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Savvy scammers tap into IRS anxiety to dupe taxpayers out of millions
The IRS estimates phone scams have cost consumers more than $65 million in last five years.
8 years ago
Listen 3:37Americans believe the kids will be all right
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
8 years ago
Listen 5:29Banks deny claims of discriminatory lending in Philadelphia
Banks argue that the data used in a recent report that found racial disparities in Philadelphia mortgage lending doesn’t represent the full scope of their lending activities.
8 years ago
Listen 2:11With fewer foreign students taking intensive English classes, Philly universities pivot
Administrators of intensive English programs say a kaleidoscope of factors have contributed to the contraction — including the economy and the 'Trump factor.'
8 years ago
Listen 5:02Letting go of anger in North Philly
Seventeen-year-old Sophia Angelica Delgado Feliciano says for a long time she used emotional distance as a survival tool.
8 years ago
Listen 5:20Cosby defense takes different tack, claiming accuser plotted to extort celebrity
Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill rules jury will be sequestered during retrial on sex assault charges.
8 years ago
For houses vulnerable to flooding, elevation can be a solution. But how do you raise a home that’s connected to others?
8 years ago
Listen 12:58Saying goodbye to Philadelphia’s first black Catholic church
For the last 30 years, former parishioners of St. Peter Claver have hoped for a miracle.
8 years ago
Listen 5:41Menendez announces re-election bid months after mistrial in corruption case
New Jersey's senior U.S. senator is seeking a third term.
8 years ago
Listen 2:25Philly DA wants prison costs included as judge calculates offender’s debt to society
Larry Krasner's direction to prosecutors is igniting a debate about whether the price tag of punishment belongs in courtrooms.
8 years ago
Listen 4:45Renter beware: Philly’s deadly housing problem
Invisible, uncounted tenants like the Johnsons are nothing new in Philadelphia.
8 years ago
In ‘The Tempest’ at Lantern, the magic’s in the text
Shakespeare's words, with solid acting and not a lot of stage glitz.
8 years ago
Listen 2:52Philly training helps men find their role in the #MeToo movement
On Monday night, a group of about 30 men gathered in a Philadelphia conference room at the Friends Center to contemplate their role in the #MeToo movement.
8 years ago
Listen 1:49Top public defender says ‘automatic detainers’ are illegal, swelling Philly jail population
In a confidential memo, Philadelphia’s top public defender accuses the city’s court system of systemically depriving thousands of people of their due process rights.
8 years ago
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