planning director to a two-st ...

7 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight, August 20, 2018

The Delaware Attorney General’s office has its sights on a company tied to sex trafficking. A former priest and sexual abuse victim ...

Air Date: August 20, 2018

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Public Safety

Trenton mayor wants to boost police presence after shooting at back-to-school event

The shooting at a school supply giveaway on Saturday was the second public event disrupted by violence this summer in New Jersey’s capital city.

7 years ago

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