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Politics & Policy

Pa. Governor Tom Wolf announced a 246 million dollar investment into the Port of Philadelphia at the Packer Marine Terminal on Feb. 4, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Transportation

Gov. Wolf announces multimillion-dollar state investment into Port of Philadelphia

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4 years ago

Dr. Val Arkoosh walks to the podium
Elections
Pennsylvania

Arkoosh ends U.S. Senate campaign amid tough Democratic field

Also in the Democratic primary race are Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta of Philadelphia and U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb of suburban Pittsburgh.

4 years ago

Emissions rise from the smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal power plant
Energy
Environment
Philadelphia

Wolf sues to force carbon-pricing plan to take effect

Publishing the regulation would mean it takes immediate effect, and would make Pennsylvania the first major fossil fuel state to adopt a carbon prrcing policy.

4 years ago

Kamaltürk Yalqun holds the aluminium Olympics torch he carried at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the age of 17, on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Boston. The decade after the Games saw Beijing impose policies on his region of Xinjiang that split apart his family and Uyghur community. Today, he is an activist in the United States calling for a boycott of the 2022 Winter Games, which will see the Olympic flame returned to Beijing.
International
Race & Ethnicity
Sports

For Uyghur torchbearer, China’s Olympic flame has gone dark

Set to open on Friday in Beijing, the Winter Games are attracting global controversy as they spotlight the host country’s treatment of the Muslim Uyghurs.

4 years ago

Russian soldiers attend a military exercise at the Golovenki training ground in Moscow. A buildup of Russian troops near Ukraine has fueled Western fears of an invasion, but Moscow has denied having plans to launch an attack, while demanding security guarantees from the U.S. and its allies. (Alexei Ivanov/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service/AP)
NPR
International

U.S. says Russia is planning a staged attack in Ukraine to justify an invasion

The Biden administration said on Thursday that disinformation campaigns, like a potential false-flag operation, are part of Russia's standard playbook.

4 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart (Lindsay Lazarski/WHY)
Government
Philadelphia
Policing

City Controller seeking help in review of Philadelphia Police Department

Philadelphia’s City Controller is establishing a community council to assist in a review of the city’s police department.

4 years ago

Matt Platkin speaks at a podium
Law
New Jersey

Murphy taps his chief counsel, Matt Platkin, to serve as N.J.’s next attorney general

Platkin will begin serving as acting attorney general on Feb. 14. The Senate must confirm his nomination before he can officially serve in the role.

4 years ago

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach addresses journalists during a press conference at the Main Media Center on February 3, 2022 ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
International
Sports

The Olympic chief will meet with Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai after safety concerns

IOC President Thomas Bach avoided taking positions on any political controversies ahead of the beginning of the Beijing Winter Games in a news conference Thursday.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden and others clap while seated at the National Prayer Breakfast
Delaware
Race & Ethnicity
Religion

Delaware’s Bryan Stevenson calls for racial justice at National Prayer Breakfast

Racial justice took center stage at this year’s National Prayer Breakfast, led by keynote speaker Bryan Stevenson, who leads the Equal Justice Initiative in Alabama.

4 years ago

People inspect a destroyed house following an operation by the U.S. military in the Syrian village of Atmeh
International
Military

Islamic State leader killed during U.S. raid in Syria

The operation came as IS has been trying for a resurgence, with a series of attacks in the region, including a 10-day assault late last month to seize a prison.

4 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks from a podium
Government
Pennsylvania

Gov. Tom Wolf, Democrats outline a proposal for $1.7 billion in pandemic funds

The plan includes spending money on workers, environmental programs, and a one-time property tax subsidy for lower-income homeowners and renters.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Councilmember Helen Gym held a press conference at a playground in Southwest Philadelphia on Passyunk Ave. near the oil refinery, announcing plans to introduce The Community Health Act to council, on Feb. 2, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Government
Philadelphia

‘Poison is in the dose’: Philly aims to limit environmental hazards with new legislation

Philly Councilmember Helen Gym plans to introduce legislation Thursday that could protect already overburdened communities by keeping additional pollution out.

4 years ago

The Pa. Supreme Court in Harrisburg. (Christine Baker/PennLive)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Pa. Supreme Court to decide congressional map, with conservative judge as special master

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court is appointing a conservative Commonwealth Court judge to pick the state’s new congressional map.

4 years ago

Philadelphia police at the scene of a shooting near Olney Transportation Center on Feb. 17, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Crime
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Homicides, shootings begin trending down in Philly

Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw stressed that even though the numbers are down, people are still dying and families are losing loved ones on a daily basis.

4 years ago

An abandoned, unplugged well
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania could get $100M in federal money to plug leaky, old gas wells

Old wells leak the potent greenhouse gas methane and toxins that can cause health issues for people who live nearby.

4 years ago

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