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Rangers stave off elimination force Game 5 with OT win over Bruins

score the easiest goal of his career and turned Game 4 around. "It gave us some life," said Rangers head coach John Tortorella. "It's funny how it works, huh?" From that moment on, the Rangers played inspired hockey and woke up a Madison Square Garden crowd who grew restless after the Bruins took a 2-0 lead 7:41 into the second period. The energized arena reached its ...
Gunman shoots up Philly strip-club with an AK-47 sought by police www.privateofficer.com

Police continued this morning to search for Henry Pettigrew, 21, who they identified as the gunman caught on surveillance video firing multiple rounds into Purple Orchid Gentleman's ...
Philadelphia Narcotics Officer Sets Up Arrest to Rob Drug Dealer www.privateofficer.com

A Philadelphia police officer was arrested and accused of working with his confidential informant to set up and rob a drug dealer. Officer Jeffrey Walker, a 24-year veteran of the force and 14-year vet of the Narcotics Division, had multiple discussions with an informant in attempts to set up a heist, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court that was obtained by NBC10. ...
Police Shoot Man After Chase Neighbors Say He Wasnt Armed

Neighbors tell NBC10's Chris Cato that the man did not have a gun. "He had his hands in the air and telling them that 'I don't have a gun, I'm a good guy,' " said Naim ...
Health Dangerous Deals Undercover Investigations Leads To Man Running from CBS 3 Cameras Again

- A follow up on our CBS-3 undercover investigation on Dangerous Deals, buying and selling prescription drugs without a doctor. 3 On Your Side Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl has more on how police are cracking down on the growing problem, and the New Jersey man who was arrested because of our investigation is on the run again. Powerful and dangerous drugs, in the wrong hands, is a growing ...

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Cop Out

Its no secret that Kevin Smith has been trying to reboot the Fletch franchise for the better part of the past decade, and the fact that Cop Out features a suspiciously similar synth score by Fletch composer Harold Faltermeyer and ends with Stephanie Mills Bit by Bit (Theme Fr ... ...

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Fire Acquire D Soumare From Union

-- The Chicago Fire acquired defender Bakary Soumare from the Philadelphia Union on Thursday for a second round-pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and allocation ...
Tonight in the NHL Rangers scratch Richards for Game 4

New Jersey Devils to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. On May 23, 2013, as the Rangers try to start a miracle 3-0 comeback against Bruins, Rangers fans aren't hearing one player make a prediction for an incredible comeback. Instead, they're hearing a clock tick ...
Phillies place Utley on DL with mild oblique strain

Chase Utley on the 15-day disabled list with a mild oblique strain, according to multiple reports. Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said the strain may keep Utley out of the lineup for two to four weeks. Backup second baseman Freddy Galvis will replace Utley in the lineup during his stay on the disabled list. The Phillies are calling the injury a ';very mild'; grade 1 strain ...
Philly Embracing Role As Title Town For Colleges

-- Leave the Philadelphia sports championships to the amateurs. While fans of the city’s Big 4 are used to coming home empty-handed in the postseason, if they even make the postseason, there are joyous celebrations on the mound, the pitch, the ice, just about every year in one of sports’ most populous markets. Maybe the Eagles or Flyers could learn a lesson about what it takes to ...
Labor Leaders Unveil Petition Calling On Mayor Nutter To Return Award Bearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Name

– A few Philadelphia labor leaders unveiled a petition, Thursday evening, calling on Mayor Michael Nutter to give back an award bearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s name. A two-day summit, with more than 30 mayors from across the country, started on Thursday in Philadelphia. District Council 33, the city’s blue collar workers union, and District Council 47, the white collar ...

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Pallam Raju to visit USA for dialogue on higher education

Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister M.M. Pallam Raju would be on a five-day visit to Washington DC, Philadelphia and Boston beginning on May 13 for dialogue on higher education.

"This a continuation of India-US higher education dialogue which was initiated in 2009 after the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's visit to the US during the same year, " Pallam Raju told the media here today.

This visit is the follow up of the Obama-Singh initiative taken on higher education. The focus of the visit would be on strengthening and enhancing higher education initiatives- 8 projects have been identified under this initiative. Strategic dialogue on higher education would take place. The visit will also cover school education and skill development sector.

Pallam Raju also discussed 'Connect to India' programme where US students will be coming and joining higher research institutes in India. The visit will also focus on exchange of faculty and development of faculty.

The Government has also initiated a scheme through University Grants Commission (UGC) to sponsor Indian researchers at the Post-Doctoral level and the first batch of 126 Indian scholars is ready to go to the US Institutions for post-doctoral research. ...