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Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland speaks during negotiations for a new North American Free Trade Agreement in October.
NPR
International
Politics

No NAFTA deal: Canada-U.S. talks to resume next week

After days of intense negotiations, the U.S. and Canada failed to agree on a deal.

8 years ago

Construction takes place in December 2017 at the site of Shell's ethane cracker plant in Beaver County. (Amy Sisk/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Business
Energy
International

Trump lifts steel quota Toomey said could hurt Shell’s ethane cracker

For months, piping destined for Shell Chemical’s Petrochemical complex in Beaver County sat in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.

8 years ago

The boardwalk in Ocean City, N.J.
Business
New Jersey

Jersey Shore retailers hoping for a big Labor Day weekend after a rainy summer

The rainy summer has put a damper on sales for the Jersey Shore giving beach towns even more reasons to build up their off-season attract ...

8 years ago

Homes damaged along the New Jersey Shore after Hurricane Sandy in 2012. (b0jangles via Flickr Creative Commons: https://bit.ly/1mhaR6e)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Environment
Housing
Real Estate

Study: Sea level rise already hurting coastal real estate prices

Homes exposed to rising seas are selling for about seven percent less than similar properties.

8 years ago

The United States, Canada and Mexico have been in lengthy talks over changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement since President Trump threatened to scrap the historic treaty. (Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Business
International
Politics

U.S.-Canada trade talks continue in bid to fix NAFTA

The White House said a deal with Canada had to be reached by Friday, when it would send the Mexico agreement to Congress for a 90-day review required by law.

8 years ago

If employers pay for workers' time during their commutes, it could bring
NPR
Personal Finance

Emailing on your commute? That’s work, a new study says

"If travel time were to count as work time, there would be many social and economic impacts."

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale  (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Higher Education
Pennsylvania

Pa. begins audit of Temple University

State officials intend to review everything from tuition rates to the accuracy of academic statistics.

8 years ago

The Campbell's Soup plant off South 11th Street in Camden. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Business
New Jersey

Rejecting outright sale of the company, Campbell Soup will sell off fresh food division

Campbell Soup is not going up for sale, despite a flurry of speculation to the contrary.

8 years ago

Listen 2:05
 Horses leaving the starting gate at Monmouth Park (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
New Jersey
Sports
Taxes

N.J. may use taxpayer dollars to stabilize horse racing tracks

The measure would provide $20 million from the state’s general fund to increase the purse money at horse racing tracks in the state.

8 years ago

Bettors wager in the sports book at the South Point hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for states to legalize sports betting, Pennsylvania is reviewing applications from facilities that want to offer wagering on sports events. (John Locher/AP Photo)
Business
Philadelphia
Sports

South Philly Turf Club in line to be one of first sports-betting operations in Pa.

The parent company of Parx Casino of Bensalem has put down a $10 million deposit to cover sports betting at its Bucks County location and the Turf Club.

8 years ago

Tidal flooding in Stone Harbor in Feb. 2016 as photographed by Zeke Orzech (‏@Zeke_O via Twitter).
Down the Shore
Changing Communities
Environment
New Jersey
Real Estate

Study: More than $1B in N.J. property value gone since 2005

In New Jersey, more than $1 billion of relative property value has disappeared, with Long Beach Island losing $541 million and nearly $531 million gone in Ocean City.

8 years ago

A seawall, which will be increased in size, is shown along the banks near downtown Thursday, July 26, 2018, in Port Arthur, Texas.  The oil industry wants the government to help protect some of its facilities on the Texas Gulf Coast against the effects of global warming. One proposal involves building a nearly 60-mile “spine” of flood barriers to shield refineries and chemical plants. Many Republicans argue that such projects should be a national priority. But others question whether taxpayers should have to protect refineries in a state where top politicians still dispute whether climate change is real. (David J. Phillip/AP Photo)
Energy
Environment
National

Big oil asks government to protect it from climate change

An ambitious proposal would build a nearly 60-mile "spine" of concrete seawalls, earthen barriers, floating gates and steel levees on the Texas Gulf Coast.

8 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Business
Law
Philadelphia

Philly worker skims $150,000 from city marriage license sales

Register of Wills Ron Donatucci says he's confident officials have addressed the problem.

8 years ago

This file photo shows the short form for the federal Affordable Care Act application. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
Delaware
Health Care
Personal Finance

Final Delaware ACA rate increase approved

Delaware residents with health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace will be hit with 3 percent rate increases next year.

8 years ago

FILE- In this June 29, 2017, file photo containers are stacked up in Elizabeth, N.J., as a truck drives by at Port of Elizabeth. The U.S. has threatened to impose 25 percent duties on $34 billion in Chinese products starting Friday, July 6, 2018, and China has said it will fire back with corresponding tariffs. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Business
New Jersey

Jersey businesses say tariffs hurt; legislators weigh relief

New Jersey businesses say steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump's administration are beginning to pinch

8 years ago

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