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Politics & Policy

In this image taken from a Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018 video provided by SNJTODAY.COM, Buena Regional High School wrestler Andrew Johnson gets his hair cut courtside minutes before his match in Buena, N.J. (Michael Frankel/SNJTODAY.COM via AP)
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Race & Ethnicity
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After South Jersey wrestler’s forced haircut, coaches may get sensitivity training

After the viral video of a South Jersey wrestler forced to cut his dreadlocks, lawmakers consider mandatory sensitivity training for high school coaches.

7 years ago

(Jordan Gunselman)
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Philadelphia
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Billy Penn

Where to watch the Democratic 2020 presidential debates in Philly

The first will be held Wednesday, June 26, and the second on Thursday, June 27. Both run two hours from 9 to 11 p.m.

7 years ago

This is a photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani , in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 25, 2019.  (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
Radio Times
International

Sanctions, insults and threats: the state of U.S.-Iran relations

Sanctions against Iran's Supreme Leader are the latest move in the ongoing turmoil between the U.S. and Iran. So, what comes next?

Air Date: June 26, 2019 10:00 am

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The Delaware River in 2018. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Environment
New Jersey

States and feds continue to shortchange Delaware River Basin Commission in 2020 budget proposals

The New Jersey legislature approved a budget bill this month that would send the Delaware River Basin Commission $200,000 less than the state promised.

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden, (left), and Democratic presidential candidate New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker (Susan Walsh and Meg Kinnard/AP Photos)
Elections

What’s at stake for Biden, Booker as 2020 Democratic debates begin

The stakes are high for both candidates even though the Iowa caucuses are still six months away, analysts say.

7 years ago

Special counsel Robert Mueller speaks at the Department of Justice on May 29 about the results of his Russia investigation. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
NPR
National

Robert Mueller to testify in open hearings July 17 before House committees

House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler announced that Mueller agreed after he was subpoenaed to testify publicly. He will be questioned separately by the two committees.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene A. DePasquale, speaks after he was sworn in for his second term at the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017.
Pennsylvania

Pa. auditor general to run for U.S. House, Democrats say

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is telling fellow Democrats that he's going to run for Congress in a Harrisburg-area district that's in Republican hands.

7 years ago

In this March 9, 2018 file photo, Val DiGiorgio, the Pennsylvania Republican Party chairman, talks with reporters during a campaign stop for Rick Saccone, at the party call center in Pittsburgh. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania

Head of Pa. Republican party resigns following report of explicit messages

Pa. GOP Chairman Val DiGiorgio resigned Tuesday, hours after the Inquirer published details of lewd text messages he allegedly exchanged with a City Council candidate.

7 years ago

Deja Lynn Alvarez is a Transgender activist and consulted in coming up with new directive (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
LGBTQ
Philadelphia

Philly police have new orders for interacting with transgender, nonbinary people

The PPD is rolling out a new policy, which will be one of the most progressive in the country, on how officers interact with transgender and nonbinary people.

7 years ago

Former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, passing a sign marking the Pennsylvania-Ohio state border at the end of his
National
Billy Penn

Sestak says he can win back Democrats who voted for Trump

After announcing his eleventh-hour bid for the White House on Sunday, Sestak blamed the Democratic establishment for his loss to party-backed Katie McGinty.

7 years ago

The Department of Treasury announced it would be issuing a new $20 bill featuring Harriet Tubman, but last month Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that won't happen until 2028. Now, the acting inspector general says he's launching an investigation into the cause of the delay.
NPR
Government Accountability
National

Treasury Department launches investigation into delays behind Harriet Tubman $20 bill

Schumer called on the department to launch an investigation last week

7 years ago

In December 2018, Katie Brennan, the chief of staff at the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, raises her hand as she is sworn in to testify before the Select Oversight Committee at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
The Why
Gender
Government Accountability
New Jersey

N.J. official’s rape allegation could change state law

Should the Murphy administration have done more in response to Katie Brennan's allegation that a campaign staffer assaulted her? N.J. legislative committee says yes.

Air Date: June 25, 2019

Listen 12:40
Mayor Jim Kenney says Philadelphia want wto host the 2026 FIFA World Cup (provided by Mayor's office)
Philadelphia
Sports

Philly believes it can win hosting rights for 2026 men’s World Cup

Comcast VP David L. Cohen to lead the effort to bring World Cup games to Philadelphia, making the pitch based on hosting the DNC, papal visit and NFL draft.

7 years ago

Personal online security and password encryption data transfer as an internet secure technology for private information in the dark web transfer in a 3D illustration style.
Law
Technology

What’s your data worth to Big Tech? Bill would compel answer

As Congress bears down on big tech, two senators want to force giants like Google, Facebook and Amazon to tell users what data they're collecting and how much its worth.

7 years ago

E. Jean Carroll is photographed, Sunday, June 23, 2019, in New York. Carroll, a New York-based advice columnist, claims Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a dressing room at a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s. Trump denies knowing Carroll. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
National Interest

E. Jean Carroll and the numbing of America

In a normal universe - as opposed to the one we inhabit - a vivid allegation of rape, leveled at a serially misogynist president, would be a news story worthy of 24/7 coverage

7 years ago

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