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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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A gate is all the remains of the the Garden State Park Racetrack in Cherry Hill, N.J. The site has been redeveloped into a complex of shops, restaurants, and housing. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Sports betting venue could be in the cards for popular Cherry Hill strip mall

The law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy this week allows current and former casinos and racetracks to offer sports betting.

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Philadelphia could become the next city to pass a scheduling law for retail and fast-food companies

Across the country, retail and fast-food employees have said that unpredictable work schedules, the kind churned out by computer programs, wreak havoc on their lives.

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Comcast will likely bid for Fox's entertainment business as early as Wednesday now that a federal judge has cleared AT&T's $85 billion takeover of Time Warner.

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Rocky relations between U.S and Canada

Guest: Christopher Sands Relations between the U.S. and Canada are rocky these days, particularly following the G ...

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Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki stands with Apostle John T. Graham of Temple United Church and neighborhood residents employed to clean city streets and neighborhoods in West Center City. (City of Wilmington)
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Wilmington offers day-to-day jobs to clean the city

A new program will offer a day’s employment to city residents, paying them to clean up their neighborhoods.

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U.S. judge approves AT&T’s $85 billion merger with Time Warner

A federal judge on Tuesday gave his blessing to telecom giant AT&T's drive to take over the Time Warner media conglomerate.

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Chemours ex-worker pleads guilty in China trade secrets case

A former employee of a chemical company spun off from the DuPont Co. has pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal trade secrets and sell them to Chinese investors.

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A woman passes by a ZTE building in Beijing, China shortly after President Donald Trump tweeted about possibly reversing a ban on the tech giant in May
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Senators move to reverse Trump’s deal lifting sanctions on China’s ZTE

Days after the Trump administration agreed to restore Chinese telecom firm ZTE's access to its U.S. parts suppliers, a bipartisan group moved to block the deal

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Philadelphia man’s racial profiling charge prompts Lowe’s to suspend receipt-checking practice

The home improvement chain Lowe’s has suspended its practice of checking customers’ receipts at t ...

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Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., left, listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with lawmakers about trade policy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in Washington.
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Trump trade policy forging strange alliances as Toomey seeks more congressional input

Toomey, a key Trump ally who is a reliable vote for almost every aspect of his agenda, has ruffled West Wing feathers with this effort.

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Gov. Tom Wolf signs an executive order, surrounded by supporters of the measure. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
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New executive order aims to close wage gap for some Pa. women

The governor's order would only impact non-union state jobs — 15,571 positions total, 2,189 of which are vacant.

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Bettors wager in the sports book at the South Point hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for states to legalize sports betting, Pennsylvania is reviewing applications from facilities that want to offer wagering on sports events. (John Locher/AP Photo)
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After years in limbo, New Jersey prepares to take its first sports bet

The atmosphere has public officials and gambling houses alike feeling like they just hit the jackpot.

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Workers apply high-friction surface treatment on Route 241 in Lebanon County. (Courtesy of PennDOT)
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Inaugural ‘Women in Business Summit’ focuses on construction, transportation in Pa.

The initiative helps women- and minority-led firms get contracts with PennDOT, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, state airports, transit authorities, and other agencies.

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Gov. John Carney, D-Delaware, places a $10 bet on the Phillies. (Zoe Read/WHYY)
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State officials expect the launch to make a significant contribution to tourism in Delaware — where 17 percent of visitors participate in gaming.

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A man works in a steel distribution factory in Monterrey in northern Mexico last week, when the U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum took effect.
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Mexico hits U.S. steel and farm products with tariffs, retaliating for Trump move

The move comes one day after Mexico's Economy Ministry said it will start proceedings against the U.S. in the World Trade Organization.

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