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| Comcast Addresses Poor Service; Toddler on Roof Mother Arrested; Tax Collection Down in Phila |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/06/15 10:00 am | updated: 05/06/15 10:00 am |
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Comcast is making an effort to satisfy its customers. The cable provider says it will hire 5,500 additional customer-service workers in the United States and hundreds of new service technicians, as part of a broad plan to improve its poorly rated service operations. The company has been bashed nationwide by cable and Internet subscribers as unresponsive and rude. CEO Brian Roberts says that the customer backlash has served as a "rallying cry to rethink how we do business."
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| Point Breeze House Collapse, Fairhill Triple Shooting, Camden Condo Plans Slowed |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/06/15 9:39 am | updated: 05/06/15 9:39 am |
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| Bricks rained down on a local street when the front of a house collapsed overnight. The row home on the 1400 block of Bouvier Street in Point Breeze was vacant at the time, already in danger of collapsing. The collapse comes on the same day Mayor Nutter, Philadelphia Licenses & Inspections, and the fire department are holding an event to talk about the city's response to dangerous buildings in the city. L&I and the fire department will also announce that they will now conduct joint... Read More |
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| Music News - Miley Cyrus New Foundation; U2 Play NYC Subway; Chris Brown Charges Dropped |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/06/15 3:43 am | updated: 05/06/15 3:43 am |
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| Singer Miley Cyrus announced the launch of her Happy Hippie Foundation on Tuesday. The 501c3 nonprofit organization was created to "rally young people to fight injustice facing homeless youth, LGBT youth and other vulnerable populations." Cyrus will be collaborating with other artists such as Joan Jett, Ariana Grande, Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace and Melanie Safka for "Backyard Sessions" which will be posted to the Happy Hippie Read More |
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| Philadelphia Democratic Mayor Debate 2015 May 5th - Live Stream |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/05/15 10:27 pm | updated: 05/05/15 10:27 pm |
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Lynne Abraham, Nelson Diaz, Jim Kenney, Doug Oliver, T. Milton Street and Anthony Hardy Williams.
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| Two Mothers Arrested, Kids on Roof; Shrub Bandit Arrested; Tanker on Fire NJ Turnpike |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/05/15 8:35 pm | updated: 05/05/15 8:37 pm |
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| Two mothers are facing charges after Philadelphia Police had to rescue two toddlers from a roof in the city's Frankford section. Officers responded to the three-story home on the 4700 block of Leiper Street at about 1:30 p.m. Monday after neighbors called about a child on the roof. They forced their way into the third floor apartment and found a 2-year-old boy out on the roof and a 1-year-old baby trying to climb out the window. The children were home alone at the time. 22-year-old... Read More |
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| Christie Aides Plea Not Guilty; Mayoral Debate; Sheridan Drug Case Moved |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/05/15 11:33 am | updated: 05/05/15 11:33 am |
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| Two former political allies of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie entered not guilty pleas Monday after they were charged for their alleged involvement in politically motivated lane closures of the George Washington Bridge in 2013. Christie's former deputy chief of staff, Bridget Kelly, and his former top appointee at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Bill Baroni, entered the pleas in the nine-count indictment. Bail for both was set at $150,000. A tentative trial date is set for... Read More |
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| Haverford Avenue Gunfire, Asset Forfeiture Case, Mantua Neighborhood Basketball Game with Police |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/05/15 9:32 am | updated: 05/05/15 9:32 am |
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| Philadelphia Police are investigating after they say a shot was fired and and a young girl was injured Saturday night in West Philadelphia at 53rd Street and Haverford Avenue. An unsuspecting driver briefly stopped his car to unload something — his three, five, and seven-year-old daughters sitting in the backseat. Police believe the stop at a normally congested area may have triggered the gunfire from an inpatient driver. Right now they only have a vague description of a black car... Read More |
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| Music News - Kayne Changes Album Name; Joni Mitchell Conservatorship; blur Video The Magic Whip Doc |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/05/15 5:04 am | updated: 05/05/15 5:04 am |
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Kanye West had previously announced that the follow-up album to 2013's Yeezus would be named So Help Me God. Well, on Saturday he tweeted that he has changed his mind and will now be calling it SWISH. West also tweeted: "It may change again. But that's the name now." He's already released a few tracks from the album including 'All Day' which you can hear below.
I'm changing my album name to SWISH - KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) Read More |
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| May 2/3 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment |
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 by: mtearson - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/05/15 1:46 am | updated: 05/05/15 1:46 am |
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May 2/3 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment
1) "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" by Nellie McKay
2) "If I Needed Someone" by Beatles
3) "If I Needed Someone" by Nellie McKay
4) "Here There & Everywhere" by Emmylou Harris
5) "Banana Boat (Day-O)" by Stan Freberg
6) "John & Marsha" by Stan Freberg
7) "Finding Her There" by Boz Scaggs
8) "Whispering Pines" by Boz Scaggs with Lucinda Williams
9) "You're Probably... Read More |
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| Three Dead in West Caln Fire; Northeast Extension Reopens; Brush Fires in Burlington County |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/04/15 9:25 pm | updated: 05/04/15 9:25 pm |
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| Three women were found dead after a fire in West Caln Township in Chester County this afternoon. It happened shortly after 12 noon on the 300 block of Hill Road. Two adults and two children escaped the blaze in the double wide trailer home. The house was completely destroyed by the flames. All seven people in the home were family members. Investigators have not determined the cause of the fire but they do not consider it suspicious. The names of the victims have not been released.Read More |
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