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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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A medical worker at a Damascus hospital holds a sign protesting a suspected chemical weapons attack outside the Syrian capital a year ago. The suspected attacks led the U.S. to fire a barrage of missiles at a Syrian air base on April 7, 2017. (Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP/Getty Images)
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5 questions about Syria and chemical weapons

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International
Military

History of U.S. responses to chemical weapons attacks in Syria

Here's some of the background.

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Friday, April 13, 2018, in Washington, about the United States' military response to Syria's chemical weapon attack on April 7. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
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International
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U.S., allies hit 3 Syrian sites linked to chemical weapons program

Initial reports indicate the U.S. launched cruise missiles from ships in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Different types of marijuana sit on display at Harborside marijuana dispensary, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. Starting New Year's Day, recreational marijuana can be sold legally in California. (Mathew Sumner/AP Photo)
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Trump vows to back law to protect marijuana industry

Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado said Friday that Trump made the pledge to him in a Wednesday night conversation.

7 years ago

Governor Tom Wolf, Corrections Secretary John Wetzel, and a number of other advocates for new justice norms in Pennsylvania speak outside the Dauphin County Judicial Center. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Wolf, lawmakers push a raft of criminal justice overhauls

On the agenda are eight initiatives.

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Former FBI Director James Comey smiles during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Washington.
National Interest

Trump, Mueller, Comey, Cohen: Everything is connected

Trump said this morning that James Comey is "a weak and untruthful slime ball." What a way to start the day.

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Delaware is offering $3,000 signing bonuses to new correctional officers. In this photo, Gov. John Carney (center, in dark suit) attends a memorial service for Lt. Steven Floyd, who was killed during an uprising by prison inmates in February 2017. (John Jankowski/for WHYY)
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Delaware
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Delaware offers bonuses, higher salary to fill 260 prison guard vacancies

One in seven Delaware prison guard positions is vacant. The state is offering bonuses and higher pay to fill the jobs.

7 years ago

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, with Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, testify on the FY2019 budget during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 12, 2018 in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
International
Military

Trump talks with allies, Britain and France, as he weighs Syria strike decision

The U.S., France and Britain have been in extensive consultations about launching a military strike as early as the end of this week

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After Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg spoke to Congress about a massive data breach, the company announced it would no longer fund an effort to oppose The Consumer Right to Privacy Act.
(Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)
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Business
Media
Technology

Facebook will stop opposing a user privacy initiative in California

Facebook announced that it will no longer channel funds into an effort that opposed giving social media users more control over their personal data.

7 years ago

A cloud of smoke rises following a U.S.-led air strike attack near Baghdad on arch 20, 2003.
Speak Easy
Elections
History
International

With murmurs of war growing, 2018 could be a national security election

The Iraq War’s disastrous aftermath offered my younger self a harsh lesson: Our great and generous nation can be ruled — and also diminished — by mediocre men.

7 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
New Jersey

Poll: Menendez leads by 20 points over leading GOP challenger

A new Monmouth University poll shows New Jersey voters aren't holding Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Menendez' recent legal troubles against him.

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A 30-round magazine, left, and a 10-round magazine (right) rest below an AR-15 rifle. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Delaware
Politics

Bill to ban high-capacity gun magazines introduced in Delaware

Delaware lawmaker tries again with measure he says is a part of a common-sense response to mass shootings.

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Speak Easy
K-12
National
Public Safety

The kids tell the adults to take a seat; they’ve got this

These kids didn’t spring suddenly from nowhere. They’ve been watching us, learning from our countless, self-imposed mistakes. I can’t wait to follow them into the future.

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Philadelphia City Councilman Alan Domb (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Philly councilman proposes lien sales to pare planned tax hike

"We are coming for our money," Councilman Allan Domb warns.

7 years ago

Paul Ryan
National Interest
National

Farewell to Paul Ryan, a serial Pinocchio

As we bid a faux-fond farewell to Paul Ryan, who has parachuted from the flaming Republican plane, let’s give credit where credit i ...

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