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A city-led effort to reach potential shooters has produced encouraging results, Philly officials say

PHILADELPHIA — A city-run initiative that aims to provide services to those at risk of shooting someone or being shot has shown encouraging results in its attempts to help address the city’s gun violence, Philadelphia officials said Tuesday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

It's a 'new day' in Harrisburg as Joanna McClinton becomes the first woman elected speaker of the Pa. House

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania lawmakers elected state Rep. Joanna McClinton as the first woman to become House speaker Tuesday, ending months of turmoil in the chamber after state Rep. Mark Rozzi resigned from the top job.

Tribune News Service

Former NFL star and CBS sports anchor Irv Cross had the brain disease CTE

The Philadelphia Eagles cornerback, who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, is the latest football player diagnosed with CTE. Cross died in 2021.

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Opera Philadelphia resets 3 new works composed by women

Opera Philadelphia has rescheduled three new works composed by women that were delayed by the coronavirus pandemic

The Independent UK

McClinton voted Pa. speaker; first Black woman to win post

Philadelphia state Rep. Joanna McClinton is the first woman to serve as speaker of the Pennsylvania House

The Independent UK

Seahawks ‘bracing’ for Sean Desai to get Eagles defensive coordinator job

According to a report by Jeremy Fowler at ESPN, folks in both Seattle and Philadelphia are "bracing" for Desai to get the job.

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Teens accused of fatally beating a 73-year-old man with a traffic cone ordered to stand trial

PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia judge on Monday ordered that the two young teens accused of fatally beating a 73-year-old man with a traffic cone in North Philadelphia last summer should stand trial for murder.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Instant analysis of Eagles promoting Brian Johnson from QB coach to offensive coordinator

We're looking at some takeaways and instant analysis from the Philadelphia Eagles promoting QB coach Brian Johnson to the offensive coordinator position

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After they won their wage theft cases, they waited years to get paid. Some still wait

PHILADELPHIA — Two years after his boss shorted him thousands of dollars in pay for his construction work, Marcos Tlacopilco won in court.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philly Half Marathon blocked an organ donation driver from delivering a liver. So a surgeon ran through the race to get it

PHILADELPHIA — With the clock ticking on his precious cargo of a human liver for transplant surgery, a van driver made good time on his way from New York to Philadelphia on a Saturday morning in November.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

A Graveyard Placed In The Back Of A Three Bedroom Property Where Ghosts Appear

A cemetery for a back garden where ghosts appear to take house hunters on a tour of this stylish home in a Philadelphia suburb.

Zenger

Takeaways and details from Heat’s much-needed win over 76ers to snap losing skid

PHILADELPHIA — Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 101-99 win over the the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night at Wells Fargo Center to snap a four-game losing skid. The Heat closed its three-game trip at 1-2 and now returns to Miami to open a season-long six-game homstand on Wednesday with…

Miami Herald

Sean Desai gets second interview for Eagles’ defensive coordinator job

According to Ian Rapoport at NFL Network, Desai is in Philadelphia for his second interview with the Eagles for their vacant defensive coordinator job.

USA Today Sports Media Group

All available free-agent guards for Colts in 2023

Here's a look at the available free-agent guards for the Colts in 2023.

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Eagles’ holding second interview with Sean Desai for vacant defensive coordinator job

The Philadelphia Eagles are hosting Seattle Seahawks assistant coach Sean Desai as he interviews for a second time for the vacant defensive coordinator job

Tribune News Service

Ira Winderman: Heat-76ers allowed to percolate and marinate before rivalry resumes Monday

For four months, the Miami Heat have measured themselves against just about everything the NBA has had to throw at them.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Flyers fall flat in 5-2 loss to Canadiens

PHILADELPHIA — With four injured players watching from the press box, the Flyers reached the point where they chose to play a defenseman as a forward over any of their forward options and fell, 5-2, to the Montreal Canadiens, the fourth-worst offensive team in the league.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Marcus Hayes: Jalen Hurts was almost perfect in the Super Bowl for the Eagles. Pay him. $250 million, guaranteed.

PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts made the biggest mistake of any player at Super Bowl LVII when he fumbled in the second quarter and saw it returned for a touchdown. The play will haunt him for the rest of his career.

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15 potential salary cap casualties the Eagles could target in NFL free agency

With more than half the teams around the NFL looking to cut salary, here are 15 potential salary cap casualties that the Philadelphia Eagles could target in free agency

The Guardian - UK

Abbott Elementary’s Quinta Brunson: ‘All teachers deserve to be paid way more’

She’s using her hit series to help the US’s crumbling school system and supports teaching staff striking for higher wages. The comic turned showrunner is much more than just the first Black woman to sweep the TV comedy awards

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Why does Swarthmore’s basketball team practice foul shots from 14 1/2 feet? Science.

PHILADELPHIA — Allen Schneider, longtime Swarthmore College psychology and neuroscience professor, is a basketball fan, but he wasn’t actively looking for ways to help out Swarthmore’s men’s basketball team. He’d just watched Garnet coach Landry Kosmalski enough to think the coach might be receptive to this theory in Schneider’s own…

The Independent UK

Two-year-old child among seven shot outside school in Philadelphia

Shots rang out in Strawberry Mansion neighbourhood around 6pm near James G Blaine school

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Sixers overcome poor start and Joel Embiid’s illness in 110-105 victory over Memphis Grizzlies

PHILADELPHIA — Right now, the 76ers plan to live life like a cliché.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Sixers star James Harden sends game-worn shoes, video chats with Michigan State shooting survivor

PHILADELPHIA — James Harden reached out to John Hao, one of the students recovering from the shooting on Michigan State’s campus. The 76ers standout talked to him via video chat and sent several sneakers, including game-worn items, while Hao is recovering at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Mich.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

4 people shot in Philly's Strawberry Mansion district

PHILADELPHIA — Four people — including two juveniles — were wounded in a shooting Thursday evening in the city’s Strawberry Mansion section, police said.

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