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iPad Wielding Phillies Fan Annoys Everyone* at Marlins Game

A tipster sent Deadspin a picture of a dude sitting obnoxiously behind the Marlins dugout in a Ryan Howard jersey during last night’s game, with […]

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If You Fake A SEPTA Injury, Seth Williams Will Hunt You Down

Be on notice: If you try to make money by faking an injury on SEPTA, D.A. Seth Williams will hunt you down. The Pennsylvania Record […]

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Philly Officer Arrested, Accused of Ripping Off Drug Dealers

6ABC reports that a Philly police officer has been arrested for ripping off drug dealers: Officer Jeffrey Walker, a 24 year veteran of the force […]

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You Can’t Make Me Care About Benghazi

Last week was supposed to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week for President Obama. The IRS was doing something terrible. The Justice […]

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Somebody Sending Creepy Threatening Texts to PGW Employees

On Wednesday, according to police, a Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) employee received a text from an unknown number on his company cell phone telling him […]

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Today in Craziness: Toronto Mayor Caught Up in Crack-Smoking Scandal

Last night Gawker published a story called, simply, “Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Smokes Crack.” The tale is pretty crazy–and Rob Ford, if you know anything […]

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Video: Baby in Stroller Falls Onto SEPTA Tracks

A 14-month-old baby fell into the tracks at the 56th Street Station on the Market-Frankford Line yesterday afternoon, after her stroller, which was not in […]

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Watch Out: It’s Going To Be Easier To Commit DUI From Now On

This just arrived in my inbox as a CNN “breaking news” email, so no links quite yet: The National Transportation Safety Board today recommended that […]

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Does Citizens Bank Intentionally Profit From Customer Mistakes?

In Chicago, a new lawsuit makes allegations that RBS Citizens Bank and its subsidiary, Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, intentionally take advantange of customers when those […]

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Investigators: Seizures, Not Bullying, Killed Delco Boy

Turns out that Bailey O’Neill, the Delco boy who died in March, might have passed from natural causes instead of injuries from a schoolyard fight. […]

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Why Yes, This Delran Woman Did Fake Cancer

There’s no longer a need to put a question mark at the end of this headline from PhillyMag’s March issue: Lori Stilley has pleaded guilty […]

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Staphmeal’s Joshua Scott Albert Pleads Guilty, Gets Out of Jail

It seems just like days ago that we were telling you that Joshua Scott Albert, the infamous gossip blogger behind Staphmeal, was hanging out in […]

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Aida Guzman Gets $75,000 from City for Puerto Rican Day Incident

Lt. James Josey, the man who famously punched a woman on Puerto Rican Day last year, was found not guilty of assault last February, by […]

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Watch Out! I’m About to Sexually Harass You!

Hi there! I’m in your English 101 class with you, and you look like a nice person. Would you like to go out on a […]

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PA Woman Missing Since 2002 Now in Jail

So much for the heartfelt reunion story she  may have been hoping for. Brenda Heist, the Lancaster county woman who vanished from her home ten […]