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Trudy Rubin: A trip to Ireland finds Catholics and Protestants eager for peace if politicians permit it

To take a break from writing about the horrors in Ukraine, I went on a traditional music and culture tour of Ireland, led by the noted Irish musician, and former Philly resident, Mick Maloney.

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Phillies rout Angels, 10-0, and hit five homers in interim manager Rob Thomson’s first game

PHILADELPHIA — Bryson Stott stutter-stepped across home plate. He gave a two-handed high-five two Alec Bohm and elbow-bashed with Kyle Schwarber. Then, as Stott walked down into the dugout, he was met by Rhys Hoskins, arms aloft and jumping up and down.

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David McCormick concedes to Mehmet Oz in Pa. Republican Senate primary

PHILADELPHIA — Mehmet Oz emerged as the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania on Friday after GOP rival David McCormick conceded, ending weeks of intrigue in the closely contested race as a recount showed no signs of changing the outcome.

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Fetterman says he ‘almost died,’ but cardiologist says his prognosis, despite ignoring medical advice, is now good

PHILADELPHIA — A cardiologist who examined Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman after his stroke last month said Friday the Democratic Senate nominee has a type of cardiomyopathy, a heart disease that makes it harder for the heart to pump blood to the rest of the body. He said the pacemaker-defibrillator…

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David McCormick concedes to Mehmet Oz in Pa. Republican Senate primary

PHILADELPHIA — Republican David McCormick ended his primary campaign against GOP rival Mehmet Oz on Friday night, conceding a closely contested race as a recount showed no signs of shifting the outcome in McCormick’s favor.

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The Archdiocese of Philadelphia paid $78.5 million in clergy sex abuse reparations — far less than anticipated

Under a reparations program for victims of sexual abuse launched in 2018, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia has paid $78.5 million on 438 claims — far less than the $126 million estimated two years ago, according to a final report released Thursday.

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Marcus Hayes: Phillies fire Sleepy Joe Girardi as desperation mounts for a playoff run

PHILADELPHIA — When the Phillies finally fired Sleepy Joe Girardi just 51 painful games into a dying 2022 season, it sent a message to the public that sloppy, stupid baseball no longer will be tolerated at Citizens Bank Park.

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Fetterman’s cardiologist said the Pa. Senate candidate ignored medical advice, but his prognosis is good

PHILADELPHIA — A cardiologist who examined Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman after his stroke said the Democratic Senate nominee has a type of cardiomyopathy, a heart disease that makes it harder for the heart to pump blood to the rest of the body. He said the pacemaker-defibrillator Fetterman received, along…

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David McCormick isn’t winning the recount against Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania — and he’s running out of options

PHILADELPHIA — The recount isn’t saving David McCormick.

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Phillies fire Joe Girardi; Rob Thomson named interim manager

PHILADELPHIA — In a desperate attempt to turn around the season, the Phillies fired manager Joe Girardi on Friday, the team announced.

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‘It’s a good tool for us’: How the Flyers’ front office approaches and aims to utilize the NHL draft combine

PHILADELPHIA — Listening to Flyers assistant general manager Brent Flahr list the tests that prospects go through at the NHL draft combine, Danny Brière started to laugh.

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Hero dogs return home to South Jersey from Uvalde

Some hero pups are back home in South Jersey after providing comfort to those impacted by last week’s shooting in Uvalde.

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Philly prides itself on welcoming immigrants. Now it wants to make it official

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia has long prided itself on being a welcoming city for immigrants — and now wants to make it official.

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On social media, people are offering their homes to abortion seekers — but existing networks still need help

PHILADELPHIA — The prospect that the U.S. Supreme Court could soon strike down its landmark abortion-rights decision in Roe v. Wade has galvanized some social media users — from Pennsylvania to Colorado, and New Jersey to Canada — to organize an unofficial abortion aid network for the internet age.

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Pennsylvania court orders counting of undated mail ballots in win for McCormick in his GOP Senate race against Oz

PHILADELPHIA — A state appellate court on Thursday agreed with Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate David McCormick and ordered Pennsylvania counties to tally more than 800 undated mail ballots and include them in the vote totals they report for the neck-and-neck Republican primary race between McCormick and Mehmet Oz.

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Marcus Hayes: Phillies manager Joe Girardi might live to see another series, but why?

PHILADELPHIA — On the eve of the most important game as Phillies manager, Joe Girardi lost his best all-around player for three months to a fractured finger. Seventy minutes before the game, he lost the reigning MVP as a late scratch due to forearm soreness in a right arm that…

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Doug Mastriano will be interviewed by the Jan. 6 congressional committee and he provided some documents

PHILADELPHIA — State Sen. Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor, has submitted documents to the congressional committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack and has agreed to be interviewed, his lawyer said Thursday.

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Like home buyers, renters now are facing bidding wars in a fiercely competitive market

The licensed practical nurse couldn't afford a $400 hike in her rent. So she started hunting for a new place.

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Mark Appel was once a can’t-miss prospect. Nine years later, the Phillies could finally make him a major leaguer.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Mark Appel knows people think he’s crazy. The right-handed pitcher was the first overall pick of a draft that produced Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, and Kris Bryant. That draft was nine years ago. Judge is a three-time All-Star. Bellinger was the 2019 National League MVP. Bryant helped…

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Parents who use infant formula deal with stigma as well as a shortage

PHILADELPHIA -- First-time mom Liz Lockerman prepped to breastfeed by taking classes, reading books and practicing different baby-holding positions. She even bought a freezer for the basement, in anticipation of building a stash of frozen breast milk for when she returned to work.

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Carjacking continues to plague Philadelphia. Here’s how young carjackers say they get away with it

PHILADELPHIA — The first time they carjacked, they were mostly bored.

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Why the mystery hepatitis in children may have been here all along

PHILADELPHIA — The children typically show up at hospitals scattered across the country, one or two at a time, with symptoms like unexplained vomiting, diarrhea and jaundice. These are the classic signs of hepatitis — inflammation of the liver — yet in many cases, no cause is ever identified.

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Peco Energy says gas from its system didn't cause deadly Pa. home explosion, as officials survey damage

PHILADELPHIA — Days after a massive explosion obliterated two homes in Pottstown, killing four children and an adult, a cause has not yet been released, but Peco Energy says it has found no evidence that natural gas from its system caused the fatal blast.

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Sixers will select No. 23 in 2022 NBA draft after Nets defer option to take first-round pick

PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers will keep their first-round pick in this month’s NBA draft.

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Ex-Merck CEO Ken Frazier and his coalition of business leaders plan to hire or promote 1M Black workers

It's called the "bachelor barrier" — the undergraduate degree requirement that many African American and other people of color don't meet, which keeps them from a promotion or a new job.

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