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NHL roundup Seattle trying to land Coyotes
Phoenix Coyotes possibly relocating to Seattle. McGinn and two Seattle city councilmembers met with investors Ray Bartoszek and Anthony Lanza about having the team start playing at 11,000-seat Key Arena this fall for two seasons until a new arena is built. "I let (Bettman) know of the situation here, and that we were supportive of bringing the NHL to Seattle," McGinn said. "We ...
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Report Streit agrees to $21 million extension with Flyers
Shane Harper and a fourth-round pick at the 2014 draft. Streit can't officially sign until Philadelphia gets its salary cap situation in order. CSN Philadelphia reports that a Flyers source says the deal is "not done yet." Streit, 35, had six goals and 21 assists in 48 games for the Islanders this past ...
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Sen. Casey Warns of Looming Deadline on Federal Student Loan Interest Rate Hikes
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Much has been said about the expected doubling of student loan interest rates, but there has been little action. But today brings a glimmer of hope for those students who are facing the prospect of a financial ...
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Almost Justice Tyrek Taylor had come to Philly to make his name. Thats how he met Ant.
Monteil Bennett outside her home, where her son, Tyrek Taylor, was killed. The house with graffiti over her left shoulder is where his killer waited. (DAVID SWANSON / Staff ...
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Ex-hero officer a junkie lawyer says
The lawyer for Richard DeCoatsworth told a Philadelphia judge Monday that the ex-hero police officer is a "junkie" who had abused narcotics prescribed to treat because of his service-related gunshot ...
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Report Mark Streit’s deal to include no-trade clause
contract becomes official , it’s also a 35+ deal, which means the Flyers are stuck with what is expected to be a $5.25 million salary cap hit even if he retires before it expires.* They won’t be able to pawn his deal off on another team unless the 35-year-old approves, ...
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Protesters Go on Hunger Strike for Philly Schools
In response to the recent layoffs of school aides, two parents and school aides are fasting because they believe Philadelphia schools won't be safe. NBC10's Lu Ann Cahn ...
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17-Year-Old Boy Drowned In Whitehall Township Pool
- The Lehigh County Coroner’s office says a 17-year-old boy drowned in a Whitehall Township pool on Saturday. According to the coroner’s office, the teen’s death is related to an incident that occurred while he was swimming in a pool at Allencrest Pool located on the 1100 block of Livingston ...
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Health Red Meat Type 2 Diabetes
– Diabetes affects about 25 million Americans, and is a cause of heart disease and stroke. 3 On Your Side Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl has more on new research that shows the amount of red meat you eat could increase or decrease your risk of developing diabetes. Sherry Batrus is trying to be healthy, especially when it comes to food. "I grew up with fried foods, carb city, tons ...
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Fasting to call attention to city schools plight
Four parents and school staff members began a fast Monday under a tent outside Gov. Corbett's Philadelphia office to advocate for safe schools. The fast, which started about 11 a.m., began in response to the layoff of about 1,200 noontime aides. The four say they will sit under the tent outside 200 S. Broad St. during the day and forgo all food and drinks, save water, until the city's ...
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Atlanta radio station suspends hosts for making fun of Steve Gleason
Steve Gleason . 790 The Zone, Lincoln Financial Media, our sponsors and partners in no way endorse or support the unfortunate and offensive commentary concerning Mr. Gleason this morning. The members of the show involved with this incident have been suspended indefinitely pending further management review of their actions." News of the morning show's bit ...
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Philadelphia Parents and Workers Launch Hunger Strike Against Mass School Firings
Philadelphia public school parents and workers launched a hunger strike today to protest city plans to gut the public school system by shuttering 23 schools and canning nearly 4,000 school ...
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Three Keys For Bruins In Game 3 Of Stanley Cup Final
BOSTON (CBS) — Though the Bruins lost a heartbreaker in Game 1 in triple overtime, they were able to rally in Game 2 to steal home ice from the Blackhawks before the series headed to Boston. While it was mission accomplished in that sense, both of these teams know the series is a long way from being decided. The winner of tonight’s Game 3, though, will be in the driver’s seat ...
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Police Round Up Alleged Deadbeat Parents
Montgomery County Police say they gave 300 deadbeat parents a week to turn their self in and start making payments to their child support. NBC10's Deanna Durante ...
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Question Over Gosnell Fetuses Remains
A police care is parked outside the Women's Medical Society in Philadelphia Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011. Abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, who catered to minorities, immigrants and poor women at the clinic, was found guilty of murdering three babies born ...
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Child Struck Killed by Car
Officials say the two children were walking on 9th and Highland Streets shortly before 4 p.m. when they were both struck by a car. Police say the vehicle did not flee the ...
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Sources 1 Child Dead After 2 Struck By Car In Chester
- Sources tell CBS 3 that one child is dead after two children were struck by a vehicle in Chester on Monday. The incident happened at about 3:56 p.m. at W. ...
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Attorney Wants Bail Lowered For Former Hero Philly Cop Now Charged With Rape and More
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A former hero Philadelphia cop, shot in the face in 2007 but arrested and charged last month with raping two women, has now been indicted by a grand jury on charges including rape, promoting prostitution, making terroristic threats, and drug offenses. But the defense, seeking ';reasonable'; bail, contends the allegations are false and are motivated by ...
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Brigantine Residents Benefit From FEMA’s Revised Flood Maps
– On Bayshore Avenue in Brigantine, Marie Hillman’s ranch home was in the worst flood zone after Sandy, in danger of flooding and waves, even though she lives six blocks from the beach. ';I’ve lived here since 1966,'; said Hillman. ';We’ve never had water in the house.'; She worried she would have to raise her home on stilts, which her neighbor ...
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New Philadelphia City Schools to have armed school resource officer
An armed school resource officer will be working at all of the buildings in the New Philadelphia City Schools District this upcoming school year. The school resource officer will work approximately 28 hours per week at all of the school district's buildings on a staggered basis, according to the Times-Reporter. The New Philadelphia Board of Education approved an agreement on Friday with the ...
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Woman found in collapse rubble lost both legs
Story Highlights Mariya Plekan, 52, survived nearly 13 hours in the rubble of the Salvation Army thrift shop collapse. She lost both legs at the pelvis because of injuries she sustained. Her lower extremeties had been crushed by ...
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear Mount Holly case
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will review the case of low-income minority families in Mount Holly who claim the township's plan to demolish their rowhomes and redevelop their neighborhood would have a discriminatory effect. The issue has far-reaching implications as the court will decide whether minorities can sue under the Fair Housing Act when there is a "disparate ...
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Flyers acquire rights to defenseman Mark Streit
TO KICK OFF what is expected to be a busy summer for the Flyers, general manager Paul Holmgren brought in a steady defenseman to help shore up a broken blue line.Consider this one, though, a relatively short-term fix, given the player's age. The Flyers yesterday acquired the rights to Islanders defenseman Mark Streit, 35, who was due to become an unrestricted free agent on July 5, in ...
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Philadelphia is the 1 bacon city in America
Estately . Now it is unclear whether or not this ranking has any bearing on the real estate market, but Philadelphia is still proud of this ...
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Flyers are better off having traded Sergei Bobrovsky
The outrage pours onto the streets in Philadelphia as yet another ex-Flyer achieves fame and immortality somewhere else.Last summer, it was Jeff Carter and Mike Richards winning the Stanley Cup with the L.A. Kings.Before that, it was Dennis Seidenberg, a guy the Flyers gave up on, winning a Cup in Boston. And he could do it again this year, too.Sometimes, the truth hurts. But the reality was: ...
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Philadelphia expands recycling, but not all is well
Philadelphia is expanding the range of recyclable products its accepts in the refuse disposal systems and in effort to increase recycling rates and save money for the city council during current lean times. But, there is a concern among environmentalists that increased recycling may actually have negative side effects.
Recycling across the country is not entirely mainstreamed yet, according to figures from 2007 to 2008 (the most recent available), just 11% of all the USA’s garbage was recycled. Environmentalists point to figures such as these for the reason why landfills are running out, pollution is increasing and the environment is suffering. Read more
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