Author: Michael Sisak
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Philly celebrates Super Bowl with emotional rally, parade
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia’s first Super Bowl parade ended in a raucous, emotional rally as hundreds of thousands of partying Eagles fans jammed the streets leading to the city’s famed “Rocky” steps to revel in an NFL title many thought would never come. Fans clad in Eagles green lined up 20 deep in spots to catch…
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Cosby jokes in 1st show since 2015 he ‘used to be’ comedian
PHILADELPHIA — Bill Cosby performed in public for the first time since a sex abuse scandal embroiled him in 2015, joking that he “used to be a comedian” and playing with a jazz band in his hometown as a retrial looms in his criminal sexual assault case. The 80-year-old entertainer took the stage for about…
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New Amtrak train derails onto I-5 in Washington State
DUPONT, Wash. — An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass south of Seattle on Monday and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing at least three people, injuring more than 100 and crushing two vehicles, authorities said. Attention quickly turned to the train’s…