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Politics & Policy

A rendering of an Accelerated Bridge Construction project, as illustrated by the Michigan Department of Transportation. Two bridges along the Pennsylvania Turnpike were recently built with ABC techniques. PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE/MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Infrastructure

The Florida Bridge Collapse Made Us Wonder: What Is Accelerated Bridge Construction?

Last week, a partially-constructed pedestrian bridge collapsed in Miami, Florida, killing six people and sending more to the hospital. Th ...

8 years ago

People attend a rally and a concert celebrating the fourth anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea at Manezhnaya Square in Moscow on Sunday. The controversial move to take Crimea became a proud event for some voters who handed Vladimir Putin a broad election win, timed for the same date as the anniversary.
NPR

Russians, with no real alternatives, give Putin 6 more years in power

Vladimir Putin won a fourth term as Russia's president on Sunday in a vote designed to be more of a referendum on his 18 years in power than a competitive election.

8 years ago

In this May 16, 2012, file photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad in Philadelphia. Facebook suspended Cambridge Analytica, a data-analysis firm that worked for President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, over allegations that it held onto improperly obtained user data after telling Facebook it had deleted the information. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, File)
PBS

How a data analytics firm allegedly ‘weaponized’ Facebook to swing votes in 2016

On Friday, Facebook suspended Cambridge Analytica, a UK-headquartered data analytics firm, for allegedly using user data to devise election advertising strategy

8 years ago

Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe sits with a folder marked
National Interest

Trump is dragging us to democracy’s moment of reckoning

It's hard to recognize history in the making when you're living in the moment...

8 years ago

People lay flowers at the place where Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was gunned down, next to the Kremlin Wall, in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018. Thousands of Russians took to the streets of downtown Moscow to mark three years since Nemtsov was gunned down outside the Kremlin. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Radio Times
Elections
International

Russia takes center stage

Guest: Sergio Caltagirone, Luke Harding  Over the past couple of years, the Kremlin has surpris ...

Air Date: March 19, 2018 10:00 am

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Pennsylvania House Speaker Mike Turzai (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Babies with Down syndrome become a flashpoint in Pa. abortion debate

The issue has aligned some disability rights advocates with pro-life politicians, pitting them against those who support abortion rights.

8 years ago

In Moscow, Russian voters will head to the polls on Sunday to cast their votes in the country's presidential election.
(Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
International

From pride to protest: How Russians feel about their presidential election

More than 140 million people live in Russia, and their opinions on politics, politicians and policy run the gamut.

8 years ago

Row of cars (Big Stock photo)
Business
New Jersey

New Jersey may require used-car retailers to disclose recall information

Assemblyman Paul Moriarty's bill would require dealers gather information to check for any recalls and notify a potential purchaser before a sale is finalized.

8 years ago

Conor Lamb, the Democratic candidate for the March 13 special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District
Speak Easy
Elections
Pennsylvania
Taxes

Lamb win in Pa. suggests GOP’s historically bad tax overhaul can be repealed

It turns out trading people's Medicaid and Medicare coverage for tax cuts for the very richest is not a winning message.

8 years ago

In this May 16, 2012, file photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad in Philadelphia. Facebook suspended Cambridge Analytica, a data-analysis firm that worked for President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, over allegations that it held onto improperly obtained user data after telling Facebook it had deleted the information. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, File)
National
Technology

Trump-linked data analysis firm taps 50M Facebook profiles

Facebook said it suspended Cambridge Analytica over allegations that it kept the improperly obtained user data after telling Facebook it had been deleted.

8 years ago

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (Julio Cortez/AP Photo, file)
New Jersey

Murphy’s first budget shows how much can change, post-Christie

Republicans say the state can't afford the spending or the tax hikes and are predicting a retrospective rise in Christie's approval rating.

8 years ago

British ambassador to Russia, Laurie Bristow, leaves after a meeting at the Russian foreign ministry building in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 17, 2018. Russia's Foreign Ministry has summoned Bristow for talks in a heightening dispute over a nerve agent attack on a former spy in Britain. Russia is expected to announce the expulsion of some British diplomats in a retaliatory measure. (Pavel Golovkin/AP Photo)
International

Russia expels 23 UK envoys, blames others for spy poisoning

The poisoning has plunged Britain and Russia into a war of recrimination and blame.

8 years ago

In this June 7, 2017 file photo, acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe appears before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Capitol Hill in Washington. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Friday, March 16, 2018, that he has fired former FBI Deputy Director McCabe, a longtime and frequent target of President Donald Trump's anger, just two days before his scheduled retirement date. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo, File)
National

AP learns fired McCabe kept personal memos regarding Trump

Andrew McCabe kept personal memos regarding Trump that are similar to the notes compiled by dismissed FBI chief James Comey.

8 years ago

Students Walkout of their school to raise awareness about issues of school safety and the impact of gun violence.
Speak Easy
K-12
Public Safety

Thinking of my teachers and the absurdity of arming them

America’s teachers don’t need guns. What they need is a commitment to preserve schools as places where students and staff feel safe and nourished.

8 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney says the city will investigate whether Catholic Social Services and Bethany Christian Services violated city contracting laws by refusing to place foster kids with same-sex couples. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Philly halts foster placements with 2 faith-based agencies shutting out LGBT couples

Mayor Jim Kenney has promised an investigation into whether Catholic Social Services and Bethany Christian Services have violated city contracting laws.

8 years ago

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