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Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, Radiolab is a show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience.

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Desks are spaced out 6-feet apart in a classroom.
Government Accountability
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Most schools starting with mix of online and in-person

With schools across the state set to begin classes next week, the focus shifts to making sure reopening plans are in place.

5 years ago

An attendee holds an American flag at a U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services naturalization ceremony
NPR
Immigration
National

Trump administration seeking to expand collection of biometric data from immigrants

The proposed policy, which DHS called "imminent" on Tuesday, would allow the government to demand more personal data from more people as part of the immigration process.

5 years ago

Courtesy of Mission Point Press
Radio Times
History
Politics

30 years after “America: What Went Wrong?”

Investigative reporters James Steel and Donald Bartlett have just updated their 1992 book "America: What Went Wrong," adding with the new subtitle, "The Crisis Deepens."

Air Date: September 2, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:43
Elizabeth Neumann
NPR
National
Politics

Former DHS official: White House failed to take far-right extremism seriously

Elizabeth Neumann, a former assistant secretary at DHS says the Trump administration is creating the conditions for domestic extremism to flourish in the U.S.

5 years ago

(Yong Kim/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. GOP advances election bill that would ban drop boxes, get mail-in ballots to voters earlier

The bill was championed by Republicans as an effort to ensure a secure election, and decried by Democrats as an attack on ballot access.

5 years ago

A Census Bureau worker wearing a face covering stands in a park in New York City in August. The bureau confirmed on Tuesday that door knocking is ending in some areas earlier than Sept. 30. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
NPR
National

Census door knocking in some areas to end even earlier than expected

The Census Bureau confirms San Diego is among areas where in-person counting for the census will end as early as Sept. 18, almost two weeks before the expedited end date.

5 years ago

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law making it easier for immigrants in New Jersey to obtain professional licenses in a slew of careers regulated by the state. (screenshot)
Immigration
New Jersey

N.J. scraps residency requirement for occupational licenses

The move means immigration status won’t get in the way of otherwise qualified people as they seek professional licenses in New Jersey.

5 years ago

Postal workers sort, load and deliver mail at a United States Postal Service location in Los Angeles, Calif. (KYLE GRILLOT/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Elections
Government Accountability

Postal Service watchdog outlines ‘concerns’ surrounding election readiness

The internal watchdog said in a report on Tuesday that it found several potential problems in the way mail was being processed.

5 years ago

President Trump signs one of four executive orders addressing the economic fallout from the pandemic in Bedminster, N.J., on Aug. 8. The Trump administration has given employers the option to stop collecting payroll taxes, but workers may have to repay the money next year.
NPR
Economy
National
Taxes

The payroll tax delay is here, but so is confusion about it

The Trump administration has given employers the option to stop collecting payroll taxes. But workers may have to repay the money next year.

5 years ago

Houses are pictured on North 9th Street in Reading, Pa
Homelessness
Housing
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Wolf urges state lawmakers to suspend evictions

Wolf said state law prevents him from continuing a now-expired suspension of evictions and foreclosures without legislative support.

5 years ago

Letter carrier Henrietta Dixon
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pa. lawmakers urge Trump’s postmaster to return sorting machines

The partisan fight over postal service is casting a shadow over the coming presidential election, with millions in Pennsylvania expected to vote by mail amid the pandemic.

5 years ago

President Trump
NPR
National
Politics

Trump defends Kenosha shooting suspect

The president painted the accused 17-year-old Kenosha shooter's actions as possible self-defense, saying, without evidence, that the teen "probably would have been killed."

5 years ago

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton
Government Accountability
Media
New Jersey

N.J. Civic Information Consortium could get first cash infusion in Murphy’s revised budget

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law creating the consortium in 2018, but it still has not received state dollars as promised. That could change now.

5 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden
Elections
National

Biden hits campaign trail, blames Trump for city violence

Joe Biden is forcefully condemning the violence at recent protests while also blaming President Donald Trump for fomenting the divide that’s sparking it.

5 years ago

The first open meeting of the Philadelphia Board of Elections since June 22 took place in front of four members of the public, in the loading dock of the new voting machine warehouse at 3500 Scotts Lane in East Falls. (YouTube)
Elections
Philadelphia
Politics

Philly election meeting in far-flung warehouse criticized for hindering public input

Philadelphia’s city commissioners aren’t livestreaming in-person election meetings or publicizing minutes. Critics say that’s unacceptable.

5 years ago

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