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Mom who faked her own kidnapping and went to Disney World is now facing fraud charges

PHILADELPHIA — A former Bucks County woman who sparked national outrage 13 years ago by falsely claiming she had been kidnapped when she had actually gone to Walt Disney World, is back in trouble with the law.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 18, 2022

The Phillies’ Rob Thomson is ‘special.’ Just ask Derek Jeter.

Rob Thomson, champagne bottle in his right hand, stood Saturday night in the center of the Phillies clubhouse as his players circled around him. The team was seven games below .500 when Thomson stepped in as manager, yet here it was in October standing just four wins from the World…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 17, 2022

Sixers enter 2022-23 NBA season with high expectations, but several daunting questions linger

Can the 76ers live up to their own hype?

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 17, 2022

Halloween costs are up, but the price of FOMO is higher

PHILADELPHIA -- Spooky season is getting more expensive in Philadelphia and beyond, from rising pumpkin patch costs and higher employee wages at the local haunted house to an uptick on the price of chocolate.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 17, 2022

Try Susanna Foo’s recipe for mushroom dumplings

Susanna Foo used French techniques in Chinese cooking in the 1980s, first at the family’s Hu-Nan Restaurant and then, to acclaim, at Susanna Foo Chinese Cuisine restaurant.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 17, 2022

Official-looking Bigfoot warnings dot Pennsylvania’s state parks. Who put them there?

Over the summer, posters bearing an official looking imprimatur of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources started showing up stapled to trees in many of the state’s parks warning that a “creature resembling” Bigfoot had been spotted nearby.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 17, 2022

How Susanna Foo, the ‘accidental chef,’ became Susanna Foo, the cooking star

PHILADELPHIA -- Three years into retirement now, Susanna Foo settled back in a chair in her kitchen to reminisce. She’s lived a lot at age 79, from her upbringing in Inner Mongolia to Taiwan to the United States. She spent 22 years at the landmark restaurant bearing her name on…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 17, 2022

Eagles-Cowboys analysis: Birds rise to 6-0 after getting a jump on rival Dallas

PHILADELPHIA — On a national stage in front of a raucous crowd, the Eagles managed to live up to the gargantuan moment.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 17, 2022

In a rare rebuke, 2 retired War College professors say Doug Mastriano is unfit to be governor

PHILADELPHIA — Tami Davis Biddle, the former chair of the faculty council at the U.S. Army War College, wrote in a Harrisburg newspaper recently that Doug Mastriano doesn't "deserve our trust or support."

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 16, 2022

James Harden taking lead role in second season with Sixers — on and off the court

PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers look like they are becoming James Harden's team.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 16, 2022