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What helped ID Joseph Augustus Zarelli? His mother's family dabbles in genetic genealogy

PHILADELPHIA — It's the ultimate rabbit hole of hobbies: genetic genealogy.

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Carter Hart leads Flyers to 2-1 victory over Devils, ending four-game skid

NEWARK, N.J. — Hockey, much like life, does not always make sense.

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School board in Pa. wants to ban teachers from advocating ‘social policy’ issues. ACLU fears it would target LGBTQ students

PHILADELPHIA — The Central Bucks school board is advancing a policy that would ban staff members from advocating to students about “partisan, political or social policy issues,” a proposal critics said would have a chilling effect on teachers.

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Sixers’ Tyrese Maxey to be out ‘at least a couple more weeks,’ Doc Rivers says

PHILADELPHIA — Coach Doc Rivers said Thursday that 76ers shooting guard Tyrese Maxey will miss at least a couple more weeks with a fractured left foot.

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The best pop music albums of 2022

If 2022 was a year of at least trying to return to normalcy, part of that process for music makers was putting all they had to say out there, releasing the pent up accumulation of ideas accrued over two years of pandemic living.

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Joseph N. DiStefano: Pennsylvania's family-owned farms are thriving, and big commercial farms are taking notes

Pennsylvania farmers "do better in recessions," said Tom Jordan, head of the lenders who finance farm, real estate, and small-business deals across most of the state for Univest.

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David Murphy: Phillies have raised their floor in free agency. Their ceiling will depend on three familiar faces.

PHILADELPHIA — A lot of scouting directors will roll their eyes when you talk about Top 100 prospects. There’s a good reason for that. Back when Baseball America first popularized the genre, an organization could mostly take pride whenever one of its minor league hopefuls earned national accolades. It was…

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Marcus Hayes: Blood feud begins: Micah Parsons gives Jalen Hurts and Eagles another reason to hate the Cowboys

PHILADELPHIA — Merry Christmas from Dallas, Eagles fans. Cowboys star pass rusher Micah Parsons just guaranteed that they’ll keep playing like maniacs down the stretch — especially on Christmas Eve, when the teams meet at Dallas in a game that could lock in the top of the NFC’s playoff picture.

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Trudy Rubin: Will Congress really send 80,000 Afghans back to the Taliban?

Before the United States made its chaotic exit from Afghanistan in August 2021, Congress had promised special immigrant visas to Afghans who worked with our military or civilians. Once our allies were without the protection of American forces, they would surely face Taliban revenge.

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The NWSL and NWSL Players’ Association’s abuse investigation has new allegations across the league

PHILADELPHIA — The latest report into allegations of abuse in American women’s soccer was published on Tuesday by the National Women’s Soccer League and the NWSL Players’ Association.

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Immigration officials denied a son's wish to visit his sick father in Philly. The man has now died

PHILADELPHIA — Robert Barkat died at a nursing home in Yeadon, Pennsylvania, this week, his last and only wish unfulfilled — to see his son one more time.

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From Beyoncé to Bad Bunny to Taylor Swift, the best songs of the year

This year was a big one for name-brand pop stars, and out-of-the-blue success stories — some of which made songs from the not-so-recent past ever present in the here and now.

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What is seasonal affective disorder? Symptoms, causes and how to treat it

PHILADELPHIA — With the days getting shorter and colder, some people might want to stay cuddled in bed all day with a book or a TV show. But for others, the change of season could spell a difficult depression.

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Sixers ride hot start to a 123-103 victory over the Sacramento Kings

PHILADELPHIA — Jaden Springer unzipped his warmup jacket with more than five minutes left on the clock, signifying that the 76ers’ starters had earned the rest of the night off.

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Grand jury finds sexual assault, abuse and cover-ups at Pennsylvania juvenile detention center

PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania grand jury investigating conditions inside Delaware County’s youth detention facility — which was emptied in March 2021 after allegations of rampant abuse were raised — has found systemic problems and a “dangerous absence of oversight” enabled violence, sexual abuse and other maltreatment.

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Philly removes box covering controversial Christopher Columbus statue

PHILADELPHIA — Complying with a court order, the City of Philadelphia late Sunday night removed the plywood box that has concealed the statue of Christopher Columbus in South Philadelphia's Marconi Park for 2 1/2 years.

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Pa. Senator-elect John Fetterman is in a new Netflix crime drama starring Christian Bale

PHILADELPHIA — During the Pennsylvania race for U.S. Senate, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman defeated television star Mehmet Oz. Now he has his sights set on Hollywood.

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Dallas who? Eagles, clearly the NFL’s best team, make a mockery of ESPN’s predictor.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It’s as if the Giants found ESPN’s algorithm as insulting as the Eagles did.

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Trudy Rubin: The US-China conflict to watch is the Chip War — which centers on Taiwan

Most Americans are unaware that the United States is already fighting a war with China that involves Taiwan.

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Philly's new effort to contain mpox may include vaccine doses, chased with a free cocktail

PHILADELPHIA — As a thumping bass beat shook the floor, Gregory Pierce praised the good people and good vibes at Level Up, a Center City club.

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No, holiday tips are not mandatory — especially if your finances have changed. Here's what etiquette experts say

PHILADELPHIA — Ah, the holiday season. It arrives each winter, bringing feelings of gratitude, merriment, generosity — and financial anxiety.

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Celine Dion was diagnosed with a rare disease. This woman has been living with it for a few years

Lauren McDermott has a rare neurological condition called Stiff Person Syndrome that causes her muscles to spasm painfully for prolonged periods. Since she was diagnosed in 2019, she's had to explain her illness to almost everyone — even many of the doctors who evaluated her. It's an exhausting process that…

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Morgan Frost has career night, but Flyers drop third straight with 5-4 OT loss to Coyotes

TEMPE, Ariz. ― Morgan Frost’s line just needed to head to the desert to defrost. He, James van Riemsdyk and Owen Tippett helped contribute to all four of the team’s goals, but their efforts weren’t enough in the 5-4 overtime loss to the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday.

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Joel Embiid’s 53 points power Sixers to 131-113 win over Hornets

PHILADELPHIA — Things were different with Joel Embiid and James Harden on the court.

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Eagles-Giants analysis: Birds clinch a playoff berth with a dominant win

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Eagles confirmed what was already known on Sunday.

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