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Racial inequities in vaccination are emerging again, this time among Philly’s elementary-age kids

PHILADELPHIA — The Black Doctors Consortium was among the first in the city to offer newly approved COVID shots for young children in June, setting up clinics at its health center in a mostly Black neighborhood in North Philadelphia.

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Highland Park shooting death toll rises to seven with 46 injured – as it happened

Suspect pre-planned Fourth of July parade attack and wore ‘women’s clothing’, police say

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A Philadelphia man testified in six murder cases. Then, he recanted. What is the truth?

PHILADELPHIA — Rasheem Hall was handcuffed in a holding cell wedged behind a Philadelphia courtroom, awaiting trial for murder, when he heard someone call from another cell, “Yo! ‘Sheem!”

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Never mind red or blue states. Do you live in a cat or dog state?

PHILADELPHIA -- Forget red states and blue states.

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His Hogwarts Express Magic Art Car is a haunted hayride, a theme park ride, and a theatrical experience all in one

PHILADELPHIA -- In the middle of our third lap around the parking deck of a North Philly storage facility one night in June, as I stood with eight strangers in the back of a flatbed trailer being pulled by a Jeep Wrangler, I began to wonder “How did I get…

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Philadelphia shooting: Crowds flee from 4 July fireworks after two police officers shot

Both officers were rushed to hospital and are now in a stable condition

The Independent UK

Philadelphia: Two police officers injured in second Fourth of July shooting in US

Video posted on social media show hundreds of people in the crowd scattering in panic after shots were fired

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Second Independence Day shooting in US, hours after gunman kills six in Chicago parade

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says he has "no words for the kind of monster who lies in wait and fires into a crowd of families with children celebrating a holiday", as a second shooting scatters crowds in Philadelphia.

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NASA explains the mission to bring samples of Mars soil, rock and atmosphere back to Earth

PHILADELPHIA — NASA's Mars Sample Return Mission aims to bring 30 samples of rock, soil and atmosphere now being collected by the Perseverance rover back to Earth sometime in the early 2030s. The goal is to look for signs of past life and also to find out more about the…

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NASA says its plan to bring Mars samples back to Earth is safe, but some people are worried

PHILADELPHIA — Since September, the Perseverance rover has been picking along an ancient river delta on Mars, its robotic arms reaching out with whirling steel drill bits to core rocks, scoop soil and suck small amounts of the red planet's atmosphere into titanium tubes.

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Mike Jensen: Knicks trying to mimic Villanova culture with Jalen Brunson signing

PHILADELPHIA — A question is now answered. Jalen Brunson’s NBA worth is not that of a second-round draft choice, but of a player worthy of a four-year contract for $104 million, making him the new centerpiece of the New York Knicks.

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Alex Morgan is ready to remind the world what she’s got in World Cup and Olympics qualifying

PHILADELPHIA — Alex Morgan hasn’t forgotten what it was like the last time the U.S. women’s soccer team played a major Concacaf competition outside of the United States.

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After two comebacks, Phillies can’t rally a third time Saturday against Cardinals

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies were on the verge of a comeback on Saturday. They dug themselves into a five-run deficit in the top of the first inning, fell behind again, 6-5, in the top of the fifth, and again, 7-6, in the top of the ninth. Those first two times,…

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Homegrown talent and the bullpen carry the Phillies in Game 1 of a key series against the Cardinals

PHILADELPHIA — Chalk one up for the Phillies’ farm system.

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Report: Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov detained in Russia on grounds of being ‘an army evader’

PHILADELPHIA — Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov has been detained in Saint Petersburg, Russia, for an alleged evasion of military service, according to a report from Russian news outlet Fontanka.

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Mike Sielski: From pouring beer to throwing blocks, the Eagles’ Jason Kelce is a man of Philly’s people

SEA ISLE CITY, N.J. — Some athletes answer questions. Jason Kelce delivers lectures worthy of a college-level course. The topic of that course, loosely speaking, is the relationship between the people who root for Philadelphia’s sports teams and the people who play for Philadelphia’s sports teams.

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Phillies’ bats come alive against Braves to close out June on a high note

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies offense looked lifeless on Wednesday night. They drove in only one run and four hits. On Thursday, they woke up, put on their powder blues, and decided to score a season-high 14 runs in a 14-4 win over the Atlanta Braves.

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P.J. Tucker agrees to join Sixers on a 3-year, $33.2 million deal, reunites with James Harden and Daryl Morey

PHILADELPHIA — NBA executives and league sources were right: P.J. Tucker is joining the 76ers.

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Braves’ Ronald Acuña leads NL in voting, will start All-Star Game

PHILADELPHIA — Major League Baseball on Thursday announced that Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña finished as the top vote-getter for the National League in the first phase of voting for the July 19 All-Star Game. This means Acuña will have a starting spot for the NL team, managed by Brian Snitker.

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Freddie Freeman’s agent accuses Braves of fostering ‘false’ narrative

PHILADELPHIA — Casey Close of Excel Sports Management, who represented Freddie Freeman in negotiations with the Braves, released a statement Thursday in which he said the Braves “have fostered a narrative about the negotiations which, stated plainly, is false.”

USA Today Sports Media Group

PJ Tucker unlikely to return to Miami

Alex Schiffer: Multiple teams - including Atlanta, Minnesota, Brooklyn, Chicago and Philadelphia - are expected to compete for PJ Tucker in free agency. All are expected to offer the full mid-level/TPMLE exception. He is unlikely to return to Miami, ...

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Joel Embiid wants PJ Tucker in Philadelphia

Jake Fischer on PJ Tucker going to Philadelphia: 'I've heard Joel Embiid is on board, … also PJ's agent resides in Philly. There's one thing that I know for sure. He has wanted to get paid. He has been a journeyman in this league for years and years ...

Daily Mirror

Woman, 21, shot dead after angry punter is kicked out then fires gun at building

Jailene Holton, 21, had been persuaded by friends to go on the rare night out at Philly Bar and Grill in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when she was inadvertently shot in the head

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Phillies punchless in 4-1 loss to the Braves

PHILADELPHIA — Nights like Wednesday — when the Phillies’ offense looked punchless in a 4-1 loss to Atlanta — could make the next six to eight weeks feel like six to eight months.

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Bryce Harper’s thumb surgery goes off without complications; August return still possible

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper’s thumb surgery went as planned and without any complications, a source said Wednesday, and the Phillies star’s expectation of a mid-August return remains possible.

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