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Penn grad arrested as suspect in health insurer CEO shooting The shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4 in NYC took a dramatic turn with the arrest […]
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It’s game time: City Council’s Committee of the Whole is expected to hold a vote on the arena on Wednesday. The Councilmembers will make their decisions after a week marked […]
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Luigi Nicholas Mangione, a Maryland native who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in May 2020, made his first court appearance since being arrested Monday morning at an Altoona McDonald’s […]
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Juan Soto is a New York Met. Owner Steve Cohen threw fistfuls of money at the 26-year-old slugger until he eventually signed for 15 years and $765 million, the same […]
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Meet Dr. Matt, the new head of Temple’s art exhibitions program There is a new person at the helm at Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture, and he […]
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Lincoln Financial Field will host eight games of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, including a Fourth of July match of the tune-up tournament for the 2026 World Cup, soccer’s […]
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4d ago
It’s been a knockout week for Rocky Balboa. It included the second annual Rocky Day, in honor of fictional Philly legend Rocky Balboa and the release of the original “Rocky” […]
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4d ago
Center City retail stabilized, but has room to grow The latest Center City District report on downtown retail offered a generally sunny economic view. Overall, the retail occupancy rate for the area, […]
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5d ago
Yes, we all love Harry Potter, but really, isn’t it a little much? Eight movies, seven books, and 3,407 pages? We’re not even going to try to calculate the number […]
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5d ago
On its face, the imminent closure of a 3-year-old Giant Heirloom grocery store on East Market Street would seem to underline the ongoing challenges for retailers and commercial landlords in […]
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