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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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Pennsylvania

Delaware County completes $38 million upgrades of 911 radio system

In 2020, the County Council began investing to shift Delaware County to the newer Project 25 radio system.

6 months ago

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Sen. Markwayne Mullin stares to the left
National
Pennsylvania

Mullin’s DHS nomination advances to full Senate with Fetterman’s ‘yes’ vote

The 8-7 vote came after a contentious hearing Wednesday and sent the Cabinet nomination to the full Senate, which could act to confirm Mullin next week.

6 months ago

Mahmoud Khalil talks to media
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Social Justice

An update on immigrants who were detained in Trump’s crackdown on campus activism

Mahmoud Khalil was the first person whose arrest became publicly known during the crackdown on noncitizens who publicly criticized Israel and its actions in Gaza.

6 months ago

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Government
National

SAVE America Act: What’s in the voting bill that Republicans are pushing to the Senate floor

The bill would require voters to provide proof of citizenship when they register and to present approved identification when they go to the polls.

6 months ago

EMR Recycling in Camden
Infrastructure
New Jersey
Politics

Scrap metal safety bills advance through N.J. Assembly committee

The bills would require facilities like the EMR scrapyard in Camden to take fire safety precautions and come under new state regulation.

6 months ago

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Prisons Commissioner Michael Resnick
Employment
Incarceration
Philadelphia

Philadelphia prisons report a boost in staffing as Council considers new oversight board

More corrections officers should give incarcerated people more time outside their cells and reduce costly mandatory overtime for prison staff.

6 months ago

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Studio 2
International
Military

Will the war with Iran fracture the Trump coalition?

Some prominent MAGA voices are calling Trump's decision to go to war with Iran a betrayal. The isolationist vs. interventionist debate on the Right.

Air Date: March 16, 2026 12:00 pm

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an emblem for the Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central Branch
PlanPhilly
Energy
Philadelphia

Mayor Parker budget plan could fund more library heating and air conditioning fixes next year

Philadelphia relies on libraries as heating and cooling centers, but they frequently close due to heat or air conditioning issues.

6 months ago

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Houses in Bridgeton, N.J.
Housing
New Jersey
Real Estate

New Jersey affordable housing plans deadline arrives. Here’s what happens next

Many plans that have been submitted call for redevelopment of vacant malls, office parks and blighted spaces.

7 months ago

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Delaware
Health Care

‘Blank check’: Delaware bill would cap the state’s inflated hospital prices

Some Delaware hospitals charge employee private plans more than 300% of Medicare for certain medical services.

7 months ago

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Councilman James Spadola (left) and Council President Trippi Congo
Delaware
Government

‘Declaring your seat vacant’: Wilmington Council president threatens only elected Republican after he becomes a Democrat

James Spadola has been in office since 2020, courtesy of a provision that guarantees election victory to one member of a minority party.

7 months ago

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Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware.
Delaware
Economy
Government Accountability

Delaware recupera menos de la mitad de los fondos de los contribuyentes robados por un empleado estatal en 2023

El estado de Delaware recuperó decenas de miles de dólares en fondos robados utilizados como pagos por un camión y una casa rodante, junto con dinero incautado.

7 months ago

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker delivers her budget address
Government
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Philadelphia budget: Parker proposes delivery, ride-hailing and hotel taxes to pay for housing, public safety initiatives

The multibillion-dollar blueprint calls for no new wage or real estate taxes, but does add surcharges to national chain deliveries and ride-hailing fares.

7 months ago

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The U.S. Capitol
Government
Housing
National

Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordability

In a rare bipartisan effort for a deeply divided Congress, the Senate has passed a broad bill to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable.

7 months ago

Opponents of massive data centers protested
Delaware
Energy

‘A modest start’: New Castle County passes zoning rules for regulating massive data centers

The new requirements don’t apply to data center projects already in the works in New Castle County.

7 months ago

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