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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

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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Health Secretary Rachel Levine (Commonwealth Media Services/Natalie Kolb)
Health

Pa.’s coronavirus data collection raises eyebrows

Pa.'s Department of Health confirmed reporting by The Atlantic magazine, that the state includes results of both viral and antibody tests in its total coronavirus case count.

6 years ago

State Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) speaks during a House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee on April 27, 2020. (Ed Mahon / PA Post)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. House Republican: It’s an ‘open question’ whether Wolf could veto resolution to end coronavirus emergency

Republicans in the Pa. House are moving forward with legislation to end the disaster emergency declaration Gov. Tom Wolf issued on March 6 in response to the spread of covid

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine (Commonwealth Media Services)
Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. health officials quietly alter erroneous nursing home case, death counts as providers cry foul

Provider associations said publishing erroneous data has sewn panic and anger among family members, distrust among nursing home staff, and frustration for providers.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Health

AP fact check: Trump’s false ‘Choice’ on vets’ health care

President Trump is putting forth a false “Choice" when he boasts about a program aimed at improving veterans' health care by steering more patients to the private sector.

6 years ago

People dine out amid the coronavirus pandemic
NPR
Health

U.S. could have saved 36,000 lives if social distancing started 1 week earlier: Study

If measures that began on March 15 had actually started on March 8, thousands of COVID-18 deaths could have been avoided, according to an analysis from Columbia University.

6 years ago

The Susquehanna River in Harrisburg as seen on Aug. 19, 2019. The river is the largest tributary to the Chesapeake Bay. (Ian Sterling for WITF)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

As states plan to sue EPA over Chesapeake Bay cleanup, agency promises modest funds to help efforts

The Environmental Protection Agency said it is sending $6 million to bay states to help them reduce nitrogen runoff from farms.

6 years ago

hydroxychloroquine
Health

Don’t treat COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquine, American College of Physicians says

The American College of Physicians says there are risks to using the anti-malarial drug on patients, and no benefit. Monitored clinical trials are advised.

6 years ago

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People eat in a deserted food court inside a mall west of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Monday. U.S. states have been easing restrictions on businesses ahead of Memorial Day, the traditional start of the summer vacation and outdoor season. (Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

All 50 U.S. states have now started to reopen, easing COVID-19 shutdown

All 50 states have at least partially eased tight restrictions on businesses, with a mix of policies letting restaurants or stores welcome customers.

6 years ago

People stand in line at a Detroit polling place during Michigan's March 10 presidential primary. Because of the pandemic, the state's top election official is sending absentee ballot applications to every registered voter for August and November elections. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump repeats unfounded claims about mail-in voting, threatens funding to 2 states

In a tweet Wednesday, Trump falsely claimed the state was sending ballots, not ballot applications, and said that because of that, its federal funding was at risk.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Health Commissioner Thomas Farley speaks to reporters
Health
Billy Penn

16 weeks of crisis: Inside the Philadelphia health department’s war on the coronavirus

“You can study a pandemic till you’re blue in the face, but you never know what it’s going to be like until it happens.”

6 years ago

Children in a classroom
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Lawsuit says Pa. is failing special needs kids during coronavirus school closures

The lawsuit is an early test of whether the state and school districts are doing enough for special needs students in the pandemic.

6 years ago

(Jessica Griffin / The Philsadelphia Inquirer)
Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. sold nursing home testing plan as ‘universal’ and ‘radical’, but advocates say it’s optional and insufficient

The admin. falls short of official claims, has fueled some confusion on the ground, and would allow any nursing home to opt out of the robust testing suggested by the state.

6 years ago

Ryan Johnson for NPR
NPR
Education

Congress gave colleges a $14 billion lifeline. Here’s where it’s going

In March, Congress set aside more than $14 billion to help colleges and universities. Here's where most of that money has gone, and why many colleges are holding out for more.

6 years ago

State Department Inspector 9eneral Steve Linick leaves a meeting in a secure area at the Capitol where he met with Senate staff about the State Department and Ukraine, in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & Policy

Democrats investigating Trump firing of State Dept. watchdog

Democrats demanded on Saturday that the White House hand over all records related to President Donald Trump's latest firing of a federal watchdog.

6 years ago

Mayor Marty Small
Politics & Policy

Atlantic City voters keep their government amid pandemic

Atlantic City’s mayor declared victory in a special election in which early returns showed voters rejecting a proposal to eliminate a mayor in favor of an appointed manager.

6 years ago

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