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Pastor Robert Baldwin, of Willingboro, has been accused of giving thousands of Ugandans a “miracle cure” for cancer that contains industrial bleach. He says it will cure diseases such as cancer and malaria, but others say the concoction has no known health benefit.

The Philadelphia school board on Thursday night unanimously approved a $3.4 billion budget for the 2019-20 school year, and said no — again — to a new charter. Speaking of schools, Parthenia Moore, the storied principal of Girls’ High in Philadelphia, is retiring.

A year after civil-rights advocates and students sued the state over desegregating New Jersey public schools, negotiations have broken down and the case may be headed to trial.

Can pneumonia lead to a miscarriage? And what should a woman do to protect herself? These are obvious questions raised by Tori Foles’ post confiding that she suffered a miscarriage at 15 weeks of pregnancy after contracting “an infection of pneumonia in the blood.”

Pat Deon has run SEPTA for 20 years, but he has managed to keep a low profile even as he’s influenced elections and public policy statewide. It’s no exaggeration, writes Jason Laughlin, that as chairman of the nation’s sixth largest transit agency, he has played a critical role in the blossoming of modern Philadelphia and the region.

A Coast Guard helicopter rescued a couple clinging to their capsized sail boat 65 miles off Atlantic City. The man and woman had clung to the stricken vessel for about three hours before being lifted to safety.

From Suraya’s garden to Dahlak’s bustling back patio, colleagues Grace Dickinson and Bethany Ao provide a neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide to eating outside — off the sidewalk.

They’ve sold over 1 million units of their signature breakfast snack. They’re planning to open a convenience store next year. And they’re still in high school. In The UpSide, colleague Kristen Graham provides an update on Rebel Ventures, the student-led business that aims to bring healthy foods to Philadelphia.

Inquirer food critic Craig LaBan reviews the new pizza palace in Fishtown from Joe Beddia, the man who once made just 40 take-out pies a day deemed by some to be “America’s best.” Can Beddia’s quirky artisan spirit survive its transition into a far larger, actual restaurant? Craig’s answer is a resounding “Yes!”

The Wanamaker Organ got a face-lift: Here are 7 things you (probably) don’t know about the world’s largest playable instrument. For one thing, it cost $2,927,944 to build.

A Philly artist told columnist Stu Bykofsky that her husband ruined her life, and her lawyer made it worse. And even though the attorney has been disbarred, Bykofsky added, it’s a small comfort.

In an effort to deter drug use, state and federal prosecutors are charging people who provide a drug that causes an overdose with homicide — often called “drug-induced homicide” or “drug delivery resulting in death.” The irony is, writes the Inquirer Editorial Board, that while there is no evidence that drug delivery resulting in death charges deter drug use, there is reason to believe that they deter another behavior — calling 911.

Only noobs order off of provided menus. For the cool kids, PennLive put together a list of the best secret menu items in Philly.

There’s a reason why your dog, but not you, can get a Lyme disease vaccine. And Vox lays out why it’s incredibly frustrating.

For the past two decades, a suicide epidemic fueled by guns, poverty, and isolation has swept across the West, with middle-aged men dying in record numbers. RollingStone takes a deep dive into what’s driving this terrible trend, and offers solutions on how to curb it.