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Hidden Brain helps curious people understand the world and themselves. Using science and storytelling, Hidden Brain reveals the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, and the biases that shape our choices.

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Councilmember Allan Domb is the first of many expected to resign ahead of Philadelphia's mayoral race. (Jared Piper / City Council)
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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Allan Domb is the first Philly councilmember to resign ahead of the 2023 mayoral race. What should you know about him?

The real estate mogul-turned-public servant announced his resignation Monday.

4 years ago

Close-up of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy as he speaks.
Government
K-12
New Jersey
Public Health

Murphy lifts routine coronavirus testing requirements for school and child care staff, state contractors

Murphy lifts routine coronavirus testing requirements for school and childcare staff, state contractors. The mandate goes into effect immediately.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden talks with Garnell Whitfield Jr.
Government
Gun Violence
National
Pennsylvania

The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is law. What comes next?

The Bipartisan Safety Act was hailed on a national basis for the potential of changing state laws. But could it shape red flag laws in Pennsylvania?

4 years ago

File photo: Internal Revenue Service taxes forms are seen on Feb. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
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Personal Finance
Taxes

Expanded IRS free-file system one step closer in Dems’ bill

The flagship climate change and health care bill will bring U.S. taxpayers one step closer to a government-operated electronic free-file tax return system.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for the state's U.S. Senate seat, center, poses for a photo with supporters after speaking at a rally in Erie, Pa., on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Fetterman ‘grateful’ as he returns to Pa. Senate race

Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman is acknowledging he is lucky to be alive as he officially returns to the campaign trail.

4 years ago

Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf speaks at a press conference in Wynnefield, Pa. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Government
Housing
Pennsylvania

New grant adds $375 million in state funds to target repair of crumbling homes in Pa.

The money comes from federal COVID recovery and will be dedicated to preserving and restoring crumbling homes that threaten to displace families in need.

4 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., finishes the vote to approve the Inflation Reduction Act in the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. A divided Congress gave final approval Friday to Democrats' flagship climate and health care bill. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Economy
Environment
Government

Congress OKs Dems’ climate, health bill, a Biden triumph

“Today is a day of celebration, a day we take another giant step in our momentous agenda,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

4 years ago

Emissions from a coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the setting sun
Environment
New Jersey

N.J. lawmakers consider climate change measures, as drought looms

Lawmakers are considering a bill that would require electric companies to fully implement renewable energy by 2045.

4 years ago

Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke called one campaign rally attendee a
NPR
Elections
Government
National

Weighing the pros and cons of Beto O’Rourke dropping an f-bomb on a heckler

Voters like to see authenticity in candidates, especially in Texas. But cursing and vulgar language in front of children and the elderly more often than not crosses the line.

4 years ago

File photo: Packages riding on a belt are scanned to be loaded onto delivery trucks at the Amazon Fulfillment center. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Business
New Jersey
Public Safety

OSHA investigates deaths of Amazon workers in New Jersey

All three Amazon workers died within the past month and were employed at company facilities in New Jersey.

4 years ago

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Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

National Convening of Black Mayors returns to Philadelphia

Municipal leaders from across the country gathered in Philadelphia this week for the 2nd Annual National Convening of Black Mayors.

4 years ago

A view of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington.
Kids
Pennsylvania

Pa. advocates push for Congress to reauthorize home visit programs for kids and parents

Around 3,000 households receive home visiting services statewide; advocates say the program only reaches a fraction of eligible families due to funding constraints.

4 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during a press conference on the Inflation Reduction Act, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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Economy
Environment
Health Care
Taxes

The Inflation Reduction Act: what’s in it and what’s not

With Democrats poised to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, we look at what's in it, what got dumped and why, and how it may impact the economy, healthcare and climate change.

Air Date: August 11, 2022 10:00 am

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Dr. Val Arkoosh,(left), Chair of Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, speaks outside Philadelphia City Hall, where she helped launch the Real Doctors Against Oz campaign. The campaign is directed against Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz and is financed by his opponent, Democratic Lieutenant Gov. John Fetterman. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Elections
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. doctors call Oz’s run for Senate a ‘threat to public health’

Doctors launched the “Real Doctors Against Oz” tour in opposition to a Senate run by GOP nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz. The group is backing Democrat John Fetterman.

4 years ago

Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings. (State of Delaware)
Delaware
Public Health

Delaware attorney general launches abortion legal helpline

Attorney General Jennings and activists unveiled the new Attorney General’s Abortion Legal Helpline Wednesday to connect residents with free, confidential legal advice.

4 years ago

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