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A sweet Irish potato impostor

Francesca Giangiulio
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Philly’s ambitious plan to scare off ICE

Amanda Marcotte
Signage about slavery is displayed on an outdoor exhibit at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 24, 2025. (Photo by Michael Yanow/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Philly sues over slavery exhibit removal

Jelinda Montes
Americans turned out for another "No Kings" protest across the nation. In the middle of a shutdown, their cries for love and justice ring clearer than ever. (TIMOTHY A.CLARY / AFP / Getty Images)

No Kings activists take the streets

CK Smith
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After a big home run hit from Phillies outfielder Harrison Bader, drama unfolded in the stands over who "deserved" the ball. "Phillies Karen" had a short-lived victory, and a boy celebrating his birthday ended up with a great family memory, thanks to MLB and stadium staff. (Lucas Casel / MLB Photos / Getty Images)

“Phillies Karen” sparks viral outrage

CK Smith
Following the DC takeover, Trump sets his eye on other blue cities, especially the "sanctuary cities." In response, DOJ staff are resigning in protest. (MEHMET ESER / Getty Images)

Trump’s DOJ power play fuels revolt

CK Smith
At a recent Coldplay concert, the kiss-cam moment got a few tech execs in trouble. Now it's a viral phenomenon. ( Robert Okine / Getty Images)

Coldplay kiss cam costs CEO his job

CK Smith
Rob McElhenney attends the Los Angeles photocall for Apple TV+'s "Mythic Quest" Season 4 at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on January 28, 2025 in West Hollywood, California. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Rob McElhenney's favorite Philly food

Joy Saha
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Emergency responders work the scene after a small aircraft crashed in a neighborhood in Northeast Philadephia, Pennsylvania on January 31, 2025. A small aircraft crashed and sparked a large fire in a built-up neighborhood of Philadelphia on January 31, 2025, prompting a major emergency response, local media reported. A fireball was followed by the ignition of several fires on the ground in a northeastern neighborhood of the east coast US city, the local FOX29 channel showed. (Photo by Kriston Bethel/Getty Images)

Plane crashes in Northeast Philadelphia

Alex Galbraith
Republican Voters Against Trump (Hannah Yoest/The Bulwark)

"I was ashamed": Why women abandon Trump

Amanda Marcotte
Crime scene barrier tape (Getty Images/Tetra Images)

Philly shooter wanted to clean streets

Tatyana Tandanpolie
A stop sign in the Delaware River at Penn Treaty Park in Philadelphia, Pa., on March 26, 2023. Water in Philadelphia has been deemed unsafe to drink following a chemical spill in the Delaware River, leading to water bottles being sold out across the city. (Thomas Hengge/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The growing list of chemical accidents

Max Graham - Grist
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Close-up of a Philadelphia cheesesteak (Sergio Amiti/Getty)

The best cheesesteaks aren't in Philly

D. Watkins
"America's Unknown Child" in Ivy Hill Cemetery (Wikipedia Commons)

"The Boy in the Box" has his name back

Kelly McClure
"America's Unknown Child" in Ivy Hill Cemetery (Wikipedia Commons)

"The Boy in the Box" case nearly solved

Kelly McClure
Rotisserie Chicken (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Just a man and his 40 chickens

Michael La Corte
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Concrete Cowboy (Netflix)

Black cowboys and urban riding clubs

Nick Lehr - The Conversation
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Philadelphia's deadly MOVE bombing & me

Mike Africa Jr.
MOVE members depicted in the HBO documentary film "40 Years a Prisoner." (HBO)

"He was Rodney King before Rodney King"

D. Watkins
A person holds a banner referring to the Qanon conspiracy theory during a alt-right rally on August 17, 2019 in Portland, Oregon (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

Police probe plot to attack vote center

Brett Wilkins - Common Dreams
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Election office puts mail in ballots into a container (George Frey/Getty Images)

PA's vote-by-mail law doesn't help poor

Jonathan Lai, Samantha Melamed, Michaelle Bond - ProPublica
Several Philadelphia police officers stroll through the West Philadelphia neighborhood destroyed by the bombing of the MOVE headquarters. The police and radical African American organization MOVE faced off, until the police bombed the group's house. (Getty Images)

Apologies for MOVE bombing aren't enough

Mike Africa Jr.
Exterior view of Hahnemann University Hospital, in Philadelphia, PA (Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Why this Philly hospital remains closed

Igor Derysh
In downtown Easton, Pennsylvania, the public square adjoining the Crayola factory is a hugely popular tourist attraction. On March 17, 2020, the streets and sidewalks were completely empty after Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf ordered a statewide shutdown over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Nate Williams)

The new pace of life in America

Salon Staff
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