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Wilmington’s divided City Council, pictured when members were sworn in after the 2016 election, changed the controversial process to fill a vacancy but there doesn’t appear to be an end in sight for the bickering among members. (City of Wilmington)
Politics & Policy

Wilmington’s divided City Council changes controversial law to fill vacancy

The first nominee was the outgoing member’s twin. A second pick never got a vote. The new process is more inclusive and public, but rancor remains.

7 years ago

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(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu,file)
Radio Times
Lifestyle

Protecting your privacy online

What can we do to protect our privacy from big tech companies data mining, tracking, and surveillance?

Air Date: February 5, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:46
This photo taken Oct. 16, 2014, shows a farmer during harvesting of the grain milo just outside the town of Yuma in eastern Colorado. This small farming hamlet of 3,200 near the Nebraska border is home to an increasing number of Latino immigrants, drawn to work in the nearby corn and hog farms. The immigration issue represents a dilemma for Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Colo. in his race against Democratic Sen. Mark Udall in the only state among the dozen or so in play in this year's midterm election race with both a competitive Senate race and a sizable population of Hispanic voters. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Employing the undocumented

How do employers hire undocumented immigrants and what are the laws surrounding this practice? Also, we hear about Trump's use of undocumented labor on his properties.

Air Date: January 30, 2019 10:00 am

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Annie Dookhan, (center), pictured with her family in a Boston courtroom Nov. 22, 2013, after she pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence. Dookhan was a state chemist. (David L. Ryan/AP/The Boston Globe)
Speak Easy
Science
The Conversation

How corruption in forensic science is harming the criminal justice system

There are plenty of reasons for forensic misconduct. But there is also the reality that many crime labs lack proper oversight.

7 years ago

A spokesman for Special Counsel Robert Mueller says BuzzFeed's description
Politics & Policy

Mueller disputes report that Trump directed lawyer to lie

Mueller's office on Friday night said, "BuzzFeed's description of specific statements ... regarding Michael Cohen's congressional testimony are not accurate."

7 years ago

In this Dec. 7, 2018 file photo, Michael Cohen, former lawyer to President Donald Trump, leaves his apartment building in New York. (Richard Drew/AP Photo, File)
Politics & Policy

Congress to probe report Trump told lawyer Cohen to lie

Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani said in a statement Friday that "any suggestion — from any source — that the President counseled Michael Cohen to lie is categorically false."

7 years ago

(AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith;  AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli; AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

The census citizenship question / ACA contraceptive coverage / Philly’s deadliest roadway

Guests: Ari Berman, Allison Hoffman, Jason Laughlin ...

Air Date: January 17, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Karen Paz hugs her daughter, Liliana Saray, 9. They are from San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
NPR
Community

‘I’m a survivor of violence’: Portraits of women waiting in Mexico for U.S. asylum

Domestic violence was the leading reported crime in Honduras, according to a March 2015 report by the United Nations' special rapporteur on violence against women.

7 years ago

American actor Theodore Roberts as Moses in Cecil B. DeMille's silent version of The Ten Commandments — one of many works from 1923 that entered the public domain on Jan. 1. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Freed from copyright, these classic works are yours to adapt

A large body of films, music, and books from that year entered the public domain on Jan. 1, the first time that's happened in 20 years.

7 years ago

In this Aug. 25, 2018, photo a cigarette butt lies on the sand at  beach in Middletown, N.J. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed the bill banning smoking at the state's public beaches and parks in July, though local communities can opt out and designate small smoking sections. The law takes effect Jan. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Politics & Policy

2019 means puffing on beaches goes up in smoke in New Jersey

There are about two dozen new laws taking effect in 2019, according to a tally kept by the nonpartisan Office of Legislative Services.

7 years ago

In this May 10, 2018 photo, Ray Angeli gives a tour of the facility next to the greenhouse at NEET center where hemp for research will be grown with a license from the state in Mayfield, Pa. (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times-Tribune via AP)
Community

Pennsylvania getting ready for new hemp industry

Newly passed Farm Bill legalizes industrial hemp, paving way for new commodity crop

7 years ago

The U.S. Capitol is seen  in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Federal anti-lynching legislation clears historic hurdle

While this is the first time the Senate has passed anti-lynching legislation, Congress has been trying for over a century.

7 years ago

Nearly 700,000 people living in the five-county Philadelphia region use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits known as food stamps. (Bigstock/Style-Photographs)
Politics & Policy

Trump administration wants to toughen food stamp work requirements

USDA could make it harder for Pa. SNAP recipients to keep year-round benefits

7 years ago

(Oliver Contreras/SIPA USA); (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zoe Garbarino via AP)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Mattis resigns; Pulling out of Syria; The Trump Foundation dissolves

Guests: Tom Nichols, Mona Yacoubian, Samer Abboud, Peter Overby We’ll begin today’s show discussing the surpr ...

Air Date: December 21, 2018 10:00 am

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Amanda Spillane of Philadelphia was denied a cosmetology license because of her criminal history. (Courtesy of the Institute for Justice)
The Why
Courts & Law

Tangled up in the process: Should a criminal history bar you from a career in cosmetology?

Requirements for a cosmetology license in Pennsylvania include having "good moral character," which can disqualify even those who say they've turned their lives around.

Air Date: December 17, 2018

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