A Philadelphia college student was shot during an attempted carjacking in Overbrook Farms late Tuesday night, 6/21. It happened around 10:15 p.m. on the 2000 block of Upland Way near Drexel Road. The 21-year-old St. Joseph University student had just returned home to his off-campus residence. When he got out of the car, two men in ski masks jumped out of a minivan and announced a robbery....

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June 18/19 - Playlist - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - Stevie

1) "Midland Maniac" by Steve Winwood
2) "Roll Right Stones" by Traffic
3) "Dust" by Steve Winwood
4) "Glad/Freedom Rider (live Fillmore East 11/1970)" by Traffic
5) "Time is Running Out" by Steve Winwood
6) "Uninspired" by Traffic

Michael Tearson's ATTIC plays each weekend. 9...

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June 18/19 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - More This and That

1) "Boy in the Bubble (extended)" by Paul Simon
2) "Better Days" by Rita Coolidge
3) "Buzz the Fuzz" by Biff Rose
4) "Blue" by Paul Horn & Joni Mitchell
5) "The Bramble & the Rose" by Barbara Keith
6) "Born to Be Wild" by Mars Bonfire
7) "Benzaiten" by Osamu...

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A government lawyer from the Philippines was shot early Saturday morning, 6/19, while riding in an Uber with his mother on the way to Philadelphia International Airport to fly home. He died from his injuries on Sunday, 6/20. It happened around 4:10 a.m. at 38th and Spruce Street in Philadelphia's University City neighborhood. 35-year-old John Albert Laylo and his mother, Leah, were stopped...

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One firefighter was killed and 5 others were injured after a building collapsed during a fire in the city's Fairhill section early Saturday morning, 6/18. It started around 2 a.m. on the 300 block of West Indiana Avenue near North 3rd Street. The 3-story building housed a pizzeria and residences. The collapse happened after the fire was put out. It happened at 3:24 a.m. The unnamed 27-year...

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The School District of Philadelphia has a new superintendent. 51-year-old Dr. Tony B. Watlington Sr. was sworn in during a ceremony on Thursday morning, 6/16. He was most recently the superintendent of the Rowan-Salisbury School System in North Carolina. Watlington Sr. replaces Dr. William Hite who stepped down form the role after 10 years. Watlington has set an intense first 100-day plan...

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Philadelphia will find out this afternoon whether or not it will be one a few cities to host matches during the Men's World Cup when the event comes to North America (USA, Canada, Mexico) in 2026. If selected, matches would be held at Lincoln Financial Field in South Philadelphia, home to the Philadelphia Eagles. The stadium holds over 69,000 fans and has already had big time soccer events...

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June 11/12 - Playlist - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - An Atheist's Grace

1) "Fighting for the World" by Jann Arden
2) "War Song" by Neil Young & Graham Nash
3) "War Party" by Eddy Grant
4) "Masters of War" by Flying Pickets
5) "With God on Our Side" by Manfred Mann
6) "Walk Through the Fire" by Peter Gabriel (Against All Odds sdtk)
7) "Love Is...

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June 11/12 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - More Odds and Ends

1) "Satin Red and Black Velvet Woman" by Dave Mason
2) "Sittin' in Circles" by Steve Miller Band
3) "She Sang Hymns out of Tune" by Hearts and Flowers
4) "Song of the Wandering Aengus" by Dave Van Ronk
5) "Stardancer" by Tom Rapp
6) "Spaced Out/I Got You Covered" by...

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Two teenagers are now in custody for their role in the shootings on South Street last Saturday 6/4. 18-year-old Qaadir Dukes-Hill of Drexel Hill and 18-year-old Nahjee Whittington of Philadelphia were taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Richmond, Virginia, on Thursday morning, 6/9. Dukes-Hill is charged with the murder of 24-year-old Alexis Quinn. Whittington is charged with the murder...

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