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Entrance to Pa. house is 'Cookie' monstrous
Read full article: Entrance to Pa. house is 'Cookie' monstrousCNN Video(CNN) - In the words of Cookie Monster: "Home is where heart is. Heart where cookie is. Lisa Boll from York County turned the entrance of her house into Cookie Monster. She completed the look with plastic foam eyes and most importantly, a chocolate chip cookie. Boll said she was inspired to transform her home's entrance to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the beloved children's show.

Toddler killed, baby wounded in Philadelphia shootings
Read full article: Toddler killed, baby wounded in Philadelphia shootingsKat Wilcox/Pexels(CNN) - A 2-year-old girl was fatally shot in the back of the head and an 11-month-old is in critical condition after two separate shootings in Philadelphia this weekend. 'We can't protect our children'There have been more than 270 homicide victims in the city of Philadelphia this year, according to statistics by Philadelphia police. The representative said she is hopeful legislators will "be doing something very shortly" in terms of gun violence in Philadelphia. Another state representative weighed in on Twitter. "Two babies were shot this weekend in Philadelphia," Rep. Jordan A. Harris said in a Sunday night tweet.

At least 22 injured in NJ deck collapse
Read full article: At least 22 injured in NJ deck collapseLAKANA(CNN) - At least 22 people were injured Saturday evening after a deck collapsed at a home in Wildwood, New Jersey, according to representatives for area hospitals. The deck collapse occurred in the 200 block of East Baker Avenue in Wildwood, Staeger said. All but one of the injured were initially taken to Cape Regional Medical Center in Cape May, spokeswoman Susan Staeger said. Staeger said eight patients were still being evaluated at Cape Regional, but she could not yet speak to their conditions. One person was treated at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City, spokeswoman Jennifer Tornetta said, adding she didn't have information on the person's condition.

Man scaled Philadelphia building to save his bedridden mother
Read full article: Man scaled Philadelphia building to save his bedridden motherWPVI via CNN(CNN) - The man who scaled a burning 19-story building in West Philadelphia last week wasn't trying to escape the flames, as people initially assumed. The man, identified only as Jermaine, was climbing to the 15th floor to save his bedridden mother. That's my mother." Once he made it to his mother, she told him that she was OK and that the fire was contained. He told WPVI that he thought he would be arrested as soon as he got down.

Man escapes Philadelphia high-rise fire by climbing down building
Read full article: Man escapes Philadelphia high-rise fire by climbing down building(CNN) - Did Philadelphia's friendly neighborhood "Spider-Man" just escape an apartment fire? The fire department responded to the fire around 9:30 p.m. Thursday in West Philadelphia, according to CNN affiliate WPVI. When they arrived at the 19-story high-rise, they saw a truly shocking sight: a man climbing down the outside of the building to escape the fire. The fire was believed to have been started by a trash compactor, said WPVI. The building was evacuated, and while some residents were unaccounted for, no injuries have been reported, the station said.