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This Philadelphia Job Ad Is Not for the 99 Percent

Occupy Wall Streeters need not apply to this Craigslist job listing.

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Car Chase on Runway Temporarily Shuts Down Philadelphia Airport

Travelers at Philadelphia International Airport faced flight delays Thursday morning, but it wasn’t because of bad weather or technical difficulties. It was because a drunk driver was barreling down the runway in a Jeep.

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Washington Nationals Launch Initiative to Keep Phillies Fans Away

Nats fans have never appreciated their notoriously raucous neighbors to the north filling the stands, so the franchise is taking action.

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Philadelphia D.A. Drops Pursuit of Death Penalty for Mumia Abu-Jamal

Prosecutors will no longer continue a 30-year quest to see the former journalist, convicted in a policeman’s slaying, put to death.

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Planning to Fly During Irene? Airports Prepare for a Washout

If you’re planning to fly this weekend, it’s best to check on your flight before you leave for the airport.

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Q&A: Philadelphia Radio DJ Wants You to ‘Start Snitching’ and Stop Crime

For years, one of the most common, if not infamous, expressions on the streets of urban America has been “stop snitching,” which has evolved from a warning among those who mistrust the authorities to a mentality that threatens innocent people who witness violent crimes and major felonies, and establishes street cred just for avoiding cooperation [...]

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Video: Shocking Hit and Run At 7-Eleven Has Police Searching for Driver

Around 10:30 p.m. on June 9, a car struck a 7-Eleven employee in the convenience store’s parking lot. The surveillance footage is shocking.

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The Ten Dirtiest Cities in America: New Orleans Tops the List

Travel + Leisure compiled a list of America’s dirtiest cities, based on votes from their readers in the annual America’s Favorite Cities survey. The defining criteria was unclear, the magazine writes: “Of course, visitors gauge ‘dirty’ in a variety of ways: litter, air pollution, even the taste of local tap water.”

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Wednesday Words: Why Dominique Strauss-Kahn Is a ‘Chaud Lapin’ and More

Welcome to NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of the vocabulary of our lives — including useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to roll off the old tongue).

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Great Performances by Movie Sandwiches: A Tribute

What you are about to witness is — wait for it — food for thought.