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Yo, Philly in the News

Hey, Mid-Morning Philly! We know your mind is probably a one way street down Broad here, so we'll hit up some other headlines quickly so you can get back to finishing all your work before 2:30 this afternoon.

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By miss bee in on October 7, 2009 10:15 AM

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  • A debate between congressional candidates filmed Friday in Allentown by a local TV station was censored when it aired Monday to avoid causing financial harm. Democratic congressional candidate Sam Bennett stated that two major banks had failed when in fact they hadn't. WFMZ-TV muted the sound and blurred Bennett's lips as she made the erroneous remarks.

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    By Jim Genzano in on October 16, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • Authorities yesterday released an enhanced video that may show the man who robbed and shot aspiring teacher and Starbucks employee Beau Zabel. Click through to view the video, and certainly contact police if you think you can identify the suspect.

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    By Jim Genzano in on June 18, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • Yesterday, a municipal court judge reduced the charges and bail of 17-year-old Zahir Boddy-Johnson of North Philadelphia, who is accused of shooting a Philadelphia Housing Authority police officer last month. The victim of the shooting, his wife, and colleagues were outraged by the decision, and the District Attorney's Office said that it planned to re-arrest Boddy-Johnson on the attempted charges.

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    By Jim Genzano in on March 25, 2008 9:00 AM

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    By Joe Ross in on March 11, 2008 12:30 PM

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  • 63-year-old retired policeman "Osvaldo Torres walked into the emergency room at Albert Einstein Medical Center yesterday morning, sat for a few moments, then went to a nearby restrooom and shot himself to death." A suicide note was found at the scene, but its contents have not been made public.

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    By Jim Genzano in on September 11, 2007 9:00 AM

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  • University of Pennsylvania sophomore "Anne Ryan, 19, was hospitalized Saturday afternoon in critical condition, and died early yesterday morning" of meningococcal meningitis. Penn has therefore issued a health alert for those who were in close contact with her.

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    By Jim Genzano in on September 10, 2007 9:00 AM

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  • The Inquirer has collected reactions to Alberto Gonzales' resignation from PA's Senator Specter, as well as from local attorneys and agents.

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    By Jim Genzano in on August 28, 2007 9:00 AM

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  • More news about toxic gas leaks! The Oxford Valley Mall in Langhorne was closed early yesterday morning when employees of the J.C. Penney's started showing symptoms of exposure to carbon monoxide. Eight people were taken to a nearby hospital to be treated and released. Testing revealed that there was indeed quite a lot of carbon monoxide floating around in Penney's, caused by the collapse of a chimney on the roof. That store will remain closed until at least today, although the rest of the mall reopened early yesterday afternoon.

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    By Jim Genzano in on July 20, 2007 9:00 AM

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  • Neighbors of the Barnes Foundation, who were once all for it moving out of their neighborhood, are now joining county commissioners and Lower Merion Township in their efforts to stop it. Yet another lawsuit may soon be filed in a last ditch attempt to keep the Foundation where it is.

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    By Jim Genzano in on July 9, 2007 9:00 AM

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  • The Friends Center at 15th and Cherry is getting a $12.5-million green renovation that will free it of its reliance on fossil fuels. The renovation includes a vegetated roof - the largest such roof in Philadelphia, and the first in Center City.

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    By Jim Genzano in on July 6, 2007 9:00 AM

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  • About 1:30AM yesterday morning a woman died when she crashed her car into the back of a stationary PennDot dump truck in a construction zone on northbound I-95 near the Chichester Avenue exit. Northbound traffic was detoured until the lanes were reopened at about 4:30AM.

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    By Jim Genzano in on June 6, 2007 9:00 AM

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