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“Uber, Lyft to become legal in Philadelphia”

Uber. X and Lyft will become legal in Philadelphia under a new law passed Monday night. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf says he'll sign the bill when it crosses his desk. The state legislature gave the green light to ride-sharing companies, allowing them to operate everywhere in the state. The PPA (Philadelphia Parking Authority) had twice initiated crackdowns on the services when they were operating as rogues. But now Governor Wolf says Philadelphia schools will benefit because the law requires Uber. X and Lyft to share a small portion of their revenue with the district. "It is also encouraging that this legislation puts an end to any question about the operations of these companies in Philadelphia. Equally important is that two-thirds of the revenue derived from ride sharing in the city of Philadelphia will go to the Philadelphia School District to help the district continue to strengthen its financial footing. This funding, on top of the additional $97 million I worked to secure in my first two budgets for the school district, will help provide the resources our children need, " Wolf said in a statement.

In Other News n These days -- and in this case, the "days" stretch back decades -no baseball fans have it worse than the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians. But that's about to change for one of those teams. For one of the two cities, the misery finally will end at the conclusion of this year's World Series. It's been a long wait for both teams to get back here. The Cubs haven't won the World Series since 1908. They haven't made it into the World Series since 1945, when they lost to the Detroit Tigers. The 71 -year wait between championship appearances is the longest stretch for any team in the four major American sports (MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL). The Indians currently have the second-longest drought without a World Series title, last winning it in 1948. The Indians last reached the World Series in 1997, painfully losing to then-Florida (now Miami) Marlins in the 11 th inning of Game 7. First pitch for the start of this best-of-seven series is scheduled for 8: 08 p. m. ET on Tuesday at Progressive Field in Cleveland.