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  • 2 jackpots hit in S. Jersey

    New Jersey keeps cranking out lottery winners. The latest include a prize of at least $250,000 in Tuesday night's Mega Millions lottery, and a couple of Cash 5 jackpots hit in Camden County. The biggest prize, by far, was won Friday night, when two tickets, sold in New Jersey and Virginia, hit Mega Millions' $190 million annuity jackpot. The state also had three $250,000 winners in ...

  • Zoo With Roy Health tips for Ryan Howard

    Each week, our penguin friend Zoo with Roy writes a guest column on Philly.com. This week, he offers some advice to Ryan Howard in an effort to keep the Big Piece on the ...

  • Narc Teams Up to Rob Drug Dealers Sources

    The officer works in the Narcotics Division, according to sources close to the investigation who do not want to be named because they aren't authorized to speak publicly about the ...

  • IBC head discusses insurers N.J. strategy

    Sounds as if AmeriHealth New Jersey may be close to adding a North Jersey health system to its plans for a statewide accountable care organization in New Jersey. Last month, Cooper University Health Care and AmeriHealth New Jersey formed a business venture under which the two organizations plan to create co-branded health insurance products for employers and consumers. As part of the ...

  • 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 ...


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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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  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

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