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Bryce Harper’s thumb surgery goes off without complications; August return still possible

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper’s thumb surgery went as planned and without any complications, a source said Wednesday, and the Phillies star’s expectation of a mid-August return remains possible.

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House flippers are gentrifying neighborhoods with crypto mining now

A home in West Philadelphia that comes with its Ethereum mining device recently sold for $237,000 – well above the neighborhood's average price.

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Sixers’ James Harden opts out of deal, forgoes $47 million payday for free agency

PHILADELPHIA — James Harden was a man of his word.

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Google searches for ‘abortion pill’ soared after the court leak

PHILADELPHIA — In the hours after a draft of the Supreme Court abortion ruling was leaked on May 2, Google searches for abortion pills soared — especially in states with greater restrictions on abortion.

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Pa. school district fires teacher who put tape reading ‘I have nothing nice to say’ on a student’s face

PHILADELPHIA — The Coatesville Area School District has fired a middle school teacher who put a piece of tape reading “I have nothing nice to say” on a student’s face last month — an action the district described as humiliating to the child, but that the teacher defended as an…

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Doug Mastriano is sticking to his MAGA playbook in the general election for Pa. governor

PHILADELPHIA — He went on the podcast hosted by former Donald Trump aide and “Stop the Steal” leader Steve Bannon.

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Eagles’ Kenneth Gainwell makes a PFF list of the NFL’s most elusive running backs from 2021

Philadelphia Eagles had a player make a PFF list of the most elusive NFL running backs from the 2021 season

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Sixers could soon be bringing back the black jerseys that started a ‘revolution’ 25 years ago

PHILADELPHIA — Pat Croce wasn’t just building a basketball team when he became 76ers president in 1996. He was leading a revolution.

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To my wife’s annoyance I am getting obsessed with litter – is this what middle age feels like?

Philadelphia, where I live, is nicknamed Filthadelphia and I’m getting more disgusted by the day, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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Arson suspect charged in Philadelphia fire and building collapse that killed Lt. Sean Williamson

PHILADELPHIA — Authorities have charged the owner of a Fairhill pizza shop with lying to federal investigators and setting his own business ablaze, triggering a three-story building collapse that killed a 27-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department, according to charging documents unsealed Tuesday.

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Bullpen deflates Phillies in 5-3 loss to Braves

PHILADELPHIA — It stands to reason, with Bryce Harper scheduled for thumb surgery Wednesday, that a popular talking point is whether the Phillies will be able to make a trade to boost the offense in the MVP’s absence.

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Bryce Harper set to undergo thumb surgery Wednesday; ‘no timeline’ for his return, Phillies say

PHILADELPHIA — On the eve of thumb surgery, Bryce Harper made clear through Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson what he expects between now and the end of the season.

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Jason Kelce to host 2nd annual celebrity bartending event for Eagles Autism Challenge

To raise funds for the Eagles Autism Foundation, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce will host his 2nd annual celebrity bartending event on Wednesday, June 29

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Hundreds from across the globe now calling Philly home celebrate World Refugee Day at the zoo

PHILADELPHIA — The trail between the zebra and giraffe enclosures at the Philadelphia Zoo was filled with chatter in different languages — including Ukrainian, Burmese, Swahili, and Pashto. About 300 people from all over the world and of various ages had come together Sunday at America’s first zoo to celebrate…

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Jenice Armstrong: Let’s help this professor get the US to declare racism a public health crisis

PHILADELPHIA — I thought a lot about the legacy of slavery this past Juneteenth.

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Expectation growing that PJ Tucker signs with 76ers

Numerous rival teams, meanwhile, say with even more conviction now than they did last week - when I first it reported on Wednesday - that they expect PJ Tucker to land in Philadelphia on a three-year, $30 million deal in free agency. If Pat Riley's ...

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Doug Mastriano seeks to mend GOP rifts and raise money to compete with Josh Shapiro

PHILADELPHIA — Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor in Pennsylvania, spent the last week acting as a GOP emissary with a message of party unity.

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Former No. 1 overall pick Mark Appel called up by Phillies, finally gets his shot at the majors at age 30

PHILADELPHIA — Mark Appel’s wait is over.

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David Murphy: After De’Anthony Melton, Tobias Harris is an even bigger key to the Sixers offseason

PHILADELPHIA — Daryl Morey wasn’t going to tell us where he was going even if he could. As of the wee postdraft hours of Friday morning, he wasn’t even allowed to tell us where he was. Thanks to some sort of procedural guidelines that could only have been handed down…

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Supreme Court’s abortion ruling puts spotlight on Pa. governor and state legislative races

PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday overturning Roe v. Wade thrust the races for the governor and state legislature in Pennsylvania into the spotlight as both parties gear up for a midterm campaign that will decide the fate of abortion access in the state.

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Woman, 36, has face burned off in violent Philadelphia street attack

Police are looking for a suspect seen spraying ‘some kind of liquid’

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What would starting Title IX from scratch look like?

PHILADELPHIA — So how could Title IX be improved?

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Mehmet Oz moved to Pa. to run for Senate. He won the state but lost his new home county

PHILADELPHIA — Mehmet Oz got a lot of criticism for moving to Pennsylvania to run for Senate. And in the end, he won the primary without much of the hometown love candidates usually enjoy.

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Mothers of murder victims join to demand Philadelphia do more to combat gun violence

PHILADELPHIA — As gun violence continues its toll on Philadelphia, mothers who have lost children to bullets have come together to demand that city officials do more to stop the shootings and killings.

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Eagles have 4 players make Pete Prisco’s Top 100 NFL Players list for 2022

Philadelphia Eagles have 4 players make Pete Prisco's Top 100 NFL Players list for 2022

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