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  • Phils find gem in a Germany high school

    Special section: Top 25 Phillies prospects Kamara, who won't turn 18 until December, is a junior in high school. The Phillies will get to work with him some this summer, according to Looper, but Kamara won't be available to the Phillies full-time until he graduates from high school in the spring of 2014. Kamara is familiar with baseball in the U.S., having competed during the winter ...

  • NHL Notes Eric Staal to miss 3 months with sprained MCL

    The team said Staal underwent an MRI on his right knee Saturday and it revealed a third-degree sprain of his medial collateral ligament. The team says Staal won't need surgery and he should need only three months of rehab. Staal's injury Thursday during the world hockey quarterfinals in Stockholm certainly could have been a lot worse. The captain of Canada's team collapsed to ...

  • Obama to speak on legality of drone program

    A White House official says Obama will also address other counterterrorism policies, including stalled efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention ...

  • Girl Fights Off Attempted Abduction Police

    On Monday, at 8:30 p.m., police were called to the Harbor House Apartments on the 200 block of Harbor Drive in Claymont. When they arrived, they were met by a woman who claimed a man tried to abduct her 9-year-old ...

  • Local Non-Profit Awards Scholarships To Young Social Activists

    PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Hardy Williams Education Fund awarded scholarships to six students in Philadelphia interested in careers in government, law or social action. ';I had the dream since I was in the 7th grade and I feel like it’s coming true,'; says Attiyah Burgess, 19. The Penn State freshman is one of six graduate, undergraduate and high school seniors awarded ...


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Message in a Bottle

"Message in a Bottle" is a somewhat unwieldy romantic film that teeters constantly even though it is built on the solid foundation of timeless romantic notions: endless love that extends beyond death, broken people learning to love again, the power of honest, heart-rending prose to reduce even the strongest, most independent sort to a weeping puddle, and the idea that a love letter can float throu ... ...

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  • Philadelphia teen dies in ATV accident

    A 13-year-old died Saturday morning when he was thrown from his all-terrain vehicle, police said, after losing control of it as he drove on a street in Southwest Philadelphia. The boy, whose identity was not released Saturday, was driving a 2002 Yamaha four-wheel ATV eastbound on the 5900 block of Elmwood Avenue. He was seen weaving in and out of traffic, police said. Around 9:30 a.m., a ...

  • 1 ticket wins $590.5 million in Powerball

    Sheila Sutton updates the Powerball prize money sign at the Super C convenience store in Lincoln, Neb., Friday, May 17, 2013. Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize. Sutton sold a million dollar powerball ticket on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Nati ...

  • Victim Claims $24K Stolen During Home Invasion In Philadelphia

    - Police are investigating an overnight home invasion in Philadelphia. The incident occurred just before 12:30 a.m. on the 7100 block of Paschall ...

  • Crews Work To Repair Overnight Water Main Break In Fishtown

    The gushing break occurred just outside a local tavern in the 100 block of East Girard Avenue. The business was quickly evacuated because of flooding. Officials say approximately eight other residential properties were without water and three sustained some water damage. While the gushing water main was quickly capped, repairs and clean-up are now ...

  • Blackhawks vs. Red Wings Game 2 recap Detroit bounces back to tie series

    Chicago Blackhawks heavily outskated them on the way to a 4-1 series-opening victory. In Game 2, a refreshed Detroit squad turned the tables, tying the series with a 4-1 victory of their ...

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