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  • Two lanes of Interstate 295 in N.J. closed as Memorial Day traffic begins

    A flatbed tractor trailer loaded with sheet rock crashed on Interstate 295 north in Mercer County, N.J., shortly before 2:30 p.m., forcing state police to close two northbound, left lanes on the highway. Traffic in the area of Exit 61 could become congested as possible injuries were initially reported. State police said no injuries have been confirmed yet and a cause of the crash has not been ...

  • Judge holds Schaibles fearing sects will shelter them

    Concerned that religious supporters in other parts of the country might help secret Catherine and Herbert Schaible away, a Philadelphia judge is detaining the couple who allowed a second child to die because they believe medical care is a sin. Attorneys for the Schaibles had asked Common Pleas Judge Benjamin Lerner to allow the faith-healing parents to remain free, pending their preliminary ...

  • Nearly $2B in Grants Available to Homeowners Hit by Sandy

    LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ - OCTOBER Police Sgt. Ed Bernhard inspects homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy on October 31, 2012 in Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Earlier in the week Hurricane Sandy made landfall on New Jersey coastline bringing heavy winds and record floodwaters. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty ...

  • Chinese equity firm invests in Philly firm

    A Chinese private equity firm made a $7 million investment in Philadelphia investment advisory and consulting firm VTL Associates to help capitalize the firms future growth plans for its RevenueShares family of exchange-traded funds. The investment from Suzhou Industrial Park Kaida Venture Capital, an international venture capital firm based in Dalian, China, represents a 22 percent equity stake ...

  • Princeton Puts ‘Great Gatsby’ Manuscript Online

    Princeton University has put the manuscript and corrected galley pages of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ';The Great Gatsby'; online. The 1925 novel is a staple of high-school English class reading lists. A new film version opened earlier this month. Princeton officials say the hand-written work shows Fitzgerald’s writing ...


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Cowboys & Aliens

Cowboys & Aliens

Theres gold in them thar hills!, and apparently its as attractive to giant, drooling aliens from outer space as it is to human prospectors. At least, thats the premise of Cowboys & Aliens, a lumbering sci-fi/Western mash-up whose cheeky-sounding title is the most fun the ... ...

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  • Union Head North Of The Border To Battle Montreal

    The Philadelphia Union will play a key match on Saturday night as they visit the Montreal Impact. Philadelphia is coming off a stretch of three matches in eight days, which saw them go 2-1. They beat Chicago twice and lost to the LA Galaxy. ';Before the three games in eight days in eight days, we had a goal of seven (points)';, defender Amobi Okugo tells KYW Newsradio. ...

  • Police Asking Motorists To Avoid Erial Road In Camden County Due To Oil Spill

    - Officials in Camden County are asking motorists to avoid Erial Road due to an oil spill in the area. The incident occurred at about 1 p.m. Friday ...

  • Meehan Talks To Local Vets About Combatting Sexual Assault In The Military

    – Congressman Pat Meehan sat with local veterans Friday at the Philadelphia Veterans Multi Service & Education Center to talk about the rise in sexual assault in the military, and how it can be handled. Throughout the discussion, victims talked about what could be done to help prevent and prosecute it and shared their stories. Retired Army nurse Marsha Four says not enough is being ...

  • Kendrick Gets Ball In Series Opener In DC

    After taking two out of three in Miami, the Phillies will continue their road trip on Friday night as they open a weekend series in Washington against the Nationals. The Phillies sit at 23-24 on the season, which is good for third place in the National League East. They are 5 1/2 games behind the first-place Braves, and just a game behind the second-place Nationals. This is the first of ...

  • Dom Giordano Speaks To Donald Rumsfeld About His New Book

    . Halfway through, Dom asked him about Benghazi, Guantanamo Bay and his reaction to the President’s speech on drones and defense Thursday. "Bad news doesn't get better with time," Rumsfeld said about Benghazi. "The problem they've got is...they knew it was the anniversary of 9/11...they knew our people worried about the threat [in Benghazi]...and to go out and ...

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