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File photo: President Joe Biden talks about the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 from the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. A federal judge has blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors, the latest in a string of victories for Republican-led states pushing back against Biden’s pandemic policies
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Public Health

Judge blocks Biden vaccine mandate for federal contractors

U.S. District Court Judge R. Stan Baker, in Augusta, Georgia, issued a stay to bar enforcement of the mandate nationwide.

4 years ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin is shown during his talks with U.S. President Joe Biden via videoconference in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. The video call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which the two leaders are expected to discuss tensions over Ukraine
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Biden, Putin square off as tension grows on Ukraine border

In the highly anticipated call on Tuesday, the U.S. president put Moscow on notice that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would lead to sanctions.

4 years ago

In this April 29, 2021, file photo, students line up to enter Christa McAuliffe School in Jersey City, N.J. Children are having their noses swabbed or saliva sampled at school to test for the coronavirus. As more children return to school buildings this spring, widely varying approaches have emerged on how and whether to test students and staff members for the virus.
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What N.J. ‘s newly signed child care tax credit law means for families

New Jersey families making up to $150,000 will be eligible for child care tax credits when they file their 2021 taxes next year.

4 years ago

Activists rally in front of the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles, California on November 3, 2021, calling for a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics due to concerns over China's human rights record. - Activists lobbied Olympic broadcasters, including NBC, BBC, CBC and Sky to
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International
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Uyghur organizations applaud the U.S. diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics

U.S. athletes are still expected to compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics, despite the diplomatic boycott from the Biden administration.

4 years ago

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Philadelphia
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Playing loud music could soon cost you a ticket in Philly

Philadelphia City Council held a hearing on a proposed regulation that would make it a violation if your car is too loud.

4 years ago

The offices of Center Stage Entertainment
Government Accountability
New Jersey
Sports

Big controversy over Delran’s ‘biggest party’ for Carli Lloyd, as contracts come under scrutiny

The outcry over a situation ethics experts say can be all too common in N.J. has also prompted Delran’s council president to vow reforms will be made.

4 years ago

Sen. Cris Dush speaks during a hearing while holding a gavel
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Pennsylvania
WITF

Pa. Senate election ‘audit’ contract doesn’t say if the public will see the results

Pa. Senate Republicans are paying over a quarter-million dollars in taxpayer money to Envoy Sage LLC to investigate the 2020 election despite zero evidence of widespread fraud

4 years ago

Víctor Martínez se sienta en una mesa con un micrófono.
Elections
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity
Spotlight PA

Los Latinos de Pensilvania trabajan para convertir los enormes avances de la población en un músculo político, pero aún se enfrentan con barreras

Hay más de 3 millones de personas de color viviendo en Pensilvania y estas comunidades han impulsado el crecimiento de la población del estado.

4 years ago

Feb. 29, 2020, file photo, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre speaks at Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2020, in Oxon Hill, Md.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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Gun Violence

‘Misfire: Inside the Downfall of the NRA’

NPR investigative correspondent Tim Mak on his new book "Misfire" about how the NRA became increasingly tied to the far-right and why the organization is now in jeopardy.

Air Date: December 7, 2021 10:00 am

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Josh Shapiro speaks to a crowd during his campaign launch
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AG’s office approves RGGI rule, after Shapiro criticized the plan

The Attorney General’s office has signed off on a rule that would let the state join a regional program to cut emissions from power plants.

4 years ago

President Biden told reporters on Monday that the U.S. pays the highest prescription drug prices in the developed world and that he wants Congress to pass his Building Back Better bill. That measure would cap the cost of some medications. (Susan Walsh/AP)
NPR

Biden calls on Congress to pass his Build Back Better bill to lower drug costs

The House-passed measure would cap insulin prices at $35 per month.

4 years ago

In this Oct. 28, 2018, file photo a Pittsburgh Police officer walks past the Tree of Life Synagogue and a memorial of flowers and stars in Pittsburgh in remembrance of those killed and injured when a shooter opened fire during services Saturday at the synagogue. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo, File)
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Pennsylvania

$6.6M awarded to Tree of Life synagogue, site of massacre

The state of Pennsylvania has awarded $6.6 million for redevelopment of Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, where a gunman killed 11 people in 2018.

4 years ago

Eric Trump speaks to a conference
NPR
National
Public Health

Inside the growing alliance between anti-vaccine activists and pro-Trump Republicans

As the U.S. heads into midterm elections, the political right and the anti-vaccine movement are drawing ever-closer together — potentially at the cost of thousands of lives.

4 years ago

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Government
Pennsylvania
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Will Pa. lawmakers live up to their redistricting transparency promises? Doubt is creeping in

The House GOP caucus promised the “most transparent” congressional redistricting process ever. Advocates for redistricting reform worry it’s empty talk with less than two mont

4 years ago

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Advocates urge action on bill to establish Asian American and Pacific Islander curriculum in N.J. schools

The N.J. state Senate passed a bill to establish Asian American and Pacific Islander curriculum in schools. Some advocates worry it may linger in the Assembly.

4 years ago

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