Fresh off the Democratic National Convention here in Philadelphia, presidential nominee Hillary Clinton held a rally at noon on Friday at Temple University's McGonigle Hall on North Broad Street. The rally was originally scheduled to be held on Independence Mall but was moved due to the threat of inclement weather. Clinton was joined on stage by her husband Bill, vice presidential nominee...

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A seven foot shark was beached by a 13 year old fisherman at the Jersey shore this week. Joseph Mandile and his son Gianni Mandile, 13, were surf fishing on Long Beach Island, New Jersey when the Gianni hooked what he first thought was a stingray. It turned out to be a 200 lb. sand tiger shark. According to National Geographic, sand tiger sharks are not very aggressive toward people. The...

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Thursday marked the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Speeches and protesters have been the two underlying themes of the event. The protesters, at times, have drawn more attention than the speeches and while Hillary Clinton prepared to face her biggest audience, so too did the protesters. As the speeches were given on Thursday night, protesters march outside of...

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After being accused of price-gouging last year, Whole Foods still struggles to get back on its feet. Sales at some of the company's stores that have been opened for a year or more have declined for the fourth consecutive quarter, according to results released Wednesday afternoon. CEO, Walter Robb believes that the decline does not reflect the progress Whole Foods has made. He claims, "They are...

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Hillary Clinton has moved a Friday rally from outside at Independence Hall to inside at Temple University sue to the forecast of stormy weather tomorrow. The rally will now be held at 12 p.m. at McGonigle Hall at 1800 N. Broad Street. Doors will open at 10:00 a.m. The rally will be open to the public. You can RSVP at

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Health Insurers want to hike rates in Pennsylvania. Saying their own costs have risen, insurance companies made their cases to state regulators Wednesday for double-digit rate increases next year for individual policies in Pennsylvania. The requests before the Insurance Department include proposed average rate increases of 17.2 percent for Aetna Health Inc., 25.4 percent to 48.1 percent for...

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Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was on hand for the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. She discussed gun violence in the United States after being shot in 2011. Giffords said she learned a powerful lesson while in congress. "Strong women get things done." She said that Clinton earned her support because she believes a Clinton White House would fight...

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Demonstrators tied themselves to a railing inside the Comcast Center to protest the media's coverage of the presidential election. A number of protestors made their way into the lobby and zip tied their wrists to a rails before noon at the building at 17th Street and JFK Boulevard in Center City. Security and Philadelphia Police cleared the lobby and blocked anyone from entering. Later in...

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Prosecutors dropped remaining charges today against three Baltimore police officers awaiting trial in the death of Freddie Gray. This decision brought an end to the Gray case without a conviction. The decision by prosecutors came after a judge had already acquitted Officer Caesar Goodson, Officer Edward Nero, and Lt. Brian Rice. The case of Officer William Porter resulted in a mistrial at the...

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Bernie Sanders loyalists protested inside and outside the Democratic National Convention site and clashed with police on Tuesday after Hillary Clinton won the party's presidential nomination. Moments after Clinton became the first woman to be nominated for president by a major U.S. political party, a large group of Sanders delegates and supporters exited the Philadelphia convention site to hold...

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