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Watching over the land in Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest
First Nations communities in British Columbia are training indigenous people to manage local natural resources.
8 years ago
Listen 8:53Delaware archaeologists find groundbreaking human remains
Eleven 17th century remains have been found in Rehoboth.
8 years ago
Listen 2:13Incarceration can launch stubborn cycle of homelessness, Villanova researcher finds
Using homelessness as a barometer, a Villanova criminologist looked at the experiences of more than 10,000 state inmates for nearly a decade after they were released.
8 years ago
Listen 3:17Winning by a single vote? Happens all the time
Despite national attention on a Philadelphia man who won an election judge post with a single write-in vote, it's not uncommon. We explain how it works.
8 years ago
Listen 3:15GUEST: BOBBY ALLYN We’ll get an update on the imprisonment of Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill, who was just denied bail for charge ...
8 years ago
Listen 13:30Adam Levinson’s ‘The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah’
Guest: ADAM VALEN LEVINSON ADAM VALEN LEVINSON is on a miss ...
8 years ago
Listen 35:29High court ruling in case over same-sex wedding cake could cast shadow in Philly
Philadelphia city officials are among local leaders nationwide anticipating the outcome of the Masterpiec ...
8 years ago
Listen 2:25Princeton scientists win $3 million for early pictures of the universe
The research uses billion-year-old radiation to confirm the universe's age and how quickly it expanded after the Big Bang.
8 years ago
Listen 1:58Blue states targeted under GOP tax bill may wage court battle
With a major, Republican-led overhaul of the federal tax code underway in Washington, D.C., a group of Democrats that includes New Jersey ...
8 years ago
Listen 5:01Breast-feeding Philly moms push for accommodations to pump at train stations
“Women should not have to feed their child, whether it's nursing or pumping, while sitting on a dirty toilet,” said Lacey Kohlmoos, the woman who created the online petition.
8 years ago
Listen 2:35Meehan seeking tax legislation changes on energy credits, medical deductions
U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan expects to vote for the Republican tax overhaul, but he wants changes to encourage clean energy investment and preserve deductions for medical expenses.
8 years ago
Listen 3:55Kimmel Center jazz residents focusing on social justice themes
The musicians – guitarist Colton Weatherson, pianist Luke Carlos O’Reilly, and drummer Doug Hirlinger – have outlined composition projects with strong social justice themes.
8 years ago
Listen 2:41Tax bill should unite American middle class across racial lines
The top 1 percent of Americans use racial and ethnic strife to distract us from the one commonality that should unite us — class.
8 years ago
Listen 3:15Do Americans want a new tax bill? Gallup polls say, no, but Congress is pushing to pass it anyway
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 6:29After hundreds of broken instruments unite in symphony, they’ll be repaired for Philly kids
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer writes orchestral work for 400 broken instruments in Philadelphia's school district. Its premiere concert will help bring about their repair.
8 years ago
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