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A medical mystery: Why two Philly-area cousins, just miles apart, got rare brain cancers

PHILADELPHIA -- Lily Walker, 17, was in eighth grade when she suddenly lost weight and suffered headaches so severe she’d throw up. Her mom thought it was stress, or maybe a virus. After the double vision set in, a doctor told the family to head to an emergency room.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial: The shooting at Roxborough High and the absurd state law that limits local gun safety measures

It should come as no surprise that Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney's executive order banning guns and other deadly weapons at city recreation centers and playgrounds did nothing to prevent a 14-year-old boy from getting murdered Tuesday after a football scrimmage outside Roxborough High School.

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3 charged with murder in slaying of PnB Rock at Roscoe’s restaurant

LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors have filed murder charges against three people — including a 17-year-old — in the brazen daytime robbery and killing of Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock at a South Los Angeles restaurant earlier this month, authorities said.

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Pennsylvania counties can help voters fix problems with their mail ballots, state court rules

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania counties can notify voters who submit mail ballots with mistakes such as missing dates or signatures and help those voters resolve the issues, a state judge ruled Thursday.

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Santigold ‘sad and proud’ to cancel ‘The Holified Tour’

PHILADELPHIA — Santigold planned to stop at the Franklin Music Hall in October for her Holified Tour. But the Philly-born artist, whose album "Spirituals" came out Sept. 9, has canceled the tour.

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‘It’s surreal.’ After Roxborough shootings, officials, community leaders plead for an end to gun violence

PHILADELPHIA — The five shooters had been waiting in an SUV near Roxborough High School for several minutes.

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Philly school shooting has educators asking: If a football scrimmage isn’t safe, what is?

PHILADELPHIA — As soon as Clarice Brazas heard Tuesday about the shooting by five apparent juveniles at Roxborough High that left four students wounded and one dead, the Philadelphia teacher thought: How will I explain this to my students?

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Doug Pederson: Jaguars won’t leave families ‘fending for themselves’ during hurricane

The Jaguars want to avoid leaving early for Philadelphia because of what it'd mean for the ones coaches and players would leave behind.

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Here are the 5 NFL teams who can actually win the Super Bowl

Here's an early-year look at the NFL's Super Bowl contenders.

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Mike Sielski: The Sixers hated playing against P.J. Tucker. That’s why they signed him.

PHILADELPHIA — You know P.J. Tucker. If you’ve played any basketball in your life, you’ve played against P.J. Tucker, and you likely hated it. Or you’ve played with P.J. Tucker, and you loved it. P.J. Tucker is 37, which makes him an old man by NBA standards, and more to…

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Marcus Hayes: The Roxborough school shooting should provoke change in gun culture. It won't

What police seem to know 24 hours after America's latest firearms outrage is that five shooters and the driver of their SUV targeted at least one of the teenage Roxborough High School football players. One of the players, a 14-year-old named Nicholas Elizalde, of Havertown, died, the 23rd kid killed…

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‘I pray for change’: Jalen Hurts and the Eagles offer sympathy for teenagers involved in Roxborough shooting

PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was at “a loss of words” upon hearing about the shooting at Roxborough High School on Tuesday, which left four teenagers wounded and one 14-year-old boy dead. The shooting occurred at the conclusion of a football scrimmage involving three local high schools.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

As campaign struggles, Doug Mastriano plans ‘40 days of fasting and prayer’

PHILADELPHIA — It was billed as a blockbuster, but ended up a flop. If Doug Mastriano’s “big rally” last weekend were a movie, its Rotten Tomatoes score would be in the single digits.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Pederson Hopes for Warm Reception From Eagles Fans Sunday

The current Jaguars coach led Philadelphia to its first franchise Super Bowl title back in 2018.

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Eagles-Jaguars: 7 stats to know for Week 4

Here are seven stats to know for the Philadelphia Eagles matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars

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TV coverage map for Eagles vs. Jaguars in Week 4

Here is your TV viewing and broadcast map for the Philadelphia Eagles Week 4 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars at the Linc

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Police search for 2 suspects in high school football ambush

Authorities have publicly identified the 14-year-old killed in a shooting that also wounded four other teens as they walked away from a Philadelphia high school athletic field after a football scrimmage

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Eagles sign OT Roderick Johnson to the practice squad

After losing Le'Raven Clark to the Tennessee Titans, the Philadelphia Eagles have signed offensive tackle Roderick Johnson to the practice squad.

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The two very different ways John Fetterman answered GOP attacks over crime and drugs

PHILADELPHIA — When John Fetterman came to Philadelphia last weekend, he tried to answer one of the central attacks coming from Republicans: that he’s soft on crime.

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Doug Mastriano said in 2019 that women who violate an abortion ban should be charged with murder

PHILADELPHIA — Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor, suggested in 2019 that women who violate an abortion ban he proposed should be charged with murder, a position considered far outside the political mainstream.

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Jonathan Allen: Commanders must play better for fans to show up

Jonathan Allen is honest about seeing so many Philadelphia fans at FedEx Field.

Tribune News Service

Pitt grad Zakiya Young brought her Western Pa. expertise to 'Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin'

PITTSBURGH — High schoolers being terrorized by a mysterious figure threatening to reveal their deepest secrets isn't just a Philadelphia area thing. There's apparently plenty of that to go around in Western Pennsylvania, too.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

David Murphy: Four Sixers who have a lot to prove in training camp and not much time to do it

PHILADELPHIA — A familiar but forgotten face provided one of the more thought-provoking moments to come out of the Sixers’ annual pre-training camp media day on Monday. Somebody asked Shake Milton whether he had a good feel for what his role was going to be this season, and the fifth-year…

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14-year-old boy killed and 4 other teens wounded in a shooting after a football scrimmage at Philadelphia high school

PHILADELPHIA — A 14-year-old boy was killed and four other teens wounded in a shooting after a football scrimmage outside Roxborough High School late Tuesday afternoon, police said, marking the 23rd shooting death of a child this year as Philadelphia continues to face a surge in gun violence.

The Independent UK

Teen killed, 4 wounded in shooting after football scrimmage

Authorities say a 14-year-old youth was killed and four other students were wounded in a shooting near a northwest Philadelphia high school athletic field after a football scrimmage

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