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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports  – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.
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Sports in America

Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.

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Lola Omolola is the founder of FIN, a private Facebook group with nearly 1.7 million members that has become a support network for women around the globe.
NPR
Gender

One woman’s Facebook success story: A support group for 1.7 Million

Its genesis can be traced to 2014, when nearly 300 girls were kidnapped from a boarding school in Nigeria by the Boko Haram militant group.

7 years ago

The ocean off South Seaside Park in 2017. (Image: Justin Auciello/for WHYY)
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NWS: Life-threatening rip currents Sunday

There’s a high risk of rip current development along the New Jersey coastline Sunday, forecasters say.

7 years ago

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New Jersey
Transportation

LBI town adopts ‘no wake’ ordinance for vehicles

While it might be unique in New Jersey, it’s not the first in the United States.

7 years ago

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Down the Shore
Environment
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New Jersey

N.J. towns impacted by Superstorm Sandy can compete for flood mitigation grants

A New Jersey official has announced a grant competition for the municipalities in the nine counties most impacted by Superstorm Sandy for flood resiliency planning.

7 years ago

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Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Hurricane season begins today

Today marks the official beginning of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, which NOAA forecasters predict near- or above-normal activity. 

7 years ago

The ACLU and human rights groups rallied outside of the Center City offices of ICE in Philadelphia to protest the practice of separating children from their families. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Immigration
Law
Philadelphia

Philly protest, dozens more blast Trump for splitting up families at Mexican border

The Center City protesters were among thousands of immigrant advocates in more than 30 cities who took to the streets to assail the policy.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, June 1, 2018

Delaware revises its bathroom policy for transgender students. Dr. Gerry Bell from the NOAA gives a professional prediction for the Atla ...

Air Date: June 1, 2018

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U.S. support for same-sex marriage has reached 67 percent — a record high. Just two decades ago, support was only 27 percent. It's one of the biggest changes in American attitudes in Gallup polling history. (Mark Lennihan/AP Photo)
National

Support for same-sex marriage hits a record high in U.S.

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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Juan Romero, 67, at his home in Modesto, Calif., holds a photo of himself and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, taken by The Los Angeles Times' Boris Yaro on June 5, 1968. (Jud Esty-Kendall/StoryCorps)
NPR
History

The busboy who cradled a dying Bobby Kennedy recalls those final moments

In an interview with StoryCorps, Juan Romero, now 67, remembers meeting Kennedy the day before the assassination.

7 years ago

First
Delaware

First for June 1, 2018

The Drone School For a long time, drones were primarily used for military purposes. But as technology advances, th ...

Air Date: June 1, 2018

Alex Veal, 28, stacks some pears at Iovine Brothers produce store in Reading Terminal Market.
View Finders
Business
Food & Drink

Fruits — and vegetables — of their labor keep Reading Market produce shop bustling

As Reading Terminal Market celebrates its 125th anniversary, a photographer zooms in on some of the merchants who make the market.

7 years ago

Sakinah Crew comforts her 7-year-old son, Swyhir, during a rally to bring justice for the killing of Sandrea Williams. She was killed in a random act of gun violence outside of her mother’s home in West Philadelphia. Their teenage cousin was also injured by gunfire that night. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia

Gun Violence Awareness Month begins with burial of Philly teen

On the eve of Gun Violence Awareness Month friends and family of Sandrea Williams, remembered her in West Philadelphia.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
New Jersey
Politics

NewsWorks Tonight, May 31, 2018

The chance to flip a South Jersey district from red to blue has Democratic leaders and the party’s progressive wing at odds. NJ Spo ...

Air Date: May 31, 2018

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Source: Pennsylvania State Data Center
Keystone Crossroads
Changing Communities
Pennsylvania

Pa.’s population increase in 2017 was the most dramatic in five years

Pennsylvania’s population is on the rise again, after declining in 2016 — but growth remains concentrated in certain spots, and m ...

7 years ago

Mayor Kenney toured San Juan neighborhoods with Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz.
PlanPhilly

Mayor Kenney returns from Puerto Rico disappointed by the federal government’s work

On his first official visit to Puerto Rico, Mayor Jim Kenney was impressed by island residents’ resiliency and strength.

7 years ago

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