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Violence Erupts in Philly, 5 Shot in 4 Incidents

The City of Brotherly Love experienced an “exceptionally violent” night on Friday, with four citizens shot and one killed in four separate shooting incidents, reports say. Gunfire erupted early on Friday morning when a man in his 20s was killed

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Canada’s ‘HitchBOT’ Destroyed in Philadelphia

HitchBOT’s co-creators Frauke Zeller and David Smith said Monday that they’ve been overwhelmed with support and offers to revive the robot since it was vandalized beyond repair and left on a street in Philadelphia on Saturday and they are considering rebuilding it.

Catholic Archbishop Charles J. Chaput answers questions following a news conference on July 20, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. Chaput was announced Tuesday as the Archbishop-designate for the diocese of Philadelphia, one of the country's largest dioceses in the United States. The church in Philadelphia is still reeling from a sex abuse scandal which resulted in the indictment of four priests and a parochial school teacher. Chaput is due to take up his new post in September.

Philly Archbishop Defends School Decision to Fire Married Lesbian Teacher

In a statement Monday, the archbishop likened the decision to the principle of “truth in advertising,” saying that schools describing themselves as Catholic “take on the responsibility of teaching and witnessing the Catholic faith in a manner true to Catholic belief. There’s nothing complicated or controversial in this. It’s a simple matter of honesty.”

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Preliminary Report on Amtrak Crash: No Infrastructure Anomalies

What did cause the crash, if not heartless penny-pinching Republican budget-cutters? “Based on the NTSB’s preliminary review of the train’s event recorder data, the train was travelling at 106 mph before the emergency brake system engaged. The data indicated that the engineer activated the emergency brakes seconds before the derailment.”

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Nicki Minaj’s Road Manager Stabbed to Death at Bar

The manager of Nicki Minaj’s concert road team was stabbed to death outside of a bar in Philadelphia, PA early Wednesday, while a second crew member remains in critical condition, also with stab wounds, according to Billboard. Minaj first took