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Turner's 2 home runs, 4 hits, a hopeful breakout game for Phillies
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trea Turner laughed as he pointed out that, no, his mom had not booed him again as she did from home during a game last month even as his numbers dipped more into uh-oh than All-Star territory. Turner stuck with his process even as some Phillies fans grumbled...
Growing budget fight in divided Legislature could test Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state lawmakers returned to session Monday for a weekslong slog to the budget deadline, as House Democrats advanced a spending plan that could test whether Gov. Josh Shapiro can manage a politically divided Legislature in his freshman year. It...
Belt hits tiebreaking homer in 7th, Blue Jays sweep Mets 6-4
NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Belt broke a seventh-inning tie with a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Mets 6-4 on Sunday for a three-game sweep. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also went deep for the Blue Jays, who blew a four-run lead but quickly recovered. Toronto has...
State police: Trooper shot, killed, driver during illegal I-95 street racing gathering
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A state trooper shot and killed a man whose vehicle struck two troopers as law enforcement tried to get control of an illegal early morning street racing gathering on a Philadelphia interstate, state police said Sunday. State police say troopers were called to...
Group sues mayor, officials over Columbus statue removal efforts
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A group that fought in court to keep a statue of Christopher Columbus in a south Philadelphia park and to have a wooden box covering it removed has now filed suit against Mayor Jim Kenney and members of the city's historical commission over their roles in the effort to remove...
Christopher Nolan breaks down the best ways to watch a movie, ahead of his ‘Oppenheimer’ release
It’s no secret that Christopher Nolan made “Oppenheimer” to be seen on the big screen. But not all big screens are created equal. That’s part of the reason why Universal Pictures has made “Oppenheimer” tickets available early for over a thousand “premium large format”...
Carranza sparks Union to 3-0 victory over Montreal.
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Julián Carranza scored a goal in each half to lead the Philadelphia Union to a 3-0 victory over CF Montreal on Saturday night. Carranza staked the Union (9-4-3) to a 1-0 lead when he took a pass from Matt Real in the 12th minute and scored. ...
Maker of anti-addiction drug Suboxone reaches $102.5 million settlement over antitrust claims
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The company that makes the opioid addiction treatment drug Suboxone has agreed to pay $102.5 million to 41 states and the District of Columbia to settle claims that the company engaged in anticompetitive practices, it announced Friday. The agreement with...
Companies reach $1.18 billion deal to resolve claims from 'forever chemicals' water contamination
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Three chemical companies said Friday they had reached a $1.18 billion deal to resolve complaints of polluting many U.S. drinking water systems with potentially harmful compounds known as PFAS. DuPont de Nemours Inc., The Chemours Co. and Corteva Inc....
Stock market today: Asia follows Wall St up on hopes Fed will ease off rate hikes
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Friday ahead of an update on the U.S. jobs market after Federal Reserve officials reignited hopes another interest rate hike might be postponed and lawmakers gave final approval to a deal to avert a government debt default. ...
