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| CDC To Track Travelers from West Africa; NBA Votes Against Lottery Reform; Arrest in NJ Toe-Squeezer |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/22/14 8:42 pm | updated: 10/22/14 8:42 pm |
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| The CDC announced today that it will start tracking everyone entering the U.S. from Ebola-stricken nations. Those people will be monitored for symptoms of the disease for 21 days. This includes American aid workers, federal health employees and journalists, and West African visitors. 70% of people that arrive from Liberia, Sierra Leone and New Guinea enter in one of six states including Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The program will start on Monday in those states and extend to cover all... Read More |
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| Tim Hauser, Manhattan Transfer - A Memorial |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/22/14 6:48 pm | updated: 10/22/14 6:48 pm |
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Tim Hauser, founder of internationally acclaimed recording group, Manhattan Transfer passed away suddenly on October 16, 2014. Tim Hauser was forever connected to Philadelphia via Villanova University during his college days here from 1959 to 1963. Very special friend of iRadioPhilly and Tim Hauser, Paula Iacovelli Wholey remembers the man and his career.
Tim Hauser - (December 12, 1941 - October 16, 2014)
By Paula Iacovelli Wholey
What defines a legend in... Read More |
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| Malala Yousafzai Receives Liberty Medal; Delaware County Restoration Funding; Corbett Victim Bill |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/22/14 10:21 am | updated: 10/22/14 10:21 am |
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| She is the youngest person to receive Philadelphia's Liberty Medal and the Nobel. Yesterday, 17 year old Nobel Peace Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai (pictured-Inquirer), the girl who stood up against the Taliban, received the Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Center. She began her activism 6 years ago by writing about living under the Taliban rule. A Taliban gunman shot her in the head while she was returning from school because of her support for gender equality and education for... Read More |
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| ROCK REMEMBERS ALBUMS AND BIRTHDAYS OCT. 22ND |
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 by: JoeS - Springfield, PA
started: 10/22/14 9:23 am | updated: 10/22/14 9:23 am |
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ALBUMS
Donovan---Fairytale{UK}---1965
Led Zeppelin---Led Zeppelin II---1069
Kiss---Hotter Than Hell---1974
Elton John---Blue Moves---1976
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band---Night Moves---1076
Led Zeppelin---The Song Remains The Same---1976
Cher---Prisoner---1979
The Cure---Concert: The Cure Live---1984
Paul McCartney---Give My Regards to Broad Street---1984
Ozzy Osbourne---No Rest For The Wicked---1988
Pet... Read More |
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| WoofTrax Dog Walking App, Corbett Dropped From NCAA Lawsuit, Pocono Schools Open Today |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/22/14 1:28 am | updated: 10/22/14 1:28 am |
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Take your dog for a walk, and help other dogs with every step. Dog owners have been downloading the FREE new app and it tracks their walk. The FREE app is called "WoofTrax – Walk for a Dog." The more you use it, the more money goes to an animal shelter or rescue group of your choice. WoofTrax donates money it gets from sponsors and advertisements. It tracks usage by how many walks you take, not by distance. So far, the app has donated $10,000 to shelters nationwide.
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| Ebola Preparation; Local Celebrity Dirt Bike Rider Funeral; Guilty Plea in Main Line Drug Ring |
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 by: darceypaulding - Schwenksville, PA
started: 10/21/14 11:45 pm | updated: 10/21/14 11:45 pm |
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Colleges and universities in the Philadelphia are preparing for the possibility of an Ebola outbreak. Health centers of campuses across the region, including the University of Pennsylvania, are training their health center workers to monitor any arriving international students. Villanova and West Chester University have also prepared an Ebola action plan.
A service was held yesterday for the death of Kyrell Tyler, a local celebrity for stunt dirtbike riding. On October 14,... Read More |
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| Concert Review/Setlist: St. Paul and The Broken Bones / Drive-By Truckers at Electric Factory 10/18 |
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by: JoeS - Springfield, PA
started: 10/21/14 9:54 pm | updated: 10/21/14 9:56 pm |
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| This is another concert where I went to see the opening act and found another band to follow. I first heard St. Paul & The Broken Bones on the radio and thought, WOW!!! 70's soul music!!! Went to the web to witness them performing... another WOW!!! Purchased the album about a moth ago then bought tickets for the concert. Saturday night was a storm of Soul and Southern Rock unleashed by two very big bands! They both captivated, pulverized, imploded and then mesmerized an audience of old and... Read More |
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| Dirt Biker Ride After Kyrell Tyler Funeral; $5000 Reward Chickies Robbery; PHL Live Start Tonight |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/21/14 9:19 pm | updated: 10/21/14 9:19 pm |
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| The funeral was held today at Broad and Lombard for popular dirt bike rider Kyrell Tyler also known as Dirt Bike Rell. Tyler was found shot to death last Wednesday, October 15th in Southwest Philadelphia. Police are still investigating his murder. Tyler was a talented rider both on the street and in the arena. Videos of his tricks and rides are popular on social media like Instagram (ig @spdirtbikerell), Youtube, and Vine.... Read More |
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| ROCK REMEMBERS ALBUMS AND BIRTHDAYS OCT. 21ST |
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by: JoeS - Springfield, PA
started: 10/21/14 12:40 pm | updated: 10/21/14 12:40 pm |
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ALBUMS
Manfred Mann---As Is---1966
Bob Dylan---New Morning---1970
Mike Oldfield---Ommadawn---1975
Meat Loaf---Bat Out Of Hell---1977
The Beatles---Love Songs---1977
Genesis---Seconds Out---1977
Simple Minds---Once Upon A Time---1985
Jethro Tull---Original Masters---1985
“Weird†Al Yankovic---Polka Party!---1986
Steve Winwood---Chronicles---1987
Tiffany---Hold On Old Friend's Hand---1988
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| Frein Sighting Closes Schools; Pot Decriminalization Begins; Main Line Drug Ring |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/21/14 10:09 am | updated: 10/21/14 10:09 am |
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| In the Poconos, schools are closed today as police shift their search after another reported sighting of the suspect in a deadly state police ambush. Police reported seeing suspect Eric Frein near the Swiftwater Post Office in the Pocono Mountains, leading to an intensive police search. The post office is near Pocono Mountain East High School, where he was spotted Friday night. Frein has remained on the loose for more than a month despite the intense manhunt. Over the weekend police say... Read More |
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