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Broad Street in Philadelphia transforms into celebration of creativity at Avenue of the Arts Block Party

By Eva Andersen, Sean Tallant Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Broad Street pulsed with music, movement and imagination Saturday during the annual Avenue of the Arts Block Party. It’s part of the Wawa Welcome America festival. The event, presented by Ensemble Arts in partnership with the Avenue of the Arts

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Oklahoma native, Thunder fan Kristin Chenoweth performs national anthem before Game 7 of NBA Finals

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — At 4-foot-11, Kristin Chenoweth always wanted to play basketball. It never happened, but she still made it to the NBA Finals. The award-winning actress, singer, Oklahoma native, Oklahoma Hall of Fame inductee and unabashed Thunder fan sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” before Game 7 of the

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US boosts emergency Mideast evacuations and travel warnings after Trump orders strikes in Iran

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has doubled the number of emergency evacuation flights it is providing for American citizens wishing to leave Israel, ordered the departure of nonessential staff from the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon and is stepping up travel warnings around the Middle East because of concerns

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Iran accused of abducting journalist’s family in retaliation for war coverage

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran detained the family members of an Iran International journalist Saturday in retaliation for the channel’s coverage of the country’s war with Israel, threatening to hold them until the journalist resigned from her position. The London-based Farsi news channel said in a statement that

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