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| North Korea's Kim Jong Il is Dead; ex-Dictator's son Kim Jong-un Poised to Succeed As Leader |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/19/11 9:07 am | updated: 12/19/11 9:07 am |
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| Kim Jong Il, the 69 year old dictator of Communist North Korea, died on Saturday. The state run network said Kim died of "overwork" while "dedicating his life to the people." And the official news agency said Kim suffered "great mental and physical strain" while on a train. There was no independent confirmation of the circumstances reported by the government, which routinely touted the seemingly mythic achievements of the "Dear Leader" during his lifetime. They did say, He suffered a heart... Read More |
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| The Blue Route, I-476, Turns 20. |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/19/11 8:49 am | updated: 12/19/11 8:49 am |
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| It opened December 19th, 1991. The 21.5 mile highway connecting the Turnpike at Plymouth Meeting to 95 near Chester, took many more years to complete though. They idea for the road dates back to the late 20's and 30's. Plans for multiple routes, each with a different 'color code' were drawn up, with the 'blue' plan being the only one selected. The first ground was broken in 1969, but construction was halted and restarted many times through lawsuits and court actions. The western suburbs were in... Read More |
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| Philles Trade Ben Francisco to Blue Jays |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/12/11 9:19 am | updated: 12/12/11 9:19 am |
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The Philadelphia Phillies have traded OF Ben Francisco to the Toroto Bluejays for left-hander Frank Gailey.
Ben Francisco joined the Phillies in 2009 as part of the trade with the Indians that also originally brought over Cliff Lee. Last year, Francisco started the season in right field to replace the lost Jayson Werth, however he returned to his reserve/pinch hit role by mid season. In the 2011 NLDS Game 3, he hit a 3-run pinch hit home run against the St. Louis Cardinals.Read More |
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| Cardinal John Foley Passes Away at 76 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/11/11 8:54 am | updated: 12/11/11 8:54 am |
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Cardinal John Foley passed away early Sunday morning at the Villa St. Joseph retirement home at age 76. He was battling leukemia.
Foley was appointed to lead the Pontifical Council of Social Communications in 1984 by Pope John Paul II to help get the church's message out through the media.
He was most widely known to Americans as the voice of masses broadcast from the Vatican such as the midnight Christmas mass.
He was also named the Grand Master... Read More |
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| Reading Rainbow Changes Name to Bleeding Rainbow |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/10/11 5:02 pm | updated: 12/10/11 5:02 pm |
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Local indie fav Reading Rainbow has decided to change it's name to Bleeding Rainbow ... Why? Well they have their reasons, spelled out on their tumbler (link here)
REASONS WE CHANGED OUR NAME FROM READING RAINBOW TO BLEEDING RAINBOW:
- We like the name Bleeding Rainbow better.
- It is trippy as shit.
- We didn’t want to... Read More |
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| Heavy wet snow plus leaves on trees, leaves millions without power |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/30/11 9:23 am | updated: 10/30/11 9:23 am |
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Close to 3 million households have been left without power after yesterday's surprise and unusual early snow. Most trees still have all their leaves, combined with the amount of snow, branches have come down all over the Northeast taking power lines with them.
In PA alone some 423,000 are dark and in NJ 617,000 lost power. Crews are working but it may take days. PECO's customer service message gives an estimate of Oct. 31 by 11 pm for it's customers.
Looks like... Read More |
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| Amy Winehouse Died From Alcohol |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/26/11 11:37 am | updated: 10/26/11 11:37 am |
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The cause of Amy Winehouse's sudden death earlier this summer has now been released. Coroner Suzanne Greenaway concluded it was "death by misadventure," saying the singer died of accidental alcohol poisoning. "The unintended consequence of such potentially fatal levels (of alcohol) was her sudden and unexpected death," Greenaway said.
Blood and urine samples indicated Winehouse had consumed a "very large quantity of alcohol" prior to her death. The level of alcohol in her blood... Read More |
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| Libya's Dictator Muammar Qaddafi is Dead |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/20/11 10:26 am | updated: 10/20/11 11:36 am |
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After Libyan fighters captured Sirte, Qaddafi's hometown, early Thursday, two months after the fall of Tripoli, the former dictator Muammar Qaddafi has been killed by soldiers.
"We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. Muammar Qaddafi has been killed," Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril confirmed.
The news has brought celebrations throughout the country that the dictator ruled since 1969 when he seized power in a military coup. This begins the next stage of... Read More |
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| Apple's Steve Jobs Passes at Age 56 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/05/11 4:39 pm | updated: 10/05/11 6:12 pm |
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The iconic and legendary former CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, has passed away today at age 56. He has been fighting cancer and other health issues the past few years. His death marks the end of that battle that took him away from Apple on extended hiatuses, the last ending with his resignation of CEO to Tim Cook in August.
This comes the day after Apple announced its upgraded iPhone 4S featuring faster processing speeds, a new camera, Siri voice recognition, as well as new apps and... Read More |
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| Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey Not Running for President |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/04/11 10:40 am | updated: 10/04/11 10:40 am |
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced today that he will not seek the Republican nomination to run for President. After much recent speculation, Christie officially declared his intentions to remain in the governor's mansion for now saying "now is not my time."
He said he had “a commitment to New Jersey that I simply will not abandon... So, New Jersey,” he added, “whether you like it or not, you’re stuck with me.”
Christie was elected in 2009. His... Read More |
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