Pope Francis will get a special hand-made gift when he visits Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility on Sept. 27 as part of his trip to Philadelphia. There he will meet with 100 inmates from throughout the Philadelphia Prison System and their families. About a dozen inmates in the carpentry division of PhilaCor, the prison's job-skills program, will present the pope with a 6-foot walnut chair...

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The neon lights of the Wildwoods have become part of a video light-art piece aimed at raising awareness and serving as a visual symbol for peace. "Peace Lights" was produced by artists Peter Rogina and Eileen Cohen.
The project, commissioned by the New York Peace Coalition in February, has been displayed at several events in New York and Washington, D.C. It features the neon lights on...

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Rumors are swirling that the world's most popular boy band could be hanging it up after an enormously successful 5 year run. The Sun in London reported that the group now composed of Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan have agreed to take an...

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Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane appeared in court in Norristown today for a preliminary hearing on charges she leaked grand jury material to a newspaper and then lied about it to another grand jury investigating her. The prosecution called numerous witnesses to testify toward Kane's actions. They also read from Kane's own grand jury testimony. 49-year-old Kane has yet to enter...

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August 22/23 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - Sirius XM Deep Track Rebuffs

1) "Time Has Come Today (single version)" by Chambers Brothers
2) "Question" by Moody Blues with London Symphony Orchestra
3) "Brown Sugar" by Rolling Stones with Eric Clapton
4) "I Am The Breeze" by Essra Mohawk
5) "I Am The Walrus" by Lol Coxhill
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China's stock market fell Monday by its biggest margin in eight years, defying the government's multi-billion-dollar effort to stop a slide that has wiped out the gains of this year's price boom. The decline threatened to weigh heavily on global markets after last week's Chinese losses triggered a worldwide selloff. The Shanghai Composite Index fell 8.5 percent, its biggest one-day loss since...

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The Papal Visit Playbook for Philadelphia area residents goes online today at noon. World Meeting of Families Executive Director Donna Farrell says the "playbook" has been in the works for many weeks and she hopes it will answer any questions residents may have. "In information, the papal visit playbook is going to include a complete outline of the event itself, recommendations for how...

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A Barnegat, NJ man has been arrested for having inappropriate online communications with a minor. 25-year-old Steven Sheerer is the owner of the home where Rosie O'Donnell's 17-year-old daughter Chelsea was found on Tuesday after being reported missing. The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office has charged Sheerer with child endangerment and distribution of obscenity to a minor. Sheerer was...

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Duran Duran has released a new track off their upcoming album Paper Gods due out September 18th. The electro-pop ballad is titled "What Are The Chances." They've previously released singles "Pressure Off" and "You Kill Me With Silence." In this track, lead singer Simon Le Bon wonders about the workings of fate and destiny, choice or predetermination. The new album will be the 14th...

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A portion of the Willow Grove Mall was evacuated this afternoon after a bomb threat was discovered. The Macy's department store was cleared when a note was found inside saying there was a bomb in the store at 3:30 p.m. Police and Montgomery County officials ordered all customers and employees to leave the store as they searched the store. The rest of the mall was operating normally. After...

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