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Deer Ticks

Emergency room visits for tick bites hit highest level in a decade

Eagles draft grade roundup

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Don Mattingly saying 'you could feel this coming' after Phillies blowout showed Rob Thomson needed to go

WXPN will count down top 250 songs with Philly ties over Fourth of July weekend

WXPN Philly 250

‘Don’t Try This at Home Day’ returns to The Franklin Institute with explosive science demos

Don't Try This at Home Day

Southwest unveils new plane designed for America's 250th anniversary. Its first flight is to Philly

Independence One Southwest

'Task' seeks bilingual Latino actors for Season 2 shoot in Philly area

Task Season 2 casting

Kylie Kelce plays basketball with Josh Shapiro on the roof of the capitol and compares Jason to the Phanatic

Kylie Kelce Josh Shapiro

Flyers thoughts: There's 'another reserve tank' Philly has to reach for in Game 6

Running the Broad Street Run on Sunday? Here's how to treat the final days before the race

Broad Street Run

Instant observations: Joel Embiid dominates, Sixers keep season alive with Game 5 win in Boston

Embiid 4.28.26

Eagles lose a pair of key front office people in Alec Halaby and Bryce Johnston

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Taylor Swift files trademarks to protect her voice and likeness from AI misuse

Taylor Swift AI trademark

Sixers mailbag: Nick Nurse, playoff hypotheticals and offseason outlook

Nurse 4.28.26

Please Touch Museum to welcome new exhibit with 20-foot climbing structure for 50th anniversary

Please Touch exhibit

Phillies prospect watch: Dante Nori continues to mash the ball

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New Phillies manager Don Mattingly recently said 'I don't see my myself managing again'

How many compensatory picks should the Eagles expect to receive in the 2027 NFL Draft?

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Teen mother charged with voluntary manslaughter in killing of newborn baby in Northern Liberties

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Children's Health

CDC's new hepatitis B vaccine recommendations will cause more infant infections, studies find

Hepatitis B Vaccine

Phillies fire manager Rob Thomson, Don Mattingly takes over

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5 Sixers thoughts: Key quotes from Joel Embiid's first media availability since appendectomy after Game 4 loss

Embiid 4.27.26

Flyers fall to Penguins on odd bounce, pushing series back to Philly for Game 6

Pennsylvania primary election guide: What's at stake and the races to watch

Pennsylvania Primary Election

Sixers guard VJ Edgecombe finishes third in NBA Rookie of the Year Award voting

Edgecombe ROY

Joel Embiid probable for Sixers-Celtics on Tuesday; full injury reports ahead of Game 5

Embiid 4.27.26

Taryn Hatcher is giving away her Phillies gear to raise money for the Pennsylvania SPCA

PSPCA Headquarters

5 Phillies thoughts: Are they still Wild Card contenders? The defense is how bad?

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Author uses billboard on I-95 to promote body autonomy and new book 'Fat Swim'

Fat Swim billboard

Know a nurse that exceeds expectations? IBX seeks nominations for its Sunshine Award

IBX Nurse Award

The Eagles' remaining holes to fill, post-draft, and who can fill them

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Siddiq's Water Ice, Two Persons Coffee to expand to vacant spaces on Market Street for a limited time

Market East pop-ups

Infant's death in Northern Liberties apartment under investigation

Northern Liberties infant

Eagles exercise fifth-year options for Jalen Carter and Nolan Smith

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Is Eagles fifth-round QB Cole Payton truly a quarterback?

Flyers playoffs: 5 things to watch as Philly looks to clinch in Pittsburgh

Joel Embiid upgraded to available for Sixers-Celtics Game 4

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Winners and losers as Phillies end 10-game losing streak, start new one in Atlanta

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Grading the Eagles' final 2026 draft haul

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Philadelphia Eagles 2026 depth chart

Flyers next lesson: How to close out a playoff series

Intimate partner homicide has clear warning signs – and is often preventable, research shows

Intimate Partner Violence

Analyzing the Eagles' reported 2026 undrafted free agent class

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