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3 Dead, 10 Injured In South Philadelphia Mass Shooting — Teens Among Victims

Victims included a 15-year-old girl, two 17-year-old boys, and several adults. Three men — ages 19, 23 and 24 — were killed. A 19-year-old man who was shot twice in the head remains in critical condition.

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3 dead, 10 injured in South Philadelphia shooting and a person is in custody, police say

Authorities say three people were killed and 10 others injured in a shooting

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Philadelphia 76Ers To Build New Arena In South Philadelphia

Philadelphia 76ers partner with Comcast to build a new arena in South Philadelphia, sparking mixed reactions and debate among city leaders and residents.

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Philadelphia mayor announces new plan to keep 76ers arena in South Philadelphia, pursue WNBA team

The Philadelphia 76ers will partner with Comcast Spectacor to build a new arena in South Philadelphia and abandon a deal to move downtown

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76ers win city council nod to build $1.3B downtown stadium and leave South Philadelphia

The Philadelphia 76ers have won city council approval for a $1.3 billion downtown arena despite vocal opposition from nearby residents

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Two years ago, his store was on fire. Now, Eagles coach Nick Sirianni wears his shirts.

PHILADELPHIA — Jay Pross stuffed a couple T-shirts into an envelope, scribbled a handwritten note, and mailed the package two years ago to South Philadelphia after the Eagles hired Nick Sirianni as their head coach. Pross considers his clothing store — Mayfair’s Art History — to be “Philly’s brand” so…

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Charlie Gracie, Philadelphia's first rock and roll star, dies at 86

PHILADELPHIA — Charlie Gracie, 86, the South Philadelphia singer and guitarist whose 1950s hits made him an international star, has died. His music had a major impact on the Beatles and many other British acts of the 1960s.

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Philly removes box covering controversial Christopher Columbus statue

PHILADELPHIA — Complying with a court order, the City of Philadelphia late Sunday night removed the plywood box that has concealed the statue of Christopher Columbus in South Philadelphia's Marconi Park for 2 1/2 years.

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Former Abscam Congressman ‘Ozzie’ Myers is headed back to federal prison — this time for election fraud

The last time former U.S. Rep. Michael “Ozzie” Myers stood before a federal judge to face sentencing in a bribery case, Ronald Reagan was president and Abscam — the 1970s scandal that sent Myers and a host of other elected officials to prison — dominated newspaper headlines.

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The Philly GOP ousted him for possible ‘ballot harvesting’ last election. He’s back to help them (and the Green Party)

PHILADELPHIA — Green Party candidates seeking spots on the statewide ballot in November received a boost this summer from a group of Philadelphia-area Republicans, including one with a problematic history when it comes to elections.

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PHILADELPHIA — A member of the popular former Philadelphia singing group Brotherly Love, which had celebrity fans and once performed for President Barack Obama, was fatally shot outside his South Philadelphia home Wednesday night, police said.

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Republicans respond to potential South Philly ‘ballot harvesting’ by GOP operative with firings, campaign attacks

PHILADELPHIA — The fallout from the discovery of a potential GOP “ballot harvesting” operation in South Philadelphia continued Tuesday, as two state party staffers lost their jobs, the matter became fodder for attacks in the Republican primary for governor, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle jockeyed to define…

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Dozens of mail ballots are going to a GOP ward leader’s South Philly P.O. box, raising ‘ballot harvesting’ concerns

PHILADELPHIA — A mail ballot mystery is unfolding at an otherwise unremarkable post office box in South Philadelphia.

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‘Unions move our nation forward,’ Vice President Kamala Harris tells workers in South Philly

PHILADELPHIA — Standing in front of dozens of laborers in bright T-shirts bearing their locals, Vice President Kamala Harris told a South Philadelphia crowd Tuesday that economic prosperity for blue-collar workers depends on the strength of unions, which she said “move our nation forward.”

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