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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) falls over Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) on an offensive foul by Embiid during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, in San Francisco.
Philadelphia
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76ers center Joel Embiid has no timetable to return following knee surgery

The 76ers fell to 4-11 without him this season after Monday night’s loss to Dallas.

1 year ago

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Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania Capitol protest against state investing in Israel bonds ends with arrests

The event was organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, the Philly Palestine Coalition and the Pennsylvania Council on American-Islamic Relations.

1 year ago

Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic (right) tries to get past Philadelphia 76ers' Kelly Oubre Jr. (left) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia
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Irving, Doncic power Mavericks past 76ers without injured Embiid, 118-102

Embiid is set for surgery this week to address an injury to the lateral meniscus in his left knee.

1 year ago

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts celebrates after scoring the game winning touchdown against the Buffalo Bills during overtime in an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Philadelphia Eagles will play as home team in first-ever regular season game in Brazil

According to the NFL, this is the first Friday night game on opening weekend in over 50 years.

1 year ago

Meg Kane speaking at a podium
Philadelphia
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‘The icing on the cake’: Philly officials and organizers react to 2026 FIFA World Cup schedule

Lincoln Financial Field will play host to a Fourth of July round-of-16 game during the semiquincentennial, as well as five group games in June.

1 year ago

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New Jersey
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Billy Penn

Why do I see marijuana billboards on my morning commute if I can’t buy any?

New Jersey dispensaries are heavily advertising in Philly even though it’s illegal to bring weed back into Pa.

1 year ago

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) looks to pass around Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, in San Francisco.
Philadelphia
Sports

76ers center Joel Embiid set for procedure to fix lateral meniscus in left knee

Embiid said last month he wasn't concerned with another MVP. He just wanted to help the 76ers win their first NBA championship since 1983.

1 year ago

Lincoln Financial Field
Community Events
Philadelphia
Sports

Philly scheduled to host Fourth of July FIFA World Cup game, 5 group stage games, in 2026

New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium beat out AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas as the venue for the final on July 19.

1 year ago

A police car in front of a day care
Kids
Philadelphia
Public Safety
6abc

Family wants answers after baby forgotten inside closed day care in Philadelphia

Police say the day care was closed and locked up along Whitaker Avenue when the family arrived.

1 year ago

A man walks past the The Penn Museum, part of the University of Pennsylvania
History
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Penn Museum lays to rest the remains of 19 Black Philadelphians, apologizes for racist Morton Cranial Collection

The Black Philadelphians Descendant Community Group opposed the burial, insisting it should have had the right to determine what happened to the remains.

1 year ago

File photo: This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed Feb. 3, in East Palestine, Ohio, are still on fire on Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
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Railroads say they’re making safety changes to reduce derailments after fiery Ohio crash

The small town near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border is still struggling to recover a year later.

1 year ago

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WHYY News is hosting a ‘pop-up’ newsroom in Princeton

This will be the first “pop-up” newsroom in New Jersey for 2024.

1 year ago

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Delaware
6abc

76 small dogs and other animals rescued from mobile home in Felton, Delaware

Officers arrived at the home to find 66 small breed dogs, nine cats and a bird living in "inhumane" conditions.

1 year ago

Small plane crash
K-12
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
6abc

Longtime school board member killed in West Caln Township, Pa. plane crash

The small plane, a twin-engine Gulfstream American GA-7, crashed in an area between a home and some trees in the 500 block of Old Wilmington Road in West Caln Township.

1 year ago

People hold protest signs read NO LNG and more.
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

Chester LNG project promises return, despite Biden’s pause and other hurdles

The Penn America Energy CEO is still bullish on building an LNG facility in Chester. He plans to meet public opposition with public engagement.

1 year ago

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