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A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.
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A Way with Words

A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.

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Jagdeep Nayyar, owner and chef at My Taste of India, stands in front of the register stand that's made from the front panel of a real Tata truck — the best-selling brand in India. (Joel Rose/Joel Rose)
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Fewer immigrant workers are coming to fill key jobs. That has slowed the U.S. economy

Fewer immigrants are coming to fill those jobs — particularly in some key industries that keep the economy moving.

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Halal cart prices rise slightly as Philly street vendors try to adapt

A platter that was once $6 might now set you back $8 — but that doesn’t reflect the reality of much higher wholesale costs.

5 years ago

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Inflation is red hot, soaring to 6.8% in November, the highest in nearly four decades

5 years ago

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Philadelphia
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Philly Fed analysis shows pandemic economic blows fell unevenly across race and gender lines

Businesses owned by people of color and women were more likely to report losing revenue, and less likely to get federal aid they applied for.

5 years ago

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Employment

Kellogg to hire permanent replacements for striking workers who rejected proposed contract

Temporary employees have been working at the company's cereal plants across Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Tennessee after the strike began in October.

5 years ago

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Food & Drink
Home & Family
Pennsylvania

From glass bottles to botanicals, Pa. distillers spell out supply chain struggles

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but shortages of everything from bottles to labels to machine parts have gummed up the booze works.

5 years ago

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Technology

Amazon announces progress after an outage disrupted sites across the internet

The company says its "network device issues" are resolved. Earlier, users were blocked from sites or apps connected to Amazon Web Services, including NPR, and Netflix.

5 years ago

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There is an environmental impact each time you hit ‘buy now’. Here’s an alternative

5 years ago

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Debt collectors can now text, email, and DM you on social media

Officials say the new rules are a necessary update to an outdated law, but consumer advocates worry that borrowers risk missing key information or falling prey to scammers.

5 years ago

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Personal Finance
Philadelphia

PECO rates are rising as the temperature dips. A cold winter is expected

Philadelphia area residents will see jumps in their heating and electric bills. The Public Utility Commission warns against "sticker shock."

5 years ago

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Employment
Pennsylvania
Billy Penn

Wawa ranks as Pennsylvania’s largest privately-owned company

$11 billion in sales puts it at No. 29 in the nation.

5 years ago

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Sports
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Crypto enthusiasts want to buy an NBA team, after failing to purchase U.S. Constitution

Krause House DAO, named after the late Chicago Bulls general manager, Jerry Krause, has raised $4 million with the long-shot goal of trying to buy an NBA sports franchise.

5 years ago

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 17: People walk by a hiring sign in a window along a main shopping street in Manhattan on November 17, 2021 in New York City. As Americans begin their holiday shopping early this year in an effort to avoid shortages of some goods, U.S. retail sales surged 1.7% last month, the largest gain since March
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Business
Economy

How understaffed are stores? Smaller retailers feel the holiday-shopping strain

Large retailers have spent billions of dollars to woo workers. Smaller stores that can't do that expect staff shortages will lead to lost sales.

5 years ago

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Business
Economy
Public Health

Stocks sink on new COVID variant; Dow loses 905 points

Stocks sank Friday as a new coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa appeared to be spreading across the globe.

5 years ago

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Business
Environment
Philadelphia

Fabric recycler FABSCRAP wants to make Philly designers greener

The fashion and apparel supply chain is among the top emitters of greenhouse gases globally. In 2018, 11.3 million tons of textile waste ended up in U.S. landfills.

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