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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts celebrates after the Eagles defeated the Los Angeles Rams 23-14 in an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif.
Philadelphia
Sports

Jalen Hurts and a tough defense carry the Eagles to a 23-14 victory over the Rams

The Philly defense covered for the offense's shortcomings, with Eagles rookie Jalen Carter picking up two sacks in the stadium where he won a national title with Georgia.

2 years ago

OL Reign forward Megan Rapinoe blows a kiss during a ceremony honoring her career, after the team's NWSL soccer match against the Washington Spirit on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, in Seattle. The Spirit and the Reign played to a scoreless draw in Rapinoe's final regular-season home game before her retirement at the end of the season.
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Megan Rapinoe plays her last regular season home game in Seattle

Celebrating the star were 34,000 fans at Seattle's Lumen field, breaking the NWSL attendance record.

2 years ago

File photo: Runners start the Chicago Marathon, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022 in Chicago
National
Sports

Kiptum sets world marathon record in Chicago in 2:00:35, breaking Kipchoge’s mark

Kiptum won the London Marathon in the spring in 2:01:25 and shaved almost a minute off the world record set last year in Berlin by Kipchoge.

2 years ago

Afghan residents sit at a damaged house after an earthquake in a village in Herat province on Saturday.
NPR
International

Over 2,000 feared dead after powerful earthquakes hit Afghanistan

Images shared by Afghan journalists showed at least one village reduced to rubble after a series of quakes flattened stone and mudbrick homes in the country's west.

2 years ago

United States' Simone Biles competes on the beam during the apparatus finals at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023.
International
Sports

Make it 23 titles: Unstoppable Biles wraps up world championships comeback with 2 more gold medals

In Antwerp, where she started her collection of 23 world titles 10 years ago, Biles has made a stunning return to the international stage.

2 years ago

People harvest crops at the Asante Microfarm in front of a house in View Park, in Los Angeles, in 2021.
NPR
Environment
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Sustainability

Individual actions you can take to address climate change

So you want to do something about climate change, but what? We have ideas. Some require a little planning, while others might mean one less thing on your to-do list.

2 years ago

Business and community leaders wave from the Out in Career float at the OURfest National Coming Out Parade. (Daisie Cardona for Billy Penn)
Community Events
LGBTQ
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

OURfest photos: Philadelphia hosts first-ever National Coming Out Day parade

Produced by Galaei as a replacement for Outfest, the inaugural event was filled with floats, music, and LGBTQ+ pride.

2 years ago

Calum Scott poses for a photo
Music
Philadelphia
Sports

‘Dancing On My Own’ singer Calum Scott says he’ll perform for Phillies if they win the World Series

His calendar is open and he's rooting for the Phillies to go all the way.

2 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Bryce Harper hits a homerun
Philadelphia
Sports

Harper homers, Phillies shut down slugging Braves 3-0 in Game 1 of NLDS

The Phillies blanked the 104-win Atlanta Braves 3-0 in Game 1 of the NL Division Series.

2 years ago

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Workers box up the statue of Christopher Columbus
Architecture & Design
History
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Billy Penn

These prominent Philadelphia landmarks are still named after Christopher Columbus

Here’s a look at the most prominent markers to Christopher Columbus in Philadelphia, and an update on efforts to change them.

2 years ago

Anthony Allegrini Jr.'s mother Jennifer Allegrini, his sister Jessica Skladanowski and his girlfriend Reagan Hocking demand justice outside a PA State Police building near Belmont Avenue and Monument Road.
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing
Protests
Public Safety

4 months after 18-year-old Anthony Allegrini Jr.’s death, the officer who killed him hasn’t been named. His family held a rally for justice

On Saturday, family and friends of Anthony Allegrini Jr. — an 18-year-old who was killed by Pa. State Police in June — held a rally to demand answers.

2 years ago

Rockets are seen in the air, after being launched across buildings
International

Hamas surprise attack out of Gaza stuns Israel and leaves hundreds dead in fighting, retaliation

A stunned Israel said it is now at war with Hamas and launched airstrikes in Gaza.

2 years ago

A digging construction machine in the woods
Government
History
Pennsylvania

Witnesses to FBI hunt for Civil War gold in Pa. describe heavily loaded armored truck, signs of a night dig

New eyewitness accounts are raising questions about the FBI’s secretive 2018 dig for a legendary cache of Civil War-era gold.

2 years ago

The Phillies Bryce Harper on the left, the Braves' Matt Olson on the right
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

An intense positional breakdown of the NLDS matchup: Phillies vs. Braves

Does Altanta have a superhuman healer at first base or a pair of best-friend outfielders? Mmm, nope.

2 years ago

A graphic reads
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety
6abc

WHYY and 6abc team up for new special profiling gun violence solutions in Philadelphia

The program will be available online and on streaming platforms Monday morning.

2 years ago

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