The Philadelphia Inquirer (South Jersey edition)
Raymond Horsch tied to Philly crematorium
Years before police launched an investigation into the missing women connected to Raymond “R.C.” Horsch, the late pornographer stood inside a Kensington art gallery and presented what appeared to be the autopsy photos of a dead, unidentified...
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BUILDING PHILLY, BREAKING DOWN
When Buddy Osborne’s phone rings, it’s because something has gone wrong. An accident. A death. A traumatic event on a job site. This past April, it was a catastrophic collapse. A parking garage had fallen, and three construction workers were...
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Landing gracefully
At Friday’s opening of Philadelphia Ballet’s new building on North Broad Street, from left: ballet artistic director Angel Corella, City of Philadelphia cultural czar Val Gay, ballet CEO Shelly Power, and Pa. House Speaker Joanna Mcclinton. The new...
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How a midwife in Amish country became an advocate for vaccines
LANCASTER — Amish families peer into Roberta Devers’ Honda Passport as she drives between prenatal checkups along the rolling hills of Lancaster County. They ask her increasingly frequent questions about the vaccine: Do you have some measles in your...
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More images of lifeless women recovered at Horsch home in Olney
Police have recovered images they believe show two additional women dead inside the residence of the late Raymond “R.C.” Horsch, officials said Wednesday — bringing the total number of dead or missing women linked to the violent pornographer’s Olney...
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QB makes a play for AC
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (center) and Mayor Cherelle L. Parker (left) are greeted by students Tuesday at Northeast High School, where Hurts announced he was giving the school $600,000 to air-condition its auditorium. Story on B1.
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Rally outside City Hall calls for a moratorium on data centers
The battle over data centers and the artificial intelligence they power has officially reached Philadelphia City Hall. A coalition of activist groups and environmental advocates gathered at City Hall Monday to call on local lawmakers to pass a...
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Eagles hold on!
Top: The Eagles’ Moro Ojomo celebrates a two-point conversion stop late in the fourth quarter of the season opener against the Commanders on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. Right: Dallas Goedert, who had a pair of scores, runs for a touchdown in the...
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Entering his 50th year, Reese wants to broadcast Eagles games ‘forever’
Merrill Reese sat in his living room chair, awaiting the rapid-fire questions from his wife as she prepared the longtime Eagles broadcaster for another game. “Thirty-one,” said Cindy Reese, reading off an index card listing Cincinnati Bengals running...
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AMERICA REMEMBERS
A quarter-century after the terrorist attacks that shook New York City and the world — an ashen morning followed by years of grief and repair, rebuilding and war — dignitaries and mourners gathered once again in Lower Manhattan to read aloud the names...
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Trump has repeatedly promised payments that never materialized
New York Times First, at the start of his second term, President Donald Trump promised a DOGE dividend, a pledge to take the money that Elon Musk’s team would cut from the federal budget and send it to the American people. Then Trump moved on to a...
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‘We want this to be a legacy’: How teammates honored a Sept. 11 pilot
Tom Schafer was a hulking man when he played one preseason game with the Eagles in the summer of 1984. The undrafted free agent center stood at 6-foot-2 and 270 pounds, with a booming voice and an unabashed confidence to match. By the fall of 2009, his...
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Shades of Spectrum
The 76ers and Flyers released the first renderings of the privately funded arena Tuesday that will be built at the former site of the Spectrum, next to where Xfinity Mobile Arena sits. The new design features inspiration from the Spectrum, the former...
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Union pride
Lois Crudele, of Brooklawn, N.J., with Local 152 of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, holds an American flag while walking with her fellow union members during the 39th Annual Tri-State Labor Day Parade in Philadelphia....
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Pa. 9/11 veterans reflect on enduring impact of war
Within weeks of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, the U.S. government launched airstrikes and sent American troops to Afghanistan. In March 2003, spurred by claims that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, the U.S. bombed and invaded the country. In...
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Loss of Control
When he was told of the bomb threat, brian maguire was where he was supposed to be and doing what he was supposed to do: on the grounds of the usta billie Jean King national tennis Center in Queens, just 100 feet from the complex’s security command...
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Trump commutes Johnny Doc’s sentence
Johnny Doc is free. Convicted former Philadelphia labor leader John Dougherty was released Friday afternoon from a federal penitentiary in Lewisburg, his lawyer said, capping a surprise outcome that was the result of President Donald Trump’s decision...
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Pa. measles response reignites COVID-19 fury
A contagious airborne disease spreads. The tally of cases climbs higher as a vaccine debate rages among the public and their elected officials. Politicians point fingers at each other, arguing over the release of information and the steps that some...
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Stormy night
Enright’s Tree Service works to clear a large tree off a home on Martel Street in Mantua Township. Strong storms hit Gloucester County on Tuesday night, causing damage to homes, electric outages, and school closures. Story, B2.
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The Academy of Natural Sciences is closing its museum at month’s end
Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is closing its museum after nearly two centuries in existence, citing financial pressures and dwindling attendance. The museum, which opened to the public in 1828, will cease operations...
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Misery in Nepal
Relatives console Muna Khadka, who lost her son Aayush Khada in flash floods, during mass burials in Chitwan, Nepal, on Monday. The disaster has killed over 900 people across Nepal and China, while more than 4,700 remain missing. In one positive...
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Classic bike race revived
Women bike past the Parkway Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia during the opening laps of the Philadelphia Cycling Classic on Sunday. After a decade hiatus, the men’s and women’s 14.4-mile bicycle race returned to the streets of...
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She’s a piano prodigy. She’s enrolled at Curtis. And she’s 7
In the lobby of the Curtis Institute of Music’s Lenfest Hall, Olivia Li, in a frilly-sparkly red dress, is running back and forth through a turnstile. A few minutes later, she is at the piano transformed — playing Chopin eyes closed, a countenance most...
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Six months in, Iran’s regime stands; U.S. goals waver while Trump stalls
BERLIN — It was supposed to be quick. Still, six months after the U.S. and Israel launched massive airstrikes on Iran, the conflict drags on. The Trump administration has replaced its military war with an economic one, but the result is likely to be...
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Lag in vaccine uptake puts Philly-area students at risk
Two years ago, every child in the kindergarten class at Eleanor Emlen Elementary in Mount Airy had vaccine protection against measles. A year later, the school’s kindergarten immunization rate had dropped to just 80%, putting students and the...
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Judge orders outside supervision of Philly sheriff sales for 6 months
A Philadelphia judge on Wednesday took the rare step of imposing six months of outside supervision of sheriff sales after years of dysfunction in processing deeds and distributing money from the auctions. The decision came after a hearing in City Hall...
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The world will always love her
Dolly Parton, the rhinestones-toriches daughter of Appalachia who for six decades ruled country music with an outsize personality and country wit that enshrined her as one of the 20th century’s most cherished American originals, died Tuesday in...
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Shapiro holds double-digit lead over Garrity for governor, poll finds
With a little more than two months until Election Day, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro has a double-digit lead over his Republican challenger, Stacy Garrity, among likely Pennsylvania voters in the race to lead the critical swing state — an election that...
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Selling blood plasma for money to help with crushing expenses
Maleka Evans waited outside Octapharma Plasma in South Jersey at 8:30 on a recent sweltering morning, sweat beading on her face. A dozen other prospective donors had arrived before her, and the line was still growing a half hour before doors...
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Philly advocates warn Trump plan could be ‘devastating’ to Head Start
Like scattered billiard balls, 16 Early Head Start children scampered across a rubber-matted playground in Southwest Philadelphia last week. Vigilant for tumbles or conflicts, four teachers calmly monitored the 1- and 2-year-olds in their high-energy...
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All salute
New officer Tyler Knox salutes the flag with fellow members of Philadelphia’s Police Academy Classes 420 and 421 during the graduation ceremony Friday at the Temple Performing Arts Center.
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Seeking shelter
A man stands with a boy and a dog under a blanket near a damaged residential building Thursday following a Russian barrage of drones and missiles that left 16 people dead in Ukraine’s Kyiv region. The nighttime aerial assault lasted for hours. Story, A3.
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Human error, gaps in FAA oversight probed in fatal N.E. Philly jet crash
A series of human and oversight failings is being eyed by federal investigators as possible contributors to the fatal crash of a medical jet in Northeast Philadelphia last year, according to documents filed by the National Transportation Safety...
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Make it a slow song
Loris Assadian, a French singer-songwriter and animal advocate, serenades the tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo on Tuesday with his signature flamingo-pink guitar. It was the first appearance at a U.S. zoo for Assadian, who is professionally known as...
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60 days after he hailed Iran deal, Trump and nation stuck in quagmire
Sixty days ago, seated beside French President Emmanuel Macron at a lavish dinner at the Palace of Versailles, President Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran and declared the beginning of the end of the U.S. conflict with...
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Garrity tests GOP support
Seated behind his desk in the Oval Office earlier this month, President Donald Trump spoke directly to the camera in front of him. He turned to his right and looked up at the Pennsylvania Republican who, as he had indicated just a few weeks earlier,...
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ISLANDS STREAM IN THE
The Delaware River flows 330 miles between Delaware and New York, harboring roughly 123 islands as it carves a ragged border between Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Some islands are mere shoals or sandbars, while others span hundreds of acres. Some are...
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In Olney case, the lack of bodies adds to the mystery and complexity
Philadelphia police this week acknowledged that the sprawling missing persons investigation in Olney has evolved into something even more complex — a death investigation without any dead bodies. Adding to the challenge is that there are now at least...
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Stalking that movie magic
Phillies left fielder Brandon Marsh makes his way through towering rows of corn at the “Field of Dreams” Movie Site before the Phils played the Minnesota Twins in Thursday’s game in Dyersville, Iowa. After some recent struggles, the Phils were hoping...
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Totally awesome
Across Britain, where the sun was more than 90% obscured, people flocked to hilltop parks and anywhere with an open view of the sky Wednesday to see the best eclipse since 1999. In Greenwich Park, with views of the River Thames and central London, the...
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Absorbing the aftershocks
People react as rescue teams and volunteers search for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed house after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia, on Tuesday. Colombian volunteers and rescuers cleared rubble with their bare hands to search for survivors...
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At least 111 dead, buildings collapsed in 7.4-magnitude quake in Colombia
CALI, Colombia — A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people, damaging hundreds of buildings, and leaving many trapped under debris while their loved ones and rescue workers searched through...
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Father seeks justice in son’s fatal ATV crash
The father of a Philadelphia man who was killed in an ATV crash this spring said police officers pursued his son moments before he drove the wrong way down a one-way street, ran a red light, and collided with a sedan. Sterling Jones, 22, was killed on...
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Former Cabrini University campus gets a $100M Wildcat makeover
The former Cabrini University campus has undergone a more than $100 million, Villanova-fueled rebirth, and students will begin attending classes and living there this month. Large signature blue and white V’s for Villanova University are everywhere....
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Bethel grilled by City Council over crowd control at Pride celebration
Several members of Philadelphia City Council and a bevy of LGBTQ+ community leaders on Wednesday sharply criticized Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel, who testified about the department’s response to Pride festivities in the city’s Gayborhood in June...
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Death of detained immigrant brings fresh scrutiny to N.J.’s Delaney Hall
A 41-year-old man from El Salvador who was detained at the Delaney Hall ICE facility in New Jersey died following a medical episode, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed Monday evening, hours after his family and a member of Congress...
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A boy’s plea at the border
A 12-year-old unaccompanied minor who crossed into Spain is escorted Monday by a Spanish soldier to the Spain-Morocco border as the child begs not to be sent back from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. The forced deportation was stopped by a high-ranking...
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Man faces deportation despite legal residence
Abdoulaye Cherif was asleep when his phone rang that morning, and he answered only because the display showed the call was coming from a prison. He was shocked to hear the voice of his father, who was supposed to be at work, driving for Uber. Mamadou...
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DARK ARTS
Note: This article covers sensitive topics, including drug use and violence against women. Some people spoke with reporters on condition of anonymity to discuss illegal activity or out of fear of reputational harm. Quotes attributed to Raymond Horsch...
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Latino voters for Trump look to back Shapiro
Jorge Luis Burgos of North Philadelphia, a registered Democrat, was one of many Latino voters who shifted to the right and voted for President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. Now he’s planning to shift back and vote for Democratic Gov....
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A year after fire, Curtis embarks on ambitious $25M plan for Art Alliance
It is hard to imagine, given the charred smell, wrecked plaster, and thick web of scaffolding and structural supports evident these days inside the Art Alliance on Rittenhouse Square. But a year after a devastating fire, the Curtis Institute of Music...
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Montco coaches, players charged in assaults
Four Cheltenham High School football coaches and six players have been charged in connection with two assaults in the school’s locker room that injured a 15-year-old player and led to the cancellation of two football seasons, Montgomery County...
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North Philly mourns the loss of a fierce competitor and a caring spirit
The first thing people noticed about Jadin Aviles was his smile. It was bright and big, and became part of his identity. Not just because of his youthful spirit, but the work that shaped each glistening tooth. When Aviles was 9, his mother, Emelissa...
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Putting it all together
Ricardo Lopez of the Seattle Universal Math Museum forms birotundal lunacy figures, three-dimensional geometric shapes featured in mathematical art and research, at the museum’s interactive booth during the International Congress of Mathematicians on...
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Despite court ruling, lawmakers’ inaction keeps husband in prison
The phone rang at lunchtime, the way it did every day. Carisia Magobet answered within seconds. An automated voice spoke first: This call is from a Pennsylvania state correctional institution. Then his. “May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah...
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With Art Museum facing a rocky stretch, its CEO has a comeback plan
When art world veteran Daniel H. Weiss took over the Philadelphia Museum of Art in December, he quickly recruited a new team, including a chief financial officer and chief fundraiser. That team has begun to assess the museum’s financial condition and...
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Philly fans celebrate reign of King James after Sixers sign superstar
Philadelphia is now officially under the rule of King James. And his newly minted subjects, it seems, couldn’t be happier. Lebron James, the legendary NBA player and one of the most famous humans on the planet, is coming to Philly after having agreed...
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‘Every doctor said he shouldn’t have survived this. This is a miracle.’
Kyle Kendrick used to walk into the batting cage he built in his Clearwater, Fla., backyard and just stand in it. He dreamed of having something like this when he was a kid, and the former Phillies pitcher was in awe of what he had. “I would just look...
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In dignified transfer, Trump pays respects to 4 U.S. service members
ap-us-trump-dignified-transfer10th-ld-writethru dOVEr aIr FOrCE BasE, del. — President donald Trump on Wednesday honored the lives of four u.s. service members who were killed in the Middle East and returned to their families at an air force base in...
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Hegseth estimates Iran war has cost $37.5B so far, asks Senate for more
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced questions and protests Tuesday over the U.S. war with Iran, which he estimated has cost $37.5 billion so far, as Republicans prepare a $95 billion GOP budget package to fund the military, along with...
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July jawn
Pedestrians walk past the recently completed 150-foot mural “Welcome to Philly” by artist Alloyius McIlwaine at 10th and Market Streets. McIlwaine has painted hundreds of murals in 18 countries and 22 states. This mural, along an empty, boarded-up...
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Viva Spain!
Spain celebrates with the trophy after winning the World Cup final against Argentina, 1-0, in East Rutherford, N.J., on Sunday. Ferran Torres (back row, far right) clinched Spain’s second title with an extra-time goal. For more coverage, see Sports,...
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Rising prices and crowding bring a wave of discontent in Sea Isle
SEA ISLE CITY, N.J. — This is not the same old Sea Isle. Jason and Kylie Kelce are mired in a four-year wait for membership to the Sea Isle City Yacht Club. They are currently No. 78 of 251, up from last year’s 149. Neighbors are fighting over noise...
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Storms should clear out smoke, but may bring damaging winds
Impacts from Canadian wildfire smoke increased throughout the Philadelphia region Friday, degrading air quality enough to prompt a code purple alert, and force the closure or suspension of some city amenities and services. It was the latest bad...
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Suffocating dome of wildfire smoke making Philly region’s air unhealthy
Philadelphia’s jinxed July, which had already featured a record-setting dome of heat and microburst storms that razed hundred of trees, now includes a smothering, suffocating smoke. The polluted campfire-like vapor from Canadian wildfires plummeted...
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Trump administration quietly swaps slavery panels at President’s House
President Donald Trump’s administration has installed its own version of history at the President’s House Site, swapping panels on the brutality of slavery at the site for displays that experts say sanitize George Washington’s role as an enslaver. The...
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ICE halts vehicle stops after 2 deadly shootings
BIDDEFORD, Maine — Trump administration officials told Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings within a week, people familiar with the decision said Tuesday. The order came after an ICE...
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Traveling fans relish return of Delco’s All-Star
In March, Patty Martin and Liz Warren sat in an office at Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast High School, poring over the Detroit Tigers’ 162-game schedule. It wasn’t how the administrative assistant and math teacher typically spent their...
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Disaster declared
Philadelphia declared a disaster emergency on Sunday as much of the region cleaned up from a storm on Saturday that damaged buildings, uprooted trees, and caused power outages and flash flooding. Fallen trees crushed multiple cars on the 4500 block of...
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Electric bikes, scooters pose safety risk in Philly
It was the first weekend of summer break. Abigail Gillon, an honor student, had just finished sixth grade. She was free. “My last text to her was at 2:14” on June 14 last year, said Abby’s mom, Lori Kralle. An hour later, Kralle received a call from an...
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Leading off
HBCU National League manager Jimmy Rollins (right) with coach Milt Thompson during Friday’s batting practice before the HBCU Swingman Classic, which featured baseball players from historically Black colleges and universities. The event kicked off MLB...
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Trump shifts his tone with Ukraine
ANKARA, Turkey — President Donald Trump heaped praise on Ukraine’s president and war effort Wednesday, speaking in unusually positive terms about Kyiv’s deep strikes inside Russia and appearing to grant one of Ukraine’s longheld requests: the ability...
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Amid cleanup, Kensington sees steep rise in property values
The biggest jump in Philadelphia’s property assessments this year occurred in Kensington, a measure that means many homeowners in the long-struggling neighborhood are likely to see higher taxes amid a concerted effort by the city to clean up the...
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A lot of rain
Dave Balog of Mullica Hill sloshes to his truck at the Ferry Avenue PATCO station in Camden on Monday. Balog said there were no warnings when he parked; fortunately, the vehicle did start. Today’s weather is expected to be humid with a shower and a...
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