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Veteran defenseman Connor Murphy is returning to the Chicago Blackhawks lineup after missing a month of action with a groin injury. He last played on Dec. 31 against the St. Louis Blues in the Winter ...

At least seven people were killed and 19 were injured when an air ambulance crashed into a busy Philadelphia intersection, officials said Saturday.