ESPN will be releasing the top 50 rising stars in the NBA of 2016-2017 season over the next 10 days, leading up to the Rising Stars Challenge during the All-Star Weekend. Numbers 50-41 were released today, and Sixers rising center Jahlil Okafor was ranked at number 43. Okafor has the fourth highest points per game at 15.1, he also has the second most points scored by a 76er since being...

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Billionaire Investor Carl Icahn has stated that he is now planning to sell the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. The casino closed it's doors back in October of 2016. During the time before the closure many of the main union workers at the casino were on strike. Icahn has stated that he decided to put the casino up for sale after a bill was passed that would strip him of his casino license...

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February 4/5 - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - Political Science

1) "Political Science" by Randy Newman
2) "The Great Atomic Power" by Louvin Brothers
3) "We'll All Go Together When We Go" by Tom Lehrer
4) "I Come and Stand at Every Door" by Pete Seeger
5) "Where Do The Children Play" by Cat Stevens
6) "On the Bombsite" by Duncan Browne
7) "With...

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February 4/5 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - Live Performances

1) "Drive In Saturday" by David Bowie
2) "No More" by Neil Young
3) "Radio Radio" by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4) "The Fan" by Little Feat
5) "Deep Dark Truthful Mirror" by Elvis Costello & the Rude 5
6) "The End of the Innocence" by Bruce Hornsby
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Police have now arrested a shirtless man who drove a stolen taxi through Rittenhouse Square on Monday. The suspect apparently assaulted a cab driver and was able to steal the cab and drive off. He then proceeded to drive through Rittenhouse Square and then crashed into a light post on 18th and Walnut Streets. Police were able to quickly apprehend the man and have taken him into Police...

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A Syrian immigrant family that was detained at Philadelphia International Airport last Saturday and then put back on a plane hours later amid President Trump's travel ban has arrived back in the United States. The six members of the Assali joined their relatives in Allentown, PA this morning after landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Lehigh Valley-area...

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Super Bowl 51 was held on Sunday night which had the New England Patriots going head to head with the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons came out very strong in the first quarter, and held up a strong defense against the Patriots, putting incredible pressure on QB Tom Brady. The Falcons kept the momentum going throughout the second and third quarter, scoring 21 points in the second quarter and 7...

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SEPTA Officials have announced that the Market-Frankford line will be running with 40 trains short (1/3 of the fleet) on Monday. Officials stated that they are suspending the select trains because they found cracks in the support beams of two rail cars. The shortage of cars will have a big impact on travel times, especially with the morning rush. From 6-10 am, and 3-7 pm there will be no...

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Fallen Delaware Department of Corrections Officer Sgt. Steven Floyd was posthumously elevated to the rank of lieutenant and was awarded the medal of valor on Friday afternoon. Floyd was taken hostage with three others on Wednesday by inmates at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna. He did not survive the ordeal. An autopsy performed by the Delaware Division of Forensic Science...

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Pennsylvania Turnpike officials have now stated that the Delaware River Bridge, which connects the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Turnpikes, will need to be closed for another 2 months while crews make mandatory repairs. Crews found a stress fracture in one of the beams under the bridge last week, which caused the bridge to shut down. Officials stated that workers are still trying to figure...

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