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 Shown is the skyline in Philadelphia, Thursday, March 5, 2009. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Urban Planning

In next round of Amazon HQ2 competition, Philly’s strong pharma industry may give the city an edge

When Amazon announced, last fall, that it was looking for a city to host a second headquarters, the company said it wanted pretty much what everybody wants in a home.

9 years ago

Listen 1:57
Sita and cub, Bandhavgarh National Park, 1996; from A Wild Life (Aperture, 2017)
The Pulse
Science

Braving the wild for the perfect shot

Wildlife photographer Nick Nichols remembers a close call with a tigress.

9 years ago

Listen 4:10
Elk graze at dawn on reclaimed mine land in Kentucky's designated elk zone. The animals were reintroduced to the state in 1997 and have flourished. (Irina Zhorov/The Pulse)
The Pulse
Science

Returning wild animals to wild-ish places

We reintroduce animals to their native habitat as part of an impulse to re-create “wilderness” — a place untouched by man. The result is more like the feeling of wilderness.

9 years ago

Listen 10:37
(Courtesy of Adam Ford)
The Pulse
Science

In Banff, design helps critters safely cross the highway

A hidden world of pathways leads wild animals safely across busy roads, keeping ecosystems connected even as human use fragments and disturbs them.

9 years ago

Listen 6:36
Tommy Fisk cuts down a black oak outside Eminence, Missouri on Dec. 14, 2017
The Pulse
Science

Did logging help reclaim Missouri wilderness?

Since the 1950s, a timber company has used conservation-driven logging to balance productive use and wild forests.

9 years ago

Listen 6:21
Singer/songwriter Sam Baker (right) sits with 16-year-old Andrew Hart, who suffers from severe depression, and has struggled with homelessness and abuse. He taught himself to play the guitar.
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Musician visits Pa. school to help kids find their way beyond trauma

Valley Day School in Bucks County takes a trauma-informed approach to its students who have behavioral or emotional issues. Singer/songwriter Sam Baker can relate.

9 years ago

Listen 1:50
Protesters opposed to Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration march outside of Terminal A at Philadelphia International Airport. (Branden Eastwood for NewsWorks)
Politics & Policy

In Trump’s first year, Philly’s ‘sanctuary city’ label led to more arrests, lawsuits

ICE officers arrested 3,600 people across Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia in budget year 2016. The next year, 5,000 were arrested.

9 years ago

Listen 4:30
Montclair Police Detective Kim Nelson Edwards is featured in an ad aimed at easing tensions during traffic stops.
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

N.J. rolls out ads on safe traffic stops; critic calls campaign ‘victim-blaming’

Safe Stop aims to inform the public about traffic stop protocols, but a South Jersey social justice activist believes police should be held more accountable than motorists.

9 years ago

Listen 4:36
A mailing from insurer Aetna breached the privacy of thousands of HIV positive members.
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Aetna agrees to pay $17M in massive HIV privacy breach

Settlement funds will go to 12,000 Aetna subscribers. The fact they were taking HIV medication was revealed through an envelope window in correspondence from the insurer.

9 years ago

Listen 4:02
Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at a news conference after touring the U.S.-Mexico border on April 11. The Justice Department is warning so-called
Courts & Law

DOJ appeals decision in Philadelphia’s win in ‘sanctuary city’ case

The U.S. Department of Justice did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

9 years ago

Kristal Bush chews on sunflower seeds to keep alert on the long drive to Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Bush is the founder of @BridgingTheGapLLC transportation company. Several times a week, her vans pick up riders from their homes throughout Philadelphia and drive them to see loved ones in prisons across the state.
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Connecting prisoners with loved ones is this Philly woman’s business

Kristal Bush started her service, Bridging the Gap, in 2012. As a child, she went years without seeing her dad. Her mom didn’t have a car that could make it from Philly.

9 years ago

Listen 5:18
James Peterson
NewsWorks Tonight

WHYY contributor resigns from Lehigh University amid sexual misconduct allegations

James Peterson, a Lehigh University faculty member and WHYY contributor, has resigned from the school amid an investigation into multiple accusations of sexual misconduct.

9 years ago

Artists (from left) Ricky Yanas, Grimaldi Baez and Sheldon Abba at their exhibit,
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

In Puerto Rico, Philadelphia artists find activism in wake of hurricanes

The aftermath of Hurricane Maria may give rise to mobilized activism in Puerto Rico, finds a team of Philadelphia artists.

9 years ago

Listen 2:15
Martin Luther King speaks in Atlanta in 1960.
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

50 years ago Dr. King told these Philly kids to lay a blueprint, and they did

King's speech to a group of students at Barratt Junior High School in South Philadelphia urged them to make better lives. Many of them did.

9 years ago

Listen 5:48
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie waves to lawmakers before delivering his final state of the state address at the Statehouse in Trenton Tuesday. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Assessing the legacy of Chris Christie: ‘What could have been’

Colorful and controversial New Jersey governor leaves office after eight years with record-low approval ratings. But he was a national leader in combating addiction.

9 years ago

Listen 2:55
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