Yo, Philly in the News

Bonnie Sweeten is in trouble. After filing a false report of an abduction, she took her nine-year-old daughter to Disney World by purchasing plane tickets with another woman's driver's license.
Ray Kot was shot and killed at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino yesterday. Kot was shot and killed in the card and dice room—a non-public area of the casino. Police have recovered the handgun thought to be used. They have also apprehended the suspect.
Delaware County hopes it can halt a proposal to expand the Philadelphia International Airport. Commissioners from Delco and Tinicum Township have filed a civil suit against the city saying that the township's consent is required before buying land.
The Philadelphia School Reform Commission adopted a $3.2 billion budget. The budget, which relies on federal stimulus money, will fund new initiatives.
New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram is suing three ticket resellers for attempting to sell inflated concert tickets that have not yet gone on sale to the public. The suit alleges that the brokers are committing fraud by attempting sell a product that they don't possess.

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