Tag Archives: Philadelphia

$60M Philly Bible Museum To Close After Three Years

The Christian Post reports: The American Bible Society will be closing down its Faith and Liberty Discovery Center, around three years after the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based museum, which cost around $60 million, had opened. In a press release emailed to The Christian Post on Monday morning, the ABS announced that the center was ending operations on April 1, with the last …

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Philly Officials Report More Cases In Measles Outbreak

From the Philadelphia Enquirer editorial board: From so-called vaccine skeptics like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to anti-vaccine advocates like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., some politicians are hoping to gain political power by exploiting the misguided fears of worried parents and the curdled selfishness of American individualism exemplified by the anti-vaxxer movement. Although these candidates’ chances of reaching the presidency are …

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Northeast May See First Snow Cover In Two Years

ABC News reports: Saturday night and Sunday evening, the storm will bring precipitation chances to the Northeast with a mix of rain and snow along the coasts and snow farther inland. For the New York City area, confidence in accumulating snow is highest across the Lower Hudson Valley and southern Connecticut. In New York City, it has been a record …

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Philadelphia Proud Boys Leader Sentenced To 15 Years

The Independent reports: The former leader of a Philadelphia chapter of the neo-fascist gang the Proud Boys who stormed the halls of Congress on January 6 has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Zachary Rehl, the son and grandson of Philadelphia police officers who used pepper spray against law enforcement outside the US Capitol then lied on the witness …

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Phillies Pitcher: I Threw A No-Hitter Thanks To Jesus

From the far-right Charisma News: Michael Lorenzen, a Major League Baseball player who recently joined the Philadelphia Phillies, accomplished a remarkable feat by pitching a no-hitter, a rarity in the sport, during a recent game against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park. Lorenzen’s exceptional performance on the field left fans and commentators in awe, but it was his remarks …

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Philly Archdiocese Settles Child Rape Suit For $3.5M

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports: The Archdiocese of Philadelphia will pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that one of its priests sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy in Delaware County nearly two decades ago. Filed in 2020, the lawsuit alleges that Pastor John Close raped the boy at St. Katherine’s of Siena in Wayne in 2006. The plaintiff, whose name …

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Five Dead In Philly Mass Shooting, Gunman In Custody

Philadelphia’s NBC affiliate reports: A gunman who was armed with two weapons and wearing a bulletproof vest killed five men and injured a toddler and teenager in a mass shooting in Southwest Philadelphia Monday night, police said. “We have absolutely no idea why this happened,” Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said a late Monday night news conference. “This person decided …

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Trump Heckled Outside Philly Moms For Liberty Event

Newsweek reports: Protesters on Friday lined the streets of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as former President Donald Trump arrived to speak at a conference hosted by the conservative group Moms for Liberty. Videos shared to Twitter by freelance journalist Oliya Scootercaster show swarms of protesters holding signs and chanting “Lock him up” as the former president’s motorcade drove up to the political …

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Philly Mascots Lead Parade Over Repaired Interstate

Philadelphia’s NBC affiliate reports: “We demolished a roadway, we rebuilt I-95 in just 12 days,” Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said while taking a victory lap at a Friday morning news conference. “Through that process we showed the nation what Philadelphia and Pennsylvania are all about.” “When we work together, we can get s*** done here in Pennsylvania.” the first-term Democrat …

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PA Governor: Philadelphia Interstate Will Reopen Today

The Associated Press reports: Interstate 95 was set to reopen to traffic Friday less than two weeks after a deadly collapse in Philadelphia shut down a heavily traveled stretch of the East Coast’s main north-south highway. Workers were putting the finishing touches on an interim six-lane roadway that will serve motorists during construction of a permanent bridge. Crews worked around …

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Buttigieg: Philly Interstate Will Reopen “Within Weeks”

Bloomberg News reports: US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg reiterated the government’s determination to respond quickly to revive the collapsed Interstate 95 bridge in Philadelphia, saying it was expected to reopen “within weeks.” “Within weeks they are going to be able to get that done with novel approaches to filling that back in,” Buttigieg said Sunday in an interview with Bloomberg …

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PA Gov Announces Plan To Repair Collapsed Interstate

Philadelphia’s Fox affiliate reports: On Wednesday, Governor Josh Shapiro announced the demolition of the southbound lanes, which were found to be unsafe after the collapse of the northbound lanes, will be completed by Thursday. He says the first step after demolition will be to backfill the area and pave it to allow motorists to return to the roadway with three …

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Feds Launch Investigation Into Philly Interstate Collapse

CNN reports: A team of federal investigators has begun a probe into the tanker truck fire that led to the collapse of an Interstate 95 overpass in Philadelphia, leaving a portion of the East Coast’s primary highway with major damage that could take months to repair. Investigators are on scene monitoring the emergency response, as crews sift through rubble to …

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PA Gov: Repairs To Interstate Will Take Months [VIDEO]

ABC News reports: Repairs on Interstate 95 are expected to take “months” after an elevated section collapsed in Philadelphia on Sunday morning when a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo caught fire, officials said. “With regards to the complete rebuild of I-95 roadway, we expect it to take some number of months,” Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro told a press conference on …

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I-95 Section Collapses In Philly After Truck Fire [VIDEO]

Philadelphia’s NBC affiliate reports: A truck fire burning under an I-95 on-ramp has caused a part of the roadway to collapse and the highway to be closed to traffic by officials early Sunday. NBC’s Randy Gyllenhaal reported that officials on scene said they’re investigating after the northbound side on I-95 collapsed before 8 a.m. and the southbound side is “compromised.” …

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MLB Cancels NYC And Philly Games Due To Air Quality

CBS News reports: Major League Baseball has postponed two games on Wednesday night due to air quality being negatively impacted by the Canadian wildfires in Quebec. Yankees vs. White Sox in New York and Phillies vs. Tigers in Philadelphia have both been pushed back and rescheduled to play Thursday. “These postponements were determined following conversations throughout the day with medical …

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Cherelle Parker Wins Philadelphia Dem Mayoral Primary

Philadelphia’s PBS affiliate reports: Former City Councilmember Cherelle Parker is the projected winner of the hotly contested Democratic mayoral primary, according to the Associated Press, and in line to make history as the first woman to be Philly mayor. With more than three-quarters of precincts reporting, Parker was showing 33% of the vote, prevailing by a double-digit margin over the …

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Philly Newspaper Hacked Ahead Of Mayoral Primary

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports: The Philadelphia Inquirer and outside cybersecurity experts continued Sunday to scramble to restore systems after an apparent cyberattack disrupted operations over the weekend. The Inquirer had been unable to print its regular Sunday newspaper, and it was not clear until late Sunday afternoon that it would be possible to print Monday’s editions of The Inquirer and …

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Philly Thieves Steal $100,000 In US Mint’s New Dimes

Philadelphia’s CBS affiliate reports: Police are investigating a case of dimes and dash. They say a trailer containing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of dimes was broken into overnight inside a Walmart parking lot in the 4300 block of Byberry Road in Northeast Philadelphia. According to police, the truck had about $750,000 in dimes in it. Investigators believe at …

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Mild And Snowless Winter Continues For Mid-Atlantic

Axios reports: Temperatures will sizzle toward record territory for many in the Mid-Atlantic on Thursday. Baltimore and Washington, D.C., could reach 80°F.  The freakishly mild winter in the East has led to a sense of unease. This is February, when Nor’easters normally churn the Atlantic, dumping heavy snow for millions. Instead, the only thing that has been heavy in New …

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