Officials are investigating after a suspicious package exploded inside a man's apartment in Center City early Tuesday morning. It happened around 4 a.m. on the 1800 block of Pine Street. The 62-year-old victim opened the manila envelope in his kitchen and triggered the blast. He was taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital with chest and hand injuries. He is in stable condition....

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Police are now investigating after a 14-year-old girl was struck by a stray bullet while sitting in a home in the Logan section of Philadelphia. The shooting took place on the 4400 block of North Gratz Street at around 6:10 pm on Monday night. Police stated that the bullet came from a block away at 4500 and Gratz Street. The 14-year-old girl was taken to Einstein Medical Center where she...

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The United States Geological Survey has reported that Fukushima, Japan was hit with a 6.9 magnitude earthquake on Monday and have now reported a possible Tsunami. The earthquake formed at a depth of 10 kilometers off the eastern coast of Fukushima and tremors from the earthquake could be felt as far away as Tokyo. Japan's Meteorological Agency stated that tsunami waves up to 10 feet are...

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Kanye West has canceled the rest of the tour dates on his Saint Pablo tour. This comes after the rapper went on a long tirade at a show in Sacramento, CA this past weekend and cut the show short. The cancellations include two shows scheduled at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on December 13th and 15th. No reason was given for the cancellation.

UPDATE: Kanye West was...

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The 23rd Annual Philadelphia Marathon was held on Sunday that brought out tens of thousands of runners to run the city-wide course in the windy and cold weather. Around 30,000 runners crossed the starting line starting at 7 am Sunday, beginning their 26.2 mile run starting at Eakins Oval, down the parkway to Race Street, then along the Delaware River to Chestnut, then through Kelly Drive...

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Philadelphia Police are now investigating after an 8-year-old girl was hit by a car in Overbrook. The incident happened Friday at around 3:30 pm on 63rd Street and Lansdowne Avenue. Police have stated that the girl was hit by the car, and the driver proceeded to flee the scene in his car. The girl was taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where she is currently in critical...

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Thousands of SEPTA union bus, trolley, and subway drivers are voting today on the tentative agreement struck between union leadership and SEPTA management last week. The agreement ended a 6-day strike just before Election Day. TWU Local 234 president Willie Brown sent a letter to union members telling them this is the best deal they could get from the cash strapped, publically funded...

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Students at the University of Pennsylvania staged a walk out on Thursday morning in protest against the racist messages sent to numerous black freshman last week. The text messages sent to the students included many racial slurs and even referencing lynching. The messages were sent over the app Group Me by a student at The University of Oklahoma. UPenn's President Amy Gutman stated that...

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Police in Moorestown New Jersey have arrested four Philadelphia men for shoplifting on Tuesday night. The four men had robbed a Macy's in the Moorestown Mall on Sunday night at around 6:30 pm. Police say that the men stole around $5300 worth of polo jackets from the store, and got away in a Black SUV. Later that night at around 8 pm the suspects entered a Macy's on 13th and Market in...

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A 20-year-old student at Drexel University was arrested on Wednesday for operating a drone over a protest in Center City Philadelphia. Joseph Roselli has been charged with Aggravated Assault, Causing/Risking Catastrophe, Simple Assault, and Recklessly Endangering Another Person. A group of a few hundred people were demonstrating in Center City during the evening rush yesterday. Officials...

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