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Police and protesters in Philadelphi
Philadelphia
Policing

Philly Council committee advances two pieces of police reform package

The measures come in the wake of nearly three weeks of protests over police brutality, following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks Wednesday, June 17, 2020, in Darby, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Elections
Public Health

In Pa. speech, Biden casts Trump as checked out of pandemic

In his latest visit to Pennsylvania, Joe Biden said the president has been trying to “ignore” coronavirus away, instead of responding appropriately.

6 years ago

Kara Odom Walker
Delaware
Public Health

Delaware Health Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker steps down from post

Just hours after Gov. John Carney said the state’s fight against the coronavirus isn’t over, he announced Health Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker will step down.

6 years ago

A person wearing a protective face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks past stuttered businesses in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Policing
Public Health

Philly councilmembers call for ambassadors, not police, to enforce social distancing

City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas said he hopes the ambassadors will come from the neighborhoods where they would be assigned.

6 years ago

A rendering of the New Jersey Wind Port in Salem County
Energy
Environment
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Murphy unveils plan to make N.J. hub of East Coast’s offshore wind industry

The New Jersey Wind Port in Salem County would be the assembly point for massive turbines and other components of offshore wind farms.

6 years ago

(Dan Nott for Spotlight PA)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Parts of Pa. reopened without robust coronavirus contact tracing to keep residents safe

Health experts say the shortcoming is of critical concern because tracing is most needed as reopening begins, when the disease’s spread becomes more complex.

6 years ago

Philadelphia police protect the entrance to police headquarters on 8th Street as protesters march by on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Philadelphia
Policing

‘Defund the police’: The view from Philly

Calls to "defund the police" range from major reallocations of resources to abolishing forces entirely. What could that look like? And what do Philadelphians want?

Air Date: June 16, 2020

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In this photo an intercontinental ballistic missile lifts off from a truck-mounted launcher somewhere in Russia. The Russian military said the Avangard hypersonic weapon entered combat duty. The Kremlin has made modernization of Russia's strategic nuclear forces one of its top priorities. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
Radio Times
Books
International
Military

Nuclear security and Chris Wallace on “Countdown 1945”

As U.S./ Russia nuclear weapons talks begin next week, we look at the state of nuclear proliferation and speak with Fox News' Chris Wallace about his book on the atomic bomb.

Air Date: June 16, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:13
President Donald Trump
NPR
National
Policing
Social Justice

Trump signs executive order barring most police use of chokeholds

The order comes as the president faces tremendous pressure to take action following the killing of George Floyd at the hands of police last month.

6 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden addresses a Planned Parenthood Action Fund candidate forum in June 2019 in Columbia, S.C. The group declined to back a candidate during the Democratic primaries but announced its support for Biden on Monday.
NPR
Elections
Home & Family

Planned Parenthood backs Biden, seeing a ‘life and death election’ ahead

Planned Parenthood Action Fund is endorsing Joe Biden. The group also says it's spending 50% more this election cycle than four years ago.

6 years ago

Howard University law students, from left, Chanel Sherrod, Domonique Dille and Temitope Aladetimi brought handmade signs to a protest near the White House last Saturday.
NPR
Elections
National
Social Justice

Young activists pour energy into protests, but what about the election?

Research suggests protest energy could boost youth voter turnout: Young people aligned with the Parkland gun control movement were 21% more likely to vote in 2018.

6 years ago

Nina Ahmad declared victory as the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania auditor general nine days after the state's June 2 primary. (Matt Rourke/AP)
NPR
Elections
National

This November, election night could stretch into election week or month

Mail ballots take longer to process than in-person votes. Experts say problems arise when voters don't understand that.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump
National
Public Health

Trump rally called ‘dangerous move’ in age of coronavirus

Health experts are questioning President Donald Trump's decision to rally his supporters at a large indoor arena in Oklahoma.

6 years ago

The 2020 census form. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
NPR
Changing Communities
National

Skipped the census? A knock on your door may be coming as early as July

To prepare for logistical challenges brought on by the pandemic, the Census Bureau has moved up the start of in-person visits to households that haven't filled out forms.

6 years ago

185th Pa. House District candidate Regina Young; current state Rep. Maria Donatucci YOUNG CAMPAIGN; DONATUCCI LEGISLATIVE WEBSITE
Elections
Pennsylvania
Billy Penn

With less than $10,000, Philly candidate scoops PA House seat from Democratic dynasty

With no Republican challenger in November, Regina Young appears on her way to Harrisburg.

6 years ago

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