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Pa. officials calling attention to importance of complete 2020 census count

Pennsylvania stands to lose about $2,000 each year for every person left uncounted.

6 years ago

A dog is unloaded from a plane carrying 191 pets being evacuated from South Carolina to escape Hurricane Dorian. (Courtesy BVSPCA)
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Pets escaping Hurricane Dorian’s path find shelter in Delaware

Three hundred and fifty cats and dogs evacuate shelters near the Carolina coast to escape Hurricane Dorian and to make space for new animals that may be displaced.

6 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, at a town hall for his Democratic presidential campaign in Spartanburg, S.C. (Meg Kinnard/AP Photo)
National Interest
Politics & Policy
National Interest

Have Trump’s serial lies lowered the bar for Biden’s serial gaffes?

Joe Biden has long been adept at talking with a foot in his mouth, so perhaps it's no surprise that lately, on the stump, he has overdosed on whoppers.

6 years ago

Abigail Pesta and The Girls (Jesse Pesta & Seal Press)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

The gymnasts who brought down a sexual predator

Before dozens of women took to the podium to testify against former Olympic team doctor Larry Nassar, dozens more suffered his abuse in a small town in Michigan.

Air Date: September 2, 2019

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This Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, image provided by NASA shows a view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station as it churned over the Atlantic Ocean. (NASA/AP)
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Science

Hurricane Dorian’s path shifts towards Carolinas, could avoid direct hit on Florida

Forecasters say the category 4 hurricane will bring life-threatening storm surge and hurricane force winds to the southeast United States.

6 years ago

This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo, shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy. (Toby Talbot/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Opioid settlement would use a formula to split the money

The formulas would take into account the number of people in a given jurisdiction who misuse opioids, the number of overdose deaths and other factors.

6 years ago

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National Interest

A sign of weakness: Trump is fuming about Fox News

The dictionary defines ingratitude as "a lack of a proper appreciation or thanks for a kind or helpful act." What better way to describe Trump's fulminations about Fox News?

6 years ago

A makeshift memorial of flowers and a photo of victim Heather Heyer sits in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 13, 2017. Heyer died when a car rammed into a group of people who were protesting white supremacists who had gathered in the city for a rally. (Steve Helber/AP Photo)
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Courts & Law

Charlottesville victims use post-slavery KKK law to go after hate groups

A rally in Charlottesville exposed the violence of the nation's white nationalist movement. Now, victims of that violence want the courts to hold the organizers accountable.

6 years ago

This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo, shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy. (Toby Talbot/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma negotiating settlement worth a reported $12B

Under the settlement, the Sackler family would give up ownership of the company and Purdue Pharma would supply its addiction treatment drugs free to the public.

6 years ago

The outside of the Berks Family Residential Center. Non-authorized personnel are not permitted on the grounds. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

What the Trump administration’s latest immigration move might mean for Pa.

A detention center in Berks County has been operating in a licensure ‘limbo’ that could be resolved under the administration’s proposal.

6 years ago

Straphangers wait for an L Train in New York City as it pulls into the First Avenue station. A bill under consideration might bar New York from replacing these cars with Chinese-made ones. (Mark Lennihan/AP)
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Money

Congress mulls ban on use of federal grants to buy subway trains, buses from Chinese-owned manufacturer

The company has successfully won bids for transit agencies in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Philadelphia.

6 years ago

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2011, file photo former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Walsh, a former Illinois congressman, says he'll challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination in 2020. The tea party favorite argues that Trump is unfit for the White House. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Politics & Policy

Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh to challenge Trump in 2020 GOP primary

"Somebody needs to step up and there needs to be an alternative" among Republicans, Walsh told ABC's "This Week," adding that "the country is sick of this guy's tantrum."

6 years ago

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
NPR
Courts & Law

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg treated again for cancer

The 86-year-old justice just wrapped up weeks of treatment after a new cancerous tumor was found on her pancreas. Doctors say there's no evidence of cancer elsewhere.

6 years ago

An FDA contract worker collects food and supplies from a food pantry in Baltimore. In the face of a Trump administration proposal that could cause 3 million people to lose federal food assistance, mayors from 70 cities are pushing back. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
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Health

70 mayors reject Trump food stamp proposal, saying it puts kids at risk

Mayors from 70 cities send a letter to the Trump administration, saying a plan to push millions of people out of the food stamp program would punish some of the neediest.

6 years ago

The Sunrise Movement organized protests like this one in July 2019 in Philadelphia to pressure the Democratic National Committee to hold a primary debate focused on climate change. (Jeff Brady/NPR)
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Politics & Policy

Activists push Democrats on climate change, a new priority for party’s base

The Sunrise Movement is holding rallies and registering voters, aiming to boost turnout among young voters.

6 years ago

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