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Tornado pummels Oklahoma towns leaving dozens dead
THE 200-MPH killer tornado that blasted through the Oklahoma City suburbs yesterday afternoon came with such little warning that grown-ups at two besieged elementary schools flung themselves atop schoolchildren in a frantic bid to shield them from the swirling cloud of twisted metal and splintered wood. "She was on top of me," a sixth-grader named Brady told local TV station KOCO ...
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Ryan Vogelsong suffers broken hand against Nationals
Ryan Vogelsong suffered a broken hand after swinging at an inside pitch that hit him in the knuckles in the fifth inning. (Marcio Jose ...
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City nets more than $1 million in arts grants
SPOTS AROUND the city will soon be livened up with art, thanks to more than $1 million for arts projects coming to Philadelphia. Mayor Nutter announced yesterday that the city won $1.2 million in grants from ArtPlace America for four projects that will enhance public spaces in University City, Frankford and on the Delaware River waterfront. The projects, selected from a pool of more than 1,200 ...
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MJ wants to go back to Hornets
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Retirement is going to cost you
WHEN IT COMES to how much money we all need to retire comfortably, it gives us a headache. I just need to say that up front, before telling you about the latest news that is sure to scare you even more about retirement. You probably already know that health care is likely to be among your largest expenses. But how much? In its annual look at medical expenses for retirees, Fidelity Investments ...
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Pacers Vogel gets James attention
MIAMI - If this whole coaching thing doesn't work out, Frank Vogel probably has future in fight promotion. His hair will never rival that of Don King's, but the Pacers' coach certainly has a natural gift for monstrous chatter. Vogel isn't going into his team's playoff series against the Heat $15,000 in hole this time, but his mouth still appears to be running up a ...
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Pro-pot activists arrested at protest appear in court
TWO ACTIVISTS arrested at a pro-marijuana protest on Independence Mall on Saturday had different reactions to the same bad news in court yesterday. Authorities say Adam Kokesh, a former Marine, and Richard Tamaccio, a comedian who goes by N.A. Poe, "assaulted, resisted, opposed, impeded, and interfered" with National Park rangers at Saturday's "Smokedown Prohibition." ...
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Larry Brown Old-school coaching means more than analytics
Larry Brown is an old-school coach who is not sold on the heightened focus on advanced statistics in the NBA. (Chuck Burton/AP file ...
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Michael Vick and Trent Cole try to adapt to new Eagles era
After closing time at Club Chipper, the hot new dance spot in South Philadelphia, the patrons clear out pretty fast. They have to exit via a hallway lined with blowups of newspaper pages celebrating great moments in Eagles history - if you define Eagles history as things that happened since the NovaCare Complex opened in 2001. What is striking is how ancient that history is beginning to feel. ...
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Inside the Eagles Eagles QB competition settles in for long haul
The Eagles have a good, old fashioned quarterback competition that will play out through the hot days of training camp. (Matt ...
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Perennial Options For The Shade
Since you can’t really plant those regular shade impatiens this year because they have a disease called downey mildew, this is a good time to put perennials in those shadier spots so you won’t have to crawl under conifers and shrubs to plant so many annuals every ...
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Harbor Avant want multipurpose labels
FOR EAGLES tight end Clay Harbor, all this part-time linebacker stuff harkens to an uncharted and uneasy future. For Jason Avant, playing a little nickel corner takes him back to his past. "I got recruited out of high school by most of the big schools to play defense," he was saying after yesterday's OTA concluded at the NovaCare Complex. "I was a two-way player. And I was ...
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Secondary school of hard knocks
The Eagles' secondary would appear to have nowhere to go but up under Chip Kelly and his defensive coordinator, Bill Davis. (Kathy Willens/AP file ...
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Eagles rookie wideout Ifeanyi Momah has a good altitude
EVERYBODY loves an underdog, and every year there is a rookie of humble pedigree who catches the imagination of Eagles fans. Sometimes he's a seventh-round draft choice (Nate Ilaoa, a stubby fullback from Hawaii in 2007), sometimes he's an undrafted free agent (Chad Hall, a height-challenged ex-Air Force officer in 2010, or Damaris Johnson, the wideout/returner who supplanted Hall last ...
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Inside the Phillies Location not velocity is Papelbons focus
Jonathan Papelbon is in the century club. According to baseball-almanac.com, there is video evidence of his fastball being clocked at 100 m.p.h. during an April 22, 2008 game at Fenway Park. It's a cool accomplishment because there are so few people on this planet who can generate that kind of arm speed. But velocity is like good looks. Eventually, unless you're a super freak like ...
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Eagles QBs feeling their way in Kellys new offense
The Eagles have a lot of learning to do, along with a lot of winnowing of players, in the early days of the Chip Kelly era. (Matt ...
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Calendars By Readdle App
The default calendar on most phones isn’t anything to write home about. Calendars by Readdle syncs with both the built in calendar and Google’s calendar app, letting you manage events online and off. It’s a very clean interface that’s easy to read and edit. It also has a solid search function, so you can quickly find an ...
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A Dog’s Tail Is Telling
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Every dog's tail is fully equipped with signals and messages meant for communication with us and with each other on a daily basis. It's fascinating how it's displayed for that specific purpose. For example, the tail wagging behavior is reserved for other beings entirely, meaning that a dog will not wag his/her tail without the presence of another being ...
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Older Adults As Volunteers
Once a week, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade students go to churches, nursing facilities and retirement homes for an hour where they have been paired with older adults as "reading buddies." Currently there are 350 kids involved and founder Pat Quigg, 82, organizes snacks, buses, school schedules, 14 meeting places and 250 mostly older volunteers, some of whom read with and mentor more than one ...
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Massive Tornado Rips Through Oklahoma City Area
– Officials in Oklahoma are trying to sift through the destruction left by a tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City area Monday. The second twister in as many days has left more than 50 people dead, and dozens more hospitalized with injuries. The tornado is classified a ';devastating EF 4″ by the National Weather Service. Its nearly 200-mph winds leveled homes, tossed ...
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NHL Notes Lecavalier wants to stay in Tampa
NHL offseason awaits, that could change for Lecavalier. After a disappointing 2013 season, rumors are swirling that Lecavalier could be one of the pieces moved in the offseason to clear some cap space and relieve the team of its injury-prone captain. Yet, the 33-year-old doesn't want any change. "I want to play here the rest of my career and I've always said that and will keep ...
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“3 On Your Side Target Facebook Launch Cartwheel Savings Feature”
– Target and Facebook, they’re two big names that are now partnering to put a whole new spin on saving. They’ve launched a new feature called Cartwheel. But will it have shoppers doing a cartwheel? 3 On Your Side Consumer Reporter Jim Donovan tries it ...
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Murder charges filed in Montco home invasion
Murder charges were filed Monday against three suspects in a West Pottsgrove home-invasion case earlier this month, when Kareem Ali Borowy, 19, was removed from his home and shot to death. Andre Collier, 25, Rasheed Teel, 21, and Charles Freeman, 31, are being charged in the crime, according to a news release from Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman. Collier has not been ...
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Blackhawks vs. Red Wings Officials wave off controversial Chicago goal
Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville yells at referee Brad Watson (23) during the third period of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Western Conference semifinal game in Detroit, Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul ...
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Student Hurt in Truck Crash Outside School
Police say the teen, a student at Cherry Hill High School East, was leaving the school and making a left turn onto Kresson Road from a parking lot near Cooper Run Drive around 2 p.m. As the student turned, police say a tractor trailer loaded with gravel was traveling eastbound on Kresson. The truck was unable to stop and collided with the teen’s ...
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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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