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Philadelphia

$36 million federal grant to help reduce homelessness in Philadelphia

The HUD funds will support existing programs working to provide housing and other assistance through the city’s Office of Housing Services.

4 years ago

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 1, 2022. (Yuri Kochetkov/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Radio Times
International

Putin’s nuclear threats and the information war

Will Vladimir Putin resort to nuclear or chemical weapons as the war drags on? And, what are the tactics being used by both sides to win the information war?

Air Date: March 18, 2022 10:00 am

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File photo: Farmers use combines to harvest a wheat field near the village Tbilisskaya, Russia, on July 21, 2021. Russia accounts for 30% of wheat exports, which means that poorer countries that depend on imports could face major supply shocks
NPR
Economy
Government
International

The House approves a bill to suspend trade relations with Russia and Belarus

The bill suspends normal trade relations with the countries, another move to squeeze them economically in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine.

4 years ago

A Moldovan volunteer distributes food to refugees who are leaving to Romania after fleeing from Ukraine, at the border crossing in Palanca, Moldova, Thursday, March 17, 2022
International
New Jersey

New Jersey is open, but Ukrainian refugees likely to stay in Europe

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy has put out the welcome mat for Ukrainian refugees, but the White House says most refugees have expressed a desire to stay in Europe.

4 years ago

File photo: Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner sits during the first half of Game 2 of basketball's WNBA Finals against the Chicago Sky, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Phoenix. A Moscow court announced it has extended the arrest of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19, according to the Russian state news agency Tass. Griner was detained at a Moscow airport in February after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges. They were identified as containing oil derived from cannabis, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison
Criminal Justice
International
Sports

Russian media: Arrest of WNBA star Griner extended to May 19

Russia's Tass news agency says a court near Moscow announced it has extended the detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19.

4 years ago

Mehmet Oz stands with hands clasped in front of him, wearing a dark blue suit and a red tie.
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Oz vows to renounce Turkish citizenship if elected senator

Until Wednesday, Oz said he’d keep his dual citizenship so he has legal power in Turkey to make health care decisions for his Alzheimer’s-stricken mother.

4 years ago

Shown are Philadelphia police vehicles on a traffic stop
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

Philly police say social media a catalyst for gun violence among young people

The use of social media for bragging about violent acts is on the increase in Philadelphia. Police say young people aren’t realizing the true reality of their actions.

4 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks to supporters
Government
Media
New Jersey

Ask Governor Murphy: Submit your question

WHYY, WBGO, and WNYC present “Ask Governor Murphy” — a live, monthly call-in show during which Gov. Murphy answers your most pressing questions.

4 years ago

A closeup of Rep. Conor Lamb
Elections
Pennsylvania

Philly leaders say reason for Lamb endorsement is simple: ‘He campaigned’

City party members heard speeches from all three primary candidates. Lamb won the vote ‘overwhelmingly,’ Democratic leader Bob Brady said.

4 years ago

Outdoor dining at Booker’s Restaurant and Bar
Food & Drink
Government
Outdoors
Philadelphia

Philly restaurants express frustration with ‘streetery’ regulations

Streeteries have been a godsend for restaurants during these two last years of the pandemic, but owners aren’t happy with proposed new rules.

4 years ago

Aug. 15, 2016, a wind turbine, front, being assembled off Block Island, Rhode Island. (Michael Dwyer/AP Photo)
Energy
Sustainability

N.J. to study environmental impacts of offshore wind projects

New Jersey officials will commission studies on the environmental impact of offshore wind energy projects on animals as large as whales a ...

4 years ago

Firefighters work outside a destroyed apartment building after a bombing in a residential area in Kyiv
International
Public Safety

Glimmers of hope seen at talks as Russia’s onslaught goes on

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, meanwhile, went before Congress via video and pleaded with America for more weapons and tougher sanctions against Russia, saying: "We need you right now."

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks from a podium
International
Public Safety

Biden sending more anti-aircraft systems, drones to Ukraine

Nearing the three-week mark in an escalating war, Zelenskyy is using the world's leading legislative bodies as a stage to implore allied leaders to stop the Russian invasion.

4 years ago

A Bitcoin logo appears on the display screen of a cryptocurrency ATM at the Smoker's Choice store in Salem, N.H. President Joe Biden is signing an executive order on government oversight of cryptocurrency that urges the Federal Reserve to explore whether the central bank should create its own digital currency
Economy
Government
New Jersey
Technology

N.J. committees approve measures regulating cryptocurrency, blockchain technologies

The first steps in regulating cryptocurrency in New Jersey are underway. The goal is to provide transparency, consumer protections, and a licensing structure for both operator

4 years ago

Protesters gather in a parking lot at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery office on Passayunk Avenue in South Philadelphia on Feb. 9, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is revising its environmental justice policy. Here’s what’s changing

Pennsylvanians have until May to comment on the state’s policy for engaging with communities that face disproportionate environmental hazards.

4 years ago

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