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Icy rain, snow, sleet causing commute headaches around state

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A Philadelphia Eagles fan chants while waiting for the team to arrive at Philadelphia International Airport a day after defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 52 in Minneapolis, Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Philadelphia gears up to shut down for Eagles parade

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Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie carries the Vince Lombardi Trophy while walking to a fence to show it to fans gathered to welcome them in Philadelphia a day after defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 52, Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Philadelphia plans parade; mayor calls some fans ‘knuckleheads’

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Washington Wizards' Kelly Oubre Jr. (12) dunks the ball over Philadelphia 76ers' Trevor Booker in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Feb 6, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)

Joel Embiid, Sixers lead from start to finish in win over Wizards

By Aaron Bracy - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2017, file photo, Brandon Bostian, the Amtrak engineer involved in a 2015 derailment in Philadelphia that killed eight people and injured more than 200, departs after a hearing at the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia. During a Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, hearing, prosecutors were set to argue that charges should be reinstated against Bostian, after involuntary manslaughter charges were thrown out Sept. 12, 2017, by a judge who determined the evidence pointed to an accident. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Amtrak engineer ordered to stand trial in Philadelphia crash

By Michael Sisak - Associated Press

Pope Francis leaves at the end of a mass with members of different religious orders in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis) ** FILE **

Pope Francis got abuse victim’s letter about Chilean clergy, despite earlier denial

By Nicole Winfield and Eva Vergara - Associated Press

Philadelphia Eagles fans celebrate the team's victory in the NFL Super Bowl 52 between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in downtown Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The Latest: Super Bowl MVP Foles fist bumps Mickey at Disney

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Philadelphia Eagles fans celebrate the team's victory in the NFL Super Bowl 52 between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in downtown Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Philadelphia cleaning up after some Super Bowl celebrations turned unruly

By Dave Zeitlin and Kristin de Groot - Associated Press

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles (9) walks on the field after winning the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. The Eagles won 41-33. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Nick Foles a Super Bowl MVP and unlikely folk hero in Philly

By ARNIE STAPLETON - Associated Press

Fans brave cold temperatures as they wait to get into U.S. Bank Stadium before the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

The Latest: Defense helps Eagles win 1,000-yard Super Bowl

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ADVANCE FOR RELEASE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2018 Darryl Goodman poses for a photo with his father Bruce Goodman outside the JJSC, the city's youth detention center, in Philadelphia, where they have both been volunteers Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017. (David Swanson/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Generations of Philly families are incarcerated together

By SAMANTHA MELAMED and The Philadelphia Inquirer - Associated Press

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles (9) throws during a practice for the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, in Minneapolis. Philadelphia is scheduled to face the New England Patriots Sunday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Eagles have the right formula to upset Patriots

By ROB MAADDI - Associated Press

FILE- In this Oct. 29, 2017, file photo, New England Patriots running back Dion Lewis (33) returns the opening kickoff in the second half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles are set to meet in Super Bowl 52 on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File) **FILE**

Super Bowl winners mostly lack star running backs these days

By Schuyler Dixon - Associated Press

This Nov. 6, 2017, file photo shows Rapper Meek Mill arriving at the criminal justice center in Philadelphia.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Judge in Meek Mill case hires attorney, threatens lawsuit

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U.S. Rep. Bob Brady of Philadelphia pauses as he speaks during a news conference Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in Philadelphia. Brady will not seek another term in Congress, giving up the seat he's held for two decades, his office said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The Latest: Pelosi says Brady working people’s champion

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FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2018, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson huddles with the team during practice at the team's NFL football training facility in Philadelphia. Pederson is one win away from bringing Philadelphia the elusive Super Bowl title his mentor couldn't deliver. If the Eagles beat New England on Sunday, Feb. 4 Pederson will hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy and Philadelphia would celebrate its first NFL title since beating Lombardi's Green Bay Packers in 1960. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Pederson is win away from delivering Philly first Super Bowl

By ROB MAADDI - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 11, 2011, file photo, a man prepares heroin he bought on the street to be injected at the Insite safe injection clinic in Vancouver, British Columbia. As part of Philadelphia's effort to combat skyrocketing opioid overdoses, city officials announced Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, they want to establish safe havens where people can inject drugs, after members of the city's opioid task force visited Seattle and Vancouver in 2017. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Philadelphia’s safe injection site plans spark questions

By KRISTEN DE GROOT - Associated Press

Philadelphia 76ers' T.J. McConnell, left, and Robert Covington celebrate a basket during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)

Sixers beat Spurs 97-78, end 13-game skid in San Antonio

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ - Associated Press

Bill Cosby performs comedy at the LaRose Jazz Club in Philadelphia on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. It was his first public performance since his last tour ended amid protests in May 2015. Cosby has denied allegations from about 60 women that he drugged and molested them over five decades. He faces an April retrial in the only case to lead to criminal charges. (AP Photo/Michael R. Sisak)

Cosby lawyers: Prosecutors withheld, destroyed key evidence

By MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press

Philadelphia mayor accepts Brockton mayor’s Rocky statue bet

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