Only 35% of Punxsutawney Phil’s winter predictions are accurate, while Staten Island Chuck’s forecasts have 85% accuracy

Scientists have cast doubt on the reliability of America’s most celebrated rodent forecaster – whose apparent knack of predicting how long winter will last forms a hallowed tradition in the US.

Punxsutawney Phil, made famous by the 1993 film Groundhog Day, attracts thousands of visitors every 2 February to the Pennsylvania town from which he takes his name.

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Back to School PA PAC founder Paul Martino described the docu-series "Bucks County, USA" as exploring the humanity of people on opposing political sides.

Jet Rescue Air Ambulance said it could not ‘confirm any survivors’ aboard plane that went down near Roosevelt Mall

A medical transport jet carrying a child patient, her mother and four others including crew crashed into a north-east Philadelphia neighborhood on Friday evening, erupting in a fireball and setting several homes ablaze just 30 seconds after taking off.

“We cannot confirm any survivors,” said a statement from Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, which operated the Learjet 55. “Our immediate concern is for the patient’s family, our personnel, their families and other victims that may have been hurt on the ground.”

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The company operating the medical ambulance plane that crashed on Friday in Philadelphia was operating another aircraft in a fatal crash that happened in 2023.

A Learjet 55 crashed Friday night in Philadelphia, sparking a massive explosion. The FAA said six people were on board the plane.

The Learjet, carrying a pediatric patient and five others, crashed near a shopping center. It was flying to Mexico with a stop planned in Missouri.

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A Learjet 55 crashed Friday night in Philadelphia, sparking a massive explosion. The FAA said two people were on board the plane.

An executive order signed this week would push colleges and universities to combat antisemitism specifically by monitoring and reporting international students.

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