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'I wanted to destroy everything:' Former semipro wrestler from South Jersey rallies after descent into addiction and crime

PHILADELPHIA — On the day Donnie Hart nearly died, he crawled from the wreckage of a single-car accident and inched along for hours with a broken jaw and shattered leg to get help.

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The EPA is dunking giant ‘pool skimmers’ in Philly river to suck out trash — and figure how much plastic waste is in the water

PHILADELPHIA — A black canister with yellow filter inside — resembling a cross between a trash can and big pool skimmer — was dunked in the Schuylkill River at Bartram’s Garden park in Philadelphia and emptied daily from May to June to see what it would catch.

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Clerical error allowed Philly shooter to get a carry permit, despite earlier gun arrest

PHILADELPHIA — When Gregory Jackson arrived on South Street on Saturday, he brought a handgun he was licensed to carry. And he fired that gun, prosecutors said, to settle a dispute with another man, sparking a deadly mass shooting that tore through one of Philadelphia’s most popular nightlife hubs.

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The Pa. Senate race recount is complete, and the results show accuracy of first vote count

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s recount is over, and the results are clear: The vote count was accurate the first time.

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Marcus Hayes: Dave Dombrowski exterminates Phillies’ dysfunction

PHILADELPHIA — When the Phillies got rid of Joe Girardi before breakfast on Friday morning, they found themselves. They scored 26 runs in three games, their second-highest run total in three straight games this season. Except this time they did it without their starting second baseman, their starting shortstop, and…

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Editorial: The mass shooting on South Street is a stark reminder of Philly's thwarted efforts to tighten gun laws

Saturday night's mass shooting in Philadelphia — added to the recent carnage in Buffalo, New York, Uvalde, Texas, Ames, Iowa, and Chattanooga, Tennessee — has renewed desperate pleas for commonsense gun safety measures.

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Mayor Kenney says Philly is ‘doing everything it can’ as probe into mass shooting continues

PHILADELPHIA — A defiant Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney appeared publicly Tuesday for the first time since the deadly South Street mass shooting, meeting with frustrated business owners and saying the city is “doing everything it can” to fight ongoing gun violence.

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When will John Fetterman be back on the campaign trail? His return could still be weeks away

PHILADELPHIA — Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s campaign released its first television ads of the general election Tuesday, touting him as a candidate without traditional labels who would fight for Pennsylvanians in the U.S. Senate.

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Why David McCormick couldn’t catch Mehmet Oz in the Pa. Senate primary

PHILADELPHIA — The recount couldn’t save David McCormick.

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2nd person in custody in deadly weekend Philadelphia gunfire

Authorities say a second person is in custody in connection with shootings that killed three people and wounded 11 in a Philadelphia entertainment district over the weekend

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For Philly trauma physicians, the South Street shooting was far from the first time they've had to treat multiple victims at once

PHILADELPHIA — As one shooting victim — then another, and another — was rushed on Saturday night to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, the Philadelphia trauma hospital that sits closest to the South Street shooting, emergency responders started to worry about reaching capacity.

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Business owners say weak enforcement is emboldening the violence on Philly’s South Street

PHILADELPHIA — Ron Dangler served two tours in Iraq — where he was “a door-kicker,” a cavalry scout at the front of a dangerous patrol in Ramadi in 2005 and 2006.

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Pat Toomey, again negotiating a gun deal, says senators are 'closer' than after Sandy Hook

For nearly a decade, Sen. Pat Toomey, R.-Pa., has been at the center of Congress' frequent debates on gun laws, one of the few Republicans willing to support some efforts to tighten the rules.

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After the South Street shooting, frustration mounts over the Pennsylvania law that keeps Philly from passing its own gun control

PHILADELPHIA — Calls for new laws to prevent gun violence, spurred nationwide in recent weeks by mass shootings, echoed in Philadelphia following Saturday’s mass shooting on South Street.

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Music gives Adam Sandler's Philly basketball movie 'Hustle' its flow

"Hustle" is a basketball movie, and a Philly movie — but it's also a music movie.

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2 men will be charged in Philadelphia mass shooting, DA’s office says

PHILADELPHIA — Two men have been taken into custody in connection with the mass shooting on South Street in Philadelphia, including an 18-year-old who prosecutors say fired a homemade “ghost” gun into a crowd Saturday night and was one of several gunmen in a melee that left three people dead…

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Police arrest two in connection to Philadelphia mass shooting that left three dead and 11 wounded

Police say at least four weapons were fired after a physical fight broke out on Saturday night

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Republicans love gun crimes and massacre

Crappy gun laws cause our crime problems. But Republicans blame liberal prosecutors and make racist arguments

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Charges against 2 people in Philly mass shooting expected Monday, DA says

PHILADELPHIA — At least two people are expected to be charged for their roles in the mass shooting on South Street Saturday night that left three people dead and 11 others injured, District Attorney Larry Krasner said Monday.

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69-year-old man shot in Philadelphia recalls how the night went from party to mayhem

PHILADELPHIA — As a mass shooting erupted on South Street in Philadelphia on Saturday night, killing three people and wounding 11 others, the scene was so chaotic that one victim didn’t realize he’d been shot until he saw blood running down his leg.

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Kids under 5 should soon have access to COVID vaccines, but many parents are likely to say, I don’t feel comfortable'

PHILADELPHIA — Zoli’s parents plan to get their 4-year-old son vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as shots for young children could finally become available later this month.

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How 'Hustle' director Jeremiah Zagar turned his Philly basketball film into an endearing bromance

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia basketball fans can't wait to see Adam Sandler's Netflix flick "Hustle," starring Queen Latifah and Utah Jazz power forward Juancho Hernangómez. They've got good reason: A squad of Philadelphia 76ers including Seth Curry, Matisse Thybulle, Tyrese Maxey, Tobias Harris, and head coach Doc Rivers will make big…

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Philadelphia mass shooting: Governor Tom Wolf says ‘enough, let’s act’ as gun violence kills three

Mass shootings across the US on Saturday in Pennsylvania, Arizona, Texas and Michigan

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Philadelphia, Tennessee and Michigan shootings leave at least nine dead and 27 wounded

Gunfire erupted Saturday night in Philadelphia’s downtown area and near a Chattanooga nightclub and north-west of Detroit on Sunday morning

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Harper sparks Phillies rally for 9-7 win over Angels

PHILADELPHIA — With two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, Bryce Harper stepped up to the plate. It was a pivotal moment in the Phillies’ eventual 9-7 win: the bases were loaded, the Phillies were down 6-2, and Harper had a chance to tie it up.

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