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Fact Check: The facts on media violence
In the wake of the Florida school shooting, politicians have raised concern over the influence of violent video games and films on young people.
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A Mister Rogers appreciation hour
Air Date: March 6, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:29EPA restores funding to news outlet covering Chesapeake Bay
The EPA agreed to restore $325,000 in funding to the Bay Journal, a print and online news outlet covering environmental issues related to the Chesapeake Bay.
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A history of increased African-American visibility, self-determination in ‘Black Pulp!’
The exhibition at the African American Museum in Philadelphia continues through April 29.
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White House Communications Director Hope Hicks resigning
Hicks served as Trump's one-woman communications shop during his winning campaign and has remained one of his most trusted aides.
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Black consciousness has been hacked
A lot of black people are in a space where we have the spirit, the soul, and all that it takes to override oppression, but it means nothing if we don’t believe it.
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Challenge to Murdoch: Comcast also bids for Sky
Comcast's CEO, Brian Roberts, said his company would use Sky as a platform to grow in Europe.
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‘The Post’ renews attention for Pentagon Papers ruling
Much of the movie focuses on the Washington Post's decision to publish the papers after a federal court injunction against the Times, which broke the story.
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As Washington gears up to tackle foreign influence, how effective can it be?
Sessions announced a "Cyber-Digital Task Force" within the DOJ to combat the "malicious use of technology," which he said "poses an unprecedented threat against our nation."
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Report detailing harassment at NPR cites ‘high level of distrust’ of management
Concerns about misconduct were reportedly flagged throughout Oreskes' two-and-a-half year tenure at the network right up to the day he was fired.
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Longtime radio host John DeBella sued for sexual harassment
Jennifer Neill, John DeBella's former on-air sidekick, claims the radio host routinely made lewd comments and groped her. Bosses did nothing to curtail it, she says.
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The Russia Investigations: Mueller indicts the ‘Internet Research Agency’
Much of what Mueller's office charges was already public. But the 37-page indictment also includes a number of fascinating new insights.
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Netanyahu lobbied the U.S. for ‘Fight Club’ producer Milchan but denies bribes
Netanyahu denied he did Milchan a single favor — except for one.
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Once homeless, this Mount Airy native’s new home is on the air
Malik Boyd was homeless, living in New York’s Penn Station, and it was all his fault. And to hear him tell the story 21 years later, it was the best thing that ever happened.
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Flowers and ‘a lot of eye-rolling’: How this Philly area political odd couple keeps the peace
He's a resolute Republican. She's a lifelong liberal Democrat. How does this Elkins Park couple ensure household harmony in these politically polarizing times?
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