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Flyers rally late to beat Senators, 4-3, in overtime

In his first game back from a shoulder injury, winger Joel Farabee picked up scoring right where he left off. Over the course of three games before he hurt himself against the New York Rangers on Dec. 1, Farabee established a three-game point streak (two goals, one assist). A collision into the boards kept Farabee out of the lineup for two and a half weeks, but he returned with a bang against the Ottawa Senators. Late in the third period with the Senators up 3-2, Farabee evened the score when he tried to make a cross-ice pass low in the offensive zone. The puck deflected off of the leg defense...

Pennsylvania Town’s ‘Election Integrity Law’ Shows Impact Of Trump’s Lies

Pennsylvania Town’s ‘Election Integrity Law’ Shows Impact Of Trump’s Lies

LEHIGH TOWNSHIP, Pa. — For the most part, the Board of Supervisors meeting was just like any other in this farming community. Approval of a $256,968.10 paving project. A kerfuffle with Parks and Rec over maintenance of a baseball field. Reports of an “out of control” landscaper destroying crops near Teel Road. Then came Resolution 2021-9. “[T]he following election integrity laws will be adhered to throughout the Lehigh Township community,” it began. It read like a proclamation straight from the Trump campaign. No more mail ballots, drop boxes, or “ballot harvesting” ― a phrase used by critics ...

Biden: Voting Rights Struggle Is ‘Most Significant Test Of Democracy Since Civil War’

Biden: Voting Rights Struggle Is ‘Most Significant Test Of Democracy Since Civil War’

PHILADELPHIA — President Joe Biden called the right to vote “a test of our time” and urged Americans to protect it amid GOP-led changes to election laws and threats to voting rights, casting the battle as a globally watched test of U.S. democracy in a speech at the National Constitution Center on Tuesday. “We’re facing the most significant test of our democracy since the Civil War,” Biden said in a roughly 25-minute speech to supporters. “That’s not hyperbole — since the Civil War.” He directly tied the fight to former President Donald Trump’s false attacks on the 2020 election, while pointing...

George Floyd Mural In Philly Defaced With White Nationalist Slogans

George Floyd Mural In Philly Defaced With White Nationalist Slogans

PHILADELPHIA — A mural of George Floyd in the Olney section of Philadelphia was defaced with white nationalist graffiti on Friday. The mural was commissioned by the North 5th Street Revitalization Project after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered Floyd last year. The community group told the Inquirer that the mural, which is located on the corner of North 5th Street and West Olney Avenue, was vandalized sometime overnight. 6ABC was first to report the vandalism, which featured the words Patriot Front spray painted on the white-washed mural. The Philadelphia Police Departme...

Biden Plan Enables Towns To Build Their Own Broadband Networks

Biden Plan Enables Towns To Build Their Own Broadband Networks

The rural borough of Kutztown, Pa., couldn't convince companies to bring faster internet to its community. So the town, about 70 miles northwest of Philadelphia, built its own broadband network. Since 2000, Kutztown's 5,000 residents can buy internet service from a municipal entity, just like the water and electricity they purchase from borough utilities. The publicly-owned, fiber optic network has not only provided improved download speeds, but has also lowered prices, the town says. A private company has since slashed its rates to compete, it adds. "Whether you subscribe to the service or no...

FBI Busts Philly Proud Boys Leader After Finding Photos Of Him At Capitol On Jan. 6

FBI Busts Philly Proud Boys Leader After Finding Photos Of Him At Capitol On Jan. 6

PHILADELPHIA — The FBI arrested the president of the Philadelphia Proud Boys on Wednesday morning at his Port Richmond home, weeks after photos and videos emerged placing him at the front of the organization's presence during the January 6 Capitol riot. Agents arrived at the home just after 8 a.m. and took Zach Rehl, 35, away in handcuffs shortly afterward, neighbors said. Specific charges against him have not yet been unsealed and it was not immediately clear whether his arrest Wednesday morning was tied to his presence at the Capitol. A spokesperson for the FBI in Philadelphia declined to comme...