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| Riley Cooper Mr. February; Wolf Puts Moratorium on Death Penalty; Christie All Time Low in Polls |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/13/15 10:07 pm | updated: 02/13/15 10:07 pm |
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| On Thursday, concerns began to swirl over the choice to feature Philadelphia Eagles' Wide Receiver Riley Cooper for the month of February on the official team calendar for 2015. February is widely publicized as Black History Month. Cooper, who is white, also had a widely publicized off-the-field incident during the off season in the summer of 2013. He was caught on video yelling a racial epitaph at a security guard during a country music concert. Cooper was fined by the team, apologized... Read More |
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| DNC Confirmed for Philadelphia; Code Blue Cold; Phillies Head South on Friday the 13th |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/13/15 11:08 am | updated: 02/13/15 11:08 am |
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The Democratic National Convention is coming to Philadelphia. This is the first time in 70 years that the City of Brotherly Love has been selected to host the gathering. The Democratic National Committee announced the convention will be held the week of July 25th, 2016, the week after the Republicans will meet in Cleveland, Ohio.
There is a wind chill advisory, meaning there is a chance of frost bite and hypothermia and that anyone outdoors should dress accordingly and cover... Read More |
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| Andrew Biddle Surfaces, David Carr Passes, DNC 2016 $85 Million Pledge |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 02/13/15 10:17 am | updated: 02/13/15 10:17 am |
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For months police have wondered whether Andrew Biddle, the missing boater from this past summer in Longport was dead or alive. He's alive, and turned himself into police yesterday. The Egg Harbor Township man was wanted for allegedly staging a boating accident and disappearing in order to escape criminal charges. Biddle and his business partner were being investigated for fraudulent boat sales.
Media columnist David Carr, who wrote the Media Equation column for The New York... Read More |
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| Missing Boater Surrenders to NJ Authorities; Germantown Artist Convicted of Explosives/WMDs |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/13/15 3:17 am | updated: 02/13/15 3:22 am |
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| A man missing since a boating crash last summer in Longport, NJ has turned himself in to authorities at Atlantic County Superior Court on Thursday afternoon. 45-year-old Andrew Biddle, a professional boater, went missing on July 20th, 2014 when a boat he was said to be on hit a buoy and ran into a jetty. The passenger made it to shore and Biddle presumably went missing in the water. Authorities began to question the crash and to suspect that Biddle faked his death because he was being... Read More |
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| Democratic National Convention in Philly 2016; Paid Sick Leave Passes; Delco Women Smuggles Drugs |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/12/15 7:31 pm | updated: 02/12/15 7:32 pm |
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| It was announced today that the Democratic National Convention will be held right here in Philadelphia in 2016. Philadelphia beat out Brooklyn, NY and Columbus, OH to be the Democrats' choice of host city for their convention. We are not strangers to hosting presidential conventions, having had 6 Republican and 2 Democratic get-togethers in the past, most recently the 2000 RNC that nominated George W Bush. The last DNC was in 1948 that nominated Harry Truman for his first full term after... Read More |
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| Powerball Winning Numbers, Fake FedEx Workers Hit Bala Cynwyd, Butkovitz Building Demo Request |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 02/12/15 10:59 am | updated: 02/12/15 10:59 am |
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| Tickets in North Carolina, Puerto Rico and Texas have matched all six numbers to split a $564.1 million Powerball jackpot, lottery officials said Thursday. Sue Dooley, senior drawing manager and production coordinator for the Multi-State Lottery Association, said the Puerto Rico ticket was the first Powerball jackpot winner ever sold outside the continental United States. Wednesday's jackpot was the third-largest in Powerball history and the fifth-largest U.S. lottery prize. Should the... Read More |
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| Digital Billboards in Center City; Powerball Winners; Governor Tom Wolf's Capitol Pop-In Tour |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/12/15 10:50 am | updated: 02/12/15 10:50 am |
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The bright new billboards on the historic Lit Brothers building in Center City Philadelphia are drawing some criticism from neighbors who don’t care for the new view of continuous blazing LED lights. Some neighbors claim it's like living next to a drive-in movie. Deputy Mayor Alan Greenberger says the signs were approved as part of an economic-development plan. And there are more coming.
There were three winners in last night's $564 million Powerball jackpot. However... Read More |
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| Arrest in SEPTA Attack; Chicago Little League Loses Title; Philly Bike Share Indego Coming |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/11/15 8:38 pm | updated: 02/11/15 8:38 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have arrested and charged a man in the assault of a women in a Center City SEPTA station on Monday afternoon. 26-year-old Reginald Green is charged with Attempted Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Unlawful Restraint, False Imprisonment, Aggravated Indecent Assault, Simple Assault, and Indecent Assault. It happened around 1:30 p.m. at Jefferson Station. The 27-year-old woman was trying to get home to Northeast Philadelphia and asked for directions. Green accompanied... Read More |
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| Jon Stewart Leaving Daily Show; PA Trooper Charged; FOX-29 Racial Discrimination Suit |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/11/15 10:57 am | updated: 02/11/15 10:57 am |
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Jon Stewart is leaving the Daily Show. After 17 years. the comedian announced he would step down from Comedy Central’s late night television show. Stewart says the show and its audience don’t deserve an even slightly restless host. Stewart says he has no specific plans – just ideas for his future after he leaves the show in the Fall.
A Pennsylvania State Police corporal has been charged with reckless endangerment, not homicide or involuntary manslaughter,... Read More |
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| Powerball 5th Largest Jackpot, Over 50 Alcohol Study, Bucks County Playhouse Auditions |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 02/11/15 9:32 am | updated: 02/11/15 9:32 am |
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Nearly half a billion dollars is up for grabs tonight in the Powerball drawing. It's the fifth largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. The Powerball jackpot stands at $485 million dollars. Lottery officials say booming sales meant raising the big prize from $450 million dollars yesterday. Pennsylvania lottery officials say tickets were selling at a rate of about 2,300 tickets per minute yesterday. 9:59 tonight is the deadline for the 11pm drawing.
The cash value: $327 million bucks.... Read More |
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