Super Tuesday belonged to Donald Trump on the Republican side. But the buzz on social media was New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's facial expressions as he listened to Trump address the crowd. Comments on Facebook and Twitter said Christie looked regretful, concerned and like he was being held hostage.
A Philadelphia Police officer is recovering, after being punched overnight. ...
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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton didn't win their parties' nominations on Super Tuesday - but they both became much harder to beat. Trump racked up wins in seven states to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's three and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's one. And Clinton defeated Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in seven of the 11 Democratic contests. The Trump coalition comes together
He proved it in the early...
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Bill Cosby's sexual assault case was postponed yesterday just days before an important hearing in his case. The Pennsylvania Superior Court gave Cosby the Ok yesterday to postpone the trial. The Court will still decide whether or not to hear Cosby's pretrial appeal to have his case thrown out about the drugging and molesting of a Temple University employee in his Philly home in 2004. His...
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A traffic stop led to a high speed chase along the Schuylkill Expressway and the arrest of 7 people early this afternoon. Tredyffrin Township police stopped a black SUV along 202 in Chester County around 2 p.m. Three people were taken into custody at that time. The driver with three others inside the SUV took off, ramming a police cruiser in the process. State Police joined the pursuit...
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History lovers are fighting to save a Bellmawr landmark that endured the American Revolution. However it may not survive the reconstruction of I-295 and Route 42. The Hugg-Harrison-Glover House, built in 1764 on farmland that has long been part of St. Mary's Cemetery, could be torn down this year in the second phase of the $900 million "Direct Connection" project. The "Save the Hugg House!"...
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The 'Dancing For Our Future Stars' event is this Saturday at the Crystal Tea Room. The competition raises money for the Independence Mission Schools (IMS), providing the majority of scholarship money for 4,700 Philadelphia kids. Anne McGoldrick is President of the 15-schools cluster, and says the system was formed in 2013 after many key inner city Catholic schools were closed by the...
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The Philadelphia Department of Public Health announced Monday the first confirmed case of the Zika virus in a Philadelphia resident. The infection occurred in a 60-year-old woman who recently travelled the the Caribbean. She was not hospitalized and is recovering without complications. Zika is usually transmitted through mosquito bites. Not everyone gets sick, but those that do, suffer...
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February 27/28 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment
1) "A Man of Many Words" by Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
2) "Words" by Bee Gees
3) "You Tell Me Why" by Beau Brummels
4) "Help is on the Way/Slipknot/Franklin's Tower" by Grateful Dead
5) "Evil Is Alive and Well" by Jakob Dylan
6) "I Scare Myself" by Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks
7) "I...
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At the Academy Awards last night, Leonardo DiCaprio took home the Best Actor Oscar for his role in The Revenant. Best Picture went to Spotlight. But the most trophies - six - went to the gloriously crazy Mad Max: Fury Road. The ceremony's host, Chris Rock, called this year's ceremony "the White People's Choice Awards." He also ripped the highly paid African American celebrities who opted to...
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Philadelphia Police are looking for the driver responsible for a hit-and-run that sent one man to the hospital Sunday night. It happened just before 8 p.m. near 65th and Grays Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia. Police say a driver smashed into another car and then ran away.
The driver of the other vehicle was rushed to the hospital in stable condition. Anyone with information should...
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