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Montgomery County Traffic Slows For Duckling Rescue
CBS Philly reports that traffic came to a standstill today in Upper Gwynedd, when police received a report that a mother duck was standing guard […]
Bear Roaming Philly Suburbs, Looking For Romance
AP reports: Police and wildlife officers are trying to track down a black bear that’s been spotted wandering around several residential areas in suburban Philadelphia […]
Investigators: Seizures, Not Bullying, Killed Delco Boy
Turns out that Bailey O’Neill, the Delco boy who died in March, might have passed from natural causes instead of injuries from a schoolyard fight. […]
Do You Have Powerball’s Unclaimed $1 Million Ticket?
6ABC reports that a $1 million winning Powerball ticket, sold last year in South Brunswick, N.J., is about to expire on May 17, with the […]
Rendell Writes Pro-Fracking Op-Ed, Fails to Mention Enormous Conflict of Interests
Yesterday, Ed Rendell wrote a big pro-fracking op-ed for the new New York Daily News, in an attempt to sway on-the-fence-and-has-presidential-ambitions Andrew Cuomo to approve fracking […]
Punxsutawney Phil Evades Criminal Charges
Well, that’s a relief. AP reports that the Ohio prosecutor who (playfully) filed a fraud charge against Punxsutawney Phil for predicting an early spring on Feb. […]
Clownfest Moves From Jersey to Amish Country
Newsworks reports: This is no joke: The annual clown convention that has called New Jersey home for nearly a quarter of a century is taking […]
Penn Researchers’ Shocking News: Electric Shock Makes Your Brain More Creative
The Atlantic reports on a Penn research experiment that suggests an electric shock can boost “out-of-the-box” thinking. Researchers hooked up 48 subjects to electrodes, then […]
Roach Infestation Brings Quick End To Atlantic City Bus Ride
Hey, remember that scene in the early 1980s movie Creepshow, where the old man who loved cleanliness and hated bugs ended up being killed by […]
Who Killed Philly Boxer Tony Martin?
AP: “Retired boxer Tony Martin was fatally shot in an altercation with a visitor at one of his rental properties and police are searching for […]
The Voting Rights Act, Antonin Scalia, and the Right’s “Judicial Activism”
If—when—the United States Supreme Court strikes down part of the Voting Rights Act, sometime in the next couple of months, I promise you one thing: […]
18 Killed in Egyptian Hot Air Balloon Crash
CNN reports: “Eighteen tourists on a hot air balloon ride in southern Egypt were killed Tuesday when the balloon exploded and plummeted to the ground, […]
Study: Passengers, Not Pilots, Should Fart While Flying
Science! Danish gastroenterologist Jacob Rosenberg has done the research and determined that it’s good for passengers to fart while flying—holding it in can be uncomfortable […]
“Sequestration” Budget Cuts Will Probably Delay Your Flight
NPR reports that across-the-board budget cuts scheduled to take place March 1 will be particularly noticeable at the airport: “Danny Werfel of the Office of […]
Mountain Dew Introduces Breakfast Drink, For Your Extreme Office Commutes
It’s impossible to decide: Is this healthy Mountain Dew? Or unhealthy orange juice? “PepsiCo Inc. is rolling out a new drink called Kickstart this month that has […]