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| Supermoon Will Rise in Philadelphia Skies Saturday Night |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/05/12 9:28 pm | updated: 05/05/12 9:28 pm |
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This weekend's night skies will be especially bright with the biggest full moon of the year peaking on Saturday night at 11:35 PM. It's called the "super moon". A super moon is when a full moon coincides with the moon's "perigee" or its closest approach to Earth. The moon's orbit is not a perfect circle around the Earth, so sometimes of the month it is closer than others.
This month’s full moon happens to occur very close to the perigee, making it 16% brighter than... Read More |
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| Coldplay offers Tribute to Beastie Boy Adam Yauch last night in Hollywood |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/05/12 5:27 pm | updated: 05/05/12 5:27 pm |
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Yesterday, legendary Beastie Boy co-founder and music pioneer Adam Yauch aka MCA lost his nearly three year battle with cancer. He was 47. He was first diagnosed in July 2009.
Coldplay, like the rest of the music world in mourning, set aside time during their show at the Hollywood Bowl last night to pay tribute to Yauch. They brought back their piano heavy version of the Beastie Boy classic "Fight For Your Right", originally played live at the All Points West festival in 2009... Read More |
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| Archbishop Chaput Decides Fate of 8 Priests |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/04/12 5:54 pm | updated: 05/04/12 5:54 pm |
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Today, Archbishop Chaput announced the fate of 8 of 27 suspended priests. Three were determined that they can return to ministry while five cannot.
Six cases are still being reviewed by law enforcement officals, he said. Announcements on the remaining dozen will be announced in the coming weeks. One of the priests passed away before the review was completed.
Those clergy restored to ministry are the Revs. Philip Barr and Michael Chapman, and Msgr. Michael Flood.... Read More |
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| Beastie Boy, Adam Yauch aka MCA has died at age 47 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/04/12 4:29 pm | updated: 05/04/12 4:29 pm |
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Beastie Boys rapper Adam Yauch has died at the age of 47 after a two-year battle with cancer. Known as "MCA", Yauch was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his left salivary gland and a lymph node in July 2009. He had undergone surgery and radiation therapy.
Recently he was was too sick to appear alongside his fellow bandmates during their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last month.
Yauch co-founded the group with friends Michael (Mike D) Diamond and... Read More |
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| Chaput Announces Fate of Abuser Priests, PA Budget Cuts Affect Non-Profits, Philly Cop Sex Assault o |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/04/12 12:53 pm | updated: 05/04/12 12:53 pm |
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Archbishop Chaput is scheduled to announce the fate of 27 priests linked to the sex abuse scandal. The priests had been suspended by Chaput's predecessor Cardinal Justin Rigali because of allegations of sexual abuse.
As Governor Tom Corbett proposes budget cuts, non-profits are concerned that the most vulnerable population will be hardest hit. Corbett’s proposed budget moves some health and human services funds from the state to individual county responsibility. The... Read More |
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| Yasine Harvey Shooting, Mayfair-Blvd Accident, Chaput To Announce Investigation Outcome |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/04/12 10:55 am | updated: 05/04/12 10:55 am |
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Yasine Harvey was shot at close range while leaving a corner store in West Philadelphia Wednesday night. He had just bought some food for a friend's sick aunt when a dark colored car with tinted windows drove by and someone inside opened fire. He died from his injuries Thursday morning. Police believe the target was one of the friends in the group he was with.
Police are investigating an auto-pedestrian accident in the city’s Mayfair neighborhood. The unidentified woman... Read More |
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| Mayfair Slasher Denied Lower Bail, PA Unemployment Down and Out, Archdiocese to Announce Priest Fate |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/03/12 11:35 pm | updated: 05/03/12 11:35 pm |
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| David Toledo, the Mayfair tire slasher, was back in court today to set a date for trial and to discuss his bail. His side pleaded with the judge to lower his bail from $260,000 saying that it was too high to afford, and citing his ties to the community and lack of prior record. Appearing on his behalf was his attorney, wife, and mother. The ADA argued that while he had ties to the community, it was that very community he is charged with terrorizing for months with his crimes. The judge denied... Read More |
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| Police State of Emergency, Mr. Met Top Mascot, Platt Bridge Truck Ban |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/03/12 8:24 am | updated: 05/03/12 8:24 am |
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The Delaware County police officer suspended for using a taser gun on a teen while handcuffed in jail has been reinstated. Lt. Wesley Seitz is back on the job but three other officers have been suspended and a state of emergency has been declared by the mayor of Colwyn.
Say it ain’t so! In a Forbes ranking of the best sports mascots, the Phillie Phanatic comes in second behind the New York Mets Mr. Met! Mr. Met, the mascot with the big baseball for a head has nowhere... Read More |
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| Two Philadelphia Shootings, Colwyn Stun Gun Suspension, Biden at Lafayette for Lives Of Liberty |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/02/12 10:17 pm | updated: 05/02/12 10:17 pm |
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Two people were shot in Philadelphia Wednesday night. One shooting occurred at 62nd and Callowhill Streets in West Philadelphia, where police found a 16-year-old male with multiple gunshot wounds. The second shooting happened at 800 N 9th Street, where an attempted robbery victim sustained a gunshot wound to the right shoulder.
Colwyn Mayor Daniel Rutland said Wednesday he has suspended three officers in connection with the alleged use of a stun gun on a teenage suspect. The... Read More |
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| Teacher lock son in car at bar, NJ busts synthetic pot, Movie Shoot in Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/02/12 4:22 pm | updated: 05/02/12 4:22 pm |
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A Haverford High teacher, Keith Barnes, 50 is charged with endangering the welfare of children and disorderly conduct and is suspended from his job after bringing his sons age 4 and 3 to Tom and Jerry's Sports Bar on McDade Blvd, and locking the younger one in his car alone when he became unruly. Police responded to a call of a child alone in a car, Barnes came out of the bar with his other son and didn't see the big deal. They were there watching the band Blackthorn play.
NJ... Read More |
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