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Prosecutor failed to show that Musk’s $1M-a-day sweepstakes was an illegal lottery, judge says
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The $1 million voter sweepstakes linked to billionaire Elon Musk was allowed to continue through Election Day because Philadelphia’s top prosecutor failed to show that it was an illegal lottery, a judge said in a new opinion. District Attorney Larry Krasner...
Philadelphia mass transit users face fare hikes of more than 20% and possible service cuts
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia's mass transit system has proposed an across-the-board 21.5% fare increase that would start New Year’s Day as well as severe service cuts that would take effect next summer. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority announced its...
Pennsylvania House Republicans pick new floor leader after failing to regain majority
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives chose a member from rural Bedford County on Tuesday to be their floor leader for the coming two-year session. The House Republican caucus voted behind closed doors for five-term Rep. Jesse Topper to...
Harriet Tubman posthumously named a general in Veterans Day ceremony
CHURCH CREEK, Md. (AP) — Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war, was posthumously awarded the rank of general on Monday. Dozens gathered on Veterans Day at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad...
CeeDee Lamb throws shade after losing the ball in the sun as Jerry Jones bristles over curtains
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — CeeDee Lamb was unhappy about losing a ball in the sun on an incompletion that helped keep Dallas from scoring a go-ahead touchdown in the first half of a 34-6 loss to Philadelphia on Sunday. Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones was perturbed that...
Aramark: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aramark Holdings Corp. (ARMK) on Monday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $122.4 million. The Philadelphia-based company said it had net income of 46 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 54 cents per...
Jared McCain and Guerschon Yabusele lead the 76ers to 107-105 OT win over the Hornets
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jared McCain had a career-high 27 points as the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 107-105 overtime win over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night. The Sixers first-round draft pick out of Duke had 23 points in the second half and...
Ezekiel Elliott returns for Cowboys after disciplinary absence and has costly fumble against Eagles
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ezekiel Elliott played for the Dallas Cowboys a week after he was left home for disciplinary reasons, and the running back had a costly fumble in the first half of a 34-6 loss to NFC East rival Philadelphia on Sunday. Elliott fumbled into the end zone with...
'Boots' Ennis defends welterweight championship with unanimous decision win over Chukhadzhian
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jaron Ennis defended his share of the 147-pound championship with a flat performance in front of his hometown crowd, taking a unanimous decision victory over Ukrainian fighter Karen Chukhadzhian on Saturday night at the Wells Fargo Center. Known as Boots, Ennis...
Judith Jamison, transcendent dancer and artistic director of Alvin Ailey company, dies at 81
NEW YORK (AP) — Judith Jamison, an internationally acclaimed dancer who later served as artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for two decades, has died. She was 81. Jamison died Saturday after a brief illness in New York, surrounded by close friends, Ailey...
