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Extreme risk protection laws give families an avenue to temporarily seize guns from a person in crisis. (Lisa Marie Pane/AP Photo)
Law
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Pa. GOP lawmaker cajoling colleagues to join ‘red flag’ bill

Five states have similar laws in effect, and around thirty more are considering them.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks about immigration alongside family members affected by crime committed by undocumented immigrants, at the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex, Friday, June 22, 2018, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
Immigration

Trump willing to shut down government over border security

Donald Trump said Sunday that he would consider shutting down the government if Democrats refuse to vote for his immigration proposals, including a U.S.-Mexico border wall.

7 years ago

The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania is hoping to complete several criminal justice-related bills in the legislature's waning session days. (WITF/istockphoto)
Pennsylvania

Pa. ACLU lays out legislative priorities for final session days

In Pa., the ACLU will be pushing a measure aimed at repealing automatic driver's license suspensions for people with unrelated drug convictions.

7 years ago

Cyberattackers, traced back to the Vladimir Putin-backed GRU Russian intelligence agency, attempted to hack into the emails of Sen. Claire McCaskill last year. (Alexei Nikolsky/Alexei Nikolsky/TASS)
NPR
Elections
International
Technology

Russian hackers targeted the most vulnerable part of U.S. elections. Again.

Russian hackers took aim at maybe the most vulnerable sector of U.S. elections: campaigns.

7 years ago

The American Civil Liberties Union says that Amazon Rekognition, facial recognition software sold online, inaccurately identified lawmakers and poses threats to civil rights — charges that Amazon denies. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Technology

Facial recognition software wrongly identifies 28 lawmakers as crime suspects

Amazon Rekognition has been marketed as a tool that provides extremely accurate facial analysis through photos and video.

7 years ago

In this Nov. 7, 2012 photo, U.S. and Chinese national flags are hung outside a hotel during the U.S. Presidential election event, organized by the U.S. embassy in Beijing. As public evidence mounts that the Chinese military is responsible for stealing massive amounts of U.S. government data and corporate trade secrets, the Obama administration is eyeing fines and other trade actions it may take against Beijing or any other country guilty of cyberespionage. The Chinese government, meanwhile, has denied involvement in the cyber-attacks tracked by Mandiant. Instead, the Foreign Ministry said that China, too, is a victim of hacking, some of it traced to the U.S. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei cited a report by an agency under the Ministry of Information Technology and Industry that said in 2012 alone that foreign hackers used viruses and other malicious software to seize control of 1,400 computers in China and 38,000 websites. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
International
Technology

Report: China, Russia and Iran ramp up economic spying on US

"China, Russia and Iran stand out as three of the most capable and active cyber actors tied to economic espionage and the potential theft of U.S. trade secrets."

7 years ago

Corn grows in front of a barn carrying a large Trump sign in rural Ashland, Neb., Tuesday, July 24, 2018. The Trump administration announced Tuesday it will provide $12 billion in emergency relief to ease the pain of American farmers slammed by President Donald Trump's escalating trade disputes with China and other countries. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Radio Times
Politics
Taxes

Trump’s trade moves

Guests: Mark Zandi, Mary Lovely If you look at the US economy one way there are lots of positive signs. There is ...

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Former President George W. Bush and Laura Bush
Military
National
Philadelphia

George W. and Laura Bush to receive Liberty Medal for work with veterans

On Veterans Day, former President George W. and Laura Bush will be awarded the Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Center.

7 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia
Taxes
PlanPhilly

A fresh look at the city’s tax-aid programs for its many homeowners

In Philadelphia, fears about development and neighborhood change are often couched in terms of rising home values and increasing property taxes.

7 years ago

An abandoned well from the early 1900's spews oil into the Tamarack Swamp. (
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

State orders companies to plug more than 1,000 abandoned oil, gas wells

7 years ago

CNN White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins talks during a live shot in front of the White House on Wednesday. Collins says the White House denied her access to an open press event because officials found her earlier questions to the president
NPR
Media
National

CNN reporter: White House called my questions inappropriate, banned me from event

"Did Michael Cohen betray you, Mr. President?"

"Mr. President, are you worried about what Michael Cohen is about to say to the prosecutors?"

7 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday the state will sweeten its research and development tax credit for cutting-edge companies doing research in New Jersey. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Business
Technology

New Jersey initiatives aim to spur growth of high-tech startups

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is launching two initiatives to help attract high-tech companies to the state.

7 years ago

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, right, and FBI Director Christopher Wray, left, appeared before the House Judiciary Committee on June 28. Some members complain they are stonewalling
NPR
Government Accountability
National

House conservatives file impeachment articles against Rod Rosenstein

The group of 11 lawmakers, led by Freedom Caucus leaders Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, have been threatening to file impeachment articles for months

7 years ago

President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker deliver a joint statement on trade in the Rose Garden of the White House Wednesday in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
NPR
International

Trump and EU agree to work toward zero tariffs

Trump said the EU had also agreed to buy U.S. soybeans, a day after he announced a $12 billion bailout package for farmers hit by retaliatory tariffs.

7 years ago

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looks on during a press conference at the Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) on the campus of Stanford University on Tuesday in California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
NPR
International

Pompeo faces skeptical lawmakers after Trump summits raise concerns

Pompeo is set to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He is expected to provide updates on President Trump's approach to Russia, North Korea and Iran.

7 years ago

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