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Kensington warehouse goes ablaze overnight

published about 9 hours ago
A three-alarm fire severely damaged a warehouse at B St. and Indiana Ave. overnight in the city's Kensington section.

Sandusky Seen Watching Schoolchildren: Prosecutor

published about 9 hours ago
Pa. prosecutors want Sandusky kept indoors over complaints.

US Searches for Strategy in Syria

published about 9 hours ago
Obama administration struggles to find strategy to halt Syria violence, see Assad out of power

How videos convinced a jury that Amin Speakes, after 2 years behind bars, was not guilty of murder

published about 9 hours ago
RIDDLED with bullets, Timothy "Banger" Ross lay faceup in the doorway of his North Philly home as his family watched the color drain from his face and a pool of blood ooze onto the floor beneath him.

Bad news, good news for schools: No big grants, but no big cuts

published about 9 hours ago
GOV. CORBETT'S state budget unveiled yesterday doesn't include a miracle infusion of cash to help the Philadelphia School District out of its financial crisis.


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Summary Box: Nissan quarterly profit rises (AP)

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AP - RISING ABOVE: Nissan's quarterly profit rose 3.2 percent on healthier sales that offset production damage from flooding in Thailand and a battering from ... more

Teen Gets Life For 'Amazing' Murder Of Girl

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A US teenager who stabbed, strangled and slit the throat of a young neighbour because she wanted to know what it would feel like has ... more

Summary Box: French strike cancels many flights (AP)

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AP - GROUNDED: Air France canceled up to 40 percent of its long-distance flights Wednesday because of a strike by pilots and other personnel over ... more

ECB still split on joining Greece debt deal: sources (Reuters)

published about 2 hours ago
Reuters - European Central Bank policymakers are still divided on what contribution the ECB could make to a restructuring of Greece's sovereign debt, two euro ... more

Celebrity Real Estate: Anna Kournikova, A-Rod

published about 3 hours ago
Celebrity real estate from Anna Kournikova, Tom Brady, and other celebrities.

Nello Ferrara, creator of Red Hots, dead at 93

published about 4 hours ago
Nello Ferrara, the man who led the company that invented those confectionery classics and others (Lemonheads, Boston Baked Beans, Atomic Fireballs), has died.

Microsoft to host Windows 8 Consumer Preview on Feb. 29

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The software giant takes another step toward releasing its next computer operating system, holding an event at Mobile World Congress to unveil the Windows 8 ... more

Google Chrome for Android vs. Firefox for Android (ContributorNetwork)

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ContributorNetwork - Some of you might have been wondering: If Google makes the Android operating system and Google makes the Chrome Web browser, why don't ... more

Can Anybody Compete with Netflix? (ContributorNetwork)

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ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | This is shaping up to the be the year streaming video becomes ultra-competitive. Netflix is starting to recover after a near ... more

Every Corner Is Blind for Devoted French Fan

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Every corner is blind for Charaf-Eddine Ait Taleb.

Openings Expected in Va. Lacrosse Death Trial

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Opening statements expected in trial of Va. lacrosse player accused of killing ex-girlfriend

ArtsBeat | The Grammy Awards: Will Sales Translate to Awards for Adele?

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On Sunday, we'll see if the Grammy Awards shake out like the 2011 album sales charts - as a race for second behind Adele and ... more
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The Carpetbagger: My Oscar Picks: Nick Jonas

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Nick Jonas picks "The Artist" to win, mainly because he thinks that's what the Academy will go with. But he quite likes "Midnight in Paris." ... more
NYT > Arts   

Architecture: A Proposal for Penn Station and Madison Square Garden

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Remedying the calamity that is Penn Station by moving Madison Square Garden to the Javits Center site is a way to bring back light and ... more
NYT > Arts   

India ministers quit after caught watching porn in parliament (Reuters)

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Reuters - Three Indian politicians from a morally conservative party, including a women's affairs minister, resigned on Wednesday after being caught watching pornography on a ... more

German police use Facebook pictures to nab crooks (Reuters)

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Reuters - Police in the German state of Lower-Saxony will soon use their networks of Facebook "friends" to find missing persons and hunt out suspected ... more

Mum tells Westwood to say sorry for swearing (Reuters)

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Reuters - Lee Westwood was forced to apologize after his mum caught him swearing on live television at last week's Qatar Masters, the world number ... more

"Jersey Shore" and "Dora" join Amazon streaming (Reuters)

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Reuters - Amazon further positioned itself against Netflix on Wednesday, announcing a deal with Viacom to make much of its TV programming available for instant ... more

Seven decades of Lucian Freud on show in London (Reuters)

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Reuters - Britain's National Portrait Gallery launched a major show of the late figurative painter Lucian Freud's work Wednesday, showcasing the fleshy portraits which made ... more

Eczema tied to higher impotence risk (Reuters)

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Reuters - Men who have the allergic skin condition eczema may have a higher risk of erectile dysfunction than other men, a new study finds.

Get Caffeine Fix With a Deep Breath

published about 5 hours ago
Quick energy boost just a breath away with inhalable caffeine; critics say fast fix has risks

Breastfeeding Moms Hold Nurse-In

published about 9 hours ago
A group of moms protested outside Facebook offices around the world Monday because the social network has repeatedly taken down photos that show mothers breastfeeding ... more