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Despite warnings and calls for action, Penn State has stood by its cancer center director as it pursues a prestigious federal designation.
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The U.S. Department of Energy says it's loaning $1 billion to help finance the restart of the nuclear power plant on Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island to supply power to data centers for tech giant Microsoft.
On Thursday, November 27, join us for two specials on WPSU, filled with music and stories to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Hear "Every Good Thing" at 10 a.m., followed by "Songs of Thanks" with the vocal ensemble, Cantus, at 11 a.m.
The Local Groove, Saturday nights at 9:00 on WPSUk, features music written and recorded by musicians right here in central and northern Pennsylvania. You can submit your origninal music to the show at https://localmusic.wpsu.org/
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Nostalgia is rising in Congo for Mobutu Sese Seko — the kleptocratic strongman as a new museum exhibit glorifying him draws crowds in Kinshasa.
You'll hear broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera on Saturday afternoons from December 6 through May 30 on WPSU-FM. Click below to see the schedule.