The first four members of a Thai youth soccer team trapped deep inside a cave have been rescued. The 12 boys and their coach have been trapped there for over two weeks. It could take 4 days to extract all of the them. Thai navy SEALs began the intense rescue operation around 12 midnight EDT Sunday, 7/8. They had to crawl and dive into the cave to the boy's location. There they outfitted...

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Four children and one adult were killed in a multi-car crash in New Castle County, Delaware, on Friday afternoon, 7/6. It happened just before 4 p.m. on Route 1 North near Pine Tree Road in Townsend. A work truck heading southbound crossed the grassy median into the northbound lanes. It clipped a white car and continued south before being broadsided by a minivan. A family of six from New...

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One person is dead and several more injured after a SEPTA bus crashed into a home in Northeast Philadelphia on Thursday evening, 7/5. It happened after 6 p.m. at the intersection of Frankford and Morrell Avenues. The bus was traveling east on Morrell towards the T-intersection at Frankford. It was going to make a right turn but instead went through the red light. It hit a white Lincoln...

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Both Sesame Place and the Oxford Valley Mall had to close on Thursday, July 5th, following a water main break in Middletown Township, Bucks County. The break happened near the intersection of Woodbourne Rd and Rt. 213 just after 1 p.m. Sesame Place says to check for updates on their sites. The Oxford Valley Mall plans to reopen on Friday at 10 a.m.

UPDATE: Sesame...

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A female driver has turned herself into police and has been charged in connection to a fatal hit-and-run in West Philadelphia last month that killed a 5-year-old boy. 25-year-old Anisa Thompson was taken into custody at the 9th District in Spring Garden. She is charged with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, fleeing the scene of an accident where a death resulted, and related...

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A woman climbed the base of the Statue of Liberty around 3 p.m. this afternoon, 7/4. National Park Service authorities are still trying to get her down. U.S. Parks Police evacuated Liberty Island. Seven other people with a group called Rise and Resist were arrested today. They were protesting immigration policy and had unfurled a large banner that said "Abolish ICE."

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June 30/July 1 Playlist - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - Words & Music: Mickey Newbury

1) "Just Dropped In" by Tom Jones
2) "Write a Song/Angeline" by Mickey Newbury
3) "She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye" by Jerry Lee Lewis
4) "Here Comes the Rain Again" by Roy Orbison
5) "You're Not My Same Sweet Baby" by Chuck Prophet
6) "Why You Been Gone So Long"...

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June 30/July 1 - Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - Some American Voices

1) "No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed" by Richie Havens
2) "What the World Needs Now is Love" by Jackie DeShannon
3) "Get Ourselves Together" by Delaney & Bonnie
4) "Fill Your Heart" by Biff Rose
5) "Friends" by Buzzy Linhart
6) "A Satisfied Mind"...

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Protestors clashed with police on Tuesday, 7/2, in Center City Philadelphia as officers tried to clear away an encampment outside of the entrance to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office at 8th and Cherry Streets. Twenty-nine people were arrested and received citations for failure to disperse. Two people sustained minor injuries. There were some skirmishes amid the chaos as...

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Former Philadelphia Phillies' center fielder Shane Victorino, the "Flyin' Hawaiian," announced via Twitter that he was retiring from baseball. He said, "Mahalo BASEBALL. I hope I made you all PROUD." Victorino was a Rule-5 draft pick for the Phillies in 2004 and played from 2005-2012, including the 2008 World Series Championship. He won three NL Gold Glove awards and was named to two All-Star...

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