May 30/31 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment

1) "Handsome Johnny" by Richie Havens
2) "John Brown" by Maria Muldaur
3) "Be Still" by Peace Together
4) "Martin Luther King’s Dream" by Strawbs
5) "Love Is On Our Side" by Tish Hinojosa
6) "On the Road Aagin" by Tom Rush
7) "Route 66" by Nat "King" Cole Trio with Harry...

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Two more politicians caught in the undercover bribery sting investigation abandoned by Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane and resurrected by Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams have pled guilty today. State representative Ronald Waters (D-Phila.) pled guilty to nine counts of conflict of interest and was sentenced to 23 months of probation. He will be resigning from his...

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A drone was confiscated at the Phillies game in South Philadelphia yesterday afternoon. Fans and security spotted the drone outside the third base gate at Citizen's Bank Park. The operator was instructed to bring it back to the ground and could face fines. FAA rules bar flying drones below 3,000 feet and within three miles of baseball or football stadiums with a seating capacity of at least...

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Nineteen people were displaced overnight after fire tore through several rowhomes in Chester, Delaware County. Flames broke out around 1:30 a.m. Monday along the 400 block of Bickley Place.
The fire started in a vacant home and quickly spread to three occupied houses. All four homes, including the vacant house, were seriously damaged by the fire. A fifth home was damaged by smoke. The...

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During a concert in Tijuana, Mexico, singer Enrique Iglesias injured his hand while attempting to handle a drone copter. (see video below) The drone is equipped with a camera and is used to capture footage during the show. On some nights, Iglesias will grab it and point the camera around to give the audience a POV shot. On Saturday night, however, as he was handling it, his hand slipped...

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A man was caught flying a drone quadcopter over Citizen's Bank Park during Sunday's Phillies/Rockies game. It happened around 4:00 p.m. during the 6th inning. Phillies' security officials noticed the drone flying over the third base gate and then watched it leave the stadium and land outside. Philadelphia Police were called and quickly apprehended the operator along Pattison Ave. outside...

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Beau Biden, son of Vice President of Joe Biden, died on Saturday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, D.C. after suffering with brain cancer. He was 46. He was first diagnosed with cancer 2 years ago when he underwent surgery to removed a small lesion, followed by chemotherapy/radiation. Biden graduated from the University of Pennsylvania undergraduate and...

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Iggy Azalea has now canceled her entire Great Escape Tour scheduled for the fall. The tour was originally scheduled to hit over 20 arenas across the country this spring but was pushed back due to "production delays" as Iggy worked on her artistic vision for the show. But now ticket holders received an email Friday stating: "The Iggy Azalea Great Escape Tour scheduled for this fall has been...

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Police are investigating after a newborn baby was found dead inside a duffel bag in West Philadelphia. The child was discovered on Friday evening on the 5800 block of Norfolk Street and transported to the hospital and pronounced dead at 5:59 p.m. The child may have been born on Thursday. The baby's 22-year-old mother was also transported to the hospital. There is no word on her condition....

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Philadelphia police have a person of interest in custody wanted in connection to recent sexual assaults in South Philadelphia. Police had issued an arrest warrant on a parole violation for 32-year-old Raheem Felder who previously served 12 years for attempted murder. Felder was identified by numerous tips after surveillance video was released following Monday's attack and robbery in Point...

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