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Sesame Place announces diversity training plans after backlash over characters appearing to ignore Black children

PHILADELPHIA — Sesame Place, facing ongoing backlash over recent viral videos of costumed characters at the park appearing to dismiss and ignore Black children, on Tuesday announced diversity and inclusion training for all employees and other measures to quell the withering criticism and make the amusement park more welcoming.

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Keith Hernandez reveals he hates calling Phillies games, angers the entire city of Philadelphia

Keith Hernandez likes watching good fundamentals.

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One dead and five injured after bus overturns

Double-decker was bound for Philadelphia

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Phillies, led by J.T. Realmuto, power through rain delays and Marlins in 4-1 win

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper broke his left thumb in the fourth inning of a June 25 game in San Diego.

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Mehmet Oz scored a $50,000 annual tax break on his $3.1 million Montgomery County manor

PHILADELPHIA — When Mehmet Oz bought a bucolic farmhouse in Montgomery County last year, he not only acquired property in the state where he’s running for Senate, he also scored a $50,000-a-year tax break.

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Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania says the FBI has seized his cellphone

PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Rep. Scott Perry said Tuesday that FBI agents had seized his cellphone, making the Pennsylvania Republican the latest ally of former President Donald Trump to find himself drawn into a widening Justice Department probe.

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2 super PACs are pouring tens of millions into Pennsylvania for Oz and Fetterman ads

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania was already expected to have one of the most expensive Senate races in the country. Now two super PACs are spending big bucks booking TV time.

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NBC Sports Philadelphia edits out Pete Rose from Phillies game

PHILADELPHIA — Pete Rose’s profane appearance in the Phillies broadcast booth has been erased by NBC Sports Philadelphia.

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Pa. gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano meets with Select Committee investigating Jan. 6, for less than 15 minutes

PHILADELPHIA — State Sen. Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor in Pennsylvania, had a very brief visit Tuesday with the congressional committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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2022 Eagles Schedule: Downloadable wallpaper

Get your downloadable Philadelphia Eagles 2022 NFL schedule wallpaper from @TheEaglesWire!

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An ode to Olivia Newton-John: Was Sandy the ultimate Philly girl?

PHILADELPHIA — When we meet Sandy Olsson, Olivia Newton-John’s beloved good girl in the classic film "Grease" she’s wearing poodle skirts over puffy crinolines; Peter Pan collared blouses and cardigans; and bobby socks and saddle shoes. Her blond hair is pulled back into a high ponytail.

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Many people don't know basic facts about monkeypox, making them susceptible to public health messaging but also to conspiracy theories

PHILADELPHIA — Did evil scientists intentionally release monkeypox?

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'We're triaging': Cops combat violent crime as ranks dwindle

In Portland, Oregon, the police chief recently pulled detectives from cold case and assault units to backfill the homicide unit, which is overwhelmed by a spike in gun violence

The Independent UK

Top photos from the Eagles’ open training camp practice at Lincoln Financial Field

Top photos from the Philadelphia Eagles' open training camp practice at Lincoln Financial Field

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Phillies hit sweet 60 milestone against the Nationals with 13-1 win

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies won their 60th game of the season on Sunday, and their fifth game in a row, and they did it with ease. In a 13-1 win over the Washington Nationals, to complete a four-game sweep, the Phillies allowed only seven hits.

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Pete Rose on critics of his appearance with the 1980 Phillies team: ‘It was 55 years ago, babe.’

PHILADELPHIA — Pete Rose returned to Philadelphia on Sunday as part of a celebration of the 1980 Phillies World Series team and deflected a question about whether his presence sends a negative message to women.

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Before Bill Russell tormented Wilt Chamberlain, he established his immortality against another Philly legend

PHILADELPHIA — It’s a testament to Bill Russell that one of the most underrated aspects of his life is that he revolutionized college basketball. His work and activism within the civil rights movement, his remarkable career with the Boston Celtics, his well-earned status as the greatest winner in North American…

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Rhys Hoskins, J.T. Realmuto lead another Phillies rout of bottom-dwelling Nationals

PHILADELPHIA — Rhys Hoskins has been hot at the plate lately. Scorching, actually. Like this boiling-soup summer weather.

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10 years ago, Garrett Reid’s death at training camp at Lehigh forever altered the Eagles

PHILADELPHIA — It didn’t take long to realize something was awry. Andy Reid was nowhere to be seen and the Eagles were huddled, most on one knee, bent over as if in prayer.

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Five years after his death, Darren Daulton is inspiring cancer patients the way he did the 1993 Phillies

PHILADELPHIA — Tommy Greene made 30 starts for the 1993 Phillies, taking the ball almost every fifth day as a workhorse pitcher for the National League champions.

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Kyle Gibson flirts with perfect game and the Phillies hit five homers in 7-2 win over Nationals

PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Gibson stepped on the mound Friday night at Citizens Bank Park, nine days since his last outing, one day after coming off the bereavement list, and delivered one of the best starts of his 10-year career in the Phillies’ 7-2 wiin over the Washington Nationals.

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Philly health department’s new lab a key resource for tracking COVID

PHILADELPHIA — A newly opened lab gives the Philadelphia Department of Public Health the technology to identify COVID-19 variants, a long-awaited resource with the potential to also track other health hazards, from E. coli to syphilis.

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John Fetterman will hold his first public event in the Pennsylvania Senate race since having a stroke

PHILADELPHIA — Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat, next week will hold his first public campaign event since having a stroke that nearly killed him four days before the May primary.

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What the Kansas abortion vote means for a constitutional amendment effort in Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Democrats are pointing to this week’s victory for abortion rights in Kansas as a harbinger for the Keystone State, where a similar ballot question could be considered by voters as early as next year.

Chicago Sun-Times

This week in history: Bodies of 3 Freedom Summer workers found in Mississippi

On Aug. 5, 1964, authorities located the murdered bodies of James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner — three Freedom Summer workers in Meridian, Miss. — in a shallow grave in nearby Philadelphia, Miss. Here’s how the Chicago Daily News covered the tragedy.

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