Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 4th of April.
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🏘️ Community
WHYY hosted its third annual Civic News Summit on Friday, Apr.
3 in Philadelphia where community leaders and youth discussed building trust and addressing AI challenges in local journalism (highlighting ways to boost transparency and community connection).
🏛️ Government
On March 20, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito felt ill during a dinner in Philadelphia and was taken for dehydration treatment before returning home that night, and he resumed work Monday for an oral argument.
🏈 Sports
K1 Speed offers an electric go-kart experience at its two local tracks in Cinnaminson and Horsham, with karts reaching 45 mph and races scheduled for early May (juniors and teens on May 2 and adults on May 3) that let drivers chase faster lap times.
The Phillies head west on a six-game road trip (starting Friday, 4:10 p.m. at Denver’s Coors Field for three games in Colorado this weekend).
The team, at 3-3 after their home start, aims to bounce back as they face the Rockies.
Paul George led the Sixers to a 115 to 103 win over the Timberwolves as the team showed strong defense & rebounding with key contributions from Kelly Oubre Jr. and Andre Drummond.
They will host the Pistons in a second contest today at 7 p.m. EST.
The Phillies scored 10-1 against the Rockies with key plays from Alec Bohm + Kyle Schwarber + Bryce Harper and strong pitching by Aaron Nola.
The win moved the team to 4-3 and lifted their bats to life in Colorado.
Joel Embiid said on April 1 that he felt frustrated when he was held out of the game despite wanting to play as the Sixers’ front office made the call during his illness — his comments show a clear disagreement over how his availability was managed.
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