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Body of ‘Hero' Swimmer Found After He Saved 2 Lives in Rough Seas
Tropical Storm Fay brought rip currents along the Jersey Shore, and one man gave his life to save other swimmers.
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‘I Talk to Black People': Mummer in Blackface Defends Himself After Mayor Boots Brigade
Correction: This story has been updated to correct Kinkel’s name. A Mummers group was thrown out of Philadelphia’s annual New Year’s Day parade because at least one member marched down South Broad Street in blackface. Froggy Carr, a wench brigade that dressed in orange-and-black colored costumes in what was apparently a motif honoring the Flyers mascot Gritty, got booted...
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Teens Attack Deliveryman and Steal 9 Pizzas, Philadelphia Police Say
A group of teenagers attacked and robbed a pizza deliveryman in Philadelphia’s Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood, police said.