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Bob Menendez’s Alleged Prostitutes Were Really Exchange Students, and Other New Details from the Dominican Republic

Well folks, we’re both a lot closer and a lot further from knowing what the hell New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez has been doing in […]

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Why Are Conservatives Defending Audi’s Rapey Super Bowl Ad?

Every Super Bowl brings with it a few commercials that cross the line into sexism and even outright misogyny. There was Dexter’s Dodge commercial a […]

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PHOTOS: The Absolutely Debaucherous Wing Bowl 2013

Wing Bowl Parade Wing Bowl Women Wing Bowl Crowd Wing Bowl Eating [PHOTOS: Jeff Fusco]

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El Wingador Indicted on Cocaine Charges

It’s probably a good thing Bill “El Wingador” Simmons wasn’t allowed to participate in the Wing Bowl this year. In a twist of irony, the […]

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“Barbaric” Abortion Doctor Kermit Gosnell #1 Ob-Gyn on HealthGrades.com [UPDATED]

HealthGrades.com is one of the most prominent of the many doctor-rating websites out there in the digital abyss. The 14-year-old company’s motto is “How America […]

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PA Cops Drop Breathalyzer, Will Use Blood Tests for DUI Suspects

If  you’re planning on driving on I-95 or the Schuylkill Expressway this weekend, you might want to take extra care to stay inside the lines.

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Police Use Facebook to Charge 8 Penn State Students for Cheerleader’s Fall

Police have charged eight PSU students for furnishing alcohol to Paige Raque, the 19 year-old sophomore who fell five stories out of a screen window […]

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PA Principal Stops Stocking H.S. Boys’ Bathroom With Toilet Paper

The boys at Mahanoy Area High School are shit out of luck. Okay, bad joke, I agree, but it’s a fair way to describe the […]

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FBI Busting Doors and Taking Names in Bob Menendez Prostitute Story

It all seems like so long ago now, that the conservative Daily Caller website attempted to pull an October surprise, just before the election, alleging […]

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Blondell Reynolds Brown Probably Knows Philadelphians Don’t Give a Crap About Her Lawbreaking

On Monday, Philadelphia’s Board of Ethics released a settlement it had reached with Philadelphia Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, who has served as an At-Large Councilperson […]

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A-Rod Linked to Performance Enhancers. Again.

Who knows how good the Phillies will be this year? It’s looking possible we’ll at least have some good old-fashioned Yankees schadenfreude to enjoy this […]

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Manti Te’o Gets Autotuned

This seems like a good place to let the story of Notre Dame football player Manti Te’o’s fake dead girlfriend … well, come to a […]

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Bucknell Says It Inflated SAT Scores, May Destroy College Rankings Systems

Turns out those smart kids at Bucknell University … aren’t so smart: The president of Bucknell University says an internal investigation has revealed that school […]

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Forum Theater, Philly’s Last Porn Palace, Slated for Demolition

Philly.com reports: The owner of the Forum Theater has obtained a permit to demolish the Market Street property, according to records from the city’s Department […]

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Frank Ocean and Chris Brown Brawl Over A Parking Space

The temptation here is to say that Chris Brown has expanded his range: Instead of just hitting women, he now also throws punches at gay […]