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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Congressional inquiry faults Boeing and FAA failures for deadly 737 Max plane crashes

An investigation into the plane finds a "disturbing pattern" of Boeing design flaws, management failures and "grossly insufficient oversight by the FAA."

6 years ago

Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, (R-Jefferson), walks through the Pennsylvania Capitol. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Government Accountability
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Top Pa. Republican’s campaign sues journalists over public records costs

Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati's campaign is seeking $6,070 from The Caucus, Caucus Bureau Chief Brad Bumsted, and Spotlight PA reporter Angela Couloumbis.

6 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney
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Delaware primary: Wilmington Mayor Purzycki wins second term; Julianne Murray will face Gov. Carney

Mike Purzycki won a second term Tuesday night, fending off a pair of challengers. U.S. Sen. Chris Coons and New Castle County Exec. Matt Meyer also were winners.

6 years ago

Trump supporters and protesters clashed on Independence Mall ahead of a visit from President Trump. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Trump tries to woo undecided voters in Philly; competing rallies break out nearby

As Trump talked to undecided voters in Philly, competing protests flared up outside, with Trump detractors outnumbering supporters.

6 years ago

For the second Sunday since restrictions were lifted, Catholic churches in the Philadelphia archdiocese gathered for in-person services in June 2020. (Ximena Conde/WHYY News)
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Pa. House votes to bar shutting down churches in disasters

“Is now the time to lock up churches?” asked House Speaker Bryan Cutler, R-Lancaster. “Is now the time to not allow people to assemble?"

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks to the press in York on Sept. 14, 2020. (Commonwealth Media Services)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Wolf renews calls for election code changes, criticizes state and federal Republicans over pandemic response

Wolf called on both President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled state legislature to start “getting serious” about the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

In this July 27, 2018, file photo, the Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo. (J. David Ake/AP Photo)
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Oversight board’s approval starts next phase of Pa.’s attempt to join regional cap-and-trade program

If Pennsylvania joins the RGGI, the Department of Environmental Protection estimates the commonwealth would prevent 180 million tons of carbon dioxide pollution by 2030.

6 years ago

Reverend Robert Collier, president of the Philadelphia Black Clergy (center), urged voters to vote as early as they can. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Elections
Philadelphia
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Ahead of Trump in Philly, Dems slam GOP efforts to limit mail-in voting

Pa. Democrats and Black clergy members in Philly decried a Trump campaign-backed attempt by Republicans to ban ballot drop boxes.

6 years ago

A group of housing advocates protesting evictions tried to block the court entrance Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020 (Courtesy of Sterling Johnson)
The Why
Housing
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly’s looming eviction crisis

The economic fallout of the pandemic has left thousands of Philadelphians struggling to pay rent. And temporary protections may not stop them from being evicted.

Air Date: September 15, 2020

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Sens. Dan Sullivan (left) and Lisa Murkowski, both Republicans from Alaska, have joined Sen. Brian Schatz, a Democrat from Hawaii, in introducing a bipartisan bill that would extend reporting deadlines for 2020 census results. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images)
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Government Accountability
National

Bipartisan Senate push to extend census begins weeks before count is set to end

A bipartisan group of senators is offering a potential solution to a scheduling conundrum plaguing the 2020 census.

6 years ago

Members of the Wilmington firefighters' union came out in force for mayoral hopeful Velda Jones-Potter and other city candidates Tuesday. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
Elections

Will Wilmington have a new mayor after today’s primary vote?

First-term incumbent Mayor Mike Purzycki is trying to fend off challenges from treasurer Velda Jones-Potter and former City Councilman Justen Wright.

6 years ago

(City of Philadelphia)
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Got November election questions? Philly lawyers set up a hotline to answer them

Mark your calendar for two nights where you can ask anything you want to know.

6 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, walks to her office, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Government Accountability
Public Health

Pelosi: House to stay in session until COVID-19 rescue pact

Pelosi told her Democratic colleagues on a morning conference call that “we have to stay here until we have a bill.”

6 years ago

The James R. Browning United States Courthouse
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Immigration
National

Court rules government can end humanitarian protections for some 300,000 immigrants

Critics say ending Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan will devastate families and communities, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump turns around after talking with law enforcement officials Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, as he tours an area damaged during demonstrations after a police officer shot Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis. At left, Attorney General William Barr and acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf talk with police officers. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
International
Public Health

Survey: U.S.’s international reputation takes a virus hit

In some of the 13 countries surveyed, favorable views of the U.S. have fallen to record lows. Pew started polling on the topic nearly two decades ago.

6 years ago

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