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News Articles: Philadelphia

Philadelphia is seen across the Delaware River. Officials say the water is safe to drink — at least through Tuesday afternoon — after a latex finishing solution spilled into a Delaware River tributary late Friday.

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Philadelphia's water 'safe to drink' through Tuesday afternoon after chemical spill

City officials assured residents on Monday that the water was safe to drink throughout the day, but added that they are continuing to test the water supply.

March 27, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez and
  • Jonathan Franklin
Dr. Leah Rethy is an internal medicine resident with Penn Medicine.

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  • Health Care

80-hour weeks and roaches near your cot? More medical residents unionize

Part of a national trend, medical residents at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia push to form a union to demand better working conditions and higher wages. Child care is an important issue for many.

March 23, 2023
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By:
  • Alan Yu
Jalen Hurts (left) of the Philadelphia Eagles talks with Patrick Mahomes  of the Kansas City Chiefs during Super Bowl LVII Opening Night at Footprint Center on Monday in Phoenix.

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Everything to know going into this year's Super Bowl

Here's everything you need to know about Super Bowl LVII, with some help from our member stations KCUR in Kansas City and WHYY in Philadelphia.

February 12, 2023
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Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles

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It's a Philly thing: A Super Bowl playlist

Press play and turn it up to 11! GO BIRDS!

February 10, 2023
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  • Bruce Warren
Bryce Harper, center, of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates with teammates after defeating the San Diego Padres in game five to win the National League Championship Series at Citizens Bank Park on October 23, 2022 in Philadelphia.

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The Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies will face each other in the World Series

Major League Baseball has its World Series lineup cards set, as the Houston Astros will face the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 24, 2022
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  • NPR Staff
Edward Anthony speaks of his time at Holmesburg Prison in Philadelphia and the tests in which he participated while an inmate, pictured here on Oct. 24, 2007.

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Philadelphia apologizes for experiments on Black inmates

The city of Philadelphia issued an apology Thursday for the unethical medical experiments performed on mostly Black inmates at its Holmesburg Prison from the 1950s through the 1970s.

October 07, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a building that caught fire then collapsed early Saturday in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Fire Department said several firefighters and a city inspector became trapped when the building collapsed.

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A Philadelphia firefighter died in a building that caught fire and collapsed

Four other firefighters and an inspector with the city's Department of Licenses and Inspections had been rescued from the rubble and were in stable condition at hospitals.

June 18, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A storefront window with bullet holes is seen at the scene of a fatal shooting on South Street in Philadelphia on Sunday morning.

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Mass shootings across the U.S. leave dozens killed or wounded this weekend

Shootings in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Arizona were among the incidents across eight states over the weekend.

June 05, 2022
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  • Rina Torchinsky
Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have linked nearly 300 firearms to 11 people accused of illegally re-selling the weapons in a straw purchase scheme, according to court documents.

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Prosecutors say a smuggling ring moved nearly 300 guns from Atlanta to Philadelphia

Over six months, the Atlanta-based group bought hundreds of firearms from local retailers only to resell them to Philadelphia-based brokers. Now the weapons are showing up at crime scenes.

April 12, 2022
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  • Vanessa Romo
A sign requiring masks as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus is taped on a storefront in Philadelphia on Feb. 16.

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  • Politics

Philadelphia to reinstate its mask mandate after a rise in COVID cases

The city will require masks in schools, businesses, government buildings and restaurants starting April 18.

April 11, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Singer Bobby Rydell is shown aboard a luxury liner in New York City after arrival from Europe on March 12, 1962.

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  • Music News

Bobby Rydell, a '60s teen idol and 'Bye Bye Birdie' star, dies

Rydell, along with James Darren, Fabian and Frankie Avalon, was part of a wave of wholesome teen idols who emerged after Elvis Presley and before the rise of the Beatles.

April 06, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
On Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011 Cheryl Rehmann has a message painted on her back by Matthew Wellstein before the start of the annual Naked Bike Ride in Philadelphia.

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Participants In Philly's Naked Bike Ride Will Have To Cover Up ... Their Faces

A cherished city institution is adapting to keep the love of cycling going strong. Naked cycling, that is — Philadelphia's annual Naked Bike Ride is asking participants to mask up for safety.

June 26, 2021
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  • Sharon Pruitt-Young
Andrei Doroshin, CEO of Philly Fighting Covid, speaks to reporters before the start of a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Jan. 8.

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  • Health

In Philadelphia, A Scandal Erupts Over Vaccination Startup Led By 22-Year-Old

City officials gave coronavirus vaccines to Philly Fighting Covid, whose brash CEO had no health care experience. After a WHYY investigation, the city cut ties with the group over alleged misconduct.

January 30, 2021
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By:
  • Nina Feldman,
  • Max Marin,
  • and 1 more
Rudy Giuliani, President Trump's attorney, speaks at a press conference held in the back parking lot of Four Seasons Total Landscaping on Saturday in Philadelphia.

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  • Business

From Obscure To Sold Out: The Story Of Four Seasons Total Landscaping In Just 4 Days

The Philadelphia business was the location of a bizarre press conference by Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani last weekend. The business is cashing in on its newfound fame and has even run out of merch.

November 11, 2020
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By:
  • Miles Bryan
A demonstrator holds a placard with Walter Wallace Jr.'s name on it during a protest near the location where he was killed by two police officers in Philadelphia.

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  • Law

Philadelphia Police Release 'Traumatic' Bodycam Video Of Walter Wallace Jr. Shooting

"We understand that the materials released today will be very painful. It will elicit anger, rage, distress, evoke more questions, and rightfully so," the district attorney said, urging calm.

November 05, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
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