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McCaffery Drops Lawsuit Against Inky, Daily News

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery has dropped his defamation lawsuit against the Inquirer and Daily News, the Legal Intelligencer reported Tuesday night. 

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Council Committee Approves Hate Crimes Bill

A City Council committee on Tuesday afternoon gave preliminary approval to a bill that creates municipal hate crimes protection for people victimized because of their […]

Expect crowded conditions on the Broad Street Line around this time every day during the convention. | Photo: Ben Schumin
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SEPTA’s Biggest Union Could Strike On Monday

[Update 3:29 p.m. Oct. 24] TWU is believed to be unlikely to strike on Monday, but there will be a strike vote on Sunday and a […]

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AC’s Buddakan Japanese Whisky Dinner

Want to get away for the weekend? Perhaps Atlantic City’s Buddakan can persuade you to hit up the shore scene for their Japanese Whisky Dinner on […]

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Tom Corbett Signs Anti-Mumia “Revictimizing” Bill

At the site where Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner was shot and killed in 1981, Gov. Tom Corbett today signed a bill today that would […]

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Jen Carroll Cooking With Marcus Samuelsson

One of Philadelphia’s most well-known kitchen-less chefs will have a home for the night when Jen Carroll steps behind the stoves to work as sous […]

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Another Violent Incident at Northeast Philly Pathmark

Earlier this month, a man was stabbed in a Northeast Philly Pathmark after an argument with another man. Now, the supermarket has been the site […]

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SRC’s Contract Move Isn’t About Shared Sacrifice — It’s Looting

Recently, I visited my brother-in-law at Radnor High School and was privileged to see him teach his ninth-grade English/civics class. When I walked in, his […]

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There’s a Near Replica of Amal Alamuddin’s Wedding Dress In the Late Oscar de la Renta’s Gorgeous Fall 2015 Bridal Collection

Even before the news broke last night that the talented and beloved designer Oscar de la Renta had passed away at the age of 82 (the […]

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Federal Judge Rules Against Joey Merlino

Reputed Philadelphia mobster Joey Merlino has got to be sweating bullets right about now. The United States Attorney in Philadelphia wants to send “Skinny” Joey […]

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Starr’s Le Diplomate In The New York Times

Okay, so the piece in the New York Times Dining & Wine section wasn’t all about Le Diplomate. As a matter of fact, Stephen Starr‘s […]

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Pocono Schools Closed After Reported Eric Frein Sighting

Schools in the Pocono Mountain school district are closed today after another possible sighting of Eric Frein, the man suspected of killing Byron Dickson and […]

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Federal Donuts in Old City Today

N3RD Market, located on Church St between American and 2nd Streets in Old City from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. today, is hosting a really […]

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ESPN: Kobe Bryant Has Destroyed the Lakers

The Sixers were awful last year, and they’re going to be awful again this season. But not all is lost for the Philadelphia basketball fan. […]

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When Ron Castille Called Seamus McCaffery a “Sociopath”

Ron Castille and Seamus McCaffery don’t much like each other. Anybody who has paid attention to rivalries on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in recent years […]