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Amtrak engineer: Projectiles hit train before deadly crash

By MARYCLAIRE DALE - Associated Press

Donald Trump takes first flight on Air Force One

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he arrives on Air Force One, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at the Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, before speaking at the Republican Congressional retreat. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

More than a thousand march in Philadelphia to protest Trump

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2017 file photo, Sara Packer, center, handcuffed, the adoptive mother of Grace Packer, is led out of District Court in Newtown, Pa., by Pennsylvania Constables and taken into custody. Packer, whose teenage daughter's dismembered remains were found in the woods last fall, has been charged along with her boyfriend Jacob Sullivan with killing the girl in a &quot;rape-murder fantasy&quot; the couple shared, a prosecutor said. (Michael Bryant/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File)

Ex-foster kids: Abuse was routine in dismembered teen’s home

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MARYCLAIRE DALE - Associated Press

President Donald Trump sits at his desk on Air Force One upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

AP FACT CHECK: No murder surge in Philly despite Trump claim

By LARRY ROSENTHAL - Associated Press

Philadelphia 76ers' Gerald Henderson (12) drives past Milwaukee Bucks' Jabari Parker during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Without Embiid again, 76ers hold off Bucks 114-109

By RICH ROVITO - Associated Press

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, to announced that he has invited President Donald Trump to address a Joint Session of Congress on Feb. 28. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congressional Republicans sketch ambitious agenda

By ERICA WERNER - Associated Press

Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak roars after his game-winning goal off Detroit Red Wings goalie Jared Coreau during an overtime period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. The Bruins defeated the Red Wings 4-3. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Pastrnak scores late in OT, Bruins beat Red Wings 4-3

By DOUG ALDEN - Associated Press

FILE – In this June 11, 2013, file photo, Comcast Corp. CEO Brian Roberts speaks during The Cable Show 2013 convention in Washington. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed a bill Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, that bans employers from asking potential hires to provide their salary histories, despite Philadelphia-based Comcast's vow to challenge the measure in court. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Philadelphia bars employers from requesting salary history

By KRISTEN DE GROOT - Associated Press

Violence claims 4 lives in Philadelphia

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Philadelphia Flyers' Claude Giroux, second from left, celebrates with teammates after scoring the winning goal in the overtime period of the NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in New York. The Flyers defeated the Islanders in overtime 3-2. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Giroux scores 3:20 into OT to lift Flyers past Islanders

By ALLAN KREDA - Associated Press

Protesters gather for the Women's March on Philadelphia a day after Republican Donald Trump's inauguration as president, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Philadelphia. The march is being held in solidarity with similar events taking place in Washington and around the nation. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)

Tens of thousands march for women’s rights in Philadelphia

By NATALIE POMPILIO - Associated Press

Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap (4) shoots as Philadelphia 76ers forward Nerlens Noel (4) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Millsap, Howard help Hawks pull away from 76ers 110-93

By MATT WINKELJOHN - Associated Press

This Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, photo provided by the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office in Norristown, Pa., shows jewelry business owner Wasim Shazad of East Norriton Township, Pa. Prosecutors say Shazad sells jewelry out of three storefronts on Philadelphia's Jewelers Row, and he was arrested Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, on charges he allegedly fenced stolen jewelry from among more than $1.5 million in property burglarized between August 2015 and July 2016 from 15 high-end residences in three southeastern Pennsylvania counties, Chester County, Delaware County and Montgomery County. (Montgomery County District Attorney's Office via AP)

Prosecutor: Burglars fenced stolen goods on Jewelers Row

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FILE - In this Nov. 3, 1986 file photo, Nicodemo Scarfo, lower right, and his nephew, Philip Leonetti, lower left, sit in court in Atlantic City, N.J., when the two were brought before a judge to hear new charges of racketeering, loansharking and gambling. Nicodemo &quot;Little Nicky&quot; Scarfo, whose reign over the Philadelphia Mafia in the 1980s was one of the bloodiest in its history, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, at a federal medical center in North Carolina. He was 87. (AP Photo/Pool, File)

Nicodemo Scarfo, ex-Philadelphia mob boss, dies in prison

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NJ Transit expands bus service to 30th Street Station

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Rose Hunsicker, center, the biological mother of Grace Packer, weeps as she prays with members of Bikers Against Child Abuse outside the church Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, on her way in to a memorial service for Packer, the local teen who who authorities say was killed and dismembered by her adoptive mother and her boyfriend, at the New Life Presbyterian Church in Glenside, Pa. (Ed Hille/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

The Latest: Friends: Slain teen had typical parent issues

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Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor (8) shoots against Washington Wizards forward Jason Smith (14) and forward Otto Porter Jr. (22) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

John Wall has 25 points, Wizards beat 76ers 109-93

By RICH DUBROFF - Associated Press

Local police plan newser on Pennsylvania man’s burned body

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