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State meet standouts lead Morning Call All-Area track and field team mcall.com/2026/06/14/state-m…

State meet standouts lead Morning Call All-Area track and field team

Catasauqua siblings Hailey and Hamaad Jenkins, rest of PIAA standouts lead Morning Call All-Area track and field team.

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What are ‘pocket listings’ in real estate and why are they so controversial? mcall.com/2026/06/13/real-es…

What are ‘pocket listings’ in real estate and why are they so controversial?

Some tout their benefits while others say they lack transparency and can skew market statistics.

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Mayhem mars euphoria as New York City celebrates the Knicks’ first championship in 53 years mcall.com/2026/06/14/mayhem-…

Mayhem mars euphoria as New York City celebrates the Knicks’ first championship in 53 years

It was bedlam on Broadway as the New York Knicks won their first NBA championship in 53 years on Saturday night, with exuberant celebrations marred by mayhem and violence.

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After 53 years, the New York Knicks are NBA champions. And the wait sure seemed worth it mcall.com/2026/06/14/new-yor…

After 53 years, the New York Knicks are NBA champions. And the wait sure seemed worth it

The New York Knicks are champions of the NBA for the first time since 1973, beating the San Antonio Spurs in five games for this title.

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Three offseason questions for the Sixers after the hiring of Mike Gansey, starting with Elton Brand mcall.com/2026/06/13/three-o…

Three offseason questions for the Sixers after the hiring of Mike Gansey, starting with Elton Brand

The Sixers will soon hit two obvious offseason checkmarks, with the draft and free agency later this month. But how does Gansey initially set his culture, and could there be more staff changes?

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Girls flag football: New NFL GLVA league begins Sunday as interest in the sport continues to grow mcall.com/2026/06/13/girls-f…

Girls flag football: New NFL GLVA league begins Sunday as interest in the sport continues to grow

Former Freedom quarterback Ethan Neidig is helping to run the new league and sees girls flag football as a growing sport

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Daily Horoscope for June 14, 2026 mcall.com/2026/06/13/daily-h…

Daily Horoscope for June 14, 2026

Fresh pages wait for thoughtful words tonight. Early on, the Moon forms a sextile with disciplined Saturn in Aries, so steady effort supports promises and turns boundaries into guardrails. We turn...

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Anthropic says it has taken its latest AI models offline to comply with new export controls mcall.com/2026/06/12/anthrop…

Anthropic says it has taken its latest AI models offline to comply with new export controls

Anthropic said it disagrees with the government’s handling of the matter.

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JBS Souderton plant to close, putting 1,700 workers out of jobs, company announces mcall.com/2026/06/13/jbs-sou…

JBS Souderton plant to close, putting 1,700 workers out of jobs, company announces

Franconia plant shutdown will have major impacts in Montgomery County

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What will the World Cup boom look like in the U.S.? Youth coaches are not sure mcall.com/2026/06/12/what-wi…

What will the World Cup boom look like in the U.S.? Youth coaches are not sure

In conversations with the leaders of four local soccer clubs, the effect of the World Cup on youth soccer participation seems optimistic but unclear

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The Eagles have to get more daring on offense this season. Nick Sirianni has to let them. mcall.com/2026/06/13/the-eag…

The Eagles have to get more daring on offense this season. Nick Sirianni has to let them.

“That ball is still the most important thing,” Sirianni said Wednesday. Can the Eagles get where they need to go without putting it at greater risk?

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U.S. opens World Cup with dynamic victory over Paraguay mcall.com/2026/06/13/u-s-ope…

U.S. opens World Cup with dynamic victory over Paraguay

Folarin Balogun scored twice for the Americans

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Gene Shalit, longtime ‘Today’ show movie critic with bushy hair and massive mustache, dies at 100 mcall.com/2026/06/12/gene-sh…

Gene Shalit, longtime ‘Today’ show movie critic with bushy hair and massive mustache, dies at 100

He was regularly mocked on “SNL” and made cameos on shows like “Sesame Street.”

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Today in History: June 13, American college student in a coma released by North Korea mcall.com/2026/06/13/today-i…

Today in History: June 13, American college student in a coma released by North Korea

Otto Warmbier, a 22-year-old American college student, was released by North Korea in a coma and medically evacuated to the U.S. after 17 months in captivity, dying days later on June 19.

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Dieruff High School Graduation | PHOTOS mcall.com/2026/06/13/dieruff…

Dieruff High School Graduation | PHOTOS

Photos: Dieruff High School holds its 2026 graduation at the PPL Center in Allentown.

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NASCAR race at Pocono has a new start time mcall.com/2026/06/13/nascar-…

NASCAR race at Pocono has a new start time

NASCAR, Pocono Raceway and Amazon Prime Video worked together to make the change

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Phillies place Adolis Garcia on 60-day IL, call up Gabriel Rincones mcall.com/2026/06/12/phillie…

Phillies place Adolis Garcia on 60-day IL, call up Gabriel Rincones

The Phillies on Friday confirmed fears surrounding Adolis Garcia, placing the outfielder on the 60-day injured list with a right latissimus dorsi tear and promoting Gabriel Rincones

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Letters to the Editor: Why I’m finally ready to stop buying Tastykake treats mcall.com/2026/06/13/letters…

Letters to the Editor: Why I’m finally ready to stop buying Tastykake treats

Letters: Among shrinking cereal boxes, ice cream containers and juice cartons, the Tastykake has clearly joined the “profit-over-product” list and sacrificed quality for bottom-line results.

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Retail Watch: New distillery to offer in-house rum and brandy in the Lehigh Valley mcall.com/2026/06/13/retail-…

Retail Watch: New distillery to offer in-house rum and brandy in the Lehigh Valley

Original Degenerate Distilling Co. will soon offer its own rum and brandy following its grand opening this summer in the Lehigh Valley.

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Bill White: Local news organizations help keep democracy alive mcall.com/2026/06/13/bill-wh…

Bill White: Local news organizations help keep democracy alive

Bill White: Support your local news outlets, even when they make you mad

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