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| Music News - Made In America Fest Returns; Veruca Salt New Album; David Guetta/Nicki Minaj Video |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/20/15 5:24 am | updated: 05/20/15 5:24 am |
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| Jay Z's Budweiser Made in America Festival will be returning to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway once again for it's 4th year this Labor Day Weekend. The show was announced on the festival's website and Facebook page on Tuesday evening. The dates for this year's shows are Saturday and Sunday, September 5th and 6th. No word on a potential lineup yet. There also wasn't any mention of additional cities. Last year, Made in America was held simultaneously in Philly and Los Angeles. If you are a... Read More |
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| Jim Kenney Wins Democratic Primary for Philadelphia Mayor; Pennsylvania Primary Results |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/20/15 2:16 am | updated: 05/20/15 2:16 am |
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| Former City Councilman Jim Kenney has won the Democratic nomination for Mayor in a landslide victory over a field of 6 candidates. State Senator Anthony Hardy Williams came in second with former District Attorney Lynne Abraham in a distant third. Nelson Diaz, Doug Oliver, and Milton Street rounded out the field. Kenney garnered roughly 56% of the vote, Williams 24% and Abraham 9%. Democrats outnumber Republicans in Philadelphia by an 8-1 margin, making this primary victory almost a pass to the... Read More |
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| Man Holding Baby Steals Phone; Man Photos Boys Feet at Skate Park; Arrest in Murder of Trans Woman |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/19/15 10:41 pm | updated: 05/19/15 10:44 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police are looking for a man who stole a customer's cell phone from a South Philadelphia Target store while carrying a baby. It happened around 6:40 p.m. on May 3rd at the store on Mifflin Street in South Philly. The victim was standing at a counter listening to headphones on display and placed her phone on the counter. She then walked away leaving her phone behind. A short time later, the suspect approached the counter and began to listen to headphones. He handed the baby... Read More |
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| Music News - McKagan/Novoselic Perform; PiL Album, Tour; Faith Hill/Little Big Town 'Girl Crush' |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/19/15 6:41 am | updated: 05/19/15 6:41 am |
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Saturday night at Seattle's Neptune Theater, Guns N' Roses' Duff McKagan joined Nirvana's Krist Novoselic to talk about Novoselic's new book How To Be A Man (and other illusions). Following the discussion, the duo was introduced by Pearl Jam's Mike McCready. McKagen pickup his bass and Novoselic strapped on an accordion. The two then launched into an unexpected rendition of "Sweet Child of Mine." Watch the video of the performance below:
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| President Obama Visits Camden, Bans Military Gear; NTSB Says No Gunshot; Flyers Hire New Coach |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/18/15 11:34 pm | updated: 05/18/15 11:37 pm |
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| President Obama was in Camden, NJ, this afternoon to tour Camden County's two-year-old Metro Police Division and talk about it's community policing efforts. "I've come here to Camden to do something that might have been unthinkable just a few years ago and that is to hold you up as a symbol of promise to the nation," the president said. Violent crime is down 24%, Murder is down 47%, and drug markets have been cut 65%. He also announced that his administration has banned the use of... Read More |
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| Music News - Taylor Swift 'Bad Blood' Video; Kanye West Censored; Hillary Duff Tinder Dates Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/18/15 7:33 am | updated: 05/18/15 7:33 am |
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| Taylor Swift released the video for "Bad Blood" featuring Kendrick Lamar directed by Joseph Kahn and co-starring a long list of female actresses, singers, and models. It was debuted at the start of the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas Sunday night. The video is dark and action-packed, set in some futuristic time where every woman is kick ass. It's easy to see the homage to various films throughout the video. The Matrix, Sin City, Kill Bill, Fifth Element, Tron, and Death Proof to name... Read More |
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| Train Service Resumes, Moment of Reflection; One Dead in NJ Crash; Last Minutes in Mayor's Race |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/18/15 5:41 am | updated: 05/18/15 5:41 am |
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| Amtrak and SEPTA both announced that service will resume again following last Tuesday's crash of Amtrak 188 in Port Richmond that killed 8 and injured over 200. Amtrak crews have been working around the clock to restore service to the Northeast Corridor line between Philadelphia and New York. Acela Express, Northeast Regional and other services will begin with departures at 5:53 a.m. from 30th Street Station. Repairs have been made with "utmost care and emphasis on infrastructure... Read More |
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| Music News - Janet Jackson New Album, World Tour; U2 The Edge Falls Off Stage; Maroon 5 Summer Hit? |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/17/15 6:08 am | updated: 05/17/15 6:08 am |
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| Janet Jackson, who celebrated her 49th birthday on Saturday, announced in a #ConversationsInACafe video that she will be releasing a new album and going on a world tour in 2015. She said, “I promised you’d hear it from my lips, and now you will. This year, new music, new world tour, a new movement. I’ve been listening. Let’s keep the conversation going.” Jackson has released new music since 2008's Discipline and her last tour was in 2011. There are no dates for the tour... Read More |
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| Driver Dies After Crash in Lower Moreland; Ocean City Boardwalk Fire; SugarHouse Big Winner Robbed |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/17/15 4:52 am | updated: 05/17/15 4:57 am |
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| A driver is dead after he crashed his pickup truck into Lower Moreland High School on Saturday afternoon. It happened just before 2 p.m. on the 500 block of Red Lion Road in Lower Moreland. Witnesses saw the truck speeding across the parking lot, without any breaking or slowing down, and plow right through the side of the building. The black truck with Virginia tags ended up in a maintenance supply office on the other side of the wall. The school's janitor had just exited the room... Read More |
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| Trains Hit By Projectiles Prior to Crash; Report of Baby Thrown From Bridge; Death For Tsarnaev |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/16/15 4:19 am | updated: 05/16/15 4:20 am |
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| The NTSB interviewed the engineer and two assistant conductors on Friday following Tuesday's Amtrak 188 derailment in Philadelphia. At a 5:30 press conference, National Transportation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt relayed what those Amtrak crew members told investigators. The engineer, Brandon Bostian, said that before the wreck he did not feel fatigued or ill before the wreck and the train did not have any operational problems. However, he does not have memory of the crash itself.... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
