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Are Philly Police Tracking Your Car’s Whereabouts?

Philly Police are among several local agencies using technology to photograph and record millions of license plate numbers — and, over time, to track the movements […]

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Police Respond to Viral Video of Officer Punching Suspect

On Thursday, Mediatakeout.com posted this video to its website and Facebook page: DISTURBING VIDEO: Philly Police Officers PUNCH A Handcuffed Man TWICE In The Face […]

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Kaukab Siddique Keeps Saying Terrible, Anti-Semitic Stuff on Facebook

I wish I had never looked at Kaukab Siddique’s Facebook page. But I couldn’t help myself—I got curious when I saw that the Lincoln University […]

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Uh-Oh! Cheating Online Isn’t Safe Anymore

“I mean isn’t that why we are here, to be as discreet as possible?” Those enticing words probably sound a little different today to the […]

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CBS3’s Kate Bilo Interrupts Big Brother With a Tornado Warning, Big Brother Viewers Get Mad

CBS3’s Kate Bilo did what TV meteorologists do on Thursday night: When the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for her viewing area, she […]

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“Mattress Girl,” Caitlyn Jenner, Abortion, the Bible and You

Last week was a mad-crazy week for gender relations. To recap just a few of the highlights:

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Newspaper Guild Votes to Begin Strike Preparations

The Newspaper Guild on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to begin preparations for a strike against Philadelphia Media Network, the parent company of the Inquirer, Daily News, […]

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20 Teens Charged in Cape May Sexting Scandal

Ah, Cape May, that idyllic Jersey Shore town that’s usually associated with bed-and-breakfasts, wine bars, and salmon-colored Bermuda shorts and generally not associated with anything approaching […]

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WATCH: Cops Chase Cow on New Jersey Highway

@6abc @FOX29philly pic.twitter.com/2o94wTTQSk — pusha_p (@pusha___pete) May 22, 2015 Philly highways may be a mess, but at least they’re generally free of livestock. New Jersey […]

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4 Biggest Mother’s Day Social Media Missteps

As far as holidays go, Mother’s Day is traditionally in the minor leagues. It’s an important one, yes, but it barely takes up an entire […]

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I Was in No Hurry to Open My New iPhone

About four years ago, my husband started telling me I could get a free iPhone whenever I wanted to. A couple of weeks ago, I […]

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WATCH: This Is Why the Philly.com Comments Are Changing

Here are reporters from the Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com reading comments on their stories at Philly.com. It’s funny and sad and, well, watch: That […]

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What I Learned About Philly Through My Google Search History

  I realize that I’m late to the Google search download game. The option to download your search history – as in, your entire search […]

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(Update) #PhillyIsBaltimore on Social Media

[Update 9:15 p.m.] The crowd appears to have dwindled down to about 150 people now, still marching through Center City: #BREAKING: Police block #PhillyisBaltimore protesters […]

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These Are the 20 Stupidest Computer Passwords

You know you ought to change the passwords you use online more often. You hear about it, you read about it, you even know that […]