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  • Terrorism eyed after driver rams into pedestrian in Philadelphia

    01/30/2018 4:01:41 PM PST · by LibWhacker · 21 replies
    FOXNews ^ | 1/29/18 | Cody Derespina, Katherine Lam
    Cop shoots driver allegedly attempting to ram pedestrians Raw video: Officer updates media on police-involved shooting in South Philadelphia. Terrorism was being eyed as a possible motive after a man in a black Honda hit a pedestrian Monday morning in Philadelphia, seriously injuring one person before being shot in the head by an off-duty cop, officials said. The 31-year-old driver, who wasn’t immediately identified, was prounced dead at 10:15 a.m. at a hospital, police said. The driver was initially in “extremely critical condition” after the incident. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross Jr. said at a news conference Monday evening that...
  • Chris Long says he won’t visit Trump’s White House if Eagles win Super Bowl

    01/29/2018 5:03:47 PM PST · by GuavaCheesePuff · 68 replies
    Washington Times ^ | January 29, 2018 | Jay LeBlanc
    Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Chris Long said he won’t visit President Trump’s White House if his team defeats the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII on Sunday. “No, I’m not going to the White House,” Long said in an interview on Barstool Sports’ podcast Pardon My Take. “Are you kidding me?” Long, who was originally drafted by the St. Louis Rams and is playing in his 10th NFL season, played for the Patriots last season. He was one of several players who skipped the team’s White House visit after New England defeated the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI....
  • Strong faith binds Eagles, attracts new fans

    01/28/2018 11:42:49 AM PST · by Kid Shelleen · 33 replies
    AP via Washington Times ^ | 01/28/2018 | ROB MAADDI
    Seventy-two-year-old Susan Collesidis was never a football fan until she heard Carson Wentz talk about his faith. Then she was hooked on the Philadelphia Eagles. When Wentz found out his newest fan was fighting an advanced stage of cancer, he sent her an encouraging message with inspirational Bible verses. --SNIP-- Wentz isn’t playing in the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots because he tore his ACL in Week 14. But backup quarterback Nick Foles is also a “brother in Christ” and one of the leaders in a locker room filled with guys who have formed a strong bond because...
  • Some white people in Philly are giving away money as reparations. Should you?

    01/24/2018 12:59:38 PM PST · by Prov1322 · 85 replies
    philly.com ^ | January 24, 2018 | Samantha Melamed
    Over the last year, a 35-year-old West Philadelphia resident came to the realization that, while he worked hard for his $120,000-a-year corporate salary, he didn’t necessarily earn it. After all, he figured, his white privilege paved the way for his many advantages: a college education, limited debt, and that well-paying job. “It’s not like I deserve all this money and someone else doesn’t,” he said. “There’s no reason for it other than skin color and forced oppression that’s not that far in the past.” So, he decided to start giving it away — to people of color, as reparations. He...
  • The EPA Has Managed To Bankrupt One Of The Biggest Refineries In The Northeast

    01/23/2018 11:54:28 AM PST · by Kid Shelleen · 11 replies
    Hot Air ^ | 01/23/2018 | JAZZ SHAW
    There’s a headline I bet you didn’t see coming, huh? We’re living in a time when the American energy sector is surging and becoming a dominant force not only domestically, but globally as well. There’s a president in the White House who is loosening up restrictions on drilling --SNIP-- And because of our old friend the Renewable Fuel Standard, that means that the refinery has to purchase government mandated RIN credits (Renewable Identification Number) in order to legally operate. In case you’re wondering how much those RIN credits cost these days on the bizarre market which has grown out of...
  • Minnesota Travel Agents Warn Vikings Fans About Philadelphia

    01/18/2018 3:58:05 PM PST · by LouieFisk · 51 replies
    CBS Philly News ^ | January 17, 2018 | PHILADELPHIA (CBS)
    “If the Vikings win, yes, I would take off any sort of like colors. I know it sounds ridiculous, like we’re almost talking about gangs here, but it’s no joke down in Philly. It really isn’t,” said Drew Baydala, with Ticket King. “I would advise you not to be over inebriated because they will be,” said Steve Erban, with Creative Charters.
  • Cops: Philadelphia Eagles fan punched police horse repeatedly

    01/18/2018 3:43:44 PM PST · by DoodleBob · 38 replies
    CBS News ^ | January 16, 2018 | CRIMESIDER STAFF
    PHILADELPHIA – Police said a Pennsylvania man who was ejected from Saturday's Philadelphia Eagles game assaulted a police horse after leaving the stadium. Taylor Hendricks, 22, was removed from Lincoln Financial Field before the start of the Eagles' NFL playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons by stadium personnel who said he arrived intoxicated and was unable to produce a ticket.
  • Worker drowns in vat of chocolate

    07/25/2002 2:57:55 AM PDT · by kattracks · 13 replies · 258+ views
    New York Daily News ^ | 7/25/02 | OWEN MORITZ
    A Pennsylvania factory worker has drowned in a 1,200-gallon vat of melted milk chocolate, swallowed up by the gooey, quicksand-like mixture. Yoni Cordon, 19, of Philadelphia, an employee of the Kargher Corp. in Hatfield Township, apparently tumbled from a platform into the 7-foot-deep vat, which is used for mixing and melting chocolate. But nobody saw the accident, and Cordon couldn't save himself. "It was like quicksand," said Jim Viscusi, assistant chief of the Volunteer Medical Service Corps of nearby Lansdale, which was first rescue unit on the scene. "We found the gentleman immersed in the vat. It was not the...
  • Flight to Heathrow DIVERTED midway across Atlantic due to 'disruptive passenger'

    01/11/2018 11:01:31 PM PST · by ransomnote · 15 replies
    express.co.uk ^ | January 11, 2018 | JOEY MILLAR
    American Airlines flight AA732 was diverted several hours into a trip from Charlotte to Heathrow. It turned around over the Atlantic and wasdiverted to Philadelphia. It has now arrived safely at Philadelphia
  • Dozens of prosecutors fired from Philadelphia district attorney's office

    01/06/2018 7:56:21 AM PST · by Kid Shelleen · 65 replies
    ABC News ( ^ | 01/06/2018 | Vernon Odom and Dann Cuellar
    It is one of the most shocking and drastic shakeups of the District Attorney's Office that anyone can recall. But it most definitely should not come as any surprise to those who had been following the campaign promises of Larry Krasner. The purge was on full display as the file boxes kept rolling out of the D.A.'s office. Thirty-one staffers, including a number of murder squad prosecutors, high ranking deputies and division chiefs were among those terminated.
  • The Racist Subtext Of Philly's Ban On Convenience Store Protective Glass Barriers

    12/19/2017 12:51:49 PM PST · by blam · 48 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 12-19-2017 | Thomas Lifson
    Shopkeepers in Philadelphia's neighborhood convenience stores that serve food and beverages, locally referred to as "beer delis," face a legal prohibition on the thick glass barriers around cashiers that protect them from stickup artists wielding guns, knives, and other weapons. Because the shopkeepers predominately are Asian, and the customers (and robbers) are mostly black, this imbroglio looks a lot like a racist quest for vengeance against a commercially successful minority group.(Koreans) Julie Shaw of the Philadelphia Inquirer provides the details: Despite strong opposition from Asian American beer deli owners and their supporters, Philadelphia City Council voted, 14-3, Thursday to approve...
  • Do you have a fire-safety plan for U.S. democracy on the day Trump fires Mueller? philly.com Marxism

    12/19/2017 11:27:39 PM PST · by Djl3668 · 28 replies
    Philly Com ^ | 1217 | Will Bunch
    “You’ve seen those TV public-service ads many times. If — heaven forbid — a fire strikes your home or apartment building in the middle of the night, make sure that you have a plan for getting yourself and your family out safely. That means not just mapping the escape routes but conducting the occasional drill to make sure everyone is on the same page. Sure, it’s a drag to hit the front pavement in your bathrobe on a chilly night for a false alarm, but the alternatives to good preparedness are unthinkable.” So what if it’s not your house but...
  • Ex-staffers: Sen. Daylin Leach crossed line with sex talk, inappropriate touching

    12/17/2017 2:35:58 PM PST · by Libloather · 24 replies
    Philly ^ | 12/17/17 | David Gambacorta, Angela Couloumbis
    **SNIP** The following morning, as Emily registered attendees at an SDCC breakfast in the lobby of the Harrisburg Hilton, Leach approached again. She was wearing a skirt and sitting at a table. She said Leach sat next to her, discussed his history of fighting for women, and suggested he might be able to help her find a job. And then “he grabbed my thigh, almost to punctuate his point with a cruel irony,” said Emily, who spoke on the condition of her last name not being used. In the moments that followed, Emily said, she felt “frozen in fear and...
  • Outrage as Philly pushes through ban on bulletproof glass in crime-plagued neighborhood shops

    12/07/2017 7:02:25 AM PST · by Puppage · 54 replies
    Fox News ^ | 12/07/2017 | Frank Miles, Greg Norman
    Democratic councilwoman says the safety measure relied on in low-income neighborhoods hurts shoppers' feelings. Philadelphia is one step closer to getting rid of bulletproof glass in many of its small businesses as part of a larger effort to crack down on loitering, public urination and potential drug sales -- but it's triggered backlash from the shopkeepers.
  • Philly City Council Approves Bill Banning Bulletproof Glass From Shops (because it is racist)

    12/15/2017 8:40:04 PM PST · by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis · 66 replies
    Information Liberation ^ | 12/15/17 | Chris Menahan
    The Philadelphia City Council voted 14-3 on Thursday to pass a bill allowing the city's Department of Licenses and Inspections to ban shop owners from protecting themselves and their employees with bulletproof plexiglass. Philadelphia 8th District Councilwoman Cindy Bass, who sponsored the bill, said previously that having to see plexiglass represents an "indignity" to her constituents.
  • Philly City Council Approves Bill Banning Bulletproof Glass From Shops

    12/15/2017 4:09:51 PM PST · by BackRoads775 · 86 replies
    http://www.informationliberation.com ^ | 12 December 2017 | Chris Menahan
    The Philadelphia City Council voted 14-3 on Thursday to pass a bill allowing the city's Department of Licenses and Inspections to ban shop owners from protecting themselves and their employees with bulletproof plexiglass. Philadelphia 8th District Councilwoman Cindy Bass, who sponsored the bill, said previously that having to see plexiglass represents an "indignity" to her constituents.
  • Fox Sports Tried to Cast Actors as L.A. Rams Fans for NFL Pre-Game Show

    12/09/2017 2:50:08 PM PST · by EdnaMode · 40 replies
    The Wrap ^ | December 9, 2017 | Sean Burch
    Los Angeles gets an unwarranted rap as a bad sports town, and Fox Sports isn’t helping LA fans fight that label. Fox posted a listing on the casting site projectcasting.com for “actors, models, and talent” to play Rams fans on its Sunday NFL pre-game show. With the Rams facing off against the Philadelphia Eagles in a match-up of two of the league’s best teams, you wouldn’t think it’d be necessary, but alas. “We’re looking for LA’s biggest NFL fans to be part of #NFLSunday’s Los Angeles Rams vs. Philadelphia Eagles Pre Game Show!” said the ad. “Come out, bring your...
  • Revealed: The Obama FBI’s Illicit Partnership with CAIR

    09/20/2013 5:27:44 AM PDT · by SJackson · 14 replies
    FrontPage Magazine ^ | September 20, 2013 | Matthew Vadum
    - FrontPage Magazine - http://frontpagemag.com - Revealed: The Obama FBI’s Illicit Partnership with CAIRPosted By Matthew Vadum On September 20, 2013 @ 12:39 am In Daily Mailer,FrontPage | 2 Comments A government watchdog’s new report takes the FBI to task for violating its own policies by continuing to work with the Muslim Brotherhood’s front group in the United States, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).The report came as CAIR issued a new report denouncing the so-called “Islamophobia” of the Fox News Channel, Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, David the Horowitz Freedom Center, and others who dare to engage in an honest discussion...
  • Justice, Progressive American Style. Or the Law of Unintended Consequences

    12/04/2017 4:42:37 AM PST · by NOBO2012 · 10 replies
    MOTUS A.D. ^ | 12-4-17 | MOTUS
    Latest American Justice report from the lunatic fringe of the Left:Cindy Bass is currently a Philadelphia City Council woman.** But with a track record of sponsoring legislation that shifts the power balance  back into the hands of the crooks and thugs , she’s definitely future Congressional material. Of course her current proposal which requires liquor stores to take down the bullet proof glass that protects-clerks from gun-wielding marauders, was drafted with the best possible intentions. Unintended consequences - in this case more dead clerks – never enters their field of vision when they’re crafting do-gooder regulation for others to live...
  • No regrets, Chelsea Manning tells Penn audience

    11/30/2017 1:42:00 PM PST · by Kid Shelleen · 18 replies
    WHYY (PBS Philadelphia) ^ | 11/29/2017 | Bobby Allyn
    Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has no misgivings about being the force behind what’s been called one of the most notorious leaks of classified documents in U.S. history. “I don’t have any regrets. You can’t go back in time and change things,” said Manning Wednesday night, speaking to a packed room at the Annenberg Center’s Zellerbach Theatre on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. “I made the decision to do what I did, so that’s it.” Manning’s somewhat laid-back response fails to capture the magnitude of the hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables from U.S. embassies and consulates...