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A diamond, a whale bone and lots of letters: What’s inside the America 250 time capsule
The 2016 law creating the nonpartisan America250 commission mandated that a time capsule be buried in Philadelphia on July 4, 2026, and dug up 250 years later in 2276.
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Hershey’s Christian Pulisic ready to shoulder burden of US hopes in World Cup
Christian Pulisic is the most accomplished and most famous player on his national team at the exact time when his nation is hosting a World Cup.
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Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36
Swift has brought new eyes to this year’s ceremony and undeniably shaped contemporary pop music trends with her songwriting.
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Paul Skenes is in a bit of a rough patch. A visit to a local Little League field cleared his head
For two hours, Skenes played catch, signed autographs, and remembered a time in his life when his relationship with the game was far simpler.
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U.S. Steel pledges up to $2.5 billion in upgrades to Mon Valley Works
U.S. Steel plans to invest up to $2.5 billion into upgrades to its Mon Valley Works, which it forecasts will generate $1.7 billion for the state.
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Pa. can move ahead with broadband expansion after feds back down on wage dispute
The reversal removes what could have been a major roadblock to connecting roughly 130,000 Pennsylvania homes and businesses that still can’t get broadband.
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In the battle for data centers, tech giants got a blue-collar ally: Pa. unions
With data center construction accelerating, unions are expanding training centers and seeing their ranks grow faster than many union leaders have ever seen.
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Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins have surprised everyone but themselves with playoff return
After beginning the season with modest expectations, the Penguins morphed into one of the NHL’s biggest surprises by finishing a strong second in the Metropolitan Division to return to the playoffs following a three-year absence that at times felt far longer.
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Playoff party time in Philadelphia! Flyers, fans rejoice at long-awaited return to postseason
The Flyers’ season caught fire when they won three straight road games against the Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks and they ended the season on an 18-6-1 tear that propelled them to 98 points and into third place in the Metropolitan Division.
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2 Bucks County men plead not guilty in alleged Islamic State-inspired bomb attempt outside New York mayor’s home
Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, entered the pleas during a brief appearance in federal court in Manhattan.
