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Philly Teacher Killed in Dominican Republic

A 24-year-old Philadelphia woman living and teaching in the Dominican Republic was killed in a car accident on Tuesday. Deeply religious, Megan Garven graduated from […]

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Watch: Daily News Writer Makes Cameo in Crazy Sheen vs. Jordan Basketball Game

Yesterday, Grantland tracked down a video from the late ’80s in which Michael Jordan plays Charlie and Martin Sheen in a basketball game. Yes. Things […]

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American Man Sentenced to “15 Years Hard Labor” in North Korea

44-year-old Washington State resident Kenneth Bae was arrested last November after entering North Korea on a valid tourist visa to lead a tour group of […]

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Watch Last Spire Being Raised to Top of World Trade Center

Here is live feed footage of the final piece of the 408-foot spire of the 1776-foot-tall One World Trade Center, being raised to the top […]

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Good Circulation News for Philly Papers?

Oh lordy. Look at that. There appears to be some good news—at long last—for Philadelphia’s two major daily newspapers. Granted, that good news wasn’t easy […]

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With Death Toll Nearing 300, Garment Factory Disaster Among Worst in History

The death toll resulting from the collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh stands at close to 300, making it perhaps the worst such disaster […]

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Fidel Castro’s Niece Blocked From Visiting Philly

Let the Jay-Z/Beyonce Cuba backlash begin. The State Department has blocked Mariela Castro–daughter to President Raul, niece to ex-dictator Fidel–from visiting Philly. Castro, the country’s […]

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Explosion in Texas: The Latest News

Here’s the latest on the fertilizer plant explosion that occurred last night in 2,500-person West, Texas, near Waco: The blast damaged 75 homes and one […]

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Hey Twentysomethings: Here Are 16 Things You Can Do With the Sunday Inquirer

As my colleague Joel Mathis reported last week, the launch of the Daily News and Inquirer paywalled websites isn’t just about pageviews. It’s also about […]

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The New Inquirer and Daily News Websites Are Finally Live! [Updated]

The brand-spankin’ new websites for the Inky and the Daily News are officially live. As my colleague Joel Mathis noted last week, the DN, decked out […]

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The Inquirer and Daily News Unveil Their New Websites

Well, here it is: Our first glimpse at the future of the Inquirer and the Daily News. Philadelphians have been told for months that after […]

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Margaret Thatcher Dead At 87

If you’re of a certain age, you’ll remember the 1980s as a time when the free world was led by trio of hard-core anti-communist Cold […]

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Does Benjamin Netanyahu Have a Philly Accent?

As Barack Obama visits the Holy Land this week, it’s worth noting a little tidbit I found on Wikipedia about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. […]

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Gunman at Quantico Marine Base Kills 3, Including Himself

CNN reports: “A Marine shot and killed two of his fellow service members at a Virginia base on Thursday night and then killed himself, base […]

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I Cannot Forgive George W. Bush for the Iraq War

I cannot forgive George W. Bush. I can’t forgive him for the decision, 10 years ago this week, to invade Iraq—even though that country had […]