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Liz Tung quit smoking with e-cigarettes. (Kim Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Community

Rethinking a ban on flavored e-cigarettes

Does cracking down on flavored e-cigarettes make it harder for adults trying to quit smoking?

Air Date: December 5, 2019

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Kids know their abusers between 85% and 93% of the time. Yet that often comes as a surprise to adults.(motortion/BigStock)
Community

Beyond ‘stranger danger’: Look and listen for these signs of child sexual abuse

Kids know their abusers between 85% and 93% of the time. Yet adults are often surprised to realize how close to home abuse really is.

6 years ago

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Patrick Hennessy with his pitbull Roxy at his home in Bayville, N.J. (Nicholas Pugliese/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Flood of lawsuits expected as N.J. opens window for sex abuse survivors

Any sexual abuse survivor, abused at any time in N.J., can sue their abuser even if previously blocked by statute of limitations, for the next two years.

6 years ago

Listen 4:31
LumiNature at the Philadelphia Zoo MARK HENNINGER / IMAGIC DIGITAL
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

22 photos of the sensational holiday light show at the Philly Zoo

If you want to add some sparkle to your Insta stories, get yourself to LumiNature — and bring the kids.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf, (center), signs legislation into law at Muhlenberg High School in Reading, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. Wolf approved legislation Tuesday to give future victims of child sexual abuse more time to file lawsuits and to end time limits for police to file criminal charges. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania ends future child sex abuse charges time limits

Pennsylvania enacted legislation Tuesday to give future victims of child sexual abuse more time to file lawsuits and to end time limits for police to file criminal charges.

6 years ago

9th district police officers face off against sophomores from Parkway Center City Middle College at a tournament to raise awareness of gun violence in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

Students faced off with police — at a basketball game to combat gun violence

Three Philadelphia high school juniors raised more than $1,800 thanks to “surreal” community support.

6 years ago

Close Up Of Teenage Group Drinking Alcohol Together
Health

Binge drinking and teenagers: What are they thinking?

Like adults, teens drink to escape and numb pain, but with little regard for how they might hurt their brains in the process.

6 years ago

New Jersey saw a decline in obesity among young children in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. (Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash)
Health

Lower childhood obesity rates in N.J. linked to nutrition program

New Jersey saw a decline of nearly five percentage points, outpacing downward trend in many states.

6 years ago

A group of male community leaders lead the march in recognition of the particular impact gun violence has on black men in the community. (Becca Haydu for WHYY)
Community

Pleasantville residents march against gun violence and remember slain 10-year-old

Residents call for “Hands up! Guns down!” at a march about a week after the high school football playoff game that resulted in a 10-year-old’s death.

6 years ago

In this file photo, toys considered dangerous, according to U.S. Public Interest Research Group's 28th annual Trouble in Toyland report, are displayed during a news conference in Washington. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)
Community

Consumer watchdog groups warns of dangerous toys ahead of holiday season

The 34th annual Trouble in Toyland report from the Pennsylvania Public Interest Research Group (PennPIRG) highlights dangers that parents can detect, hidden toxics, and recall

6 years ago

Justin Gabor runs up for a kick during practice at Neshaminy High School. (Kriston Jae Bethel for WHYY)
Community

Bucks football team gives special needs athletes ‘a chance to play’ with friends to help

The Bucks County Challenger Flag Football program has paired young people with special needs with local high school athletes for 13 seasons.

6 years ago

Listen 3:09
Girls carry containers of water filled from the local communal tap Zimbabwe, which is in the grip of a nationwide drought that has been linked to climate change. (Cynthia R. Matonhodze/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Why climate change poses a particular threat to child health

When it comes to global health, the world has made remarkable strides over the past two decades.

6 years ago

Aliyah, 8 and father, Kalif Troy, of West Philadelphia, participate in a play date with the Fathering Circle on Saturday, October 12, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community

Rethinking fatherhood, one day at a time

The men of The Fathering Circle are taking on #MeToo and their own fathers to reckon with their past and reimagine parenting.

6 years ago

Concrete Cowboys founder Malik Divers and his horse Sunny. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

On the changing Schuylkill riverfront, real-world ‘Concrete Cowboys’ find a new home

Philadelphia’s real-world Concrete Cowboys are moving to a home on the edge of Bartram’s Garden, along a new Schuylkill River trail.

6 years ago

Listen 4:06
Two fourth-graders rock side to side while doing math equations at Charles Pinckney Elementary School's
NPR
Science

Math looks the same in the brains of boys and girls, study finds

There's new evidence that girls start out with the same math abilities as boys.

6 years ago

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