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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports  – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.
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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.

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Leslie Richards in the audience inside City Council chambers for Mayor Parker's speech
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

SEPTA’s former CEO Leslie Richards will keep getting paid in 2025 for ‘transition services’

In November 2024, Richards stepped down from her role at SEPTA but struck a deal with the transit agency’s board for a new 12-month contract.

2 years ago

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Cherelle Parker speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

1 year in, how has Mayor Parker done in achieving her goals?

From reducing crime to picking up more trash, we sort out the mayor’s ambitious agenda.

2 years ago

George Norcross sitting in the courtroom
Courts & Law

George Norcross’ attorneys argue in court their ‘well-connected’ client turned Camden around as they seek dismissal

Defense attorneys argue George Norcross' connections to Camden city government, which is not a crime, turned the city around.

2 years ago

Cerron Cade headshot
Courts & Law

Ex-Delaware budget director pleads guilty to shoplifting from Home Depot, but will become Mayor Carney’s chief of staff

Cerron Cade was arrested for six “skip-scanning” incidents. Wilmington Mayor Carney said Cade admitted “his mistakes” and will join the administration.

2 years ago

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George Norcross
Courts & Law

Attorneys for George Norcross to argue charges against him should be dismissed

Prosecutors argue defense attorneys for the South Jersey Democratic boss and his co-defendants don’t understand the charges against them.

2 years ago

Donald Trump signing an executive order at his desk
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

What did President Donald Trump do on day one?

On the first day of President Donald Trump's administration, he unveiled a series of immediate executive actions - immigration reform, widespread deportations, tariffs, more.

Air Date: January 21, 2025 12:00 pm

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Matt Meyer speaking into a microphone
Politics & Policy

As Matt Meyer becomes Delaware’s new governor, here’s who he’s picked to help him run the First State

With just a few holdovers from the previous administration, Delaware’s new governor is filling his cabinet with lots of new faces.

2 years ago

A message reading Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now is displayed from the TikTok app on a cell phone screen
Courts & Law

TikTok restores service for U.S. users based on Trump’s promised executive order

TikTok thanked Donald Trump, who on Sunday posted on social media that he planned to sign an executive order Monday to keep a U.S. ban on the app from becoming permanent.

2 years ago

On Saturday, a few hundred people gathered outside City Hall in Philadelphia for the People's March. (Zoe Read/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Protesters gather outside Philadelphia City Hall to demonstrate against Trump, GOP policies

More than two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights was a key issue highlighted during the demonstration.

2 years ago

This image from video from the Justice Department in the statement of facts supporting an arrest warrant, and annotated by the source, shows Rebecca Lavrenz, circled in yellow, entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (Justice Department via AP)
Courts & Law

Judges allow some Capitol riot defendants to return to DC for Trump’s inauguration

In most cases, Justice Department prosecutors argued that Capitol riot defendants shouldn’t be allowed to return to the scene of their crimes.

2 years ago

TikTok logo
Politics & Policy

Trump is exploring ways to ‘preserve’ TikTok as company’s CEO gets inaugural invite, his team says

Incoming national security adviser Mike Waltz says that the federal law that could ban TikTok by Sunday also “allows for an extension as long as a viable deal is on the table.

2 years ago

People stand and clap
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Pa. Dems still grappling with 2024 losses, debating identity politics and messaging

The 2024 election delivered resounding losses for the Democratic Party. Critical swing states broke for D ...

Air Date: January 16, 2025 12:00 pm

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Joe Biden holds up a finger
Politics & Policy

Biden warns in farewell address that an ‘oligarchy’ of ultrarich in U.S. threatens future of democracy

The speech Wednesday night capped not just Biden’s presidency but his five decades in politics.

2 years ago

Phil Murphy speaks
Politics & Policy

N.J. Republicans and Democrats argue about spending, quality of life after Gov. Phil Murphy’s State of the State address

N.J. Democrats and Republicans are clashing over state spending, with the race for governor about to start heating up.

2 years ago

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Traci Murphy of the Delaware Coalition Against Gun Violence, and board member George Higgins
Courts & Law

‘Another failure by the gun lobby’: Supreme Court won’t review Delaware’s firearms control laws, but legal battles continue

Recent laws ban the sale of assault-style weapons, limit ammunition magazines to 17 rounds, and require a permit to purchase a handgun.

2 years ago

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