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Southwest Airlines engine explosion linked to prior accident A female passenger died after she was nearly sucked from the cabin of a Southwest Airlines flight travelling from New York to Dallas
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Eagles Are Super Bowl Champions 
Map of Minneapolis Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota: Eagles 41, Patriots 33
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Super Bowl LII is set with Patriots, Eagles Boston: Tom Brady and Bill Belichick have the opportunity to win their sixth Super Bowl together
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Trump boosted by campaign appearance by his wife Melania In her first speech since convention, the ex-model spoke about being an immigrant and a mother and said her husband would 'make America fai...
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'We'll carry Clinton to victory' says Obama
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Hillary became first woman to be officially nominated 
Map of Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia PA USA Hillary Clinton became the first woman to be officially nominated for president by any major US party. Bill Clinton backs 'best friend' Hillary to lead US
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Sanders says Clinton must be US president
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Philadelphia to bring in 'soda tax' to fight obesity Philadelphia has introduced a levy on carbonated sugary drinks, despite a multimillion-dollar campaign by the beverage industry to block it
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Villanova defeats UNC for national title on Kris Jenkins 3 at buzzer. Houston
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Amtrak Philadelphia: Two dead as train derails Amtrak's Train 89 has derailed south of the US city of Philadelphia, leaving two people dead and more than 30 others injured
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'Crippling' snow storm could slam US east coast Hundreds of thousands of people along the US mid-Atlantic region should be bracing for 'perhaps crippling' snow
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Pope Francis holds large Mass in Philadelphia to end US visit Pope Francis has celebrated a large open-air Mass in Philadelphia, ending his six-day visit. He appealed for unity and family love
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Pope Francis: 'God weeps' at child sex abuse
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Bill Cosby admitted he 'obtained sedatives for sex' US comedian Bill Cosby admitted he obtained sedatives with the intent of giving them to women he wanted to have sex with, court papers from 2005...
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Crashed Amtrak train 'may have been struck by object'
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Amtrak rail crash driver interviewed by investigators
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Derailed Philadelphia Amtrak train 'was speeding' A commuter train that derailed in Philadelphia, killing at least seven people, was travelling at twice the speed limit, say safety experts
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US Amtrak train derails in Philadelphia, 8 killed Map of Frankford Philadelphia USA Up to 10 carriages of the Washington-New York train reportedly went of the track and a number of people have been reported injured
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Snow emergency declared in US Boston: An emergency has been declared in several states as a storm bringing hurricane-force winds and 90cm of snow barrels down on the north-east
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Six dead in Pennsylvania shootings
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Cosby resigns from university board
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Auschwitz guard, 89, arrested in US |
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Philadelphia Inquirer's Lewis Katz dies in plane crash |
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Comcast buys Time Warner Cable
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NFL in '$765m concussion settlement'
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Lung transplant for ill US girl
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Six dead as US building collapses
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US abortion doctor guilty of murders
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Bogus pilot caught in US jet cockpit |
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Celtics Outlast Sixers |
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76ers Eliminate Bulls |
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Police raids close Occupy camps |
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Boxing heavyweight Frazier dies
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Vick seals $100m Eagles deal
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Bruins Oust Flyers |
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Heat advance past Philly 97-91 |
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Packers knock Eagles out of playoffs |
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US airports reopen after blizzard. New York
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Cargo planes in US security scare |
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Heart attack killed U.S. swimmer |
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Giants edge Phillies for NL pennant |
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Phillies sweep Reds, reach NL series |
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Phillies' Halladay pitches no-hitter |
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Blackhawks get Stanley Cup
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Flyers advanced to Stanley Cup finals |
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Phillies beat Dodgers to win NL pennant |
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Upstart Cardinals beat Eagles 32-25 |
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Obama begins historic rail trip
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Phillies win the World Series Philadelphia win the 2008 World Series 4 games to 1, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in Game 5
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Phillies winning series over Dodgers |
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Obama says US cannot ignore race
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Patriots win Super Bowl over Eagles Florida: New England beat Philadelphia 24-21 to win third Super Bowl in four years
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Eagles beat the Falcons 27-10 |
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Panthers win NFC over Eagles
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Jordan's career ends with 15 points |
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Thousands attend war rallies
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| Jan.19 |
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Bucs ruining Eagles' home finale
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Philadelphia 20, Atlanta 6 |
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Internet porn law challenged
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Rams clip Philly 29-24 in NFC. U. S. Midwest
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Eagles boot Bears 33-19 |
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Abu-Jamal's sentence overturned
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Tropical Storm
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NBA Final: Lakers roll past Sixers Los Angeles defeated Philadelphia 108-96 in Game 5. Lakers won their 2nd consecutive championship
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Philadelphia 76ers enter NBA Final |
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Bucks, Philadelphia 98-91 |
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Natural gas pipeline blast
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Republicans pick Bush, Cheney Republican convention picks Texas governor as presidential candidate; Dick Cheney for VP spot
before year 2000
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Louisa May Alcott born Map of Germantown Philadelphia USA| An American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys | |
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U.S. Constitution takes effect| Its first three articles entrench the doctrine of the separation of powers, whereby the federal government is divided into three branches | |
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Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes Map of State House Philadelphia USA 2nd Continental Congress passed the Flag Resolution. Flag Day is now observed on June 14 of each year
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Declaration of Independence Map of Pennsylvania State House Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA A statement adopted by the Continental Congress, which announced that the 13 colonies regarded themselves as newly independent states
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Benjamin Franklin's 'Join or Die,' newspaper cartoon published| First published in his Pennsylvania Gazette. The earliest known pictorial representation of colonial union produced by a British colonist in America | |
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John Bartram, botanist, born Map of Darby Pennsylvania USA| An early American botanist, horticulturist and explorer. Carolus Linnaeus said he was the 'greatest natural botanist in the world' | |
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