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| Music News - Chris Martin Plays At Biden Funeral; Ezra Koenig/Chromeo On Stage; Shania Twain Tour |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/07/15 6:20 am | updated: 06/07/15 6:20 am |
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Chris Martin of Coldplay performed today at the funeral for former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden. Beau is the son of Vice President of Joe Biden, a University of Pennsylvania alumnus, and an Iraq war veteran. Biden died last week after a battle with brain cancer. He was 46. Martin offered to play at the services after learning that Beau was a fan. He played "Til Kingdom Come" off of Coldplay's third album "X&Y". Watch video of the solo performance below:
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| Final Farewell Beau Biden; Anthony Riley, street performer, Dies; 4th Story Fall Accidental |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/07/15 4:14 am | updated: 06/07/15 4:16 am |
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| Over 1,000 people gathered at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church in Wilmington for former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden's funeral mass on Saturday. Friends, family, dignitaries, politicians, and many more people from Delaware waited for hours in support of the Biden Family. Vice President Joe Biden stood with his family and daughter-in-law. President Barak Obama delivered the eulogy. His siblings Hunter and Ashley also spoke. First lady Michelle Obama along with Bill and... Read More |
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| Music News - Ed Sheeran 'Trap Queen'; Bjork 360 Virtual Reality Video; Rita Ora 'Poison'; No LA MIA |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/06/15 6:36 am | updated: 06/06/15 6:36 am |
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Ed Sheeran stopped by The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon earlier this week. While he was in New York and NBC studios he took the opportunity to collaborate with Philly's own The Roots on a cover of Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen". Do you think Sheeran's acoustic take could shoot to the top of the charts and unseat the original? Take a listen:
Listen to iradiophilly's Jamz for Hip Hop and R&B
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| Salvation Army Collapse Memorial; Lawndale Pizza Suspect Identified; New Jersey Truck Ring Indicted |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/05/15 8:46 pm | updated: 06/05/15 8:48 pm |
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| A ceremony was held today to mark the second anniversary of the building collapse tragedy that killed six and hurt a dozen more at 22nd and Market Streets. On June 5, 2013 a wall of a building being demolished came crashing down on the adjacent Salvation Army thrift store full of shoppers and employees. A design for a memorial was unveiled at today's ceremony. It will consist of three panels of black granite with six colorful windows representing those who died. The families chose the... Read More |
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| Off Duty Cop Kills Robber; NJ Bill to Ban Smoking in Cars; Temple Professor Xi Pleads Not Guilty |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/05/15 11:43 am | updated: 06/05/15 11:43 am |
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| An off-duty Philadelphia police officer shot and killed a would be robber last night at a Pizza Shop on Rising Sun Avenue. The off duty, plain clothes cop was ordering at the counter of Rising Sun Pizza Shop when two men entered the store, held a gun to his head, robbed him of $20 and told him to lie on the floor. When the thieves turned to rob the cash register, the detective got up, pulled his gun and announced he was a cop. A gun battle followed and one of the thieves was shot and killed.... Read More |
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| Chester Police Car Bike Crash Investigation, National Donut Day, Champions Of Change |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/05/15 9:02 am | updated: 06/05/15 9:02 am |
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Officials promise a complete investigation of Wednesday night's death of a Chester man, run over by police as he fled from them on a bike with a gun in his hand. That probe will be handled by the Delaware County District Attorney. Jack Whelan says his detectives are keeping the family of 24-year-old Sherman Byrd in the loop as witnesses, police and sheriff's deputies are questioned. Among the questions still pending: was Byrd the robbery suspect being sought at the time?
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| Music News - Colbert Announces Late Show Bandleader; Sam Smith Sings Again; Tink's 'Wet Dollars' Vid |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/05/15 6:38 am | updated: 06/05/15 6:38 am |
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| It's been two weeks since David Letterman took his final bow on CBS' Late Show. His successor, Stephen Colbert, has been hibernating since last December after closing down his own late night show The Colbert Report on Comedy Central. Well, it seems as Colbert has awoken from his sleep this week and is giving us signs of life through the web about what his show will be about. On Wednesday, they launched the official Read More |
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| Beau Biden Lay in State in Dover; Allen Iverson Drunk? Practice Rant; Council's School Proposal |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/04/15 9:10 pm | updated: 06/04/15 9:10 pm |
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| Former Delaware Attorney General and Vice President Joe Biden's son Beau Biden lay in honor today in the state Senate chamber at Legislative Hall in Dover, DE. His family arrived after a procession from Wilmington brought the casket to the state capitol. A small ceremony was held where Biden was posthumously awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross by Gov. Jack Markell. Following the ceremony, the public was invited to pay their respects. There will be a viewing at St. Anthony of Padua... Read More |
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| Bus Driver Identified; Suspect Deserts 3 Year Old and Gun; Clay Boardwalk Bust Identified |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/04/15 9:24 am | updated: 06/04/15 9:24 am |
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A tractor-trailer and a bus carrying Italian tourists collided Wednesday on a highway in eastern Pennsylvania, killing three people and sending more than a dozen to hospitals, authorities said. Police identified the driver of the bus killed in the accident as Alfredo Telemaco, 54, of New York. The crash occurred yesterday morning on Interstate 380 in the Pocono Mountains. Police say the crash occurred after the tractor-trailer crossed into oncoming traffic.
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| Chester Two Car Crash Kills Two, Chester Police Car Crash Kills One, School District City Funding |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/04/15 8:58 am | updated: 06/04/15 8:58 am |
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Officials say two people are dead after a two-car crash overnight in Chester, Delaware County. This happened in the early morning hours at West 2nd and Pusey Streets. Car parts were all over the road following the accident, but that has since been cleaned up. Investigators are still collecting evidence to figure out exactly what happened.
Authorities say a man is dead after he collided with a police car while he was fleeing officers Wednesday night in Chester, Delaware County.... Read More |
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