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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.

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FILE - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a visit to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in Vienna, Va., on Jan. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Politics & Policy

Janet Yellen tells Congress U.S. could hit debt limit in mid-January

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says her agency will need to start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting maneuvers.

8 hours ago

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Courts & Law

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office

Trump's request Friday came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court.

1 day ago

Sheriff Rochelle Bilal
Courts & Law

Philly judges call on sheriff to address safety concerns at city courthouses

Judges said that the number of assaults and threats at Philadelphia’s courthouses has increased year over year.

1 day ago

Director of Photography Jac Cheairs and his son
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New 2025 laws hit hot topics from AI in movies to rapid-fire guns

New laws taking effect with the new year will affect Hollywood actors, social media stars and chatty motorists.

1 day ago

Mayor Cherelle Parker speaks behind a podium
Community

Philly homicides have dropped 37% since 2021

City leaders are touting 2024’s decline in gun violence, but they say more work needs to be done to improve those numbers further.

2 days ago

Bill and Hillary Clinton
Politics & Policy

Bill Clinton is out of the hospital after being treated for the flu

The 78-year-old Democrat was admitted on Monday afternoon with a fever.

5 days ago

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Politics & Policy

Several New Jersey laws will take effect in 2025, including an increase in the minimum wage. Here’s what you need to know

The new laws include an increase to the minimum wage and new data protections for consumers.

6 days ago

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters after passing the funding bill to avert the government shutdown at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Politics & Policy

Government shutdown is averted just after deadline as Congress rejects Trump’s debt limit demands

The bill would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but drops President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.

1 week ago

Work continues at a shale gas well drilling site in St. Mary's, Pa., March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Science

Top climate stories of 2024: N. J. wildfires, fracking fact checks and an uncertain future for ‘green’ hydrogen energy

2024 marked a year of climate solutions pushed by the federal government. But the future of President Joe Biden’s signature climate programs are uncertain.

1 week ago

Mike Johnson speaking at a podium during a press conference
Politics & Policy

House approves funding bill and sends to Senate hours before government shutdown deadline

The plan would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but drops President-elect Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.

1 week ago

Night falls on the dome of the Capitol in Washington.
Politics & Policy

Closures, Social Security checks, furloughs: What a government shutdown might mean

Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government, or federal agencies will shutter.

1 week ago

The Chester County Govenment Services
Money

Chester County residents will see a 13% property tax hike

GOP Commissioner Eric Roe said he doesn’t see waste in the budget, but believes the tax increase is too high for county residents.

1 week ago

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Bob Casey
Politics & Policy

‘Blessed’: Casey recounts his Senate career in final floor speech

The outgoing U.S. senator said he had been “blessed” by the opportunity to perform public service and highlighted what he recounted as key successes throughout his career.

1 week ago

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Community

Upper Darby reaches agreement with municipal workers, staves off potential strike

The township said the agreement it reached with the union Tuesday evening includes wage increases and other compensatory benefits.

1 week ago

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Politics & Policy

New Jersey weighs making underage gambling no longer a crime, but subject to a fine

State lawmakers may change the law to make gambling by those under 21 no longer punishable under criminal law, instead imposing fines ranging between $500 and $2,000.

2 weeks ago

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