Nintendo announced on Thursday that this fall it will be releasing the Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System. It is a mini-replica of the original 1985 NES console. This box will come with a HDMI cable to plug into your HDTV and one Nintendo Classic Mini: NES Controller. It will also come preloaded with 30 popular NES games such as the Super Mario Bros. trilogy, Zelda I and II,...

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At least 80 people were killed and over 100 were injured when an attacker driving a truck loaded with grenades and other weapons plowed through crowds in Nice, France, on Thursday night. July 14th is Bastille Day and the streets were full of revelers out in the southern coastal vacation city celebrating the French Revolution. Christian Estrosi, president of the Nice region, said that the motorist...

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It is reported that presumptive Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump will select Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate ahead of next week's Republican National Convention. The official announcement was to come at 11 a.m. Friday in New York City, but has been postponed indefinitely after the attack in Nice, France. Pence is described as a staunch social...

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Hazy, hot and humid conditions across the Philadelphia region are the reason an excessive heat warning is in effect now through 8pm Friday the entire region. Officials advise limiting outdoor activity and drink plenty of water.

If you've been down to the shore over the past week, you probably noticed how clear the water is. A rare weather phenomenon is creating almost tropical-like...

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With tensions on the rise between civilians and law enforcement throughout the country, hundreds of people in Northeast Philadelphia gathered for a rally to show their support for police officers. Waving flags and signs and blowing whistles, the crowd lined up on Frankford and Cottman Avenues in the city's Mayfair neighborhood to let police know that during a time where officers' conduct is...

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Former Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy will not face any discipline from the NFL for his role in a nightclub brawl in Old City that involved off-duty Philadelphia police officers. It happened around 2:45 a.m. at Recess nightclub on S. 2nd Street back on February 7th. The fight was apparently over an expensive bottle of champagne in the club's VIP section. Philadelphia...

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A man who claimed that he told Joe Paterno in 1976 that Jerry Sandusky had sexually abused him in a Pennsylvania State University locker room shower testified under oath that the iconic head coach brushed off his complaint, saying he had "a football season to worry about." Newly unsealed court records suggest that Paterno or members of his staff may have known, but did nothing, about Sandusky's...

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Governor Wolf and legislative leaders continued working on Tuesday to pull together a revenue plan to pay for Pennsylvania's new state budget that took effect without the governor's signature earlier this week. One piece of that puzzle would involve a tax on digital downloads as well as an increase in cigarette taxes and taxes on some other tobacco products. One issue threatening to hold things...

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Bernie Sanders officially endorsed Hilary Clinton this morning at a campaign event in Portsmouth, N.H. The two stood beside one another on stage at the event intending to show Democratic unity. Sanders said, "Secretary Clinton has won the Democratic nominating process and I congratulate her for that. She will be the Democratic nominee for president. And I intend to do everything I can do...

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A photo of a Pennsylvania woman has gone viral. The shot taken during Black Lives Matter protests in Baton Rouge show two heavily armored police approaching Iesha Evans, an African American woman, as she stands all alone, her dress blowing in the breeze. Ieshia Evans from Scranton is a 28 year old licensed practical nurse and mother of a 5-year-old boy. The photo was shot by Jonathan...

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