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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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While red states restrict abortion, blue states are voting to protect access

As several red states pass restrictive laws on abortion, progressive legislatures are passing their own policies aiming to protect the right to the procedure.

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Officials: Suspect turns himself in after father of 4 killed in Drexel Hill road rage shooting

The suspect's car was impounded with a bullet hole visible in the back side window.

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Former nurse found guilty in accidental injection death of 75-year-old patient

RaDonda Vaught's conviction could lead to years in prison. It's a rare case of a medical mistake being deemed a crime, and many worry it will have a chilling effect on the ent

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Camden County hails opioid settlement with J&J as ‘game changer’

Camden County will receive $32 million of the state’s settlement that will be used toward education and treatment for residents.

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Former US President Donald Trump speaks to the crowd during a rally at the Florence Regional Airport on March 12, 2022 in Florence, South Carolina. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
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Trump files lawsuit against Clinton, Democrats for Russia claims

It alleges that Trump, as a result of defendants' actions, has sustained losses of at least $24 million.

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Bribes or payments for service? Competing interpretations highlight start of Kenyatta Johnson corruption trial

The federal trial of the council member and three co-defendants got underway with competing interpretations of nearly $67,000 in alleged bribes.

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Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., questions Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during her confirmation hearing on March 22.
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Hawley’s attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson fuel a surge in online conspiracy chatter

Hawley used much of his question time during Jackson's confirmation hearings this week to distort her sentencing record in cases related to child pornography.

4 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing
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The Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings

We discuss Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and the three days of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings.

Air Date: March 24, 2022 10:00 am

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Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Senate committee wraps up hearings on Jackson’s nomination

The testimony from the American Bar Association and other legal advocates came after two days of questioning from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

4 years ago

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Delco Public Defender’s Office to join forces with national Partners for Justice

Come July, non-attorney advocates will work alongside the lawyers and social workers to increase access to poverty and mental health services.

4 years ago

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Philadelphia

Jury selected in federal bribery trial of City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson

Opening statements in the trial of Johnson and three co-defendants begin Thursday.

4 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Jackson seems headed for confirmation despite GOP darts

She declared at her confirmation hearing on Wednesday that she would rule “without any agendas” if approved as the high court’s first Black female justice.

4 years ago

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Top colleges accused of violating Black athletes’ rights

NCAA Division I schools are accused of violating the civil rights of Black basketball and major college football players by prohibiting compensation.

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Woman charged with murder, DUI in crash that killed 2 Pa. troopers, man on I-95 in South Philly

The state troopers have been identified as 33-year-old Martin F. Mack III and 29-year-old Branden T. Sisca.

4 years ago

File photo: Container ships are docked at the Port of New York and New Jersey in Elizabeth, N.J., on May 20, 2021. A turf war over who polices the New York region's busy port complex is coming to a head as the state of New Jersey is preparing to withdraw from a bi-state commission formed to fight corruption
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N.J. files brief to block an injunction over the fate of the Waterfront Commission

New Jersey intended to replace the commission with the New Jersey State Police next week. Now those plans are up in the air.

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