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  • Trying to Get Companies to Stay Put in NJ

    New Jersey is working on a bipartisan plan to overhaul its always controversial business economic incentive program, this time putting a greater emphasis on attracting jobs to the state, rather than just retaining them. But critics warn that it could lead to spending even more money on a program that some see as a boondoggle for companies that will eventually choose to either stay or relocate ...

  • What’s deadliest weather in Philly area

    Tornados aren't close to being the region's biggest weather worry. Twisters have formed in the Philadelphia area, but generally they're short-lived and non-lethal. History suggests the region is highly unlikely to be struck by a tornado as devastating as the one that killed two dozen people in Oklahoma Monday while leveling blocks of homes. Perhaps the Philadelphia area's ...

  • Phillies Minor League Report Jesse Biddle dominates again

    Left-hander Jesse Biddle continued his dominance of the Eastern League with another stellar outing. (Elizabeth Robertson/Staff ...

  • NBA Draft Lottery 2013 Time TV schedule and more

    NBA teams will learn where they'll be picking in the 2013 NBA Draft on Tuesday. The ping pong balls will decide their fate at the NBA Draft Lottery, which begins at 8:30 p.m. ET and airs on ESPN. ...

  • Preaching patience Analyzing Sean Couturiers offensive woes in 2013

    one of the best defensive forwards in the National Hockey League , despite being all of 20 years old. Any criticism of him otherwise should be noted in light of this fact, because it's a fairly incredible one, and he could be scoring ten points a season and still be pretty valuable with his defensive talents. But if you read this site on a semi-regular basis, you already know that fact, so ...


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Becoming Jane

Becoming Jane

Becoming Jane is a historical-romantic flight of fancy that takes a nugget of verifiable history and poses the intriguing question, What if Jane Austen had lived a Jane Austen novel? English scholars and literary enthusiasts have long admired Austen's socially astute novels and ... ...

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  • 76ers hope for steal with No. 11 slot in 2013 NBA draft

    NBA draft , yet they fell just short at No. 11. Since the 2013 draft crop isn't highly rated yet, the Sixers aren't expected to get a real game changer with the No. 11 pick, but they could still get someone ...

  • Phillies KO Marlins 7-3

    MIAMI, FL – MAY 21: Jose Fernandez #16 of the Miami Marlins looks on during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Marlins Park on May 21, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty ...

  • Pedestrian Struck Killed By SEPTA Train Near Philmont Station

    Authorities say that shortly before 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, a pedestrian crossed in front of an approaching SEPTA west Trenton commuter train and was struck. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. The identity of the victim was not immediately released. Outbound west Trenton trains were delayed by nearly an hour after the incident. The deadly incident remains under ...

  • Wilt Stamp Very Close To Becoming Reality

    It looks like the push to get the great Wilt Chamberlain immortalized on a U.S. postage stamp is getting close to the finish line. Donald Hunt of the Philadelphia Tribune has been the leader of this grass roots effort to get Chamberlain on a stamp. In fact his column in the Tribune back in February of 2008 kick-started the push. ';Recently, we got some great news,'; Hunt tells KYW ...

  • Sisters Ejected From King Of Prussia Mall Over Profane Cancer Hats

    -- Three sisters say they were kicked out of a suburban Philadelphia mall after refusing to remove profanity-laden hats expressing their hatred of breast cancer. Zakia Clark and Tasha Clark had been at the King of Prussia Mall on Sunday shopping for funeral dresses with a third sister, Makia Underwood. Their mother died last week after battling the ...

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