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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Dr. Benjamin Rush’ by Harlow Giles Unger

By Joseph C. Goulden

Junkyard fire suspends SEPTA and Amtrak service in Northeast

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FILE - In this July 1, 2018 file photo New York Mets third baseman Todd Frazier celebrates with teammates after scoring during the second inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Miami. Some talented, young baseball players have competed at the Little League World Series over the last 71 years. Fifty-four have gone on to realize another dream _ making the majors. Frazier will be one of the three Little League veterans on hand when the Mets play the Phillies in central Pennsylvania on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Gaston De Cardenas)

Great leap forward: from Williamsport to major leagues

By TOMMY BUTLER - Associated Press

Workers clean up debris swept into the street during flooding in Upper Darby, Pa., Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. Authorities say heavy rains have been causing flooding and prompting road closures and rescues of people from stranded cars in central and southeastern Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Heavy rains prompt rescues, confusion in Pennsylvania

By MATT ROURKE - Associated Press

FILE – In this Sept. 14, 2017, file photo, police officers guard a statue of former Philadelphia mayor and police commissioner Frank Rizzo on Thomas Paine Plaza outside the Municipal Services Building in Philadelphia. Mayor Jim Kenney told philly.com on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018 the planned relocation of the Rizzo statue is being put on hold for at least two more years. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Philadelphia’s Frank Rizzo statue to stay put for now

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Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Corbin strikes out 9, Diamondbacks beat Phillies 6-0

By JOHN MARSHALL - Associated Press

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph (2) looks to pass as defensive back Nat Berhe pressures in a goal-line drill at NFL football training camp in Latrobe, Pa., Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. Rookie quarterback Rudolph gets a chance to show how far he's come since being drafted in April when the Steelers open the preseason in Philadelphia on Thursday. Rudolph is in a fight for a backup spot behind Ben Roethlisberger.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Steelers rookie QB Rudolph ready for preseason debut

By DAN SCIFO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, H.F. &quot;Gerry&quot; Lenfest, owner and Chairman of Philadelphia Media Network (PMN), makes an announcement during a news conference at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pa. Lenfest, a former cable TV mogul and Philadelphia newspaper owner who gave away most of his $1.2 billion fortune to charity has died. Lenfest was 88. Family friend Fred Stein said he died Sunday, Aug. 5 2018, of complications from chronic illness. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz, File)

H.F. Lenfest, former media mogul, philanthropist, dies

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Miami Marlins' Justin Bour follows through on a two-run home run during the fourth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies in a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

Franco’s 3-run homer lifts Phils over Marlins 5-2

By ROB MAADDI - Associated Press

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Jake Arrieta delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, July 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Arrieta helps Phillies end slide with 3-1 win over Red Sox

By DOUG ALDEN - Associated Press

Made Up in America? Philly mayor tweets photo with Jay-Z

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No more ‘Filthadelphia’? City tackles its litter problem

By KRISTEN DE GROOT - Associated Press

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Luis Castillo throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, July 29, 2018, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Gennett homers to back Castillo, Reds beat Phillies, 4-0

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Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto hits an RBI single off Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Tommy Hunter in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, July 28, 2018, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Reds make it 2 straight over Phillies with 6-2 win

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The Latest: ICE says Philadelphia decision is irresponsible

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In this file photo, Philadelphia Police Capt. John Ryan walks to the podium at the start of a news conference in Philadelphia, Friday, July 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) **FILE**

Philadelphia to further limit cooperation with ICE

By Claudia Lauer - Associated Press

New York Mets' Asdrubal Cabrera crosses home plate after hitting a two-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Nick Kingham during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, July 26, 2018. The Mets won 12-6. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) **FiLE**

Phillies get Asdrubal Cabrera from Mets for pitching prospect

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Cincinnati Reds' Mason Williams hits a three-run home run off Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Nick Pivetta in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 27, 2018, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Williams homers, bullpen shines in Reds’ win over Phillies

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Philadelphia Phillies' Carlos Santana watches his two-run home run off Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Tyler Mahle during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 26, 2018, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Phillies’ 7-homer binge produces 9-4 win over Reds

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Rev. Dennis Gill points to the area in the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul where Saint Katharine Drexel's tomb will be located Tuesday July 24, 2018, in Philadelphia. Saint Katharine Drexel's remains, along with her original tomb, stone and wood cutting, are being transferred from the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament Motherhouse and Shrine in Bensalem, Pa., to the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia over the summer. She was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2000. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)

St. Katharine Drexel’s remains being moved to cathedral

By ALEXANDRA VILLARREAL - Associated Press