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A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.
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A Way with Words

A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.

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Supporters of Donald Trump host a 'Stop the Steal' protest outside of the Georgia State Capital
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Elections
National

Trump requests Georgia recount, meaning 5 million votes will be tabulated a 3rd time

The law calls for a recount to be conducted by re-tabulating every ballot through a scanner, the same way they were originally counted in the days after the Nov. 3 election.

5 years ago

Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania is seen during a confirmation hearing
NPR
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania GOP Sen. Toomey says Trump should accept election loss

His Saturday night statement came soon after a federal judge dismissed a Trump campaign lawsuit challenging the results in Pennsylvania.

5 years ago

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping on legal challenges to vote counting in Pennsylvania.
Elections
National
Politics

Trump’s legal team cried vote fraud, but courts found none

U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann compared the campaign's legal arguments to “Frankenstein's Monster,” concluding that Trump's team offered only “speculative accusations."

5 years ago

People urge for all votes to be counted during a demonstration outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center where votes are being counted, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Philadelphia, following Tuesday's election. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Judge throws out Trump bid to stop PA vote certification

Pennsylvania officials can certify election results that currently show Democrat Joe Biden winning the state by more than 80,000 votes, a federal judge ruled Saturday.

5 years ago

A sign hangs in front of an American flag, as a handful of supporters of President Donald Trump continue to protest outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center, in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Suit challenges expansion of mail voting in Pennsylvania

The lawsuit was filed in the state Commonwealth Court, just two days before the deadline for counties to certify the results of the presidential election in Pennsylvania.

5 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden waves as he arrives The Queen theater for a meeting with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Elections
National

Biden could announce Cabinet picks as soon as next week

Biden's treasury pick, along with his nominee for secretary of state, may be announced before Thanksgiving.

5 years ago

In this March 25, 2019 file photo, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, center, speaks to reporters in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Criminal Justice
Economic Development
New Jersey

NJ voting session canceled amid cannabis bill disagreements

Lawmakers had aimed to fast-track the legislation after voters overwhelmingly approved legalizing recreational marijuana for those 21 and older in the Nov. 3 election.

5 years ago

Joe Biden

Birthday time: Biden turns 78, will be oldest U.S. president

The president-elect spent his birthday in Delaware at work on the government transition.

5 years ago

A marijuana leaf flag hangs on the door of Lt. Gov. John Fetterman's office on Sept. 21, 2020. (Sam Dunklau / WITF)
Pennsylvania

Fetterman’s flags fly in the face of some state lawmakers

A provision slipped into budget legislation would ban flags not approved by lawmakers from flying at the Capitol.

5 years ago

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Elections

Georgia governor certifies presidential electors for Biden

Georgia's governor and top elections official on Friday certified results showing Joe Biden won the presidential race over Republican President Donald Trump.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump
NPR
Government Accountability
Policing

Once out of office, Trump faces significant legal peril

Of all the perks of being president, Donald Trump may soon miss most the legal protection that it affords.

5 years ago

Police officers patrol Market Street in Wilmington, Del., on Thursday, March 26. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Delaware
Policing

Wilmington lawmakers approve citizen review board for police department

City residents who have a grievance with a Wilmington police officer could soon have a new way to get that problem addressed.

5 years ago

Passers-by walk past a hiring sign as they enter a Target retail store location, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Westwood, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Business
Economy
Pennsylvania

Pa. Dept. of Labor shows small employment gains in October

In the month before Philadelphia and other Pa. cities entered a second coronavirus wave, the state’s unemployment rate dropped slightly.

5 years ago

In this Feb. 7, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, center, speaks as Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., listen during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC News, Apple News, and WMUR-TV at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Elections
National

Sanders, Warren under scrutiny as Biden weighs Cabinet picks

The scrutiny on Biden’s staffing decisions reflects the tremendous pressure the president-elect faces as he cobbles together a team to execute his policy priorities.

5 years ago

In this June 3, 2017 file photo, the coal-fired Plant Scherer, one of the nation's top carbon dioxide emitters, stands in the distance in Juliette, Ga. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)
Radio Times
Energy
Environment

Trump’s climate legacy, Biden’s environmental future

President Trump has rolled back 125 environmental policies while in office. We'll discuss Trump's environmental legacy and how President-elect Biden can address it.

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