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Pro Soccer Player With Philly Roots Supported By Teammates, Fans After Losing Mom To Cancer Pro Soccer Player With Philly Roots Supported By Teammates, Fans After Losing Mom To Cancer
Pro Soccer Player With Philly Roots Supported By Teammates, Fans After Losing Mom To Cancer Kalil ElMedkhar might be grieving the loss of his mom to cancer, but he's got a whole team of support. The 23-year-old Loudoun United FC midfielder, who was raised in the Philadelphia suburbs, lost his mom, 65-year-old Helena Schroyer, after a cancer battle on June 27, as reported by Delaware Online. In addition to a GoFundMe campaign for the American Cancer Society, launched in Helena's memory by supporters of Loudoun United, proceeds from bids on the team's match against Sacramento Republic on Aug. 19 will go toward fighting cancer. A Delaware resident with roots in Philadelphia, Helena…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Two Suspects In Pat's Steaks Deadly Beating In Philly Police Custody Two Suspects In Pat's Steaks Deadly Beating In Philly Police Custody
Two Suspects In Pat's Steaks Deadly Beating In Philly Police Custody Two suspects in a deadly beating that broke out last week at Pat's Steaks in Philadelphia are in police custody, according to authorities and several news reports. The suspects, Omar Arce, 32, and Jose Alberto Flores, 33, are two of two other men accused of beating 28-year-old Isidro Cortes to death with a trash can lid during a fight in front of the East Passyunk Avenue establishment on Sept. 16, according to CBS3 and NJ Advance Media. The group is also accused of seriously injuring Cortes' 64-year-old father and 28-year-old friend, Philadelphia police said in a statement. Polic…

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by Nicole Acosta