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Hidden Brain helps curious people understand the world and themselves. Using science and storytelling, Hidden Brain reveals the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, and the biases that shape our choices.

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Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel

Racial slur incident triggers sensitivity training at Sheraton Hotel in Philly

The slur appeared to be written at the top of a folio for one of the attendees, and it was written as an abbreviation for the convention by one of the hotel’s employees.

8 years ago

Residents listen to a panel of experts speaking about water contamination around two former military bases. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Environment
Pennsylvania

EPA hosts marathon meeting on contaminated water supplies in Bucks, Montco

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with investigative environmental reporter Kyle Bagenstose about the EPA hearing on water issues in Bucks and Montgomery counties.

8 years ago

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Keyana Lane, 24, (foreground) and Dyrek Davis, 20, learn the art of historic preservation while restoring the deteriorating masonry at Eastern State Penitentiary.
Architecture & Design
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Philadelphia

Young masons breathe new life into work of preserving Eastern State Penitentiary

Working with small trowels and brushes, the Philadelphia volunteers are restoring the mortar with a mix of lime and sand — materials used when 19th-century prison was built.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, July 24, 2018

A local saint’s remains are moving. New Jersey’s new school funding model creates winners and losers. Made in America’s ...

Air Date: July 24, 2018

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In this 2017 file photo, the stage for the Made in America concert goes up, as road closures begin along the Ben Franklin Parkway. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Music
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Neighbors split on reinstatement of Made in America festival on Philly’s Parkway

Made in America will likely return to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in future years. The neighborhood responds.

8 years ago

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A place has been prepared in the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia for Saint Katharine Drexel, whose shrine will be removed from the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in Bensalem.
Architecture & Design
Philadelphia
Religion

St. Katharine Drexel’s tomb moving to the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul

The new location on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway will be open to the public in September once construction in complete.

8 years ago

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An aerial view shows burned-out houses after a wildfire hit the village of Mati, near Athens. The raging fires have killed at least 50 people in Greece, devouring homes and forests as terrified residents fled to the sea to escape the flames. (Savvas Karmaniolas/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Environment
International

‘A terrible day’: Greek wildfires kill at least 74 people, devastate resort village

Fire officials in Greece say at least 74 people have died from surprisingly fast-moving wildfires that struck near Athens.

8 years ago

Lavallette Beach Patrol photo.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Tugboat stuck off Ocean County beach

Authorities say the four aboard are safe and that the boat isn't in danger of sinking.

8 years ago

A firefighter next to a house burning during a wildfire in Kineta, near Athens, Greece, on Monday. Wildfires are not new to Greece but several blazes erupted especially quickly. (Valerie Gache/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Environment
International
Public Safety

Deadly wildfires sweep through towns near Athens, Greece

At least 50 people died and more than 150 were injured as huge fires fueled by powerful winds burned homes and forests in towns near the Greek capital, Athens.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, July 23, 2018

The Made in America Festival returns to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Outreach workers are finding it difficult to raise awareness about ...

Air Date: July 23, 2018

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Tronc cited financial pressures in gutting the New York Daily News, a major force in local coverage. It has won Pulitzer Prizes and been a thorn in President Trump's side. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
NPR
Media

Tronc slashes ‘New York Daily News’ staff by half

It said the moves were necessary to seize the opportunities of digital news and financial challenges ahead. A Tronc spokeswoman confirmed the veracity of the memo.

8 years ago

Milo Cress says straws are among the most common disposable plastic items, along with bottle caps, that can be found polluting oceans and beaches. (Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)
NPR
Environment

One child’s outsized influence on the debate over plastic straws

Milo Cress, a young environmentalist, researched straw usage to come up with the 500 million estimate when he was just nine years old.

8 years ago

Hazmat suits hang next to the canal that leads from Balaklava Bay to the heart of the underground base. (Lucian Kim/NPR)
NPR
International
Military

Now a museum, this USSR submarine base was built to endure U.S. nukes — and retaliate

During the Cold War, Balaklava Bay was home to a top-secret submarine base designed to survive a U.S. nuclear strike — and then deliver a retaliatory blow.

8 years ago

Mykaela Valentin, 21, was halfway to her degree in animation at the Art Institute of Philadelphia when she found out the school was going to close. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Higher Education
Philadelphia

Students have some options as Philly Art Institute closes, but many unsure of next step

Area colleges are inviting derailed Art Institute students to complete their degrees at their schools.

8 years ago

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Police officers walk the scene in the Greektown neighborhood of Toronto Sunday night. Police say a gunman opened fire on 14 people in a restaurant. Three people are dead including the gunman, police reported. (Cole Burston/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
International
Public Safety

Police: 2 victims are Dead, as is gunman, in Toronto shooting

Dozens of additional police officers were deployed in Toronto over the weekend in response to a spike in gun violence across the city in the Canadian province of Ontario.

8 years ago

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