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What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits and practices that lead to human flourishing? No Small Endeavor examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp.
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What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits and practices that lead to human flourishing? No Small Endeavor examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp.

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Breaking ground on the Holocaust Memorial plaza
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Philadelphia
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Groundbreaking for Holocaust Memorial Plaza in Philadelphia

Philadelphia is building up one of the oldest Holocaust monuments in the United States.

8 years ago

NPR's newsroom during election coverage on Nov. 8, 2016. The network has been rocked in recent weeks by allegations of sexual harassment.
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NPR Chief News Editor departs after harassment allegations

NPR Chief News Editor David Sweeney has left the company following allegations of sexual harassment filed against him by at least three female journalists.

8 years ago

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Down the Shore
New Jersey

Coast Guard patrols underway to enforce striped bass regulations

The U.S. Coast Guard is ready to issue fines to anglers who catch striped bass outside of the allowable boundary, officials say. 

8 years ago

Ron Ferrizzi, who grew up in North Philadelphia, was an Army helicopter crew chief tasked with drawing enemy fire in Vietnam.
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From North Philly to Vietnam, and trying to ‘come back normal’

Berks County veteran Ron Ferrizzi talks about being interviewed by a war correspondent and how marijuana helped him steady his nerves while in Vietnam.

8 years ago

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 (AP Photo/Randall Chase)
Delaware

Delaware updates sea level rise planning scenarios

The First State is at greater risk for sea level rise because of its low-lying topography. The state now has new metrics to project the impacts of climate change.

8 years ago

A Long Beach Island snowy owl. (Image: Stay Above the Weather)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Mostly quiet weather week ahead at the Jersey Shore

No major storms or cold blasts are on the horizon for the Jersey Shore as December begins later this week, forecasters say. 

8 years ago

View of city archives in West Philly
History
Philadelphia

From William Penn to a margarine outlaw, Philly City Archives on the move

There once was a time when you could be arrested for possession of margarine in Philadelphia.

8 years ago

NASA stock image.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Fireball spotted over the Jersey Shore

If you saw a vivid object race across the Jersey Shore sky around early Friday evening, you’re not alone.

8 years ago

Public domain image.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Mostly sunny weekend ahead at the Jersey Shore

Sunday turns cool after a mild Saturday.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, November 24, 2017

Bobby Allyn talks about Meek Mill’s probation and how representative it may be of the thousands of Philadelphians on probation with ...

Air Date: November 24, 2017

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The Rogue Samurai Men battle the Hazbro Blazers at the Apple Pie 7s Rugby Tournament in Fairmount Park. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Sports

Annual Black Friday rugby tournament tackles swim safety in Philly

Every year for the past nine, a group of St. Joe’s Prep alumni gather the day after Thanksgiving to remember Josias Sterling, a classmate who died suddenly in 2009.

8 years ago

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Homelessness

More than $300K raised for homeless man who gave N.J. woman his last $20

Now, the homeless man who helped a New Jersey woman when her car ran out of gas in Philadelphia might not stay homeless much longer.

8 years ago

Ruth Willis stands outside her home on 62nd Street, where she has lived since 1959. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
History
Philadelphia

Neighbors hopeful, skeptical about rebuilding homes burned in MOVE bombing

Thirty years after, the city is still trying to rebuild from the ruin it wrought.

8 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight

Overeating or overshopping? Gallup poll reveals this holiday’s heavy hitters

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

8 years ago

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Philadelphia

Authorities: Burned body found on top of SEPTA train

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority officials would only say a "medical emergency" had occurred on Thursday at the Jefferson Station.

8 years ago

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