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Health

Injectable opioid shortages put hospitals on brink of public health crisis

After Pfizer cut back on production, Philly's Penn Presbyterian Medical Center is getting 30 percent less injectable morphine, fentanyl, and Dilaudid than it did a year ago.

7 years ago

Celebrities and VIPs smash guitars as part of the grand opening celebration at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City Thursday. Movie stars lent an air of celebrity glitz to the gritty seaside gambling resort as two of its shuttered casinos reopened with more than 6,000 of the 11,000 jobs it lost during a brutal stretch of casino shutdowns. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Rebounding from a losing streak, Atlantic City celebrates two new casinos

The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and the Ocean Resort Casino both hosted festivities Thursday to officially open their doors to gamblers and hotel guests.

7 years ago

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At some point this year, Pennsylvanians will be able to legally gamble on sports. (AP)
Politics & Policy

Pa. gradually laying out structure for legal sports betting

Lawmakers legalized the gambling expansion last year, but it wasn't permitted under federal law until a U.S. Supreme Court decision last month.

7 years ago

People gather at the Supreme Court awaiting a decision in an Illinois union dues case, Janus v. AFSCME, on Monday. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Supreme Court deals blow to government unions

SCOTUS ruled Wednesday that government workers who choose not to join a union cannot be charged for the cost of collective bargaining.

7 years ago

University of Pittsburgh play Penn State at Heinz Field during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Education

Two schools of thought on Pa. venture into sports wagering

Penn State University wants a moratorium on college sports betting — while the University of Pittsburgh wants a piece of the action.

7 years ago

Senate President Steve Sweeney, (right), D-Gloucester, listens as New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks in the Assembly chamber of the Statehouse in Trenton. (Mel Evans/AP Photo, File)
Politics & Policy

Governor, lawmakers inching toward New Jersey budget deal

Gov. Phil Murphy says all options are on the table — including a state government shutdown if a budget is not enacted by the Saturday deadline.

7 years ago

The Campbell's Soup plant off South 11th Street in Camden. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Money

After Campbell Soup misses revenue goals, sale rumors swirl

Those white and carnelian red cans of Campbell Soup may be going up for sale — and not just to grocery shoppers.

7 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney chats with Chung Le, the owner of Pho Saigon Restaurant, in Northeast Philadelphia Monday. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Community

Kenney visits Northeast Philly, chats with immigrant entrepreneurs

The mayor's tour was part of an effort to recognize the growing contributions immigrants and their businesses make in that part of Philadelphia.

7 years ago

Harley-Davidson motorcycle engines are assembled at the company's plant in Menomonee Falls, Wis. Tariffs from the European Union are prompting the company to shift production of some motorcycles for the European market overseas.
(Scott Olson/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Casualty of trade tensions: Harley-Davidson shifting more production overseas

Harley-Davidson says it plans to move production of motorcycles it sells in Europe overseas in response to growing trade friction between the United States and Europe.

7 years ago

The Casa Padre facility in Brownsville, Texas, is one of more than two dozen shelters for immigrant children operated by Southwest Key. (Department of Health and Human Services)
NPR
Community

A Latino nonprofit is holding separated kids. Is that care or complicity or both?

Much to its leaders' frustration, Southwest Key became the face of a Trump administration policy.

7 years ago

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke at his confirmation hearing last year. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Emails raise questions about Interior Secretary Zinke’s link with oil exec

Whether or not this relationship was unethical may hinge on whether Zinke was still involved in the deal after his resignation from the family foundation.

7 years ago

Westminster Choir College’s Williamson Hall in Princeton, NJ. (Provided)
Community

Rider University plans to sell Westminster Choir College to Chinese firm

Two lawsuits aim to block the $40 million sale of the Princeton school by Rider University.

7 years ago

Photo shows the Wayfair website on a computer in New York. (Jenny Kane/AP)
NPR
Money

With billions at stake, Supreme Court rules states may tax online retailers

States can now collect state sales taxes from online retailers on consumer purchases.

7 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says without an agreement on a sustainable revenue source, there will be no agreement on school funding. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Disagreement over school funding could stall N.J. budget

New Jersey legislative leaders plan Thursday vote on budget plan that may not pass muster with governor.

7 years ago

N.J. State Capitol dome in Trenton (AP, file)
Politics & Policy

New Jersey accuses scrap dealers of complicity with drug users stealing recyclable metals

A state watchdog agency in New Jersey said corrupt pawn shops, secondhand goods stores, and scrap yards are taking advantage of the opioid epidemic to maximize their profits.

7 years ago

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