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New Epstein files show years of email exchanges with Sixers co-owner Josh Harris The Sixers owner shows up scores of times in emails released Friday by the U.S. Department of Justice, covering a period after Epstein's conviction for solicitation of sex with a minor.

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Safety board releases initial findings in Bristol nursing home explosion that killed three people, injured dozens The initial findings of federal investigators provide the most detailed account of what happened in the lead-up to the deadly blast on Dec. 23 that rattled lower Bucks County.

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The slavery exhibits at the President’s House have been removed following Trump administration push President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered content at national parks that “inappropriately disparage” the U.S. to be reviewed and potentially removed.

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Survivors recount persistent gas smell, lack of concern by staff and a smoke break before explosion rocked Bristol nursing home Nursing home staffers told Robert Flesch that Peco had fixed the leak and the building was safe, he recalls, despite the lingering gas smell.

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Looking for a good story to read while your turkey thaws? Take our quiz to get a recommendation. If you're trying to pass some time while your Thanksgiving turkey thaws or you wait for your delayed flight, these stories can help.

Got some time on your hands? Here are some stories we like from 2025 but you might have missed.
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Philly street festivals are shutting down over rising police overtime costs. But some groups don’t have to pay. Philly elected officials, police-connected groups, and street festival organizers who cut special deals are exempt from tens of thousands dollars in city event fees inked to street festivals.

Bills for thee, but not for me.
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Former Philadelphia police captain and eight current and former cops charged with conspiracy, theft The charges are tied to the $392,000 'Guns Down, Gloves Up' anti-violence program founded by former Capt. Nashid Akil. Five cops are expected to be fired.

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‘No new information:’ Philly sheriff mum 15 months after a guy with a poodle wrecked an office SUV Sheriff Rochelle Bilal won't disclose the outcome of an investigation involving a high-ranking deputy's city-leased Ford Expedition. Meanwhile, another deputy recently had her car stolen.

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto Will Not Be Denied | Defector The Toronto Blue Jays sent 57 batsmen to the plate in the 25 hours between Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s last pitch of Game 6 of the World Series and his first pitch of Game 7, so it isn’t like they didn’t hav...

"Indeed, the last World Series like this one was actually the cafeteria scene in Blazing Saddles, and that was 51 years ago."
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How a Philly ‘betfluencer’ wound up at the center of an NBA gambling scandal Feds also accuse Hennen of providing rigged card-shuffling machines and other tech that was used to fix mob-affiliated backroom poker games in New York City.

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An untimely death for a gentle loner His name was Hercules Rumph. For more than 20 years he was a roving fixture on Chelten Avenue in Germantown, a ragged, grizzled graybeard with his hand humbly extended. Kids on the street had diffe…

His name was Hercules Rumph. For some reason I thought of him today while walking through the streets of Philadelphia.

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The Philly legacy of the three Alexander Calders The new Calder Gardens brings an opportunity to celebrate the family's dynasty in Philadelphia.

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E-bikes have evolved into e-motorcycles. Law enforcement is lagging behind. Serious injuries are on the rise in emergency rooms around the country, as electric cycles become bigger and faster. Lawmakers and police departments are scrambling to address the problem.

“Kids are being given essentially electric motorcycles and being set loose on the street, and that’s having tragic results.”
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Iron Hill Brewery has closed all locations “We sincerely hope to return in the future, and when we do, we promise to welcome you with open arms,” Iron Hill management wrote Thursday in a Facebook post.

Bottoms up

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Valley Forge Military Academy is closing next year Trustees said the academy’s future “is no longer viable” due to rising tuition costs and soaring liability premiums.

Taps for the alma mater of Norman Schwarzkopf and JD Salinger.
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FOP president falsely claims Inquirer sought “private” funeral records The police union president mischaracterized a Right To Know request that a reporter submitted to the Mayor's Office.

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Hamilton doesn’t mention Philly once. Here is every shot it threw away For Hamilton’s 10th anniversary, we rounded up the historical events that actually took place here

Yo!

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For the dog days of August, there sure is a lot happening around here.

Police scanner shows panicked response to Villanova shooting ‘hoax’ “Active shooter! Villanova University! Scarpa Hall!” an officer chirped across the radio. Officials later determined it was an act of swatting, a fake emergency called in to induce panic.

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‘It latches on and doesn’t let go’: 7-OH kratom is fueling addictions across Philly Kratom addiction is on the rise in Philly, as powerful extracts sold as "7-OH" in smoke shops simulate the effects of opioids.

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From the philadelphia community on Reddit: AMA - Monday 8/4, 1 p.m. - We’re reporters Max Marin and Ryan Briggs. Ask us anything about unregulated “gas station” weed in the Philly region Explore this post and more from the philadelphia community

They're on

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Ask them anything about weed - particularly the "legal" kind.

take care of business

Philly’s city worker strike ends after Mayor Cherelle Parker strikes deal with AFSCME District Council 33 Trash collection is set to resume after Philadelphia’s first major strike of city workers since 1986.

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I met Azir Harris after he was paralyzed in a shooting in 2018. Gunfire early Monday claimed his life. | Helen Ubiñas To learn he was one of four people killed early Monday, gunned down at a Grays Ferry block party, felt like a punch in the gut. This is the column I never wanted to write.

A really tragic column from @notesfromhel.bsky.social on the gun violence that took the life of a young man who she had written about years earlier when he was paralyzed in another shooting . share.inquirer.com/ltWR0B

Mayor Cherelle Parker has turned to nonunion city workers and sanitation trainees to help with trash removal during the DC 33 strike To some, the nonunion city workers are relieving a messy situation. To others, they’re simply scabs caught in difficult circumstances.

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