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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.
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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Spotlight PA

‘Clear as mud’: How Pa.’s chaotic coronavirus waiver program hurt small businesses

The Wolf administration has faced widespread criticism for how it carried out the closures.

6 years ago

Long Beach Township
Down the Shore
Health

Long Beach Township issues emergency order establishing curfew for juveniles

Violators are subject to a municipal disorderly conduct citation, according to the emergency order.

6 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
Community

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Travelers from states with high COVID-19 rates told to isolate

All individuals traveling to New Jersey, New York and Connecticut from states with “significant community spread” must self-quarantine for 14 days.

6 years ago

Coronavirus testing
Health

U.S. coronavirus cases surge to highest level in 2 months

New cases in the U.S. have been surging for more than a week after trending down for more than six weeks.

6 years ago

Dr. Anthony Fauci
Health

Fauci: Next few weeks critical to tamping down coronavirus spikes

About 2.3 million Americans have been infected and some 120,000 have died, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

6 years ago

Voters wait in line outside a polling place in Philadelphia.
Politics & Policy

A Philly poll watcher got COVID-19, but the city isn’t notifying voters

A woman was diagnosed with COVID-19 shortly after working as a poll watcher. But Philly’s contact tracing program is too limited to let all the voters know.

6 years ago

Shirley Trostle celebrated her 91st birthday in 2016 (center). She loved to attend and throw parties and gatherings with her family, which included three children, six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild. (Courtesy of Craig Trostle)
Community

Shirley Trostle, 94, showed her family how to appreciate ‘simple joys’

Before she died of COVID-19, the matriarch shared her passion for Christmas and card games, and demonstrated unconditional love.

6 years ago

In this June 5, 2020, file photo, Hartford Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez poses for a photo in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
Money

Budgets put limits on social distancing options for schools

Many schools find themselves overwhelmed by the potential expenses that would come with operating under pandemic-induced social distancing guidelines.

6 years ago

Cooling off at a sprayground (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community
Broke in Philly

Summer arrives and Philly heat plan is still work-in-progress

A plan for cooling centers, which in the past included libraries and swimming pools, has not yet been finalized. Pools will not open this year and libraries remain closed.

6 years ago

duPont Hospital, ChristianaCare hospital system staff and the Delaware National Guard conduct training
Community

Del. coronavirus recovery: New review uncovers 67 additional COVID-19 related death

A review of death certificates found 67 deaths related to the coronavirus that had not been reported to the Division of Public Health.

6 years ago

In this Sept. 23, 2011, file photo, former Judge Michael Conahan arrives at the federal courthouse in Scranton, Pa. (Mark Moran/The Citizens' Voice via AP, File)
Courts & Law

Kids-for-cash judge released from prison over virus concerns

Michael Conahan was sent home from the Federal Correctional Institution in Miami on a 30-day furlough that could lead to home confinement for the rest of his sentence.

6 years ago

Six Flags Amusement Park in Jackson, N.J.
Community

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Amusement parks to reopen; state reaches deal with CWA

These are the latest businesses given the OK to reopen, just in time for the Independence Day weekend.

6 years ago

A CT Scan of the chest of a 66-year-old male reveals patchy rounded hazy spots throughout the lungs. He had tested positive for the novel coronavirus and experienced shortness of breath.
NPR
Health

We still don’t fully understand the label ‘asymptomatic’

A new paper finds that many of the people studied developed signs of minor lung inflammation while exhibiting no other symptoms of coronavirus.

6 years ago

A scene from the 2017 Night in Venice boat parade in Ocean City, N.J. (Bill Barlow/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Community

Ocean City, N.J. cancels July 4 fireworks, ‘Night in Venice’ boat parade

"The health and safety of everybody who loves Ocean City will always be our top priority," Mayor Jay Gillian said in a statement.

6 years ago

gambling
Arts & Entertainment

Borgata reopening July 6; invited guests can come July 2

Unless you get a special invitation, you won't be able to get inside Atlantic City's top casino until July 6.

6 years ago

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