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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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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden gives a speech on the Supreme Court at The Queen Theater, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Elections
Taxes

Biden releases 2019 tax returns before 1st debate with Trump

The Bidens’ returns show the couple paid almost $300,000 in federal taxes in 2019, including almost $288,000 in personal income tax.

5 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden
Delaware
Elections
Race & Ethnicity

Biden’s Delaware State comments taken out of context, DSU official says

A Washington paper made it sound like Biden was lying about his connection to the HBCU by taking his words out of context.

5 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
Military
New Jersey
Taxes

Murphy signs law exempting combat pay from N.J. income tax

Federal law already exempts combat pay from income tax, but the N.J. law means pay residents earn while in combat zones won’t be subject to the state’s income tax as well.

5 years ago

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton
New Jersey
Politics

N.J. lawmakers greenlight $4.5B in debt to shore up budget

The new borrowing means the state can continue to fund programs touted by Murphy, like pre-k and community college.

5 years ago

A person walks out of a polling station
Delaware
Elections
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

All the deadlines you need to know to vote in Pa., N.J. and Del.

Thanks to a rash of lawsuits, pandemic-induced changes and a huge rise in mail ballots, voting is complicated this year. Here are the important deadlines.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Rose Garden
Government Accountability
Taxes

Ethics experts see national security concern in Trump’s debt

Trump, according to his latest financial disclosure statement, reported that he had 14 loans on 12 properties.

5 years ago

A voter places his mail-in ballot in a box outside City Hall.
Delaware
Elections
Public Health

Judge denies Delaware GOP lawsuit against vote-by-mail

A Delaware judge denied the state GOP’s efforts to have expanded vote-by-mail provisions declared unconstitutional.

5 years ago

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NPR
Elections
K-12
Kids

Young activist pushes to lower voting age to 16 as ‘the logical next step’ for Gen Z

Young adults are known for taking to the streets in protest. Now, there's a youth-driven push to bring more of them to the ballot box.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump talks about the Endurance all-electric pickup truck, made in Lordstown, Ohio, at the White House, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Government Accountability
Taxes

Trump went even further than other uber-rich to shrink taxes

Trump characteristically pushed those strategies to shrink his tax bill to the limit, perhaps to the breaking point.

5 years ago

Kamala Harris speaking with Solomon Jones during a visit to Philadelphia on Thursday. (Courtesy of Solomon Jones III)
The Why
Elections
Politics

Why the Biden-Harris ticket needs Black Philadelphians

In 2020, the question in Philly is not whether the Democratic ticket will win the city, but by how much. One key group they have to convince? Black voters.

Air Date: September 28, 2020

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In this photo provided by the United Nations, Bob Loughman, prime minister of Vanuatu, speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, at U.N. headquarters. (Manuel Elias/UN Photo via AP)
International
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

At UN, nations urge overdue reckoning with colonial crimes

The message was: 'For those who think the word “colonialism” evokes a long-ago, no-longer-relevant era, think again.'

5 years ago

President Donald Trump
NPR
National
Taxes

Trump paid little in federal taxes, plus other takeaways from New York Times report

President Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017, according to the Times, which also says he’s fighting an IRS audit that could cost him over $100 million.

5 years ago

Victim advocate Jennifer Storm
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

How Pa.’s victim advocate found herself in the crosshairs of the GOP-led Senate

Republicans who control the Senate have pushed a proposal that would effectively make Victim Advocate Jennifer Storm ineligible to remain on the job.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump
National
Politics
Taxes

Trump’s tax revelation could tarnish image that fueled rise

Trump has worked for decades to project himself as a hugely successful businessman. But The NY Times has revealed that he paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016.

5 years ago

Preparations take place on Sunday outside the Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion in Cleveland ahead of the first presidential debate, scheduled for Tuesday.
NPR
Elections
Politics

Trump and Biden debate Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know

The two presidential candidates will face off for the first time in a debate moderated by Fox News' Chris Wallace.

5 years ago

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