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| PA Colleges Top Rankings; Lesean McCoy Leaves 20 cent Tip; Ray Rice Could Return |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/10/14 1:31 pm | updated: 09/10/14 1:31 pm |
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| Pennsylvania colleges and universities grabbed top spots in the U.S. News and World Report 2015 Best Colleges rankings. The University of Pennsylvania fell a spot from last year, earning the No. 8 spot. Other Pennsylvania schools making the Top 50: Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh at 25; Lehigh University in Bethlehem at 40 and Penn State ranked 48. On the Liberal Arts Colleges list, Swarthmore College came in at No. 3, while Haverford College tied for the No. 8 spot. Also in the Top 50 were... Read More |
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| Abortions Rights Rally in Love Park, SEPTA El Train Jumper, Regusters Prosecution Rests |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/10/14 12:46 am | updated: 09/10/14 12:46 am |
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| Abortion rights groups rallied in Love Park Tuesday afternoon to demand federal funding for abortions. Jess Aarons of the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals says it takes bravery to take on the issue of abortion funding at this time, when abortion opponents have succeeded at curbing access to abortion across the country, but she says the issues are related. The group is urging repeal of the 30-year-old Hyde amendment which bans federal funding for abortion. Health reform... Read More |
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| Filming in Dilworth Park; Marijuana Decriminalized; Tom Wolf's Torture Porn Actor |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/09/14 12:56 am | updated: 09/09/14 12:56 am |
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The newly opened Dilworth Park outside City Hall is photogenic and worthy of a student film crew from Temple. Not so fast. Ten students from Temple showed up to shoot video when staff members from the Center City District, which manages the park, told the students who had set up a camera on a tripod to interview people, they had to shut down. The City later said there was a rule in place prohibiting professional film companies, and apologized to the students.
A deal has been... Read More |
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| Home Depot Security Breach, Perdue Chicken Recall, Nutter To Sign Marijuana Decriminalization Bill |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/09/14 12:24 am | updated: 09/09/14 12:24 am |
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| If you shopped at any Home Depot at any time since April and paid with plastic, you could be a victim. Home Depot says the breach of its payment data systems happened in the spring; they didn't spot it until this month. The chain already has set up identity theft protection services, including credit monitoring - available free to customers who shopped during the breach. More details are at: https://homedepot.allclearid.com/. ... Read More |
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| Christie OKs New Jersey Sports Betting; Nutter Agrees to Decriminalize Pot; Two DE Teens Arrested |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/08/14 9:26 pm | updated: 09/08/14 9:26 pm |
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| New Jersey Governor Chris Christie issued a directive Monday allowing NJ casinos and racetracks to offer sports betting. Legalized sports betting at the state's casinos, especially in Atlantic City, could be a huge draw and boost to an industry that is flux. There have been challenges to New Jersey's efforts to bring sports gabling to the state from the four major sports and college, but federal courts have all ruled that there is nothing in New Jersey law that would prevent it from... Read More |
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| World Meeting of Families Image; Schools Facing Cuts; Longwood Gardens Restrooms in Voting |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/08/14 11:44 am | updated: 09/08/14 11:44 am |
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Archbishop Charles Chaput unveiled and blessed the official prayer and image for the 2015 World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia in September 2015. It is expected that Pope Francis will come to Philadelphia for the event. The painting is by Kennett Square artist Neilson Carlin and depicts Jesus as a toddler with Mary and Joseph and Mary’s parents, Saints Anna and Joachim.
Doors are open at Philadelphia schools today, but the district’s 130,000 students and... Read More |
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| West Philadelphia Shooting and Car Crash, Wissinoming Police Shooting |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/08/14 10:52 am | updated: 09/08/14 10:52 am |
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An early morning shooting in West Philadelphia has left a man fighting for his life. Police say a 24-year-old man was sitting on the front porch of his home when he was shot twice in the back. A friend of the victim tried to take him to the hospital, but on the way they were involved in a minor car accident. No one was injured in the crash. The shooting victim is listed in critical condition.
A suspect is in custody after being shot by police during a traffic stop in... Read More |
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| Arrest Made in Burning Car Murder; NJ Internet Gambler to Stay Open; 4 on Video in Liquor Assault |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/05/14 10:07 pm | updated: 09/05/14 10:07 pm |
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| Police have formally identified the victim found shot to death inside a burning car early this week. Authorities responded to a the car fire on Wed September 3rd around 7:45pm on the 6100 block of N. Lawrence Street in Olney. After extinguishing the flames they discovered the body of 24-year-old Raffael Rivera, who had also been shot. Police arrested 21-year-old Antonio Rosario from the 4600 block of Rising Sun Avenue and charged him in the murder. They say that he shot Rivera during an... Read More |
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| Drexel Dinosaur Discovery, E-cigarette Retailer Fine, Chaka Fattah Grants Interviews |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/05/14 1:04 am | updated: 09/05/14 2:22 am |
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| Scientists in Philadelphia unveiled details about a new dinosaur species believed to be among the largest land animals that ever lived. Dreadnoughtus schrani, is a dinosaur discovered by a team of scientists from Drexel University. At 85 feet long, it weighed as much as a dozen African elephants and more than seven T. Rex. Its discovery was made by Drexel Professor Kenneth Lacovara along with more than 100 scientists and volunteers in the Patagonia section of Argentina. The find of 145... Read More |
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| Olney Burning Car/Body Arrest; Philly Fast Food March, 11 Arrests; Gov. Jack Markell Explains Tweet |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/04/14 10:15 pm | updated: 09/04/14 10:15 pm |
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| An arrest has been made in connection with the discovery of a body found in a burning car yesterday in the city's Olney section. Homicide detectives have taken the vehicle's owner into custody and plan to charge him with murder. Witnesses saw the driver of the car shoot the passenger in the head before speeding off on the 400 block of Roselyn Street Wednesday afternoon. The car was found hours later on fire in an alley behind Lawrence Street. Firefighters discovered the body after... Read More |
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