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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.
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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Carts litter the parking lot around 9 a.m. as a shopper heads back to their car with groceries after shopping at the ACME in Bala Cynwyd on March 19th 2020 during the uncertain times that surround the Covid 19 pandemic. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Community

Grocery store worries: Low supply, high demand, deep anxiety

Lines around stores, people buying $300 worth of food and other items at a time, cleaned-out shelves … welcome to pandemic shopping.

7 years ago

This combination of March 11, 2020 photos made by investigators with the Michigan Attorney General's Office shows a $4.47 shelf price sticker for a gallon of Clorox bleach and $8.99 on a price scanner for the same item at a Menards store in Jackson, Mich. (Michigan Attorney General's Office via AP)
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$10 toilet paper? Coronavirus gouging complaints surge in US

An Associated Press survey of attorneys general or consumer protection agencies nationwide found reports already exceeded 5,000, with hundreds more arriving daily.

7 years ago

Planes at Philadelphia International Airport.
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Thousands facing layoffs as Philadelphia Airport slashes service

Thousands of workers have been laid off at the Philadelphia International Airport. Airlines are seeking bailouts amid the coronavirus outbreak.

7 years ago

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Billy Penn

Philly vows to pay seasonal workers at libraries and rec centers during shutdown

Hundreds of furloughed city employees are now guaranteed paychecks throughout the coronavirus crisis.

7 years ago

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Billy Penn

Where to buy booze in Philly, including a Fishtown drive-thru

Bars and state stores are closed, but you’ve still got options.

7 years ago

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Money

More wipes, no jeans: Amazon limits shipments to warehouses

In an attempt to fill its warehouses with toilet paper, hand sanitizer and other items in high demand, Amazon will limit what suppliers can send to its warehouses for 3 weeks.

7 years ago

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Community
Billy Penn

8 Philly soap sellers to support while you’re aggressively washing your hands

Get rid of coronavirus using local lather.

7 years ago

Mariel Freeman, the owner of Shot Tower coffee house, and her 9th month-old baby Gigi. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Business grinds to a halt in Philly and surrounding counties

Small business owners adapt as Philly mayor orders bars and restaurants to close, and Gov. Wolf expands his mandate statewide.

7 years ago

(AP file photo)
Community

Pennsylvania’s state-owned wine, liquor stores to close

Pennsylvania will shut down all of its roughly 600 state-owned wine and liquor stores as part of the state's expanding shutdown to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

7 years ago

Rifles for sale at Bob's Little Sport Shop in Glassboro. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

‘I’m an essential business’: Gun shops in Pa. packed ahead of coronavirus closures

Not all suppliers intend to close. One shop owner said: “I’m an essential business. I’m firearms. That’s essential. It’s second amendment rights.”

7 years ago

Costco customers roll groceries to their cars as others wait to enter the store on March 14 in San Leandro, Calif. (Ben Margot/AP Photo)
NPR
Lifestyle

Grocery stores start to cut hours as coronavirus prompts surge in panic-buying

With jittery shoppers flocking to supermarkets to stock up on supplies for the coronavirus outbreak, some of the grocery chains are announcing measures to maintain supplies.

7 years ago

Nozzles pump gas into vehicles at a BP gas station. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Down the Shore
Money

Gas prices plummet in N.J.

Drivers in New Jersey and across the nation are seeing plummeting gas prices amid concerns over the coronavirus outbreak and "the ongoing crude price war."

7 years ago

(Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

‘Hard on my family’: Parents across Pa. scramble due to coronavirus school closures

Schools in the state will close for two weeks, leaving parents with the daunting task of keeping up at work while scrambling to arrange care for their children.

7 years ago

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Health
Broke in Philly

Coronavirus prompts PECO and other utility providers to suspend shut-offs

A number of utility providers servicing Philadelphia are suspending shut-offs in the face of the growing coronavirus outbreak.

7 years ago

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Radio Times

Work in the age of coronavirus

On today's show we talk about work in the time of coronavirus, sick leave policies, and best practices in ensuring a safe working environment.

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