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Inside the 'tridemic': North Philly children struggling to breathe are waiting hours to be seen at the ER

PHILADELPHIA — Raspy cries and barky coughs echoed across the emergency room at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children on a recent chilly morning in North Philadelphia. Kids had just started to stream into the waiting room, yet every available bed was already filled.

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How to protect your kid with asthma as respiratory viruses surge

PHILADELPHIA — About 21 percent of Philadelphia children suffer from asthma, more than double the national rate. That's more than 1 out of 5 kids citywide, according to Penn Medicine researchers, with the highest rates of childhood asthma in North, Northeast, and West Philadelphia neighborhoods.

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David Murphy: Trea Turner is the latest tribute to John Middleton’s desire to win

PHILADELPHIA — Trea Turner owned the stage, but the venue belonged to the man wearing wire-rimmed glasses and a brown blazer with elbow patches. John Middleton went out of his way to make this something other than his day. But that’s what it was.

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Flyers start their four-game road trip with a 2-1 in overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights

With 13 minutes left in the game, Joel Farabee beat all the Vegas Golden Knights and their goalie for an open shot and a chance to win the game. He missed wide. And the game remained tied through the final 13 minutes until overtime, until the Philadelphia Flyers fell, 2-1.

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Sixers’ defense clamps down in overtime of 133-122 victory over Lakers

PHILADLEPHIA — Joel Embiid waved his index finger, Dikembe Mutombo style, as Patrick Beverley fired a desperation jumper after the shot-clock buzzer sounded.

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Box around Christopher Columbus statue in Philly must be removed, court rules

PHILADELPHIA — The plywood box enclosing the statue of Christopher Columbus in South Philadelphia’s Marconi Park must be removed by the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled Friday.

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How Giants coach Brian Daboll made a lasting impact on the Eagles’ Jalen Hurts — and Nick Sirianni

PHILADELPHIA — For one season, Michael Locksley’s nightly walks out of the Alabama football facility were often accompanied by the blaring music coming from a nearby office.

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The U.S. women’s soccer team will host Canada, Brazil and Japan in the 2023 SheBelieves Cup

The U.S. women’s soccer team’s first home games of 2023 will be in the annual SheBelieves Cup tournament, against a trio of marquee opponents.

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World Cup TV and streaming schedule on Fox and Telemundo for Dec. 10

Saturday’s World Cup quarterfinal header features three star-studded European giants, and one celebrated underdog that’s trying to become the first African team to reach a semifinal.

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What Kyrsten Sinema’s party change means for Pa.'s John Fetterman and Senate Democrats

PHILADELPHIA — Well, that didn’t last long.

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Wawa goes west: The convenience chain is eyeing locations in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana

Wawa is scouting new store sites in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, with the first gas-and-sandwich convenience stores under the flying-goose signs to be announced next year and opened after 2025, the company said Wednesday.

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South Jersey's ultracold vault keeps blood cells, brain tissue, and DNA ready for medical research

Keith and Jenny DiMarino were expecting their third child 11 years ago when they got e-mails that promoted the preservation of stem cells from their baby's umbilical cord.

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Marcus Hayes: Eagles players, including A.J. Brown, say ‘No thanks’ to Odell Beckham Jr.

PHILADELPHIA — The question was simple. A.J. Brown, the Eagles’ $100 million No. 1 receiver, understood all of its ramifications and implications.

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After nearly 66 years and thanks to DNA advances, Philly's 'Boy in the Box' has a name: Joseph

PHILADELPHIA — Haunting images of the child victim appeared in liquor stores, and were slipped into Philadelphia Gas Works bills. They spoke to a front-page crime so odious that it elbowed aside news accounts of the Cold War and the intensifying international tensions.

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The Phillies won over their ‘No. 1 target’ Trea Turner without offering him the most money

Last month — nobody seems to recall the exact date, but it was between the end of the World Series and Thanksgiving — Dave Dombrowski, Sam Fuld, and Rob Thomson flew to Florida, sat down at Trea and Kristen Turner’s dinner table, and talked.

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Vanguard quits clean energy group after 13 states complain

One week after 13 Republican state attorneys general asked federal energy officials to consider blocking Vanguard Group from buying utility stocks because of its relationships with anti-coal and anti-natural gas activists, the Malvern, Pennsylvania-based investment giant has pulled out of an international group committed to reducing net greenhouse gas emissions…

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World Cup TV and streaming schedule on Fox and Telemundo for Dec. 9

A blockbuster set of men’s World Cup quarterfinals starts Friday with two games that pit South America’s titans against two of Europe’s giants.

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Women’s basketball world cheers Brittney Griner’s release: ‘God’s grace is sufficient’

PHILADELPHIA — Throughout the 10 months that WNBA star Brittney Griner spent in detention in Russia, Dawn Staley was one of the biggest champions of getting her free.

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New forensic technology provided the breakthrough in decades-old case

PHILADELPHIA — More than six decades after the badly bruised body of a young boy was found in a cardboard box in Philadelphia’s Fox Chase section, police Thursday announced the long-sought identity of the boy — finally naming “America’s Unknown Child” and providing some closure in what police say is…

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Flyers concede an early lead and fall to the Washington Capitals, 4-1

PHILADELPHIA — Just as they did in their game against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, the Flyers made a mistake in the third period, paid the price, and couldn’t overcome the resulting deficit.

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Phillies dominated the winter meetings, and showed they plan on more Red Octobers

SAN DIEGO — As Dave Dombrowski packed his garment bag Wednesday and checked out of the Manchester Grand Hyatt, he might have considered borrowing a line from Michael Corleone near the end of The Godfather.

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David Murphy: Breaking down the Phillies’ signings of Taijuan Walker and Matt Strahm, and what they do next

Those annoying dinging sounds that you hear are the push alerts from John Middleton’s online banking apps. Two more transactions have gone through. Taijuan Walker, Matt Strahm ... welcome to the club, and stay tuned.

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Pa.’s marijuana pardon project was supposed to benefit thousands. Far fewer are getting relief

PHILADELPHIA — Gov. Tom Wolf announced the marijuana pardon project as a program that could potentially help thousands of Pennsylvanians with minor cannabis convictions clear their records. But far fewer people will actually receive that benefit.

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A West Philly man, upset over a breakup, set a fire that killed his ex-girlfriend's sister, DA says

PHILADELPHIA — A West Philadelphia man, frustrated that his girlfriend had ended their relationship, drove to her home in Darby Township early Sunday and started a fire that killed her younger sister, investigators said Wednesday.

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Joseph N. DiStefano: 13 pro-fossil fuel states seek to block Vanguard utility buys, cite ties to green ‘activism’

Vanguard Group, the investment giant whose offices in Malvern, Pennsylvania, have been targeted by environmentalists demanding it pressure companies to stop burning carbon fuels, now faces backlash from states who say its efforts to address climate change threaten investment profits for pension funds and other clients.

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