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Online communities pose risks for children, but they are also important sources of support

TikTok videos ignite legal dispute between Philly, New Jersey jewelers

Philly jeweler tiktok

Instagram forum asks people to reflect on the music they enjoyed as teenagers

Adolescentia Project Instagram

Transphobic incident at N.J. restaurant results in school district's investigation of vice principal's involvement

Transphobic Incident Galloway

Fans went wild over Nick Sirianni saying he played rock-paper-scissors with draft prospects

Eagles Nick Sirianni

Eagles fans rush to defend Wentz after reporter claims that trading up to draft the QB 'didn't work out too well'

Carson Wentz Eagles

Social media explodes over controversial call that helped Phillies win

Phillies Alec Bohm

Philly iceberg meme will test your obscure knowledge of the city

Philly iceberg Photo

Charles Barkley's son-in-law only knew of him through 'Space Jam' before meeting his daughter

Charles Barkley Space Jam

Eagles superfan Giovanni Hamilton, 13, gets cyberbullied after posting photo in Wentz's Colts jersey

Giovanni Eagles Carson Wentz

Vanessa Bryant slams Meek Mill for 'disrespectful' verse referencing Kobe Bryant's death

Vanessa Bryant Meek Mill

Twitter reacts as New Jersey finally legalizes recreational marijuana

New Jersey Marijuana Murphy

Delco TikTok star joins sea shanty ensemble that hopes to bring craze to live stages

Luke-Taylor-sea-shanty

Leaked Meek Mill track with verse about Kobe Bryant's death stirs criticism

Meek Mill Kobe Bryant

Meek Mill's feud with Tekashi 6ix9ine spills into real life with Valentine's Day confrontation – and Twitter users react

meek mill tekashi fight

Philly girl whose 'Leave Me Alone' song went viral talks newfound fame with Ellen DeGeneres

Milan Lloyd video

Eagles fans are saying goodbye to Carson Wentz ahead of expected trade

Carson Wentz trade

Children's Health

Penn State researchers identifying children most prone to screen overuse

Screen time for kids

Eagles fans give spicy reactions to hiring of new head coach Nick Sirianni

Eagles Sirianni Coach Twitter

Bernie Sanders' bundled-up Inauguration Day pose is now a bobblehead

Bernie Sanders Mittens

Twitter mocks 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic after Trump declines pardon request

Joe Exotic limo

On FOX 29's new 'The Feed AT Night,' hosts Alex Holley, Thomas Drayton take viewers on social media tour

Fox 29 Alex Holley Thomas Drayton

Too much screen time, cyberbullying among parents' top pandemic concerns

Pandemic screen time kids

Reddit's 2020 Year in Review shares insight into top posts, trends

Reddit 2020 Year in Review

FOX 29's Alex Holley, Thomas Drayton to host new late night TV show

Facebook, Twitter fact-check President Trump's social media posts about Pennsylvania voting

trump posts pennsylvania ballots

Poll shows Biden leading comfortably in Pa., but Trump tweets he doesn't believe it

trump biden polls pa

Bucks County restaurant apologizes for racist sign hung on wall

Fred's Breakfast Club

Jefferson Health's Swab Squad are 'Everyday Heroes' on 2020 MTV Video Music Awards

Swab Squad MTV VMAs

Kevin Bacon's 'morning mango' video tutorial goes viral

Kevin Bacon morning mango

South Jersey detention officer suspended for 'shockingly insensitive' Facebook comment

Detention Officer Facebook Comment

Eagles release tribute video honoring franchise’s finest moments, players as padded practices get underway

Philly man somehow got Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl on an Instagram Live jam session

Dave Grohl Philly

Drexel's 'Civil Dialog' installation will hold social media conversation on side of West Philly building

Civil Dialog Drexel

U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle jokingly suggests law banning Phillies’ bullpen

Phillies bullpen Brendan Boyle

Grandma wowed in viral video of 'magic' trick with Wawa cups

Wawa Magic Cups

Allen Iverson responds to criticism for posting photo with Louis Farrakhan

Iverson Farrakhan DeSean

Former Eagle Chris Long is right: It's 'not in vogue' to denounce anti-Semitism amid DeSean Jackson controversy

Jackson Long Anti-Semitism

Old City bar owner pulls gun on man during social distancing argument

bar owner pulls gun

Man's fake Jersey Mike's campaign fools Twitter with Black Lives Matter sandwich

Jersey Mike's BLM

Philly chef's DIY cooking instructions proving a hit on TikTok

searabol korean tiktok videos

Philly man charged in attack on photographer at Marconi Plaza

Marconi Punch

Former Phillie Curt Schilling deletes Twitter amid spat with Trever Bauer, Bubba Wallace uproar

Curt Schilling Twitter

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