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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Photo shows the Wayfair website on a computer in New York. (Jenny Kane/AP)
NPR
Business
Taxes

With billions at stake, Supreme Court rules states may tax online retailers

States can now collect state sales taxes from online retailers on consumer purchases.

8 years ago

In this Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, file photo, employees work at the DraftKings office in Boston. The explosion in popularity of daily fantasy sports over the last decade has created a generation of sports fans more attuned to gauging individual player statistics than how two teams may fare against each other, the challenge at the heart of traditional sports wagering. (Charles Krupa/AP Photo, file)
Sports

Pennsylvania fantasy sports sees $12.4M in entry fees in May

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said that 10 licensed operators reported $1.3 million in revenue from May's activity after prizes were paid.

8 years ago

European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi speaks with Vice-President of the European Central Bank Luis de Guindos at the ECB Forum in Sintra, Portugal June 19, 2018.  European Central Bank/Handout via
PBS NewsHour
Economy
International

Central bank chiefs of 4 major nations raise trade concerns

8 years ago

Vice President Mike Pence, right, leans over to talk to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, left, during a National Space Council meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, June 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

After query, Commerce Sec. Wilbur Ross shorted stock in Kremlin-tied firm: report

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross made a trade betting that the stock in a shipping company with Russian-government ties would fall.

8 years ago

In this June 11, 2018 photo, Meg Timson, a human resources manager at the soon-to-open Ocean Resort Casino poses for a photo in Atlantic City, N.J. She held the same job at the casino when it was known as Revel. She is among many workers at Revel and the Trump Taj Mahal who lost their jobs when the casinos shut down who are getting them back now that the casinos are reopening under new owners. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Economic Development
Economy
New Jersey

Laid off when casinos closed, back to work with reopenings

On June 28, the Taj Mahal will reopen as the Hard Rock casino and Revel will reopen its doors as the Ocean Resort Casino. Together, they are restoring 6,000 lost jobs.

8 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy makes the first wager with Monmouth Park Sports Book ticket writer Quentin Harris, at Monmouth Park Racetrack Thursday in Oceanport, New Jersey. Major League Baseball has circulated a memo to teams, forbidding them and their broadcasting affiliates from accepting advertisements from sports betting outfits, such as Monmouth. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Delaware
New Jersey
Sports

As N.J. launches sports betting, MLB sets ban on bookie ads — but will it last?

Major League Baseball circulated a memo to teams, forbidding them and their broadcasting affiliates from accepting advertisements from sports gambling outfits.

8 years ago

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, arrives to make the first wager with Monmouth Park Sports Book at Monmouth Park Racetrack. Thursday, June 14, 2018 in Oceanport, NJ. (Noah K. Murray/AP Photo)
New Jersey
Sports

Gov. Murphy places first wager as New Jersey begins taking legal sports bets

Gov. Phil Murphy placed $20 bets on Germany to win the World Cup, and the New Jersey Devils to win the Stanley Cup next season.

8 years ago

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks before the Economic Club of Chicago on April 6. The central bank raised a key short-term rate by a quarter-point on Wednesday, the second increase this year. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)
NPR
Housing
National
Personal Finance

Fed raises interest rates, signals 2 more hikes this year

The Federal Reserve increased a key interest rate again Wednesday, which will trigger higher rates on credit cards, home equity lines and other kinds of borrowing.

8 years ago

(Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Business
Economy

After AT&T-Time Warner win, is Comcast-Fox a done deal?

Comcast will likely bid for Fox's entertainment business as early as Wednesday now that a federal judge has cleared AT&T's $85 billion takeover of Time Warner.

8 years ago

Attorney Robert Levant (left) with his client Khanefah Boozer. “He has been injured in ways that most of us can’t ever fathom,
NewsWorks Tonight
Law
Philadelphia
Policing

Huge jury awards often pared before going to compensate victims of Philly police abuse

City officials are concerned because, nearly every year, Philadelphia taxpayers are on the hook for about $10 million total to settle claims of police abuse and misconduct.

8 years ago

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Philadelphia's City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart points out problems with city financial controls. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Government Accountability
Philadelphia
Politics

Controller says Philly needs to get serious about fixing careless bookkeeping

Rob Dubow, the city's finance director, said his office is working on the issues brought to light by the controller.

8 years ago

Like these gamblers in the South Point hotel and casino in Las Vegas, bettors in New Jersey will be able to wager on sporting events beginning this week. (John Locher/AP Photo, file)
New Jersey
Sports

With sports betting now legal in New Jersey, here’s what you need to know

Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport has announced it will open for sports betting on Thursday at 10:30 a.m., and the governor is expected too place the first wager.

8 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf signs an executive order, surrounded by supporters of the measure. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Business
Gender
Pennsylvania

New executive order aims to close wage gap for some Pa. women

The governor's order would only impact non-union state jobs — 15,571 positions total, 2,189 of which are vacant.

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)
NewsWorks Tonight
Business
New Jersey
Sports

After years in limbo, New Jersey prepares to take its first sports bet

The atmosphere has public officials and gambling houses alike feeling like they just hit the jackpot.

8 years ago

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Gov. John Carney, D-Delaware, places a $10 bet on the Phillies. (Zoe Read/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Business
Delaware
Sports

Delaware residents, visitors cheer opening day of sports full betting

State officials expect the launch to make a significant contribution to tourism in Delaware — where 17 percent of visitors participate in gaming.

8 years ago

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