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From living rooms to landfills, some holiday shopping returns take a ‘very sad path’
It's peak season for returns, which are setting a new record. Some end up back on shelves or get resold to other merchants, and some wind up in landfills or sail overseas.
4 years ago
Grocery store shortages are back. Here are some of the reasons why
No, you're not imagining it. Some grocery store shelves are bare again, conjuring bad memories of spring 2020 for many.
4 years ago
The Pasta Lab is turning out amazing noodles in a Kensington warehouse
It’s all made with Pennsylvania wheat and Lancaster dairy.
4 years ago
Supreme Court conservatives seem skeptical of vaccine-or-test mandate for businesses
The Biden administration has estimated the rule would affect tens of millions of workers.
4 years ago
A record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in November
The Labor Department also reported that employers posted 10.6 million job openings in November, down from 11.1 million in October but still high by historical standards.
4 years ago
Omicron upends return to U.S. schools and workplaces
Across the U.S., new COVID-19 cases have tripled in the past two weeks to over 400,000 a day, the highest level on record, amid a rush by many Americans to get tested.
4 years ago
Elizabeth Holmes verdict: Former Theranos CEO is found guilty on 4 counts
Elizabeth Holmes, the former chief executive of the once high-flying biotech startup Theranos, was found guilty on four counts of defrauding the company's investors.
4 years ago
Philly’s indoor dining vaccine mandate is officially in effect
For the next two weeks, restaurants may accept a negative COVID-19 test from the past 24 hours in lieu of proof of full vaccination.
4 years ago
Rite Aid and CVS to close stores in 2022. What is driving the downturn?
This year saw the consolidation of big pharmacy chains around the country, even as they played a crucial role in COVID-19 testing and vaccination.
4 years ago
Restaurant workers in Philly are turning to GoFundMe to survive COVID closures (again)
This wave of forced shutdowns is coming during what’s usually the busy season.
4 years ago
Philly will start enforcing plastic bag ban next year. Many stores aren’t ready
The Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections has issued 120 warnings to 84 businesses believed to be operating in violation of the ban.
4 years ago
‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to the newest indoor dining restrictions
P.O.C, a partner in WHYY’s News and Information Community Exchange, hit the streets of Philadelphia to hear how residents are reacting to the forthcoming restrictions.
4 years ago
Listen 5:05Omicron isn’t stopping at least one Christmas tradition — last-minute shopping
Shoppers lined up outside South Jersey shops Friday, despite the recent spike in omicron cases.
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Yuengling accuses Bud Light of trampling on trademark
Bud Light had been calling its forthcoming brew the “next generation of beer.” Yuengling says that's too close to the trademarked slogan it uses for its low-carb brew Flight.
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‘Pushing Cool: Big Tobacco, Racial Marketing and the Untold Story of the Menthol Cigarette’
In his book, "Pushing Cool," Princeton professor Keith Wailoo exposes how the tobacco industry targeted Black Americans with menthol cigarette marketing.
Air Date: December 22, 2021 10:00 am
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