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Elections
Technology

Twitter and Facebook become targets in Trump and Biden ads

Ahead of Election Day, President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden aren't just attacking one another in online ads. They're also targeting tech giants.

6 years ago

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
NPR
Income Inequality
National

State unemployment agencies could take months to adapt to White House proposal, memos show

The National Association of State Workforce Agencies told lawmakers on Capitol Hill that it would take most states 8-20 weeks to move to a modified system of awarding benefits

6 years ago

In this July 23, 2020, file image from video, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks on the House floor on Capitol Hill in Washington. (House Television via AP, File)
Gender
National

Women reflect on sexist slur that often goes unpunished

AOC's speech resonated with many women — in politics and out, supportive of her politics or not — who said the language had been tacitly accepted for far too long.

6 years ago

In this June 13, 2019, file photo, ExpressVote XL voting machines are displayed during a demonstration at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Elections
Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Tribune

Philly groups prepare to get out the vote in election year unlike any other

The pandemic leaves several questions with four months to go before the election, including what polling places will be open and the number of poll workers available.

6 years ago

In this aerial photo, sand fills the streets in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, along the central Jersey Shore. (Mike Groll/AP Photo)
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Politics

House bill that would eliminate Superstorm Sandy ‘clawbacks’ advances

Legislation pending in the U.S. House of Representatives would eliminate millions of dollars in “clawbacks” that some victims of Superstorm Sandy still struggle to afford.

6 years ago

In this July 9, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak at McGregor Industries in Dunmore, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Elections
National

Joe Biden has a long to-do list if he wins the White House

The reams of proposals reflect Joe Biden's belief that the nation faces immense challenges that require a far-reaching government response not seen since the New Deal.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House, Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
National
Public Health

Trump calls off Florida segment of GOP National Convention

Trump's formal renomination will still go forward in North Carolina, where a small subset of GOP delegates will still gather in Charlotte, North Carolina on Aug. 24.

6 years ago

Barnegat Bay
Down the Shore
Environment
Infrastructure
New Jersey

Study: New infrastructure needed as pollution continues to plague N.J. beaches

The "Safe for Swimming" report found that in 2019, bacteria levels at New Jersey beaches made swimming potentially unsafe on at least one day 73 times.

6 years ago

President Trump walks with U.S. Ambassador Robert Wood
NPR
Government Accountability

Trump asked U.S. ambassador to seek British Open for a Trump resort, ex-diplomat says

An ex-diplomat at the U.S. embassy says Ambassador Robert Wood “Woody” Johnson IV told him about the request. “I advised him that doing so would violate federal ethics rules."

6 years ago

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2018, file photo, David Reinert holding a Q sign waits in line with others to enter a campaign rally with President Donald Trump in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. A far-right conspiracy theory forged in a dark corner of the internet is creeping into the mainstream political arena. It's called QAnon, and it centers on the baseless belief that President Donald Trump is waging a secret campaign against enemies in the “deep state.”  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Radio Times
Behavioral Health
Mental Health

The rise of the QAnon conspiracy theory

The expansive conspiracy theory QAnon is growing in popularity and influence. Today we'll discuss the origins and trajectory of QAnon and why people believe in it.

Air Date: July 23, 2020 10:00 am

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U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez.
New Jersey
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Sen. Menendez announces bill on COVID-19 disparities

Sen. Menendez (D-N.J.) announced the COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act to improve contact tracing, testing and outreach to minority populations.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf
Pennsylvania
Public Health

County sues Wolf, seeking $13M in coronavirus funding he withheld

Wolf withheld nearly $12.8 million in funding from Lebanon County, where local Republican leaders voted in mid-May to lift pandemic restrictions in defiance of the governor.

6 years ago

A voter casts a mail-in ballot at a drop box in West Chester, Pa., prior to the June 2 primary election. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
NPR
Elections
Pennsylvania

‘Swing County, USA’ prepares for unprecedented influx of ballots by mail

Voting by mail is easier now across the U.S. Officials in Pa.'s Lehigh Valley, a swing region in a critical state, are making changes to manage counting ballots.

6 years ago

The city of Chester. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Pennsylvania

Facing fiscal peril, City of Chester is put into receivership

It’s only the second time in Pennsylvania that a municipality categorized by the state as financially distressed has entered into receivership.

6 years ago

Jordan Johnson holds a sign detailing a recent incident with what he says were federal police in Portland, Oregon. (Brett Sholtis/WITF)
Philadelphia
Social Justice

Protesters in Rittenhouse decry Trump threat to deploy federal officers to Philly

Roughly three-dozen protesters gathered in Center City Tuesday night to make it known that they won’t accept federal officers in their city’s streets.

6 years ago

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