Keystone Edition - Online Betting: Gambling with Our Future?
The rise of sports betting in the U.S. following a landmark 2018 Supreme Court ruling fueled significant increases in gambling addiction. The growth of online sports gambling further accelerated that trend, which disproportionately affects males, some starting as juveniles. Are there safeguards in place online for juveniles? Are parents aware? What is the path to recovery for people suffering from addiction?
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The Joel Hill Sawmill is the last water-powered sawmill still operating in the state. -
This episode of Conversations for the Common Good spotlights the Northeast Regional Maternal Health Coalition -
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- WVIA Honored with Five Prestigious Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters (PAB) Awards
- WVIA Awarded Grant to Expand Local Environmental Journalism, Including In-Depth Reporting on Data Centers
- WVIA TV to Present Special Programming in Commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day
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More than a week of the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran has dragged in global powers, upended the world's energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to usually peaceful areas of the region. -
The psychoactive substance in magic mushrooms appears to have a powerful effect on people trying to stop smoking. -
President Trump provided conflicting messages about when the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran will end. And, NPR investigates how late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein leveraged ties with scientists. -
From artificial intelligence to fatalities from music streaming to the effects of immigrants on elderly health care, the Planet Money newsletter rounds up some interesting new economic studies. -
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In a phone call with CBS News Monday, Trump said "the war is very complete." But at a separate event with Republican lawmakers, he said the U.S. still needed to achieve "ultimate victory." -
Trump hails Iran successes but offers no end date, Lebanon wants talks with Israel, and two teens are charged in NYC attack attempt.
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