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Joel Embiid scores 50 points to lead 76ers past Knicks 125-114 to cut deficit to 2-1
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid is suffering from Bell's palsy and played Game 3 with a bulky knee brace to sturdy the 7-footer after dealing with injuries all season. The lingering effects of the time off from his most recent knee surgery s ucked him into a depression — and that...
Comcast: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $3.86 billion. On a per-share basis, the Philadelphia-based company said it had profit of 97 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.04 per share. ...
Independence Realty Trust: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Independence Realty Trust Inc. (IRT) on Wednesday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter. The real estate investment trust, based in Philadelphia, said it had funds from operations of $61.5 million, or 27 cents per...
Primary voters take down at least 2 incumbents in Pennsylvania House
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania election results include a loss Tuesday in the Democratic primary by a Philadelphia state representative one day after prosecutors announced that they had erroneously issued a warrant mistakenly accusing him of violating a protective order. Rep....
Casey and McCormick to face each other as nominees in Pennsylvania's high-stakes US Senate contest
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick will face each other in Pennsylvania's high-stakes U.S. Senate contest this fall, as Tuesday’s primary election put the men on track for a race that is expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars and...
Donte DiVincenzo caps desperate rally with 3-pointer, Knicks beat 76ers 104-101 to take 2-0 lead
NEW YORK (AP) — An eight-point lead was gone. The Knicks' edge in the series and home-court advantage seemed about to follow. Madison Square Garden had fallen nearly silent. “I mean, it wasn’t a good feeling,” Donte DiVincenzo said. Moments later, it was...
Prosecutors cancel warrant for lawmaker on primary eve, saying protective order hadn't been in place
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A warrant for charges that a Democratic state representative from Philadelphia violated a protective order was withdrawn Monday — a day before he faces a contested primary — because police and prosecutors said they determined no such active protective order had been in...
Knicks beat 76ers 111-104 in Game 1 of playoffs. Brunson and Hart score 22 points and backups star
NEW YORK (AP) — The familiar chants of “MVP! MVP!” for Jalen Brunson were replaced by a much different sound inside a raucous Madison Square Garden. “Deuuuuuce!” Deuce McBride, Brunson's backup, led a huge effort by New York's reserves in a 111-104 victory...
Republicans' defense of the 'Biden 16' House districts starts with Pennsylvania's primary election
NEW HOPE, Pa. (AP) — Mark Houck makes a potent appeal to conservative Republicans in this corner of eastern Pennsylvania when he describes his arrest and subsequent acquittal on federal charges that he pushed a Planned Parenthood volunteer outside a Philadelphia abortion clinic. ...
Ex-Philadelphia police officer pleads guilty in shooting death of 12-year-old boy
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A fired Philadelphia police officer pleaded guilty Friday to murder in the shooting of a fleeing 12-year-old boy, who prosecutors have said was on the ground and unarmed when the officer fired the fatal shot. Edsaul Mendoza also pleaded guilty to possession of...
