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Good afternoon! Here's a look at AP's general news coverage today in Pennsylvania. For questions about the state report, contact the Philadelphia bureau at 215-561-1133. Mark Scolforo is on the desk. Editor Larry Rosenthal can be reached at 215-446-6631 or lrosenthal@ap.org. A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Advisories, digests and digest advisories will keep you up to date. Some TV and radio stations will receive shorter APNewsNow versions of the stories below, along with updates. TOP STORIES: BILL COSBY PHILADELPHIA — Bill Cosby has long preached the gospel of personal responsibility to fellow blacks, but at age 79 is invoking "race bias" as he faces the prospect of having a string of mostly white women testifyat his June criminal trial that he drugged and molested them. By Maryclaire Dale. MOVED: 783 words. IMMIGRANT SOCCER CUP PHILADELPHIA— Fleeing war, Bawitha Tling left Burma when he was a child and ended up in a refugee camp in Malaysia before making it to Philadelphia. Tling, 18, now a business major at a community college, is one of around 800 players participating in the Unity Cup, a city soccer tournament featuring 32 teams of immigrants. It's Vietnam versus Mexico in the first match Friday. By Dake Kang. MOVED: 673 words. With photos, video CHILD ABUSE UNDATED — Pennsylvania saw a huge increase in the number of reported cases of child abuse last year, the first full year for a package of laws that, among other things, expanded the definition of child abuse and increased the number of adults required to report it. However, the percentage of substantiated cases actually went down. Meanwhile, county prosecutors say they're overwhelmed by the increased caseload. By Michael Rubinkam. UPCOMING: 600 words. ELSEWHERE: SEPT 11-GROUND ZERO GUIDES NEW YORK — For almost a decade after her brother was killed on 9/11, Jeanmarie Hargrave avoided the World Trade Center. Being there was "too emotional, too sad." But five years ago, she tried a different way of grieving. She joined a group of about 800 people touched personally by the attacks who now lead tours of the Sept. 11 memorial plaza. By Verena Dobnik. MOVED: 830 words. AP Photos NYBM307-0907161500, NYBM306-0907161500, NYBM308-0907161500, NYBM301-0907161500, NYBM302-0907161500, NYBM303-0907161500, NYBM304-0907161500, NYBM305-0907161500 CONGRESS-SAUDI ARABIA WASHINGTON — The House is slated to vote on a bipartisan bill that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, setting the stage for a showdown with President Barack Obama on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the attacks. The Senate passed the bill in May by voice vote despite the strident objections from Saudi Arabia, a key U.S. ally in the Middle East. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers were Saudi nationals. By Richard Lardner. MOVED: 652 words. AP Photos WX201-0903161241. IN BRIEF: —TAX AMNESTY — The rules are out for a Pennsylvania tax amnesty program scheduled for two months next year that could bring the state treasury more than $100 million. —OFFICER SHOOTS SON — Philadelphia police are releasing the identity of an off-duty officer who shot his 19-year-old son during a domestic dispute this week. —PENNIES STOLEN — Talk about penny pinching: A Pennsylvania man is accused of stealing about 300,000 pennies from his employer. —PEEPS PLANT-STRIKE — The Pennsylvania candy maker that makes marshmallow Peeps has started hiring workers to replace nearly 400 union members who walked off the job this week. —NON-EMERGENCY POLICE CALLS — Pittsburgh public safety officials have reversed course and will scale back a new policy that had clerks taking some crime reports over the phone rather than dispatching a police officer. —POLICE BARRACKS SHOOTING— A state police trooper seriously wounded in a 2014 ambush a near a rural barracks in eastern Pennsylvania has put the accused shooter and his parents on notice that he plans to sue them. —HOT WEATHER-PENNSYLVANIA — Some students in eastern Pennsylvania will get to go home early because of the steamy weather. —MOB-LOOTED BUSINESS — A federal judge in New Jersey has sentenced a reputed mobster to two years behind bars for the Pennsylvania man's role in a mob scheme to take control of a financial company. —FOSTER CHILD DEATH — Officials say a foster-care worker falsified documents following the death of a 10-year-old foster child. —ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER — A more than 15,000-square foot center is set to open in Pittsburgh where visitors can learn about the environment. —BEAR ATTACKS-GOATS KILLED — State officials are warning pet owners and parents in central Pennsylvania to watch for bears after two goats were killed in separate attacks over a two-day period. —ROAD RAGE-SHERRIFF'S DEPUTY — A New Jersey sheriff's deputy has been charged with pointing a gun at another driver during a fit of road rage in Philadelphia. SPORTS: PENN STATE-PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH — Pitt and Penn State rekindle their longtime rivalry after a 15-year hiatus on Saturday, a renewal that finds programs in far different places than the last time they met. By Will Graves. UPCOMING: 650 words by 6 p.m. REDS-PIRATES PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds continue a four-game series on Friday. Tim Adelman starts for the Reds against Steven Brault. Game begins at 7:05 p.m. By Will Graves. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. PHILLIES-NATIONALS WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals and right-hander Tanner Roark seek to solidify their hold on the top spot in the NL East in a matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies. By David Ginsburg. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos. Game starts at 7:05 p.m. ____ If you have stories of regional or statewide interest, please email them to phillyap@ap.org. If you have photos of regional or statewide interest, please send them to the AP state photo center in New York, 888-273-6867. 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