The Archbishops of Philadelphia and Boston have gotten into the Super Bowl spirit and entered a friendly charitable wager. Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston and Archbishop Charles J. Chaput also happen to be friends and classmates from their seminary days. If the Philadelphia Eagles win, Cardinal Sean will donate $100 to St. John's...

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A chartered Amtrak train carrying Republican members of Congress, family members, and staff to the annual GOP retreat struck a tractor trailer carrying garbage that was on the tracks. It happened at 11:20 a.m. in rural Crozet, VA outside of Charlottesville. They were headed to The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Many members of Congress were on the train including House...

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Pennsylvania's highest court will now hear an appeal in a lawsuit challenging Philadelphia's year-old tax on soda and other sweetened drinks. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court stated that it will hear the appeal on whether or not the tax violates a 1932 law prohibiting Philadelphia from taxing a transaction or subject that is already taxed in the state. A lower court upheld the tax, saying...

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Philadelphia Police are searching for a suspect wanted in the sexual assault of a Drexel University student over the weekend. It happened on the 3400 block of Race Street about 6 a.m. this past Saturday, January 27th. The 22-year-old female student was asleep in her apartment when she awoke and found an unknown black male on top of her. They started to struggle and the suspect forced her...

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Philadelphia Police are searching for a woman who is wanted for allegedly abducting and robbing another woman in the Summerdale section of Philadelphia. The incident took place at a parking lot located on the 4600 block of Roosevelt Boulevard at around 7:45 pm. Police say the suspect walked up to the victim with a knife out and forced herself into the victim's car. The suspect then forced...

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January 27/28 Playlist - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - ...with Orchestra

1) "Whaling Stories" by Procol Harum (Denmark 2006)
2) "Sossity Waiting (Sossity You're a Woman/Reasons for Waiting" by Carducci String Quartet w/ Ian Anderson
3) "Pavane" by Ian Anderson with Neue Philharmonic Orchestra Frankfurt
4) "Heart of the Sunrise" by London Philharmonic Orchestra

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January 27/28 - Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - psychedelic psnack

1) "Embryo (1968)" by Pink Floyd
2) "Embryo (1971)" by Pink Floyd
3) "Say You Don't Mind" by Colin Blunstone with Argent
4) "Hang On to a Dream" by The Nice
5) "Interview/Paint It Black" by Chris Farlowe
6) "Interview/Yesterday's Papers" by Chris Farlowe
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An off-duty Philadelphia Police detective shot a driver this morning in South Philly who was driving erratically and appeared to be trying to run over pedestrians along Broad Street. It happened at 7:30 a.m. Monday morning. A bicycle officer reported that a black Honda was driving irregularly on Broad Street near Bigler Street and was apparently trying to hit people. One person was...

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Officials say that a man jumped out of a burning building to safety on Sunday in North Philadelphia. The incident happened on the 3300 block of North 15th Street at around 6:30 pm. Firefighters say that they arrived at the home to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the home. Officials say that the 33-year-old man who jumped from the home was taken to Temple University Hospital, so far...

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The 60th Annual Grammy Awards will be presented on Sunday night, January 28th, in New York City at Madison Square Garden for the first time in 15 years. Philadelphia artists are represented well among the nominees. Philly is and has been a major music city, cultivating talent across all genres of music and technical fields. Here are some of the talent with Philadelphia roots or relations up for...

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