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  • Operation Swill Officials Probe a New Jersey Booze Swindle

    In this photo taken Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, cocktails from left are a Blueberry 'Tini, a Cantaloupe Rush and a Basil Martini at the Bistro Boudin in San Francisco. All were made with vodka. Booze with multiple personalities, like the best kind of party guests, can adapt to the situation and provide a festive little home bar that adds panache to your holiday party. (AP Photo/Eric ...

  • Faith healers charged with murder after second sons death

    Williams announced in a Wednesday, May 22, 2013 news conference that Herbert and Catherine Schaible who believe in faith healing over medicine have been charged with murder after a second child died of pneumonia. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police ...

  • What Killed the Son of Faith-Healing Couple

    Their 2-year-old son Kent died in 2009 from pneumonia . After Kent's death, the couple was under a court order to seek medical advice if any of their children became ...

  • Did Your Bar Rip You Off

    If you’ve ever felt like you paid way too much for a shot of liquor in New Jersey, chances are you weren’t being paranoid, according to police. Investigators say 29 New Jersey bars and restaurants may have ripped off their customers by filling premium brand bottles with lower quality ...

  • Eye On The Arts ‘The Art Of Golf’

    Golf enthusiasts are anticipating the start of the U.S. Open at Merion in June, but right now at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, they can experience ';The Art of Golf.'; You can follow ';the flags'; through a series of English manor style rooms to the exhibit, which shows how today’s play imitates art. An expansive painting by the Scottish portrait artist, Charles ...


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Night Train Murders (L’ultimo treno della notte) [Blu-Ray]

Night Train Murders (L’ultimo treno della notte) [Blu-Ray]

Note: This essay contains spoilers and reveals the films ending, so if you have not seen it already, proceed with caution. Throughout the 1970s and 80s the lower rung of the Italian film industry was a veritable factory in the low-budget horror rip-off trade, shamelessly ... ...

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  • Philadelphia’s Sports Brass Brainstorm Together

    -- They all make their professional home at a shared sports complex. But the four men responsible for making Philadelphia’s four pro sports teams go rarely share a stage. With the local playoff calendar bare, Eagles general manager Howie Roseman, Flyers president Peter Luukko, Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr., and 76ers CEO Adam Aron made a rare -- possibly, first -- joint ...

  • Philadelphia Police officer arrested by FBI in scheme to rob drug dealer of $15000

    A Philadelphia Police narcotics officer was suspended today with intent to dismiss after being charged in an daring scheme to rob drug dealers. Jeffry Walker, a 24-year-veteran of the force, allegedly concocted plans to set up the dealers and shared the ideas with someone who he did not know was an FBI informant. The informant recorded their meetings, according to court papers. The scheme came ...

  • Jaworski serious about Tebow in AFL

    Tim Tebow walks the sidelines prior to the start of the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football game between Florida and Louisville on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, in New Orleans. (Butch ...

  • Jose Canseco accused of sexual assault in Vegas

    LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas police are investigating a woman's allegations that former baseball player Jose Canseco Jr. sexually assaulted her. Officer Bill Cassell said Wednesday that the 48-year-old Canseco was named as a suspect in the investigation. Cassell says the investigation isn't complete, no charges have been filed and no arrest has been made. The department spokesman ...

  • Flyers Voracek uninjured in crash

    Philadelphia Flyers winger Jake Voracek was not hurt in a car crash in his hometown of Kladno, Czech Republic, on Wednesday. Voracek was driving his Ferrari when it hit a truck. Pictures from the scene showed extensive front-end damage to Voracek's car. "I spoke with Jake this morning," Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said in a statement. "He was involved in a car ...

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