NewsWorks Tonight May 21, 2018
Listen 21:20Local congressmen try to press the DACA issue to the house floor. Local organizations react to the desecration of an Israeli flag on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Orchestra embarks on an International tour that includes a leg in Israel, which is drawing criticism. Flyers fan Jason Hasson recalls a particularly awkward experience watching his team on the Commonspace stage. And Franklin Institute Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts tells us about a newly discovered black hole with an insatiable appetite.
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