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Phillies ride Aaron Nola, Rhys Hoskins to 9-1 win over Braves and move one win from NLCS

PHILADELPHIA — Years from now, when they roll highlights from the 2022 Phillies’ postseason run, the clip of Rhys Hoskins demolishing a ball into the left-field seats, raising both arms, and spiking his bat — and let’s be clear: this was a Jalen Hurts-quality spike — will play prominently.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 15, 2022

Mehmet Oz keeps running on crime in Philly. Here’s what he’s saying he’d do about it

PHILADELPHIA — After an hour of at times gut-wrenching testimonials about the effect of the drug and gun crisis in Philadelphia, Mehmet Oz, who convened the community discussion, was asked what he could do about those issues as a U.S. senator.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 14, 2022

Opioid-maker Endo $98 million bonuses are delayed in bankruptcy court

A bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved paying $93,000 in short-term incentives to employees and sales reps at Endo International but delayed a broader decision on big bonuses to corporate insiders and others.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 14, 2022

Editorial: From the courts, new threats to voting access and police accountability

Two court decisions this week may have dealt a blow to a pair of equity and social justice issues that have been among the most fiercely debated topics in our city and state in recent years: voting access and police accountability.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 14, 2022

Flyers youth shows out in a 5-1 season-opening win over the Devils

PHILADELPHIA — Chuck Fletcher and John Tortorella wanted to see what they had in their young players. Their young players showed them.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 14, 2022

Aaron Nola excited to finally experience a home playoff game as the Phillies’ Game 3 starter

PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Nola was around players and coaches who were a part of the Phillies’ 2011 postseason run when he was a rookie in 2015. He asked them then what postseason baseball in Philadelphia is like.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 14, 2022

Joanna Lohman ‘was fooled by Paul Riley’ in Philadelphia, where he allegedly coerced her teammates

PHILADELPHIA — In the vast swirl of emotions that followed U.S. Soccer’s investigation of alleged abuse in the NWSL, two similar forms flowed next to each other.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 13, 2022

Large investors are increasingly buying up homes in Philadelphia. Here’s what that means for owners and renters

In cities as different as Philadelphia, Richmond, Virginia, and Jacksonville, Florida, large institutional investors are increasingly buying up single-family homes in distressed neighborhoods and turning them into rentals, which threatens home ownership and wealth building for residents, according to a report by researchers at Drexel University and Reinvestment Fund.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 13, 2022

Why the nation should have its eyes on Josh Shapiro’s wildly dominant campaign

PHILADELPHIA — Doug Mastriano, John Fetterman, and Mehmet Oz have all drawn the national spotlight this year.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 13, 2022

Editorial: In the Herschel Walker scandal, echoes of the hypocrisy of some anti-abortion candidates

The scandal enveloping Herschel Walker’s U.S. Senate candidacy underscores the hypocrisy that seems to emerge frequently during election season from politicians who profess to oppose abortion rights.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 13, 2022