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Host Stephen Dubner has surprising conversations that explore the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature-from cheating and crime to parenting and sports. Dubner talks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs - and his Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt.

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NPR
Elections
Government Accountability

6-month delay in census redistricting data could throw elections into chaos

The 2020 census data needed for the redrawing of voting districts around the country are extremely delayed and now expected by Sept. 30.

6 years ago

Tray Ragland, left, and Kim Hickerson of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union hold signs outside an Amazon facility where labor is trying to organize workers on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
Business
National

Amazon faces biggest union push in its history

Attempts by Amazon to delay the vote in Alabama have failed. So have the company's efforts to require in-person voting, which organizers argue would be unsafe during COVID.

6 years ago

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New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. coronavirus update: Murphy order allows parents to attend sporting events

The rule change allows two parents or guardians per student to attend indoor and outdoor practices and competitions.

6 years ago

In this Aug. 30, 2019, file photo, migrants, many of whom were returned to Mexico under the Trump administration's
Immigration
National

Biden administration to allow 25,000 asylum-seekers into US

The move is a major step toward dismantling one of former President Donald Trump's most consequential policies to deter asylum-seekers from coming to the U.S.

6 years ago

State Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill, R-York, (left) speaks in support of Senate Bill 60, also known as the “Buyer Beware Act,” during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Jan. 14, 2020. Also pictured, from left: state Rep. Paul Schemel, R-Franklin, Rep. Sheryl Delozier, R-Cumberland, Rep. Todd Stephens, R-Montgomery and Rep. Matt Dowling, R-Fayette/Somerset. (Courtesy of Phillips-Hill chief of staff Jon Hopcraft)
Elections

Dozens of GOP state lawmakers wanted Pa.’s electoral votes overturned. Two reflect on their decision.

Republican state lawmakers are mulling changes to Pa.'s election law this session. They say that effort is aimed at improving the process for the state’s upcoming contests.

6 years ago

Supporters of President Donald Trump pray during a rally for evangelical supporters at the King Jesus International Ministry church, Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, in Miami. (Lynne Sladky/AP)
NPR
Elections
Government Accountability
Religion

A ‘scary’ survey finding: 4 in 10 Republicans say political violence may be necessary

The survey found stark divisions between Republicans and Democrats on the 2020 election, with two out of three Republicans saying Biden was not legitimately elected.

6 years ago

An American Flag flies at half staff at the U.S. Capitol
Radio Times
Law
Politics

Democrats make their case for impeaching Trump

On day two of the impeachment trial of President Trump f House Democrats laid out their arguments why Trump should be found guilty of inciting the riot at Capitol Hill.

Air Date: February 11, 2021 10:00 am

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Security video shows pro-Trump insurrectionists storm the Capitol
Law
National

Rioters acting on Trump’s ‘orders,’ Democrats say in trial

Lawmakers prosecuting the case aim to prove that Trump bears singular responsibility for the siege.

6 years ago

(Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
Religion
Spotlight PA

Wolf administration refuses to release details after failure derails Pa. clergy sex abuse relief

The Department of State disclosed that it had no system in place to prevent such an error, which has devastated clergy sexual abuse survivors.

6 years ago

In this image from video, House impeachment manager Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., speaks during the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)
Elections
National
Pennsylvania
Politics

‘If not for Donald Trump’: Montco’s Dean links riot to ‘actions of a desperate president’

But the bulk of Dean’s remarks had to do with the “pressure” she said Trump exerted over state and local election officials in Michigan, Georgia, and Pennsylvania.

6 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney holds a signed copy of legislation mandating an increase in the amount of energy Delaware gets from renewable sources. (State of Delaware screenshot)
Delaware
Energy
Environment

Delaware to boost renewable energy requirements by 2035

Forty percent of Delaware’s energy will come from renewable sources under new legislation signed by Gov. John Carney Wednesday afternoon.

6 years ago

Georgia's Secretary Of State addresses the media
NPR
Elections
National

Georgia district attorney is investigating Trump’s call to overturn election

Prosecutors are investigating whether Trump's phone call to pressure Georgia's secretary of state to overturn the state's election results in Trump's favor broke state law.

6 years ago

Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol
NPR
National
Policing

Capitol riot prompts a reckoning over extremism in the ranks

The deadly riot at the Capitol has forced military leadership to confront the threat of domestic extremism. Rioters that day included current and former service members.

6 years ago

A video screengrab shows Vice President Mike Pence being evacuated as rioters breach the Capitol
Law
National

Police beg for help, senators flee in Trump trial video

Trump is charged with inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection after encouraging a crowd to “fight like hell” over his defeated election.

6 years ago

Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building
NPR
National
Politics

Timeline: What Trump told supporters for months before they attacked

In the trial, set to begin on Tuesday, the impeachment managers will seek to prove that his actions directly incited the insurrection.

6 years ago

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