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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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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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Workers at 4 Philly Starbucks vote to unionize

Employees at four Philadelphia Starbucks voted this week to unionize — with workers at two stores voting unanimously — joining a wave of newly organized Starbucks across the country.

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John Fetterman got a defibrillator after his stroke. But doctors say the campaign’s story 'doesn’t make sense'

PHILADELPHIA — It’s been more than a week since Lt. Gov. John Fetterman celebrated his win in Pennsylvania’s Democratic Senate primary from a Lancaster hospital, where he was recovering from a stroke and the implantation of a combination defibrillator-pacemaker. But the campaign’s explanation of his medical treatment doesn’t entirely make…

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Four people shot to death and eight others wounded Wednesday in Philly

PHILADELPHIA — Four people were killed and eight others were wounded by gunfire in Philadelphia on Wednesday, including four victims in a quadruple shooting in Mantua.

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75 people have been killed in US school shootings since 2018

PHILADELPHIA — The shooting at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday was among 28 fatal shooting incidents at U.S. schools or on school grounds since 2018, resulting in the deaths of 75 people, including 60 children, according to data from Education Week and an Inquirer analysis.

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Mike Sielski: Claude Giroux’s star-crossed career adds another missed Stanley Cup chapter

PHILADELPHIA — Claude Giroux had begun to acknowledge the inevitability of his situation years ago. It was the summer of 2018, just before the Flyers’ first day of training camp. Dave Hakstol had helped him revitalize his career the season before, moving him from center to left wing. With the…

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Philly residents deluge Ukrainian refugee family with goods, services, and money. And a giant ham

PHILADELPHIA -- Veronika Pavliutina has two words for the people of Philadelphia: Thank you.

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Marcus Hayes: Pro leagues should shut down to push gun control laws after Texas school shooting

PHILADELPHIA — Steve Kerr, a good and empathetic man, was justified and angry, and he acted nobly, as far as it went.

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Pennsylvania’s GOP Senate primary heads to a recount as Oz and McCormick scrap over ballots in court

PHILADELPHIA — It’s official: The razor’s edge primary contest in Pennsylvania between GOP Senate candidates Mehmet Oz and David McCormick is headed to a recount, state elections officials announced Wednesday, ensuring that the victor in the closely watched race won’t be officially declared for at least two weeks.

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Marcus Hayes: NFL owners might finally be through with creepy Commanders owner Daniel Snyder

PHILADELPHIA — The reactions to Daniel Snyder tell you all you need to know about the priorities of the NFL.

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Democrats are trying to wake up disaffected voters by calling Doug Mastriano an existential threat

PHILADELPHIA — Democrats are sounding the alarm. In the days since State Sen. Doug Mastriano decisively clinched the Republican nomination for governor, progressive groups, labor unions, and liberal elected officials have framed the midterm election in existential terms.

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Eagles VP of Player Personnel Andy Weidl to be named Steelers’ new assistant GM

Philadelphia Eagles Vice President of Player Personnel Andy Weidl to be named the Pittsburgh Steelers’ new assistant General Manger

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Court battles over ballots in the McCormick-Oz Pennsylvania Senate race have split the GOP

PHILADELPHIA — The national and state Republican parties vowed Tuesday to oppose GOP Senate candidate David McCormick in his lawsuit seeking to have potentially hundreds of contested mail ballots counted in his neck-and-neck primary race against Mehmet Oz.

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Recount announcement in Pennsylvania GOP Senate race expected Wednesday afternoon

PHILADELPHIA — A recount in Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary is expected to be announced by the state’s top elections official at a news conference Wednesday afternoon.

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RNC sides with Mehmet Oz in dispute over undated mail ballots

PHILADELPHIA — The Republican National Committee says it will intervene to oppose David McCormick’s lawsuit to count undated mail ballots in the ongoing vote count for the GOP Senate primary.

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In move that could help Mehmet Oz, lawyers prepare to take fight over undated mail ballots to U.S. Supreme Court

PHILADELPHIA — In a move that could help Mehmet Oz in his fight to become the GOP Senatorial nominee in Pennsylvania, a Philadelphia lawyer is preparing to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to block a lower court decision over undated mail ballots — injecting further uncertainty after a ruling that…

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McCormick sues to have undated mail ballots counted as Senate race against Oz heads toward recount

PHILADELPHIA — With an all-but-certain recount looming in their primary contest, Republican Senate candidates Mehmet Oz and David McCormick have opened a new front in their battle over every ballot: the courts.

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Lakers haven’t abandoned hope of Doc Rivers becoming available?

Suspicions persist in league coaching circles that the Lakers have not completely abandoned hope that Philadelphia's Doc Rivers becomes unexpectedly available - despite the recent insistence from Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey ...

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Phillies dodge sweep on Muncy’s gaffe in the 10th inning in 4-3 win

PHILADELPHIA — doPhillies starter Zach Eflin watched along on the clubhouse TV as Alec Bohm stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the tenth inning. His team was trailing the Dodgers 3-2, with two outs, a runner on second, and the game on the line. Since the eighth…

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5 homicides cap a violent weekend in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — A weekend of sweltering temperatures in Philadelphia was marked by a rash of violence, including five homicides and a Saturday evening shooting at Penn’s Landing that left three 14-year-old victims injured.

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Mike Sielski: The City Council resolution honoring Joel Embiid was silly, but not for the reasons you think

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia City Council did a silly thing Thursday, passing a resolution honoring Joel Embiid as the “Most Valuable Philadelphian,” and calling the resolution silly is the best thing you can say about it. Embiid had finished second in the voting for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award to…

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Mookie Betts puts on a show, survives a scare as streaking Dodgers beat Phillies

PHILADELPHIA — There was a solo home run to left and two-run double to center. A rally-extending walk and game-saving outfield assist.

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Strong start, weak finish dooms Phillies in 7-4 loss to the Dodgers

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies scored early on Saturday, putting up more runs in their first four innings than they’d scored over their past 42, but they didn’t score enough.

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