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A Capitol rioter who was turned in by his ex after he called her a ‘moron’ has pleaded guilty

A Delaware County, Pennsylvania, man who was turned in by his ex-girlfriend after he called her a ‘moron’ for not believing the 2020 presidential election was stolen has become the latest Pennsylvanian to plead guilty to charges tied to the Capitol riot.

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Mehmet Oz gains one vote in Philly recount

PHILADELPHIA — The Pennsylvania Republican Senate primary between celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick is undergoing a recount.

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Mike Sielski: Jimmy Butler spent the playoffs carrying the Heat and proving how wrong the Sixers were to let him go

PHILADELPHIA — Sometimes Mike Marquis would laugh to himself as he watched TV in the morning, as he listened to the sports-talkers on the take-fests bat around Jimmy Butler as their topic du jour. There was always an element of doubt and mystery to their discussions about Butler. Is he…

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Candice Dupree ventures into a coaching career through the NBA’s assistant program

CHICAGO — Jamila Wideman watched as a prospect at the NBA draft combine moved away from the ongoing drills to shoot free throws at an unoccupied basket.

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US Supreme Court stay on undated mail ballots injects uncertainty into Pa. Senate vote count

PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Supreme Court has pressed pause on the ongoing debate over whether to count undated mail ballots, issuing an emergency stay Tuesday while it decides whether to hear an appeal on the issue.

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Phillies push back on criticism of organization’s hotel plan for minor leaguers

PHILADELPHIA — Phillies officials are pushing back on recent claims made by disgruntled minor leaguers and an advocacy group that the organization didn’t try as hard as it could to find non-hotel accommodations for players in their home cities this season.

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David McCormick will request hand recounts in 12 Pa. counties; opponent Mehmet Oz takes ballot dispute to Supreme Court

PHILADELPHIA — Dave McCormick’s campaign plans to ask the Commonwealth Court for a hand recount of Republican Senate primary votes in specific precincts in 12 Pennsylvania counties, they told reporters Tuesday, as the campaign raised questions about the accuracy of the vote count.

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Joel Embiid has undergone thumb surgery and is expected to be ready for Sixers training camp

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid underwent surgery Monday to repair the torn ligament in his right thumb, the 76ers said.

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What we know and don’t know about the Pa. explosion that killed 4 children and 1 adult

A massive explosion obliterated a home in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, last week, killing five people — four children and an adult — and leaving the tight-knit community in shock.

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From defund to refund: Why Democrats are shifting their tone on policing two years after George Floyd's murder

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia is poised to approve a $24 million budget increase to its Police Department, and its legislative leadership has backed a plan to add hundreds more officers to the force.

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Giants manager Gabe Kapler stands on the field for national anthem on Memorial Day

Gabe Kapler said Monday that he planned to suspend his protest and stand on the field for the national anthem before the San Francisco Giants’ Memorial Day game at Citizens Bank Park.

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Spotted lanternflies are hatching again. But how far do they spread each year?

PHILADELPHIA -- Black-and-white spotted lanternfly nymphs about a quarter-inch long are starting to hatch in the region, hopping across decks, patios, and trees before they morph over the summer into flying Technicolor adults.

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Gun sales and permits surged during the pandemic in Philly and Pennsylvania

In Uvalde, Texas, a gunman killed 19 children and two adults at an elementary school, after picking up two powerful, AR-15-style rifles ordered through an online seller shortly after his 18th birthday — something that would have also been perfectly legal in Pennsylvania.

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Marcus Hayes: Joel Embiid’s 'Trade me' clown tweet shows poor leadership, immaturity for Sixers

PHILADELPHIA — Just when the man-child was turning into a man, the child reappeared.

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Two women leaving a church funeral service were hit by stray bullets in Philly fatal shooting

PHILADELPHIA — In a triple shooting that left one man dead Saturday morning in East Germantown, two women leaving a church service were also hit by gunfire, according to police.

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5 people killed, 2 injured in Pa. house explosion; cause under investigation

Investigators on Friday were canvassing the scene of an explosion the night before in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, that killed five people and injured two, officials said.

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Mehmet Oz just called himself the ‘presumptive’ Pa. Republican Senate nominee even though a recount is on

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz described himself for the first time Friday as the party’s ”presumptive nominee,” even though a recount in his razor-thin primary contest is only getting started.

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5 people confirmed dead in Pa. house explosion; cause under investigation

The death toll from the massive explosion that obliterated a Pottstown, Pennsylvania, home has risen from four to five, with two people injured in the hospital.

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Philadelphia could rehire retired cops, other employees to address staffing shortages under a new proposal

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia City Council is considering a proposal that would allow the city to fill vacancies — including in the Police Department — with retired employees who could continue receiving pension payments while also earning a paycheck.

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McCormick and Oz are fighting over tiny batches of votes in county after county. That’s how tight the Pa. GOP Senate primary is

PHILADELPHIA — Every vote matters.

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Four dead, two missing in Pa. explosion

A house explosion killed four people in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, on Thursday evening, officials said, and two people remained unaccounted for as officials searched through debris from the destroyed home.

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The Jersey Shore helped people through the pandemic. But things at the beach are still unsettled

The idea of the Jersey Shore as a place of escape, of healing, a tonic with an ocean breeze — a very old idea, really — was put to a test the last two years.

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Residents navigate heaps of trash as college students move out, say current mitigation efforts aren’t working

PHILADELPHIA — It’s a trashy post in a neighborhood group almost every May.

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Opening a restaurant at the Jersey Shore takes family, gallons of paint, and local scallops

CAPE MAY, N.J. — The delivery truck idled across the street and Carl Messick knew, or at least hoped, that butter dishes, salt, espresso cups, or perhaps some spoons, were all on their way.

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Aaron Nola’s dominant pitching performance carries Phillies to 4-1 victory over Braves

ATLANTA — Aaron Nola yielded two runs in seven innings May 15, and still, the Phillies lost. He gave up one run in seven innings May 5, and still, the Phillies lost. He tossed seven scoreless innings April 24, and guess what? Yep, the Phillies lost.

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