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Host Stephen Dubner has surprising conversations that explore the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature-from cheating and crime to parenting and sports. Dubner talks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs - and his Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt.

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Immigration
Law
New Jersey

N.J. law banning immigration detention contracts overturned by U.S. appeals court

The 2-1 ruling means the private prison firm CoreCivic Corp. can continue to operate the Elizabeth Detention Center.

12 months ago

Alina Habba speaks
Law
National
New Jersey
Politics

Trump administration fights to keep ex-Trump lawyer Alina Habba as New Jersey federal prosecutor

Habba initially appeared to lose the position Tuesday when district judges declined to keep her in the post while she awaits confirmation by the U.S. Senate.

12 months ago

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Crime
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia

Man who fatally hit a biking CHOP doctor while driving drunk sentenced to up to 20 years in prison

Michael Vahey, 69, had a blood alcohol level that was twice the legal limit when he fatally hit Dr. Barbara Friedes on Spruce Street last July, police said.

12 months ago

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Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
Public Health

‘The stuff of nightmares’: Philly nonprofit sues EPA over deadly chemical used at refineries

Three nonprofits hope to force the federal government to regulate hydrogen fluoride more strictly. The chemical is still used at a Delaware County refinery.

12 months ago

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Immigration
National
Pennsylvania
Policing

U.S. immigration says it did not deport Chilean man living in Pennsylvania, refuting report

Allentown newspaper The Morning Call said Luis Leon, 82, ended up in Guatemala after being handcuffed in a Philly immigration office while replacing his lost green card.

12 months ago

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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Policing
Billy Penn

State-appointed SEPTA prosecutor finally starts prosecuting

A state-appointed prosecutor has started taking control of cases that ordinarily would have been handled by Philly’s district attorney.

12 months ago

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Crime
National
Politics

Request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts likely to disappoint, ex-prosecutors say

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche made the request Friday, asking judges to unseal transcripts from grand jury proceedings that resulted in indictments.

12 months ago

Princeton University
Gender
Higher Education
Law
New Jersey

Transgender woman sues Princeton for ‘humiliating’ removal from track meet

This case follows ongoing national debates and legal battles over transgender athletes' participation in women's sports.

12 months ago

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National
Politics

Trump sues Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over reporting on Epstein ties

The lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court in Miami. It seeks at least $10 billion in damages.

12 months ago

Attorney General Pam Bondi
Government Accountability
National
Politics

Trump administration seeks release of Epstein grand jury records but not Justice Department files

It comes a day after a Wall Street Journal story put a spotlight on Trump’s relationship with Epstein.

12 months ago

Emil Bove speaks
NPR
Law
National

Senate panel approves federal judge nomination for Emil Bove, who defended Trump

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Bove's nomination to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. All of the panel's Democrats walked out and did not vote.

1 year ago

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Higher Education
Law
Pennsylvania

Man who sent Facebook message about committing a campus sexual assault pleads guilty

Thirty-two-year-old Ian Cleary faces a proposed four- to eight-year sentence after Thursday’s plea.

1 year ago

Former Meta board member and former White House Chief of Staff Jeffrey Zients
Delaware
National
Technology

Settlement reached in investors’ lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other company leaders

The settlement was announced in Delaware’s Court of Chancery at the start of the second day of trial.

1 year ago

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Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing
Social Justice

Ex-Philadelphia officer sentenced and immediately paroled after conviction in traffic stop shooting of Eddie Irizarry

The judge sentenced Mark Dial to 9 1/2 months in jail and immediately granted him parole because he had already been jailed for 10 months following his arrest in 2023.

1 year ago

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Criminal Justice
Delaware
Policing

‘Torture of our clients’: Lawsuit targets ex-Delaware trooper, other cops, for violent response to ‘ding, dong, ditch’ prank by teens

One teen was handcuffed when state trooper Dempsey Walters broke his eye socket. Walters served prison time for assault and other crimes.

1 year ago

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