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The FBI is investigating the man who stormed into a rabbi’s home in Rockland County, N.Y., and stabbed five people as they celebrated Hanukkah. They’re seeking a warrant to obtain his online accounts and are looking into whether he had a history of mental illness.

Wawa has been hit with a wave of lawsuits claiming the company failed to protect consumers from a massive data breach that exposed their credit and debit card information. The company initially found malware on its payment processing servers on Dec. 10. The malware had been running on its systems since March 4, and was on most of its store systems by April 22, according to Wawa’s CEO.

It’s no secret that Craig LaBan searches high and low, far and wide, in basements and on rooftops to find the best cuisine the Philadelphia region has to offer. Now, as we cap off a scrumptious year in food, LaBan has compiled a list of spots that are worth your hard-earned dollars, as well as places you may want to consider avoiding.

An Associated Press investigation has found that the names of more than 900 clergy members accused of child sexual abuse were missing from lists released by dioceses, including 45 clergy whose names did not appear on the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s list of credibly accused priests.

If you’re expecting to see Eagles tight end Zach Ertz on the field for the team’s first playoff game, you’re out of luck. The NFL Network reported that Ertz has a lacerated kidney in addition to cracked ribs, which may put him out for the next several weeks.

👶Did you know Christmas Day is the least popular birthday in several countries, including the U.S? An economist dove into current research to learn why so few people are born on Christmas, New Year’s and other holidays.

🤺Kamali Thompson is a jack of all trades. Not only is she a fourth-year medical student studying at Rutgers, she’s a world-class fencer and is now juggling school demands while training to become a 2020 Olympian.

🧘Jan. 1 tends to be “new year, new me," but instead of setting lofty goals and expectations right into the new year, it may be better to establish bite-size goals to avoid something scientists call false hope syndrome.

🌿Cannabis legalization has been sweeping the nation over the last decade, though treatment professionals are saying they’re seeing more adolescents and young adults with cannabis use disorder.

🧠A memory group found within the Spring House Estates is applying Montessori techniques in a way that can also help people with dementia.

“Mercy must be a partner to justice, and mercy lost when the [Board of Pardons] approved just two people for consideration by Gov. Tom Wolf. Now, these souls are all but guaranteed to die in prison,” writes Lt. Gov. John Fetterman.

The 2010s are over. Judging the decade by the economy’s performance, it was a pretty good one, particularly for the wealthy, writes Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi.

Global warming is evident across the globe, and its destructive effects can be seen most vividly in Australia, where, the Washington Post writes, the country’s rising temperature “apocalyptic" both on its land, and in the ocean.

The rise of South Asian celebrities such as Lily Singh is a boon for a community that lacks a lot of representation in broadcast entertainment, but the Huffington Post published a thoughtful critique on why her appropriation of black culture is something that needs to be addressed.

Can the essence of Wakanda be found in modern society? The Ringer’s Soraya Nadia McDonald searched for black utopias represented in modern black culture and entertainment.