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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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Bill Cosby arrives for his sentencing hearing
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Cosby’s appeal to Pa. Supreme Court hinges on inclusion of testimony from other accusers

Bill Cosby’s 2018 conviction for aggravated indecent assault came before the Pa. Supreme Court on Tuesday, in a last-ditch effort to overturn his 3-10 year prison sentence.

6 years ago

Social justice and immigrants rights groups have launched a social media campaign urging the Delaware County District Attorney to drop charges against Juan Chub-Funes under the tag #JuanCantWait. (image via The Black and Brown Coalition of PHL’s Twitter account)
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After summer arrest, advocates push for Delco man’s freedom with #JuanCantWait campaign

Supporters say Juan Chub-Funes, 20, was in the wrong place at the wrong time on May 31, 2020. Police say he was participating in a riot.

6 years ago

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Protesters march south on Broad Street. About 200 participated in the action after a grand jury in Louisville, Ky., failed to bring charges against the police officers who killed Breonna Taylor. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
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‘Don’t make any sudden moves’: Philly residents share experiences with police in hopes for change

Philadelphia police and residents get “vulnerable” in virtual conversation aimed at processing the months of racial justice protests.

6 years ago

An American flag waves in front of the Supreme Court building
Government Accountability
Immigration
Race & Ethnicity

Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s census plan

Trump is trying to categorically exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to allot seats among the states in the House of Representatives.

6 years ago

Bill Cosby arrives for his sentencing hearing
Law
Pennsylvania

Key question in Cosby appeal: Does defendant’s past matter?

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to hear Bill Cosby's appeal of his sexual assault conviction on Tuesday, Dec. 1.

6 years ago

(Big Stock photo)
New Jersey
Policing

Cops trained to spot drugged drivers could get a cut of tax revenue from N.J. weed sales

DREs use a nationally standardized method to spot the physical and physiological signs of drug impairment in a person, such as muscle tone, pupil size, and heart rate.

6 years ago

In this Nov. 2, 2020, file photo an American flag waves in front of the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
National
Politics

High court takes up census case, as other count issues loom

Experts say other issues loom large for the 2020 census as it heads into unchartered territory over deadlines, data quality and politics.

6 years ago

In a decision released late Wednesday, the Supreme Court said New York's attendance limit at houses of worship violates the First Amendment. (Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Public Health
Religion

Supreme Court says New York can’t limit attendance in houses of worship due to COVID

The court ruled that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive order violated the First Amendment's "free exercise" clause, and actively discriminated against religious institutions.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump walks out to speak in the Brady Briefing Room in the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Washington, with Vice President Mike Pence.  (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Government Accountability

Trump pardons Flynn, taking direct aim at Russia probe

Flynn is the second Trump associate convicted in the Russia probe to be granted clemency by the president.

6 years ago

(Soumil Kumar/Pexels)
Pennsylvania
Technology

Investigation underway into Delco government computer disruption

The Bureau of Elections and the county's Emergency Services Department — which use separate computer networks — are not affected by the disruption.

6 years ago

(Emma Lee/WHYY)
New Jersey
Policing

Gov. Murphy signs body camera legislation into law

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed two bills and an executive order on Tuesday requiring law enforcement officers across the state to wear body cameras.

6 years ago

Purdue Pharma headquarters
Business
New Jersey
Public Health

Opioid maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to conspiracy and kickback charges

During a virtual hearing before a federal judge in N.J., the company agreed to pay a criminal fine of $3.54 million and $2 billion in criminal forfeiture.

6 years ago

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2020, file photo, Dawn Wooten, left, a nurse at Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, speaks at a news conference in Atlanta protesting conditions at the immigration jail. The U.S. government has agreed temporarily not to deport detained immigrant women who have alleged being abused by a rural Georgia gynecologist who was seeing patients at the detention center, according to court papers filed Tuesday, Nov. 24. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy, File)
Gender
Immigration
Social Justice

U.S. agrees for now to stop deporting women who alleged abuse

The DOJ and lawyers for several of the women agreed that immigration authorities would not carry out any deportations until mid-January.

6 years ago

In this Sept. 29, 2020, file photo, a man holds a sign during a protest, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
National
Policing

In cities across US, voters support more police oversight

Voters in communities across the country approved measures on Election Day toughening civilian oversight of law enforcement agencies.

6 years ago

A police vehicle in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. (NBC10)
Pennsylvania
Policing

Police: Man shot and killed by officer after chase, attack in Upper Darby

The shooting took place shortly after 12:30 p.m. near two golf courses in the Delaware County township, authorities said.

6 years ago

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