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Booker extends 2020 campaign outreach to black men in South

Booker held roundtable in South Carolina with roughly three dozen black male voters.

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In this Nov. 21, 2019, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, right, walks around a table meeting with an assembly of Southern black mayors including Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and Virginia Mayor Levar Stoney, left, in Atlanta. Biden is leading the most diverse presidential field in history among black voters. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

‘I know Joe’s heart’: Why black voters are backing Joe Biden

It’s a pragmatic calculation among many African Americans, especially older ones, who believe Biden will appeal to white voters and can defeat Trump next year.

6 years ago

Community

Travel restrictions announced on some Pennsylvania roads

State transportation officials in Pennsylvania have announced travel restrictions with wintry weather bearing down on the commonwealth.

6 years ago

Director Lynette Faulkner, middle, tries to slow down a student at Valencia Newcomer School between classes, in Phoenix. (Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo)

Education

Schools teach refugee, migrant kids skills to succeed in U.S.

International flags flutter at Valencia Newcomer School, where more than 200 children from around the world are learning English skills and American classroom customs.

6 years ago

Victim advocate Jennifer Storm, second left, joins survivors of child sexual abuse including Patty Fortney-Julius, third left, and Mary McHale, second right, waiting for a news conference in the Pennsylvania Capitol, in Harrisburg, Pa. (Marc Levy/AP Photo)

Courts & Law

Pennsylvania’s sexual abuse laws leave survivors conflicted

When Pennsylvania overhauled its child sexual abuse laws after a years-long battle, absent from the bill-signing ceremony were some of the people who had worked hard.

6 years ago

This Nov. 21, 2019 photo shows a dead Chinese pond mussel that was found in a network of ponds in Franklin Township, N.J. Federal wildlife officials and a New Jersey conservation group believe they have successfully wiped out the first known infestation of the Chinese mussels in North America. The mussels have taken over waterways in dozens of European and Asian countries by crowding out native species. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)

Science

Shell shock: Giant invasive mussels eradicated from U.S. ponds

The mussels, in larvae form, hitched a ride to this country inside the gills of Asian carp that were imported and quickly began reproducing.

6 years ago

The view from a dorm room on Stockton's Atlantic City campus. (Bill Barlow for WHYY)

Urban Planning

Atlantic City set to auction off nearly 200 properties

The 194 lots will be auctioned off Dec. 17 at the city’s Convention Center.

6 years ago

TikTok has unblocked the video of 17-year-old Feroza Aziz of New Jersey criticizing China's treatment of minority Muslims (https://www.tiktok.com/@getmefamouspartthree/video/6762657542972689670)

Community

TikTok unblocks N.J. teen who posted on China’s Muslims

Chinese-owned video app TikTok says it has unblocked a U.S. teenager and restored her viral video condemning China’s treatment of its Muslim minority.

6 years ago

In this Nov. 26, 2019, file photo a UPS man delivers an Amazon package to a residence in North Andover, Mass. Amazon, Walmart and others are promising to deliver more of their goods in a day and this holiday season will be the first real test of whether they can make that happen. (Elise Amendola/AP Photo)

Money

Holiday stress: Amazon, others under gun for 1-day delivery

Amazon, Walmart and others have promised to deliver more of their orders within 24 hours.

6 years ago

Protester holds U.S. flags during a demonstration in Hong Kong, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. China’s fury over President Donald Trump’s decision to sign legislation supporting human rights in Hong Kong is evident. What’s less clear what 'countermeasures' Beijing may take in response to what it said Thursday were 'extremely evil' and dangerous moves. (Vincent Thian/AP Photo)

Politics & Policy

Furious, China summons U.S. ambassador over Hong Kong bills

China reacted furiously Thursday to President Donald Trump’s signing two bills aimed at supporting human rights in Hong Kong.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf, (center), signs legislation into law at Muhlenberg High School in Reading, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. Wolf approved legislation Tuesday to give future victims of child sexual abuse more time to file lawsuits and to end time limits for police to file criminal charges. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)

Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania ends future child sex abuse charges time limits

Pennsylvania enacted legislation Tuesday to give future victims of child sexual abuse more time to file lawsuits and to end time limits for police to file criminal charges.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump listens during an event to sign an executive order establishing the Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives, in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)

Politics & Policy

House Judiciary Committee sets Dec. 4 impeachment hearing

The House Judiciary Committee is set to take over the impeachment probe of President Donald Trump next week, scheduling a Dec. 4 hearing.

6 years ago

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