Making NEPA Home
To Deny Refuge is to Deny Hope
Making NEPA Home is a powerful one-hour original documentary film from WVIA, produced under the We Stand Against Hate initiative. This deeply-human story follows four refugees and immigrants from diverse cultural backgrounds who were forced to flee their homelands and have since built new lives in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
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BURYING THE HATCHET: THE TOM QUICK STORY tells the fascinating story of how Lenni Lenape tribes had
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In the most recent release, Hamas returned the remains of an Israeli man who died while fighting Hamas in the Oct. 7, 2023 attack. He was identified as Lior Rudaeff, who was 61 when he was killed.
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UPS and FedEx will ground their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes "out of an abundance of caution" following a deadly crash at the UPS global aviation hub in Kentucky.
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The high court decision allows a lower court time to consider a more lasting pause. The Trump administration is appealing an order to fully fund November food aid for millions of people.
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James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA has died at age 97. He was a scientific superstar until he made racist remarks that made him an outcast.
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At one food pantry in Boston, the spike in demand means there's now a two-week wait for some to receive food, stressing needy families as well as pantry staff.
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The FAA is cutting 10% of air traffic at 40 of the nation's busiest airports, canceling hundreds of flights and creating uncertainty for many more passengers. Here's what to do if you're one of them.
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