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Philadelphia

How Philadelphia is preparing for the election

With all eyes on the city, what measures should Philadelphia be taking in order to ensure a safe and fair voting process?

Air Date: October 7, 2020 10:00 am

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White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany
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Politics
Public Health

Tracker: Key Trump contacts who have tested positive for the coronavirus

President Trump and members of his campaign and White House staff as well as several GOP allies have tested positive. Here is who has tested positive for the virus so far.

5 years ago

Stephen Miller
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White House adviser Stephen Miller tests positive for the coronavirus

Nearly two dozen close contacts to the White House have tested positive for the virus in the last week.

5 years ago

Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks in Salt Lake City on Oct. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Elections
Immigration
Pennsylvania

As Kamala Harris takes debate stage, South Asian voters are flexing political muscle

Some South Asian voters are growing more engaged because U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris is the VP nominee. But the population is politically diverse.

5 years ago

Joe Biden speaks from a podium as
Elections
National
Pennsylvania
Politics

Biden draws parallels to Gettysburg in campaign speech calling for unity

In a 20-minute speech in Gettysburg Tuesday, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden framed the ongoing election as a “battle for the soul of the nation.”

5 years ago

Mail-in ballot
Elections
Government Accountability

Countering Trump, US officials defend integrity of election

The statement put them at odds with President Donald Trump’s efforts to discredit the vote.

5 years ago

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (from left), Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos have been in the spotlight over the market power that their giant companies have.
(Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Business
Media

How are Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google monopolies? House report counts the ways

The lawmakers say Congress should overhaul the laws that have let the companies grow so powerful.

5 years ago

Dr. Sean Conley and other doctors walk out of Walter Reed National Military Medical to talk with reporters about President Trump's condition on Monday, Oct. 5. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
National
Public Health
Billy Penn

The Philly college where Trump’s doctor got his somewhat unusual degree

In the early 1900s, Philadelphia was osteopathy central.

5 years ago

Regional rail stations were nearly empty in the wake of the coronavirus shutdown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY
The Why
Philadelphia
Public Health
Transportation

SEPTA’s rampant overtime spending

Experts say the millions SEPTA spends on overtime is troubling. Meanwhile, the agency says it can't afford things like additional death benefits for workers who died of COVID.

Air Date: October 6, 2020

Listen 16:47
(Kriston Jae Bethel for The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Business
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Gov. Wolf’s coronavirus business waiver program was inconsistent, unfair, auditor says

The administration decided the fate of thousands of businesses across Pennsylvania with little transparency and no explanations for its shifting positions.

5 years ago

President Trump leaves Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on Monday. He announced Tuesday he was pausing negotiations on a coronavirus relief package. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Elections
Public Health

Trump halts coronavirus relief talks until after the election

President Trump says he has ordered his representatives to stop talks with Democrats on a new round of COVID-19 aid. Talks were already stalled for months.

5 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and New Jersey Republican Senate candidate Rik Mehta
New Jersey
Public Health

Mehta and Murphy exchange war of words over Trump’s N.J. fundraiser

The administration is also investigating whether the fundraiser violated state safety guidelines and will make necessary referrals to the Attorney General’s office.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump
National
Politics
Public Health

Trump reports ‘no symptoms,’ returns to downplaying virus

After a dramatic helicopter return from the hospital where he was receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19, Trump's attitude alarmed infectious disease experts.

5 years ago

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Criminal Justice
Elections
Policing
Billy Penn

Ballot question: Should Philly revamp its ‘beyond toothless’ police oversight commission?

Critics have low expectations for the chronically underfunded watchdog group.

5 years ago

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National
Politics
Public Health

FDA discloses vaccine guidelines blocked by White House

The FDA said vaccine makers should follow trial participants for at least two months to rule out safety issues before seeking emergency approval.

5 years ago

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