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Community

Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44B and will privatize company

Billionaire Elon Musk has reached an agreement to acquire Twitter for approximately $44 billion, the company said.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney at the Metal Worker’s Local Union No. 19 in Philadelphia, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Mayor Kenney defends mask mandate return in online video

Mayor Jim Kenney decried the ‘Trumpian’ politicization of vaccines and mask mandates during an online video interview with the Washington Post.

3 years ago

An illustration depicts Reyna Noriega, Arantza Peña Popo, and Itzel Islas
Community
Billy Penn

Spotify highlights Philly podcast ‘Draws in Spanish,’ a series featuring Latino and Latina creators

Host Fabiola Lara interviews artists from all over the Latin American diaspora.

3 years ago

H.F. 'Gerry' Lenfest is pictured here in this 2016 file photo. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Gerry Lenfest posthumously donates $100 million to two Philly organizations

The Museum of the American Revolution and the Lenfest Institute for Journalism will each receive $50 million from the deceased philanthropist.

3 years ago

Radio Times
Lifestyle

The Shame Machine: Who Profits In The New Age Of Humiliation

We discuss the public shaming on social media, where one tweet or post can make you the subject of humiliation by millions of people and end your career in an instant.

Air Date: April 19, 2022 10:00 am

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Nicole Blackson interviews robotics teacher, John Sanders and WURD Radio host Andrea Lawful Sanders for the podcast Conscious Connections. (Photo by LeNia Samuels/Love Now Media)
PlanPhilly
Community

A new Philly podcast offers ‘real talk’ about love and relationships

Conscious Connections brings local couples together to talk about their love, communication, and much more. The show is hosted by Nicole Blackson.

3 years ago

Listen 1:57
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Special Edition: Remembering Bobby Rydell

From the archives, our 2016 interview with Bobby Rydell, whose musical stardom emerged from South Philadelphia in the 1950s. He passed away this week at the age of 79.

Air Date: April 6, 2022 12:00 pm

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In this Oct. 28, 2000 file photo, Bobby Rydell attends a dinner given by the National Italian American Federation at the Washington Hilton in Washington. (AP Photo/Linda Spillers)
Community
6abc

Bobby Rydell, singer and Philly native known for ‘Wildwood Days’ dies at 79

The 1950s teen idol was known for his hits 'Wildwood Days,' 'Volare,' 'Swinging School,' among many others.

3 years ago

A wind turbine is silhouetted against the sky at sunset near Ellsworth, Kansas. The 300-foot-tall turbine is among the 134 units that make up the Post Rock Wind Farm. (Charlie Riedel/AP)
NPR
Science

Misinformation is derailing renewable energy projects across the United States

Facebook is one of the biggest drivers of misleading content about renewable energy, says Josh Fergen, a researcher at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

3 years ago

John ''The Professor'' Clayton, an NFL football writer and reporter for ESPN, stands on the sideline during an NFL football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Arts & Entertainment

Longtime NFL journalist John Clayton dies at age 67

Nicknamed “The Professor,” Clayton spent more than two decades covering the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks.

3 years ago

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2015, file photo, actor Daniel Craig poses for the media as he arrives for the German premiere of the James Bond movie 'Spectre' in Berlin, Germany. Amazon, on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, is buying MGM, the movie and TV studio behind James Bond, “Legally Blonde” and “Shark Tank,” with the hopes of filling its video streaming service with more stuff to watch
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Amazon buys MGM in a multibillion-dollar deal

MGM is the film and television studio behind iconic films like the James Bond franchise, Rocky and The Silence of the Lambs.

3 years ago

A logo for Netflix on a remote control
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Netflix plans to start charging for password sharing, and customers aren’t happy

The company said it has previously encouraged account sharing, but that the practices are "impacting our ability to invest in great new TV and films for our members."

3 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks to supporters
Politics & Policy

Ask Governor Murphy: Submit your question

WHYY, WBGO, and WNYC present “Ask Governor Murphy” — a live, monthly call-in show during which Gov. Murphy answers your most pressing questions.

3 years ago

Fox News logo is seen on a reporter's microphone in Przemysl, Poland on March 5, 2022. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

2 Fox News team members in Ukraine were killed in an attack

A veteran video journalist for Fox News, Pierre Zakrzewski, and freelance journalist Oleksandra Kuvshynova died when their vehicle was hit by incoming fire.

3 years ago

An iPhone screen shows a Telegram account of OVD-Info, prominent legal aid group in Russia that tracks political arrests in Moscow. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)
NPR
Community

Telegram is the app of choice in the war in Ukraine despite experts’ privacy concerns

Telegram has become one of the few places Russians can access independent news about the war.

3 years ago

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