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No bail for Pa. parents in faith-healing death

This undated file photo combination provided by the Philadelphia Police Department shows Herbert and Catherine Schaible. At a bail hearing Friday, May 24, 2013, a Philadelphia judge ordered the couple, who believe in faith healing over medicine, be held without bail on third-degree murder charges in the April death of their 8-month-old son, Brandon. They previously had been convicted of involuntary manslaughter after another child, 2-year-old Kent, died in 2009.  (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police Department, File)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child go without medical care.

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College fossil-fuel divestment movement builds

SWARTHMORE, Pa. (AP) — In a story May 22, The Associated Press reported 72 percent of Harvard University’s student body voted in favor of the school’s endowment divesting from fossil fuel companies. The story should have made clear that the vote was held only among undergraduates and that of the ballots cast, 72 percent were in favor of divestment.

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Saratoga marks 150 years of thoroughbred racing

In this Aug. 21, 2010 file photo, horses start the fifth race at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Saratoga Springs' racetrack is still going strong as it marks its 150th anniversary this summer, the centerpiece attraction in a town that's also known for mineral springs, Victorian charm and upscale hotels, shops and restaurants.  (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Mineral springs, gambling and horses.

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This Date In Baseball

1906 — Jesse Tannehill’s 3-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox snapped a 20-game losing streak — 19 at home — for the Boston Red Sox.

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Chase Utley out 2-4 weeks with oblique strain

Philadelphia Phillies' Chase Utley, bottom, steals second as the throw from Cincinnati Reds catcher Ryan Hanigan gets past shortstop Cesar Izturis, top, during the sixth inning of a baseball game on Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Philadelphia. The Phillies won 3-2. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have placed five-time All-Star second baseman Chase Utley on the 15-day disabled list with an oblique strain.

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