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Why Jim Thome Might Not Make the Hall of Fame

If you’re a fan of the Phillies—or really, of any other baseball team—you probably love Jim Thome. In this era of widespread cynicism about sports, […]

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Oprah Confirms: Lance Armstrong Confesses to PED Use

We still haven’t seen the interview, but we can show you this interview about the interview: Oprah Winfrey confirming that Lance Armstrong confessed to her […]

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Woman Sues Temple University Over Alleged Football Player Assault

A former Temple University volleyball player is suing the university, saying she was kicked off the team after complaining that her ex-boyfriend—a member of Temple’s […]

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“PHL Crime Mapper” Documents the City’s Pain

Behold the PHL Crime Mapper, a nifty new database that lets you track crime in your neighborhood. Just draw a square on the map, showing […]

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Student Stabbed at Middle School in Berks County

One person has been arrested after a student at Wilson Southern Middle School in Berks County was stabbed this morning, AP reports. The incident took […]

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Missing Girl Found Alive in Delco

Nailla Robinson, the girl who was taken from a West Philadelphia school on Monday, was found by a man on a 69th Street playground about […]

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Where (Not!) to Commit a Crime in Philadelphia

Last month, Philadelphia unveiled an enormous, unprecedented data release that documents all the major crimes that have occurred in the city in the last six […]

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Lance Armstrong Doesn’t Deserve Oprah’s Easy Redemption

Thursday, America will get to see Lance Armstrong take the clichéd first step on the road to what he hopes is redemption in the eyes […]

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Joe Biden’s Choice: Crack Down on Fake Guns, Or Real?

Real guns are great. It’s the fake guns—the ones you see on TV, on film, and in video games—that pose the real danger to our […]

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We Don’t Need “Gun Appreciation Day”

I was 10 years old the first time I shot a gun. It was an AR-15, the type of “assault rifle” that many Americans are […]

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Comcast’s David Cohen Meets With Gun Violence Task Force

The Hill reports that David L. Cohen, Comcast’s executive vice president, is meeting today with Joe Biden’s gun violence task force. Also expected at the […]

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After Traffic Court Corruption Report Leaked, Justice Removed From Oversight

Now this is how we do it in Philadelphia! You may remember a few months back, a private report documenting widespread corruption and ticket-fixing was […]

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Wilmington’s New Mayor Inadvertently Vows to Ignore Crime

And I quote from Mayor Dennis Williams’s inaugural address: “We have a gun problem in this city that is beyond reproach, we have a homicide rate […]

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Fox 29 Crew Attacked at Strip Club Reporting on Four Seasons Rape

Trying to report from Delilah’s, where the alleged Four Seasons rape victim was supposedly picked up, a FOX crew was beaten up by some guy […]

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UPDATE: Andray Blatche of Brooklyn Nets Won’t Be Charged in Sex Assault

CBS Philly reports: “Police sources have confirmed that a member of the Brooklyn Nets basketball team and his associates are being questioned in connection with […]