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NewsWorks Tonight, August 29, 2018

A former Eagles player admits to insider trading. New Jersey’s attorney general clarifies what prosecutors should do about marijuan ...

Air Date: August 29, 2018

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PlanPhilly
Aging
Philadelphia
Transportation

Come Sept. 1, seniors will need new Key Cards (or old driver’s licenses) to ride SEPTA for free.

SEPTA’s effort to replace all its tickets, tokens and other fare instruments with the Key Card continues to creep along.

7 years ago

A man listens to Rev. Jesse Jackson speak Aug. 19 at New Bethel Baptist Church, the church where Aretha Franklin's late father Rev. C.L. Franklin was a minister and where she began her singing career. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
NPR
Music

Watch the livestream — and fully appreciate — Aretha Franklin’s funeral

Watch or listen to the funeral live, Friday morning at 10 a.m.

7 years ago

Construction on the Mariner East 2 pipeline has faced myriad problems, including damaged water supplies and sinkholes in a residential neighborhood in Chester County. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

Risk assessment quantifies Mariner East hazards for residents in two counties

Campaigners raised $46,000 for independent evaluation after Wolf, PUC denied requests.

7 years ago

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Down the Shore
New Jersey
Outdoors
Policing

N.J. town begins plainclothes police patrol to combat beach drinking

Plainclothes police officers are now patrolling beaches in one Cape May County municipality after an uptick in late summer liquor consump ...

7 years ago

A cursor moves over Google's search engine page on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in Portland, Ore. (Don Ryan/AP Photo)
Politics
Technology

AP Explains: How Google search results work

Here's a look at how Google returns results when you search for things, news, and even news about Trump.

7 years ago

The flag at the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial has not been lowered to mark the passing of U.S. Sen. John McCain, who was captured, tortured and imprisoned in  Vietnam for five years. (Peter Tobia/ for WHYY)
Military

Honor McCain by lowering flag at Philly’s Vietnam memorial

My father, Navy Chief Petty Officer Salvino Paul Tobia was working in a hangar at Pearl Harbor on Sunday morning, Dec. 7, 1941, when Japa ...

7 years ago

View on the skyline of Center City Philadelphia, during sunset, on August 28, 2017. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
PlanPhilly

A day in the life of Philadelphia, and the people who make it go

It is a miracle that Philadelphia works at all. The whole idea is implausible.

7 years ago

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DePasquale said there's no immediate call for more funding, but noted he believes the need is inevitable in the future. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
K-12
Pennsylvania

School safety task force homes in on mental health

After a series of meetings with teachers, administrators, and students, a school safety task force is calling for more mental health resources.

7 years ago

Second- year surgery resident Anna Mydlowska (far left) with her team of residents, attending physicians and nurses on the trauma unit at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. (Courtesy of Anna Mydlowska)
Immigration

Pa. hospitals rely on J-1 visas to fill vital roles, but fewer are applying

Among the 300,000 active visas, about 11,000 belong to medical residents who work and train in U.S. hospitals.

7 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight August 27, 2018

Philadelphia public school students head back into the classroom.  Some hospital administrators worry about relying on J1 Visas to bring ...

Air Date: August 27, 2018

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Bishop Ronald Gainer, of the Harrisburg Diocese, arrives to celebrate mass at the Cathedral Church of Saint Patrick in Harrisburg, Pa., Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. Gainer, who's named in a grand jury report on rampant sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy is celebrating a Mass of forgiveness, as the Vatican expresses
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
Religion

Pa. Catholics grapple with the church in wake of ‘predator priest’ report

Following a blistering grand jury report alleging widespread sexual abuse by priests, Catholics across the state have been wrestling with their faith and future in the church.

7 years ago

Public domain image.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Lifeguards rescue 4 after catamaran capsizes in ocean

Quick-thinking lifeguards rescued four people Sunday afternoon after a catamaran capsized off a Monmouth County beach.

7 years ago

FILE - In thisThursday, May 31, 2018 file photo, United States' Serena Williams returns a shot against Australia's Ashleigh Barty during their second round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France. Serena Williams says her relationship with the French Open is fine despite the Grand Slam tournament’s plan to ban her skin-tight black catsuit. “When it comes to fashion, you don't want to be a repeat offender,” she said Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018 during her press conference before the U.S. Open. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
PBS
Race & Ethnicity
Sports

In tennis, a long history of white elitism has not stopped black women from winning

7 years ago

The Coast Guard patrols the St. Johns River outside The Jacksonville Landing in Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. Florida authorities are reporting multiple fatalities after a mass shooting at the riverfront mall that was hosting a video game tournament. (AP Photo/Laura Heald)
Public Safety

Competitor: No one deserves to die over playing a videogame

As he fled, Williams, 28, said, he could see the back of the gunman's head as the attacker appeared to be walking backward as he fired.

7 years ago

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