From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! A cold snap throughout the region early this week put a spotlight on the urgent need for shelter, especially for those who are experiencing homelessness. In southern Delaware, the need was especially sharp […]
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Computer scientist Joy Buolamwini was a graduate student at MIT when she made a startling discovery: The facial recognition software program she was working on couldn’t detect her dark skin; it only registered her presence when she put on a white mask. It was Buolamwini’s first encounter with what she came to call the “coded […]
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From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! When Wilmington City Council upheld the residency law for city government employees last week, council president Trippi Congo said it was “100% due to the public’’ that descended en masse on council chambers […]
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Among images of the bombed-out homes and ravaged streets of Gaza, some stood out for the utter horror: Bloodied, abandoned infants. Viewed millions of times online since the war began, these images are deepfakes created using artificial intelligence. If you look closely you can see clues: fingers that curl oddly, or eyes that shimmer with […]
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This story originally appeared on 6abc. A South Philadelphia school that was temporarily closed following asbestos concerns is set to welcome students back into the classroom. Students at Southwark School resumed in-person learning Tuesday. Southwark went virtual last month over concerns that dust and debris found in the attic contained asbestos. Students were then sent to […]
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This story originally appeared on 6abc. Parts of northwestern Pennsylvania are dealing with several inches of lake-effect snow Tuesday morning. Video shows flurries arriving in Erie Monday. More than a foot of snow also fell in the Buffalo, New York area. However, Philadelphia’s measurable snowfall drought hit a record, marking 668 days since at least […]
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This story originally appeared on 6abc. The announcement was a long-awaited and instant sigh of relief for commuters, like Lexi Marioni. “Traffic congestion is crazy, especially in the mornings going to Philly. It’s been annoying,” said Marioni from Bellmawr, New Jersey. The growing congestion and how to deal with it has been a topic for […]
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This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. A tiny, fluffy dog named Pepper yipped at the activity going on around her as a 5-year-old boy zoomed in and out of the kitchen at the Huber home on a recent Wednesday night. […]
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This story originally appeared on 6abc. An investigation is underway after a SEPTA police officer shot a knife-wielding man who allegedly stabbed three people, including an unarmed security guard in Center City Philadelphia. The shooting happened around 8 p.m. Monday at Broad Street and S. Penn Square outside of City Hall after police got a call about […]
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From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The steps Delaware State University continues taking to attract students have led to record enrollment even as college attendance has dropped nationwide. University president Tony Allen said 6,451 students were enrolled for the […]
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