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  1. 'Nova holds on to defeat DaytonRead the original story

    59 min ago | Philly.com

    ... title. The 6-foot-11 Sutton, inserted into the starting lineup because freshman Mouphtaou Yarou was back in Philadelphia undergoing tests for a viral infection, played a career-high 30 minutes, grabbed eight rebounds (three offensive) and blocked ...

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  2. A bicycle blitz in Center CityRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Philly.com

    ... Center City Posted on Sat, Nov. 21, 2009 A bicycle blitz in Center City By Allison Steele Inquirer Staff Writer Philadelphia police officers biked through Center City on a mission yesterday: to make bicyclists more aware of their surroundings, their ...

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  3. Judges partly immune in civil suitsRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Philly.com

    ... in what has become known as the kids-for-cash scandal. Marsha Levick, a lawyer with the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia, a co-counsel for plaintiffs in the case, said yesterday she did not consider the ruling to be a major setback. There are ...

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    Related Topix: Luzerne County, PA, Criminal Defense Law, Law

  4. Kin call Cassidy a 'superman,' killer a ne'er-do-wellRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Philly.com

    Emotional testimony from the families of a murder victim and of his convicted murderer cast a pall over a Philadelphia courtroom yesterday.

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Prison

  5. Briefly... CITY/REGIONRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Philly.com

    ... may be in Philly The FBI has alerted the public that fugitive Phillip Thomas Williams may have traveled to Philadelphia in a New York-licensed burgundy Buick. Williams, accused of shooting a woman in June 2007 in North Carolina, is wanted on ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Hideki Matsui

  6. Exclusivity extended in Phila. Newspapers bankruptcyRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Philly.com

    ... Bankruptcy Judge Stephen Raslavich agreed yesterday to extend until at least Jan. 31 the period during which Philadelphia Newspapers L.L.C. has the exclusive right to propose a reorganization plan for its newspapers and Web site - The Inquirer, the ...

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    Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy, US News, Third Circuit Court of Appeals

  7. Land of Talk - "It's Okay" video ++ tour datesRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Brooklynvegan

    In honor of Land of Talk 's return to NYC , the band's new video for "It's Okay" is posted below... Land of Talk - 2009 Tour Dates Nov 21 - Mercury Lounge New York, New York Dec 3 - Rock and Roll Hotel Washington, Washington DC Dec 4 - Kung Fu Necktie Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dec 5 - Local 506 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Dec 8 - The Earl Atlanta, ...

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  8. 1 Dead, 1 Wounded In Overnight ShootingsRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | MyFoxPhilly

    One person was killed and another was wounded overnight in separate shootings on Philadelphia streets.

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  9. Six Men in Custody in West Philadelphia Rape CaseRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | KYW-AM Philadelphia

    The suspects in the case range in age from 16-to-52. The 24-year-old victim tells police the men attacked her inside the Li Lai Chinese restaurant on Walnut Street in West Philadelphia.

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  10. Positively Philadelphia:Students Make Sleep ProductsRead the original story w/Photo

    3 hrs ago | KYW-AM Philadelphia

    ... Innovations , headquartered in Media, Pa. The company makes foam for mattresses, and much more. Students at Philadelphia University have been busy working on their projects. Textile design grad student Sara Sheber and her group are working on a ...

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    Related Topix: Media, PA, Philadelphia University

  11. Local Lawyers Build Bikes for Kids in BridesburgRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | KYW-AM Philadelphia

    ... from the Bridesburg boys and girls club. Denis Paul is chairman of the group: "With half our group in Philadelphia and half in Washington, we need to get together once in a while. We thought about team building exercises, typical corporate sort of ...

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    Related Topix: Law

  12. Middle Schoolers Glimpse College LifeRead the original story w/Photo

    4 hrs ago | The Sanatoga Post

    The University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia played host last week to members of enrichment classes at Pottsgrove Middle School , as students learned more about what could lie ahead in their educational futures.

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    Related Topix: University of Pennsylvania, Pottsgrove, PA, Education Etc., Pottstown, PA, Kutztown, PA

  13. Homeowner fatally shoots invaderRead the original story w/Photo

    4 hrs ago | WPVI-TV Philadelphia

    November 21, 2009 -- A homeowner of a North Philadelphia rooming house shot and killed one of two men who attempted to carry out a home invasion late Friday night.

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  14. How to be a grandparent? Pa. women wrote the bookRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Evening Sun

    ... Trostler, a native of the Berks County area around Reading, Pa., 50 miles east of Harrisburg and northwest of Philadelphia, now lives only about four blocks from her daughter's family in Philadelphia. LaBan said her father-in-law, Myron LaBan, also ...

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    Related Topix: Recipes, Berks County, PA, Reading, PA, Family, Parenting

  15. Local buses start Mon., others laterRead the original story

    Thursday | Standard Speaker

    ... Trailways will handle all east and west travel, plus trips to major metro areas such as New York and Philadelphia, while Greyhound and Bieter - the former Capitol Trailways - will handle all north and south traffic to Scranton, Binghamton, N.Y. and ...

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    Related Topix: Hazleton, PA, York, PA, Harrisburg, PA

  16. Powered by veggiesRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Philly.com

    ... Clark didn't die, or turn into a 98-pound weakling. Instead, she became so fit that she's running in her third Philadelphia Marathon tomorrow. Clark, 33, now a vegan, is one of 25 vegans and vegetarians from Philadelphia and the suburbs running as ...

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    Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Marathon

  17. National Bible Week kicks off tomorrow in PhiladelphiaRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Philly.com

    MANY may not be aware, but the first English-printed bible in the United States was produced in Philadelphia in 1782 on Market Street, a marvelous achievement for a distinguished business owner by the name of Robert Aitken, who brought the word of God afresh to a new world.

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  18. Free eye exams today for children in Phila.Read the original story

    8 hrs ago | Philly.com

    Are your children squinting at the TV or, worse yet, the blackboard at school? Between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. today children 18 and younger can get free eye exams and, if they need them, free glasses at two locations in Philadelphia: the Wills Eye Institute at Ninth and Walnut Streets in Center City, and the Eye Institute at 12th Street and Godfrey ...

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    Related Topix: Kids, Family

  19. Ex-postal worker gets 46 months in gasoline scamRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Philly.com

    A former Philadelphia postwoman was sentenced yesterday to 46 months in prison for his role in selling about $20,000 worth of gasoline bought with U.S. Postal Service gas cards to hundreds of friends, neighbors, and strangers.

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  20. Man being questioned in his mother's deathRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Philly.com

    An 88-year-old woman was found beaten to death in her West Philadelphia home yesterday morning and detectives were questioning her son, police said yesterday.

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