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1 week ago | 
channel3000.com | Stephanie Stahl |Casey Kuhn
Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) -- Men who lost their legs serving their country and community are finding a new kind of strength doing jiu-jitsu, a Japanese martial art that focuses on ground fighting techniques. "This also helped build a sense of normalcy for me," veteran Pisey Tan said. Tan lost his legs in a roadside bomb in Iraq. CBS Philadelphia first told you about him in 2006 when he was a student a Cabrini, and learning how to walk again at Walter Reed.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbsnews.com | Stephanie Stahl |Casey Kuhn
Men who lost their legs serving their country and community are finding a new kind of strength doing jiu-jitsu, a Japanese martial art that focuses on ground fighting techniques. "This also helped build a sense of normalcy for me," veteran Pisey Tan said. Tan lost his legs in a roadside bomb in Iraq. CBS Philadelphia first told you about him in 2006 when he was a student a Cabrini, and learning how to walk again at Walter Reed. "I was angry, a little crazy," he said.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbsnews.com | Stephanie Stahl |Casey Kuhn
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the new administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, was in Philadelphia Monday promoting the administration's mission of making America healthy again. Before an event in West Philadelphia, Oz spoke with CBS News Philadelphia health reporter Stephanie Stahl for a wide-ranging conversation. Oz said he's committed to protecting the 160 million Americans who rely on Medicare and Medicaid.
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3 weeks ago | 
cbsnews.com | Dan Snyder |Casey Kuhn
Amid the sparsely spaced pops at the Philadelphia Police gun range in the Northeast, the tearing of more than a dozen bullets in the blink of an eye stands out.
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3 weeks ago | 
cbsnews.com | Nikki DeMentri |Casey Kuhn
A long time coming. That's what officials are saying about the prestigious Michelin Guide arriving in Philadelphia. The announcement was officially made in front of a crowd Tuesday morning at the Barnes Foundation. Michelin's partnership with the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau was years in the making. "Of course, you know it already," Gwendal Poullennec, the international director of the Michelin Guide, said.
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4 weeks ago | 
cbsnews.com | Nikki DeMentri |Casey Kuhn
The Truist Championship says it'll generate $2.5 million "in charitable impact" while it's in the Philadelphia area in May. One of the organizations benefiting is First Tee of Greater Philadelphia. Hitting the links is arguably Brayden Holland's favorite thing to do. "I feel like it's a place where I can, you know, be myself," Holland said with a smile. On a recent day, that place was Walnut Lane Golf Club in Roxborough. The 16-year-old plays there with First Tee of Greater Philadelphia.
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1 month ago | 
cbsnews.com | Dan Snyder |Casey Kuhn
Philadelphia's Sister Mary Scullion reflects on Pope Francis' legacy ahead of funeral Sister Mary Scullion has met with several popes, but Pope Francis stood out. "For Pope Francis' funeral, if there's any funeral I would want to be at, it's this one," Sister Mary said. Pope Francis, who died on Monday at age 88, was a longstanding advocate for the poor, refugees and migrants. He was dubbed the "pope of the peripheries" by some.
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1 month ago | 
cbsnews.com | Dan Snyder |Casey Kuhn
Pennsylvania governor knocks Trump's tariff policy in Philadelphia visit "Chaos" and "confusion" are two ways Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro described the situation for businesses and consumers as the threat of President Trump's tariffs lingers. On Thursday, the governor pointed the finger directly at the White House.
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2 months ago | 
cbsnews.com | Eva Andersen |Casey Kuhn
Bartram's Garden, a 50-acre botanical garden and public park in Southwest Philadelphia, is dealing with the sudden loss of a $500,000 Environmental Protection Agency grant, which staff had planned to use to fund initiatives to improve the region's tree canopy and food security. The grant, awarded last spring, was designed to fund 50 paid internships for young Philadelphians to plant trees in neighborhoods lacking greenery such as Kingsessing, Eastwick and Elmwood Park.
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2 months ago | 
cbsnews.com | Stephanie Stahl |Casey Kuhn
At first glance, it's a funny-looking animation. But it's actually an inside look at 13-year-old Kelvin Rivera, who has cerebral palsy, a movement disorder. "I don't walk as normal as other people, and I have less balance," said Rivera. It's getting better now at the Shriners Motion Analysis Center in Philadelphia, where cutting-edge technology is helping kids like Kelvin.
