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1. Pope Francis spoke out Monday to condemn the decades of child sex abuse uncovered by a grand jury report on Catholic priests in Pennsylvania and vowed to better respond to such crimes in the future.

2. Police fatally shot a man who allegedly struck an undercover officer with a car Monday in Tacony. Plainclothes officers had been following the man because he was the subject of an investigation.

3. The self-styled survivalist from Pennsylvania wanted for threatening to kill President Trump was spotted in Maryland Sunday, authorities said.

4. You can teach an old dog's eyes new tricks, according to Penn researchers. They've been able to save night vision in six dogs using gene therapy that will pave the way for human tests.

5. Carson Wentz wants to be on the field for the Eagles' season opener in just over two weeks. Whether he'll play or not is for his doctors to decide.

6. Neighbors once slammed plans for an 18-hole mini-golf course in Margate, but now that it's opened, families are flocking to Congo Falls.

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1. The nominees for the 2018 Barrymore Awards (like Philadelphia's Tonys) are more diverse than ever. Plus, they've combined their best actor and actress categories into a gender-inclusive award.

2. It might be convenient, but if you're flushing your contact lenses down the drain when you're done, you're contributing to microplastic pollution. Researchers want you to cut it out.

3. Speaking of your eyes, they'll get relief from the garish "Barbera on the Boulevard" advertisements covering city trash cans thanks to Philadelphia artists covering some of them up.

4. The reboot of iconic '90s TV game show Double Dare, which originally launched in Philadelphia, has announced a cross-country tour and the City of Brotherly Love is not on the list. That has to be a crime, right?

5. Some recognizable names — from Cosi and Arby's to Han Dynasty — made the list of local restaurants that have been closed for violations lately.

6. Philly's tech start-up community is coming together to address its diversity shortcomings. The first thing on their to-do list? A comprehensive survey on the issue.

1. The slickly produced press conference Attorney General Josh Shapiro's office held for the release of the grand jury report on clergy sex abuse stepped on his message, writes national news organization marketing director Richard Lavinthal.

2. Following the grand jury report, staff writer Abraham Gutman has collected reflections on faith and insights on how the church might move forward.

1. Take a deep breath before reading this one: the New York Times' report on new economic research explains how sexism follows women from birth all the way to the workplace.

2. Does SEPTA reach out to you on Twitter more than your friends and family? There's actually a method to the madness behind their friendly random check-ins, reports Billy Penn.

3. The executive director of the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia took a trip to Detroit recently which, as he explains at the Philadelphia Citizen, helped him see where Philly's been and where it's headed. It's a very complicated tale of two cities.

4. The linguistic history of the word "mmhmm," from West Africa to the U.S. South, is quite a trip — and a controversial one at that, according to NPR. It's a fun read for word lovers.

5. A mysterious cat caught stealing fish in Sri Lanka is the centerpiece in a long read from the Atlantic on whether urban environments are making animals smarter. But it may leave you with more questions than answers.