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Here’s everything you need to know for the 2023 Philadelphia Marathon Weekend

From Friday, Nov. 17, through Sunday, Nov. 19, seasoned runners and first-timers alike will hit the city streets for a series of races.

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File photo: Oakland Athletics' Paul Blackburn pitches against the San Francisco Giants below signs hanging in right field protesting the team's potential move to Las Vegas and to call for management to sell the team during the first inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023.
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The Oakland Athletics’ move to Las Vegas has been approved by MLB owners, AP sources say

While San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose is the 10th-largest television market in the U.S., Las Vegas is the 40th.

2 years ago

An illustration of the Mariner East II pipeline running across PA with drilling fluid leaks creating a dollar sign.
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Companies behind Mariner East II pipeline paid $42 million in pollution fines to Pennsylvania

$10 million of that total comes from a plea deal the state attorney general’s office brokered with Energy Transfer, but little has gone toward residents directly affected.

2 years ago

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Philadelphia
6abc

‘Red Cup Rebellion’: Thousands of Starbucks workers expected to go on 1-day strike

Philly Workers United posted on social media Wednesday night that the baristas at the Penn Medicine store initiated the strike at other local unionized stores.

2 years ago

College Drive in Pottstown, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Homelessness
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Pennsylvania

Pottstown faces federal lawsuit over plans to vacate homeless encampment along Schuylkill River Trail

Pottstown has erected signs along College Drive, declaring the parcel a flood hazard and “private property of the borough.” The sign demands people vacate after Dec. 1.

2 years ago

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People hold up a sign that reads The Joy of Sox One millionth prevention point.
Community Events
Homelessness
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Philadelphia
Public Health

Joy of Sox celebrates receiving 1 million pairs of socks, sets sights on new goal by 2025

Joy of Sox celebrated with Prevention Point Philadelphia Wednesday after achieving the goal of reaching one million socks by October.

2 years ago

A close-up of a police car.
Employment
Government
Philadelphia
Policing

Philly police to get 5% raise as part of one-year contract extension

The extension gives the incoming Parker administration an opportunity to sort out its finances while they figure out a new proposal to give to an arbitrator.

2 years ago

FILE - Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel on Nov. 12, 2023. As the military sets its sights on southern Gaza in its campaign to stamp out Hamas, key challenges loom. International patience for a protracted invasion has begun to wear thin. And with some 2 million displaced Gaza residents staying in crowded shelters in the south in dire conditions, a broad military offensive there could unleash a new humanitarian disaster during the cold, wet winter.(AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)
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Military

UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for urgent humanitarian pauses and corridors in Gaza

The vote was 12-0 with the United States, United Kingdom and Russia abstaining. The resolution makes no mention of a cease-fire or Hamas’ surprise Oct. 7 attacks on Israel.

2 years ago

A fire erupts on an Atlantic City boardwalk.
New Jersey
Public Safety
6abc

Large fire erupts on Atlantic City boardwalk

Video from the scene shows large plumes of smoke and flames coming from inside the building.

2 years ago

Shohei Ohtani (from left), Juan Soto, and Mike Trout. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

Will the Phillies make a huge splash with Mike Trout, Juan Soto, or Shohei Ohtani?

The crew that will take the field on Opening Day 2024 isn’t going to look much different, but Dave Dombrowski has some tinkering to do.

2 years ago

The Charles Santore Branch Library in Bella Vista.
Books
Kids
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Regular Saturday hours return 6-day service to several library branches, a ‘game changer’ for Philadelphia

The expanded schedule starts at nine locations, and more are projected to follow — depending on hiring, officials said.

2 years ago

Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Adam Johnson in action during an NHL game in Columbus, Ohio, in 2017. Police in England arrested a man Tuesday on suspicion of manslaughter in connection to Johnson's death in October.
NPR
International
Sports

Man arrested in the skate death of former NHL player Adam Johnson is released on bail

An unnamed man was arrested and charged with suspicion of manslaughter in connection with Johnson's death.

2 years ago

Recycling awaiting pickup in the Queen Village neighborhood, next to trash.
Explainers
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Pizza boxes? Broken bottles? Debunking 5 myths about recycling in Philly

Pizza boxes? If no grease, yes! And here’s an easy shortcut: The Streets Department can take plastics with numbers 2-1-5.

2 years ago

Max Sorensen paddles through his neighborhood in Stone Harbor after flooding
Environment
Housing
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Many coastal New Jersey homeowners lack flood insurance despite rising seas, report says

A gap in flood insurance coverage leaves millions at risk as the frequency and severity of extreme weather events increase across the Northeast, the report notes.

2 years ago

Exterior of Free Library of Philadelphia Central Branch
Books
Philadelphia

Free Library Foundation hires first executive director

Monique Moore Pryor brings necessary leadership and strategic skills as Free Library plans extended hours and more with Pew Grant.

2 years ago

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