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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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No Small Endeavor

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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Down the Shore
New Jersey

As baby seals arrive at beaches, expert says to stay away

They look cute but will deliver a sharp bite if scared.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight January 29, 2018

Pennsylvania prepares for medical marijuana. New documents show troubling communications between Governor Tom Wolf's office and the DEP.

Air Date: January 29, 2018

Listen 21:30
The four undocumented children of Camela Apolonio Hernandez step out of their sanctuary at Church of the Advocate in North Philadelphia, heading back to school for the first time since the family received a deportation order.
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Children joyfully head to school while mom stays in sanctuary of North Philly church

After taking sanctuary Dec. 13 in Church of the Advocate, Carmela Hernandez's undocumented children went back to school. All are in danger of deportation.

8 years ago

Listen 2:30
Two vacant homes were torn down to make way for new affordable housing. (WHYY/Zoe Read)
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New partnership makes way for affordable housing in Wilmington

Vacant houses in Wilmington were demolished Monday to make way for affordable housing for first-time homeowners.

8 years ago

Workers assessing damage from a Conrail train's collision with a PATCO power pole.
PlanPhilly
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Transportation

PATCO commuters should expect transit headaches this week as repairs from pole run-in continue

A Conrail freight train running on tracks parallel to PATCO’s in Camden hit a steel power pole this morning.

8 years ago

A Stevens Flood Advisory System graphic indicating a minor tidal flooding forecast in Mantoloking.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

NWS: Plan for minor tidal flooding Tuesday morning

Minor tidal flooding is likely during the Tuesday morning high tide cycle.

8 years ago

A Betsy Ross reenactor sews an Eagles flag the Monday before the Philadelphia football team heads to the Super Bowl.
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History
Sports

Betsy Ross sews Eagles flag, needles Patriots at historic Philadelphia site

For Monday only, an Eagles flag is flying at Philadelphia's historic Betsy Ross House in place of the traditional 13-star flag.

8 years ago

(Shirley Min/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Delaware
Innovation
Technology

Drone school takes off in Delaware

As technology advances, new ways to use drones are being discovered and that could mean big money for FAA-certified commercial drone pilots.

8 years ago

Listen 4:49
Eight-year-old Adele at Silver Stars in Maryland.
NPR
Kids
Law
Sports

‘It’s up to all of us’: Parents of young gymnasts respond to Nassar abuse scandal

On a busy weeknight at Silver Stars Gymnastics in Silver Spring, Md., toddlers tumble across the mats and older gymnasts run drills.

8 years ago

An injured man is moved to a stretcher outside a hospital following a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday Jan. 27, 2018. A suicide car bomber killed at least 40 people and wounded about 140 more in an attack claimed by the Taliban on Saturday in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, authorities said. (Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)
International
Military

Officials say 95 killed, 158 wounded in Afghan car bombing

The attacker used the ambulance to get through a security checkpoint in central Kabul, telling police he was taking a patient to a nearby hospital.

8 years ago

Lotte Snyder, 3, shows off her cape at the 2018 Women's March on Philadelphia
Speak Easy
Gender
LGBTQ
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

The world won’t change until women of privilege make room for all women

It’s one thing to stand for inclusivity and racial justice; it’s something else to walk those values every day.

8 years ago

Brian Gralnick of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia is working to help 91-year-old Holocaust Survivor Sylvia Genoy keep her home in Northeast Philadelphia.
NewsWorks Tonight
Aging
History
Housing

Aging Holocaust survivors need help maintaining homes they can’t bear to leave

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia is seeking support to help survivors stay safely and comfortably in their homes.

8 years ago

Listen 3:42
NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight January 26, 2018

Jewish advocacy group are bringing awareness to the plight of holocaust survivors in the region. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf says he ...

Air Date: January 26, 2018

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President Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address Tuesday night. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight

Ahead of Trump’s first State of the Union, state of his approval ratings not great

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

Listen 6:36
Deal on Oct. 4, 2015. (Photo: Corinne Cavallo/FotoCavallo)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Advocate bristles at free beach access for some in Shore community

The mayor of a small Jersey Shore borough is facing criticism for offering free beach access to some oceanfront homeowners.

8 years ago

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