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Review: Broadway’s ‘Rocky,’ but still Philly’s fighter
Can a bum from the neighborhood ever be anything more? You sense the underlying sadness right away. It gave the original “Ro ...
13 years ago
Review: A ‘Skin & Bone’ with plenty of meat
Down in the Florida panhandle, where the Old South still reigns, two sisters and their house rapidly decline. The ladies’ knees and ...
13 years ago
Smoking withdrawal changes brain network connectivity, Penn team finds
Less than a third of smokers are able to go a full year without a cigarette, even when they’re getting help from a nicotine pa ...
13 years ago
Penn scientists reprogram gut cells to produce insulin
Researchers are getting closer to figuring out how to transform gut cells into insulin powerhouses. The only cell in the body tha ...
13 years ago
Philly bridge where train derailed ‘sound,’ but CSX vows to heed safety concerns
A Philadelphia City Council committee demanded answers from railroad officials about a recent train derailment at a hearing Wednesday. ...
13 years ago
Philly cop heralded by Obama in ’09 withdraws guilty plea on sex charges
In an unexpected turn of events, a former Philadelphia cop wants to withdraw his guilty plea and head to trial on charges that he forced ...
13 years ago
New Jersey bans Tesla’s direct to consumer sales
New Jersey motor vehicle officials have approved a new regulation that would require all new car dealers to obtain a franchise agreement ...
13 years ago
Pa. Dems offer $9 billion borrowing plan for pensions relief
Democrats in Pennsylvania’s Senate say borrowing $9 billion is the best way to address the state’s rising public pension debt ...
13 years ago
Small businesses in N.J. frustrated over wait for Sandy grants
Some small-business owners in New Jersey want the state to do a better job of providing grants to help them recover from Sandy. &n ...
13 years ago
A Yiddish take on the national pastime
The new exhibition at the National Museum of American Jewish History, “Chasing Dreams: Baseball and Becoming American,” featu ...
13 years ago
