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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.
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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Down the Shore

Fire destroys at least 1 Sea Isle City house

At least one house was destroyed by an early Friday morning fire in Sea Isle City.

8 years ago

Hasib licks his fingers during the Annual Thanksgiving Celebration dinner. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Home & Family
Immigration

A first Thanksgiving for some new Philadelphia residents

New arrivals to the U.S. come from many countries and cultures, and they all can appreciate a warm welcome, plus a little help learning what this country is all about.

8 years ago

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Down the Shore
New Jersey

December to possibly begin with above average temperatures

December might not possibly begin on a seasonably chilly note, forecasters say. 

8 years ago

Mattie Daniel and Savannah Mann
NewsWorks Tonight
Home & Family

When a grandmother’s love is stronger than cancer

Mattie Daniel came to Philadelphia from a small town in North Carolina in 1953. She credits her granddaughter Savannah for giving her the strength to survive breast cancer.

8 years ago

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Religious leaders and activists from Church World Service hold up a door, closed to refugees, during a protest urging congress to pressure US President Donald Trump to allow more refugees to enter in front of the Capitol in September.
NPR
Immigration
Politics

Opposition to refugee arrivals keeps getting louder

A few days after Trump was elected, more than a hundred people packed into a church in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. to hear about refugee resettlement in their town. It didn't go well.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, November 22, 2017

Former Morgan State president Dr. Earl Richardson ruminates on the future of Cheyney University. Chris Barrish reports on funding cuts th ...

Air Date: November 22, 2017

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Down the Shore
New Jersey

They’re back… Snowy owls return to the Jersey Shore

After gracing the Jersey Shore with their presence during recent winters, the majestic snowy owls have returned.

8 years ago

This screen grab from an advertisement from the group Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware has been part of a marketing blitz to keep the company intact. (YouTube)
Delaware Business Now
Business
Delaware

Deal to sell TransPerfect could bring Delaware saga to an end

A company custodian reportedly disclosed in a letter to employees that Philip Shawe will purchase the 50 percent of the company owned by Elizabeth Elting.

8 years ago

Firefighters at the scene of a fire at the the Barclay Friends Senior Living Community in West Chester, Pa., Friday, Nov. 17, 2017.
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Remains of four victims found in fire-ravaged West Chester nursing home [updated]

Investigators found two more bodies at the scene of a fire-gutted nursing home in West Chester Wednesday.

8 years ago

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Down the Shore
New Jersey

Long Beach Township bans plastic bags at businesses

Long Beach Township is the latest Jersey Shore municipality is combat single-use plastic carryout bags. 

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, November 21, 2017

Laura Benshoff reports on the local Haitians who are now being told to leave the country. Shirley Min looks at Delaware’s effort to ...

Air Date: November 21, 2017

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Down the Shore
New Jersey

Boaters in 'unseaworthy vessel' rescued from choppy bay

Four boaters were rescued from an "unseaworthy vessel" in windy and choppy conditions off Monmouth County late last week, officials say.

8 years ago

Workers wrapped the main cables of the Delaware Memorial Bridge before installing a dehumidification system to prevent corrosion. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
Transportation

Dehumidifier now operational on Delaware Memorial Bridge

A $35 million project to extend the lifespan of the Delaware Memorial Bridge by keeping humid air away from the main suspension cable is finally finished.

8 years ago

TV News anchor Charlie Rose walks through the Trump Tower, Monday, Nov. 21, 2016 in New York.

CBS News and PBS cut ties to Rose following sex allegations

CBS News and PBS both cut ties to Charlie Rose on Tuesday.

8 years ago

On the front lines of Lycoming County’s opioid crisis, Judge Nancy Butts helps people struggling with addiction and recovery during drug court. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Politics
Public Health

Overwhelmed on the front lines of opioid crisis in Congressman Tom Marino’s backyard

Like many places in Pennsylvania and across the country, Lycoming County has been stung by the opioid epidemic. A watershed moment came over the summer.

8 years ago

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