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  • Red Cross provides website for those looking for tornado victims

    At least one emergency responder with the Southwestern Pennsylvania chapter of the American Red Cross will depart for Oklahoma to aid victims of the tornadoes that ripped through suburbs of Oklahoma City Tuesday, a Red Cross spokesman said. Those in the Philadelphia region with family and friends in Oklahoma are also able to search for victims through the Red ...

  • Top pick Lane Johnson still working with second team

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  • McCoy apparently tweaks knee during workout

    running from first to third base during the third inning of a baseballgame against the Cincinnati Reds, Sunday, May 19, 2013, inPhiladelphia. Ruiz left the game at the end of the inning. (APPhoto/Tom Mihalek)' ...

  • Deadliest US tornadoes since 1900

    A list of the 10 deadliest tornadoes in the United States since 1900:- 695 deaths. March 18, 1925, in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.- 216 deaths. April 5, 1936, in Tupelo, Miss. - 203 deaths. April 6, 1936, in Gainesville, Ga.- 181 deaths. April 9, 1947, in Woodward, Okla.- 158 deaths. May 22, 2011, in Joplin, Mo.- 143 deaths. April 24, 1908, in Amite, La., and Purvis, Miss.- 116 deaths. ...

  • White House promises help after Oklahoma tornado

    As Kansas Citians clean up after Sunday night’s severe storms, another ominous front is taking aim at the metropolitan area. The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch through 10 p.m. on Monday for Kansas City and much of the surrounding area. Thunderstorms are expected to roll in early Monday ...


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The Reader

The Reader

Warning: This review contains some minor spoilers. Proceed at your own risk if you have not yet seen the film. The Reader reunites director Stephen Daldry and screenwriter David Hare, who last collaborated on The Hours, and it proves to be every bit as plodding and earnest ... ...

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  • Mom Accused of Smashing Nurses Face Into Wall

    Moore then allegedly charged at the woman, grabbed her and punched her in the head while yelling about the medical profession. Police say Moore then smashed the woman’s face into a brick wall. Police say a person walking by spotted the attack and pulled Moore off of the ...

  • 1 Hospitalized In Roosevelt Boulevard Crash

    - A 20-year-old woman was hospitalized after a vehicle crash on Roosevelt Boulevard Monday. The incident happened at about 6 p.m. near Fox ...

  • Clay Harbor Looks To Make Himself More Versatile

    By Joseph Santoliquito Philadelphia, PA (CBS)-- Clay Harbor looks around and sees himself in a bit of a quandary these days. The tight end suddenly finds himself third on a crowded depth chart that behind Brent Celek and second-round pick Zach Ertz slotted above him. It's enough to make Harbor think about looking elsewhere to get on the field. In fact, he took some reps at outside ...

  • Lane Johnson Adjusting To NFL

    By Joseph Santoliquito Philadelphia, PA (CBS)--Lane Johnson isn't worried nor concerned that he's not running with "the ones" in the second week of OTAs for the Eagles. In fact, the first-round choice, selected fourth overall, seems to be adjusting quite well. "Right now, it's early and training camp doesn't start until [July], so I'm trying to get as ...

  • National TV profile of Strawberry Mansion will air Tuesday

    Sawyer said last week that the national broadcast news program held the segment to allow more time to develop the story that looks at one of Philadelphia's -- and America's -- most dangerous schools. ...

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