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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports  – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.
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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.

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Above, an elevated view of start-ups in the Collective Temperance Hospital in London in 2016. (Lionel Derimais/Corbis via Getty Images)
NPR
Money

The decelerator: How do you shutdown a startup?

By one measure, between 30% to 40% of all startups fail. So how do you actually go about closing down shop?

7 years ago

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max airplanes are parked on the tarmac after being grounded at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville on March 28. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)
Money
Marketplace

‘Airplane boneyards’ are more than places where planes go to die

Captured in aerial photographs, these storage facilities look stunning, with planes packed in, nose to tail, wingtip to wingtip.

7 years ago

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, (right), and United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, (center), greet Chinese Vice Premier Liu He as he arrives at the Office of the United States Trade Representative in Washington, Friday, May 10, 2019 for trade talks between the United States and China. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Money

Trump’s tariffs on China: What are they? How do they work?

The Trump administration asserts, and many independent analysts agree, that Beijing has deployed predatory tactics to try to give China an edge in advanced technologies.

7 years ago

The partners in front of Kitchen's Lane Creamery (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Lifestyle
Billy Penn

Philly’s first oat milk ‘creamery’ is opening on Headhouse Square

Kitchen’s Lane Creamery is a new herbivore/omnivore cafe specializing in oat milk. It will officially take over the Bodhi Coffee spot on Headhouse Square in late May.

7 years ago

Shown is the Robert Indiana sculpture
Arts & Entertainment

Robert Indiana’s estate wants to stop ‘LOVE,’ ‘HOPE’ reproductions

The estate of the artist behind the famous "LOVE" and "HOPE" images is attempting to stop reproduction of his works.

7 years ago

Driver Kevin Myers protests outside Uber’s Philadelphia headquarters Wednesday. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

As Uber’s IPO hits potholes, Philly drivers prepare to make case before state Senate

Drivers with ride-hailing service may have an ally in state Sen. Anthony Williams, who is planning a hearing before a Senate policy committee in Philadelphia on May 28.

7 years ago

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (Jared Wickerham/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Saying consumers will suffer, Toomey objects to Trump tariffs on Chinese goods

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey proposes legislation that would force any president to come before Congress before unilaterally imposing tariffs.

7 years ago

Jim Koch and Sam Calagione with their flagship beers (Courtesy Boston Beer)
Community
Billy Penn

How Philly fave Dogfish Head sold itself to the Boston beer giant behind Sam Adams

In one of the most momentous business deals ever in American craft brewing, Dogfish Head and Boston Beer on Thursday announced a merger valued at $300 million.

7 years ago

A group of state Senators touts passage of a package of bills aimed at helping farmers. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

How to make farming more stable? The Pa. Senate has 7 ideas.

The state Senate has passed a package of bills aimed at helping Pennsylvania’s farmers turn a profit in a changing industry.

7 years ago

A panel discussion convened by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau discussed the changes to the U.S. debt collection process at the University of Pennsylvania. Consumer advocates and creditors have concerns. (Aaron Moselle/WHYY)
Money

Should feds let debt collectors call 7 times a week? Stakeholders clash in West Philly

Under a lengthy proposal the CFPB released Tuesday, debt collectors could also email and text borrowers as much as they want. Consumer advocates and creditors have concerns.

7 years ago

In this June 25, 2018 photo, Joyce Green of Vineland, N.J. reacts to a winning spin at a slot machine as her husband Tom looks on inside the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. The casino formerly known as Revel will turn a profit in May after months of steep losses. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
Money

Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino is finally making money

A perennially challenged Atlantic City casino will finally turn a profit this month and chart the way forward under the ownership of a New York hedge fund.

7 years ago

Students walk the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo, file)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

U.S. Small Business Administration needs to do more for HBCUs, Evans says

The U.S. Small Business Administration is not doing what it is supposed to do to help historically Black colleges and universities, Congressman Dwight Evans said this week.

7 years ago

(Heather Khalifa/Philadelphia Media Network, File)
Community
Broke in Philly

Will the next big worker protection bill — against unfair firing — pass in Philly?

A new Council bill, introduced by Councilwoman Parker, seeks to provide job security for workers by defining what a fireable offense is. It’s called “just-cause” legislation.

7 years ago

In 2014, then-Gov. Chris Christie, influential South Jersey Democrat George Norcross and New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney attend a groundbreaking ceremony in Camden for the KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy school. On Thursday, a task force appointed by Gov. Phil Murphy continued its investigation of a tax-incentive program established during Christie's administration. Norcross was of particular interest. (AP Photo/Mel Evans,file)
Politics & Policy

Murphy task force continues questioning Christie-era tax break programs in N.J.

Task force probing N.J. use of tax incentives to keep companies in the state focuses on application submitted by a company owned by South Jersey powerbroker George Norcross.

7 years ago

In this Friday, March 22, 2019, file photo, a marijuana plant is visible at Compassionate Care Foundation's medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania: What should legalization look like?

Pa. is getting closer to legal recreational marijuana but policymakers still face tough questions about what this potentially multi-billion-dollar industry would look like.

7 years ago

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