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Judge orders state Human Services to accept Philly teens from chaotic, overcrowded detention center

PHILADELPHIA — A Commonwealth Court judge has ordered Pennsylvania state officials to take custody of 15 children currently living at a juvenile detention facility in Philadelphia that the city says is dangerously overcrowded and understaffed. They’re among 135 statewide on a waiting list to receive court-ordered treatment at state placements…

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Marcus Hayes: Trading Rhys Hoskins, Phillies World Series goat (not really), would be dumb

PHILADELPHIA — A Phillies slugger committed 51 errors in his first six seasons playing first base in the majors. He also hit 148 home runs in his first 2,887 plate appearances.

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Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber, J.T. Realmuto win Silver Slugger awards

PHILADELPHIA — Before the Phillies made an autumn run to the World Series, they survived a summer without Bryce Harper. And now, the players who most helped them overcome losing their best hitter are reaping the rewards.

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Haven’t seen your doctor in a few years? You may need to find a new one

When Claudia Siegel got a stomach bug earlier this year, she reached out to her primary care doctor to prescribe something to relieve her diarrhea. The Philadelphia resident was surprised when she received an online message informing her that because she hadn’t visited her doctor in more than three years,…

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Vaccine advocate, on science, truth, and why he’s not a fan of the latest COVID boosters

PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia’s most prominent immunization expert isn’t planning to get the latest COVID-19 booster shot, and doesn’t think most others need to either.

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Eagles unofficial depth chart ahead of Week 10 matchup vs. Commanders

Philadelphia Eagles updated unofficial depth chart ahead of Week 10 matchup vs. the Washington Commanders at Lincoln Financial Field

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Just a man and his 40 chickens

Alexander Tominsky flew to social media stardom on the wings of rotisserie chicken

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U.S. men’s World Cup team full of surprises: Haji Wright and Tim Ream in, Zack Steffen out

NEW YORK — The U.S. men’s soccer team’s World Cup roster unveiled by manager Gregg Berhalter on Wednesday had a lot of surprises — including one that stung one of the Philadelphia area’s top players.

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Maj Toure: Why Black Guns—and Libertarianism—Matter

Gun control is 'the most racist practice in America,' says the Philadelphia native and community leader.

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6 Pa. election takeaways: Shapiro’s ascendency, Fetterman’s plan, Trump’s bad night

PHILADELPHIA — Josh Shapiro underscored his status as a potential national Democratic star.

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David Murphy: Phillies in position for major free-agent move at shortstop after parting with Jean Segura

PHILADELPHIA — Does it mean what it looks like it means?

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Why the AP called Pennsylvania Senate for John Fetterman

Pennsylvania Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman was winning the outstanding in-person and absentee votes in Philadelphia and in a suburban county

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Josh Shapiro wins in the high-stakes Pennsylvania governor’s race

PHILADELPHIA — Josh Shapiro won his bid Tuesday for governor in swing-state Pennsylvania, where he pledged to fend off Republican “extremists” who he said threatened to roll back rights for voting, gay marriage and access to abortion.

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Flyers best Blues, 5-1, as backup goalie Felix Sandström earns his first NHL win

PHILADELPHIA — For the last 11 games, starting goaltender Carter Hart had stolen the show and outright stolen games for a Flyers team that struggled to get out of their own zone and reduce their opponents’ chances against.

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Why we won’t know every result on election night

Echoing 2020, Trump and his allies are baselessly asserting foul play if results aren’t tallied hours after polls close. GOP lawmakers have led efforts to prevent officials from counting ballots sooner

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Woman who staged a fake abduction pleads guilty to new fraud charges

PHILADELPHIA — Bonnie Sweeten pleaded guilty Tuesday to fraud — again.

The Independent UK

World Series, football dominate week's TV ratings

The four World Series games telecast last week were consistent in their drawing power, each pulling in between 11.16 million and 12.77 million viewers on Fox

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Eagles should have interest in claiming Johnathan Abram

The Las Vegas Raiders have released former first-round pick Johnathan Abram and with teams stocking up on depth, should the Philadelphia Eagles have interest?

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Eagles-Commanders: 7 stats to know for Week 10

Here are seven stats to know for the Week 10 matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders

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Pennsylvania's Senate race is the most expensive in the country — and it's not even close

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania's crucial U.S. Senate race has been the most expensive in the country this year — and it's not even close.

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A shared kitchen offers a recipe for success for emerging chefs

PHILADELPHIA — A decade ago, when Alonzo Coates cooked up the idea of opening a shared commercial kitchen in a Northeast Philadelphia garage he owns, he couldn’t have predicted that the project would test the limits of his patience.

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This year's World Series is 2nd-least watched on TV

The Houston Astros’ six-game victory over the Philadelphia Phillies finished as the second least-watched World Series on television

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Philadelphia: Voters can still fix issues on mail-in ballots

Election officials say Philadelphia residents who were turned away while trying to reconcile issues with their mail-in ballots can still come to City Hall to file replacement ballots or vote provisionally

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Philly elections officials adopted a last-minute change that will slow down the counting of votes

PHILADELPHIA — Counting Philadelphia’s votes will take longer than expected this election.

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Eagles-Commanders: 15 impact players to watch in Week 10 matchup

With the Philadelphia Eagles set for a Monday Night Football matchup against the Washington Commanders, here are 15 players to watch.

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