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Politics

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Zuckerberg faces congress

Guests: Issie Lapowsky, Joseph Turow Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced two congressional inquiries this week, in ...

Air Date: April 12, 2018

Listen 49:45
Radio Times
Courts & Law

F.B.I. raid on Michael Cohen’s offices

Guest: Mimi Rocah Yesterday the F.B.I. raided the offices and home of Michael Cohen, President Trump’s personal ...

Air Date: April 11, 2018

Listen 14:16
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes his seat after a break to continue to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Politics & Policy

In Facebook hearing, Sen. Coons worries about possibility of future privacy abuses

'I’m left questioning whether ad targeting tools would allow other concerning practices like diet pill manufacturers targeting teens struggling with their weight,' Coons says.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, April 10, 2018

The Cosby retrial enters its second day. The University of Pennsylvania faces a lawsuit from the parents of a student who committed suic ...

Air Date: April 10, 2018

Listen 23:17
South Jersey Republican U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur at a town hall in Willingboro, May 10, 2017. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Murphy move to legalize recreational pot gets fractured response from N.J. delegation

'I think it’s nuts,' says U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur of plan for legalizing recreational marijuana.

8 years ago

Listen 3:52
Pennsylvania state State Rep. Mary Jo Daley has ended her bid for the newly created 4th Congressional District centered on Montgomery County. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Daley, two others drop congressional bids in Philly suburbs

Suburban congressional candidates Mary Jo Daley, Shelly Chauncey, and George Badey end their congressional campaigns.

8 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney is pictured here at City Hall in Philadelphia, in this Thursday, June 16, 2016 file photo. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Speak Easy
Education

Mayor Kenney abandons Philadelphia kids

The mayor insists much of the money will go toward pre-K and Rebuild after the Big Soda lobby is defeated in court. Then why not create a reserve fund earmarked for pre-K?

8 years ago

Supporters cheer at an election night rally in Canonsburg, Pa., for Democrat Conor Lamb, whose victory got a boost from suburban voters.
(Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Community

What we mean when we talk about ‘suburban women voters’

Suburban women get a lot of attention from politicians these days.

8 years ago

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is facing investigations into his use of taxpayer funds for security and travel along with scrutiny of his ties to industry lobbyists.
Money

AP reports EPA’s Pruitt spent millions on security, travel

The agency spent millions of dollars for a 20-member full-time detail.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, April 6, 2018

Fourteen candidates for Congress are vying for the Democratic Party’s endorsement in Delaware county. Frank Newport, editor-in-chie ...

Air Date: April 6, 2018

Listen 22:45
(Matt Kennedy/Marvel Studios)
NPR
Community

‘Black Panther’ expected to formally break Saudis’ 35-year cinema ban

The ban is older than the kingdom's crown prince, along with two-thirds of his country.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Courts & Law

Update on special counsel Mueller’s investigation

Guest: Josh Gerstein We get an update on Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian collusion. Politic ...

Air Date: April 6, 2018

Listen 19:16
The bayfront town of Fortescue in Downe Township, New Jersey.
Money

Study finds state aid weighted against South Jersey’s poorest cities

The most economically distressed municipalities in South Jersey receive nearly a third less state aid than similarly impoverished cities and towns in Central and North Jersey.

8 years ago

Cars drive past windmills on the grounds of a sewage treatment plant in Atlantic City, N.J. on Monday Jan. 4, 2016. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
Community

Murphy: Danish off-shore wind firm coming to Atlantic City

"Opening of this office is just the beginning," Murphy said.

8 years ago

Facebook says it took down more than 200 pages and accounts that were linked to a Russian
NPR
Community

Kremlin calls Facebook’s takedown of Russian pages and ads censorship

The Kremlin is crying foul on Facebook.

8 years ago

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