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NewsWorks Tonight, July 6, 2018

Protesters camp out at Philadelphia City Hall until the city ends a controversial contract with ICE. Dr. Craig Ginsberg of The Village, e ...

Air Date: July 6, 2018

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First for July 6, 2018

Legislative All-Nighter You never know what will happen on June 30, when the Delaware General Assembly concludes i ...

Air Date: July 6, 2018

A Pakistani recruit, 22, who was recently discharged from the U.S. Army, holds an American flag as he poses for a picture. The man asked his name and location to be undisclosed for safety reasons. The AP interviewed three recruits from Brazil, Pakistan and Iran, all of whom said they were devastated by their unexpected discharges. (AP Photo/Mike Knaak)
Immigration
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U.S. Army quietly discharging immigrant recruits

 Some immigrant U.S. Army reservists and recruits who enlisted in the military with a promised path to citizenship are being abruptly discharged.

8 years ago

The FAA declined to regulate seat size and pitch on airlines, saying current dimensions do not present a safety hazard. (Ted S. Warren/AP)
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Business
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FAA to passengers: Not our job to regulate seat size, legroom on planes

The decision came in the form of a letter responding to a lawsuit brought by the group Flyers Rights.

8 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight, July 5, 2018

Protestors continue to challenge PARS, the Philadelphia program that allows ICE access to city data.  Businesses affected by this week ...

Air Date: July 5, 2018

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Pedestrians walk toward the downtown visitors center and Central Market in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Marketplace
Keystone Crossroads
Economy
Reinvention

How residents crossed party lines to revitalize this Pennsylvania city

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman joined us to talk about how civic coalitions are helping to revitalize old towns.

8 years ago

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Delaware
Kids
Public Safety

Delaware toddler drowns in family pool

A 4-year-old boy drowned in Claymont Wednesday night. It was one of two pool-related incidents reported on the Fourth of July holiday.

8 years ago

Beachwood Beach
Down the Shore
Business
New Jersey

Vendor apologizes to communities after failing to deliver fireworks

Fourth of July fireworks shows didn't go off as planned in two New Jersey communities after a vendor failed to deliver the fireworks.

8 years ago

Philadelphia police officer Fred Attakora, 38, was shot by a stray bullet during a July 4 blockpary, authorities say (Provided)
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

Block party shooting leaves man dead, off-duty cop wounded

Officer Fred Attakora was taken to a hospital in a private car with gunshot wounds to his arm and abdomen.

8 years ago

Olympic swimmer Ariana Kukors Smith talks to reporters during a May news conference in Seattle. Kukors Smith sued USA Swimming, alleging the sport's national governing body knew her former coach sexually abused her as a minor and covered it up. (Ted S. Warren/AP)
NPR
Social Justice
Sports

As USA Swimming grapples with sexual abuse, athletes cite lack of female coaches

There are more than 150 coaches on USA Swimming's permanently banned list. Almost all are men, most of whom the organization has deemed to have violated its code of conduct.

8 years ago

The former GM plant near Newport, Delaware has been vacant since 2009. New plans for a logistics and fulfillment center at the site could bring 2,000 new jobs to the area. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
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Business
Delaware
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Hopes for rebirth at former Delaware auto plant

After a decade of dormancy, the former GM vehicle assembly plant near Newport is about to get a multi-million dollar overhaul.

8 years ago

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New Jersey

Man dies after pulled from ocean off Long Beach Island

A swimmer who was unconscious when he was pulled from ocean waters off Long Beach Island has died.

8 years ago

Officers of the 5th U.S. Cavalry near Washington, D.C., in 1865. Julia Ward Howe was inspired to write
NPR
History
Music

How ‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic’ became an anthem for every cause

This week, NPR inaugurates a new series called American Anthem, exploring songs that tap into the collective emotions of listeners and performers around an issue or belief.

8 years ago

Sascha Meinrath, a professor of telecommunications at Pennsylvania State University.  (Min Xian/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Changing Communities
Infrastructure
Technology

Researchers aim to more accurately gauge broadband availability in Pa.

Some experts say the FCC underestimates how many Pennsylvanians lack access to broadband internet. A statewide research aims to set the records straight.

8 years ago

Thirteen children from seven nations took the Oath of Allegience to become U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia.
NewsWorks Tonight
Immigration
Kids
Philadelphia

America’s youngest citizens reflect on patriotism at Philly naturalization ceremony

“It’s just respecting your country, even if you don’t agree with everything that is going on or everything that is said," said Kayla Davis of West Philly.

8 years ago

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