AP Top News at 8:32 a.m. EDT

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SEPTA officials released a plan Tuesday that painted a rosy picture of what the authority could be if it received 'proper' investments, with more frequent Regional Rail service, station improvements and new subway cars.

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A 35-foot mural of a pigeon in Fishtown was obstructed by a new apartment building. Now, the artist is selling 'Bird Gang' T-shirts to raise money to repaint it elsewhere in the neighborhood and in Graduate Hospital.

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A rare September nor'easter is forecast to hit the Philadelphia area and the Jersey Shore in the coming days, bringing a threat of coastal flooding to much of the region.