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The penalty phase in the trial of John "Jordan" Lewis, who was found guilty of murder in the first for killing Philadelphia Police Officer Chuck Cassidy, is set to begin. The jury will decide whether to sentence Lewis to life in prison or give him the death penalty.
Republican district attorney candidate Michael Untermeyer has come up with quite the election stunt: he has "had himself equipped with an electronic ankle bracelet to demonstrate how city taxpayers could save millions in prison costs by making more use of monitoring technology for nonviolent criminal defendants."
The judge for the Fumo corruption trial is still ill, a fact that may delay the trial for at least a month.
43-year-old Tarriq Ali, sentenced to a life term in Delaware, was being transported from California back to Delaware by a private prisoner transportation service when he escaped at Philadelphia International Airport. He is still at large.
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- Attention, bookies: "The Delaware Supreme Court has ruled that a law allowing sports betting does not conflict with the state constitution..." This would make Delaware the only eastern state to allow betting on team sporting events.
- This kidnapping hoax just keeps getting better. It now appears that Bonnie Sweeten, who lied about her and her daughter's kidnapping in order to take a trip to Disney World, may have stolen upwards of $300,000 from her ex-husband's relative.
- A number of SEPTA Regional Rail stations will be undergoing a $240 million upgrade. Some stations will be demolished and rebuilt; others will be drastically renovated. In related news, SEPTA approved its new budget yesterday with almost no drama.
- The Philadelphia Orchestra agreed yesterday to salary cuts of 4.8 percent in the coming years. These cuts come on the heels of other major budget cuts taken by the Orchestra to stay afloat.
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Bucknell (2-1, 0-0): Lost to Cornell, 21-20. Next game: At Marist, Oct. 4, 1:00 p.m.
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Penn (0-0, 0-0) will open up their season this Saturday against Villanova at 3:30 p.m. (tickets).
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Penn (0-0, 0-0) is inactive until September 20, when the Quakers will open up against Villanova (tickets).
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- Former Atlantic City mayor Robert Levy has been convicted of lying about his Vietnam War service record to collect additional benefits.
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Three Philadelphia Tour Guides are up-in-arms due to a City Council bill that says all guides must be certified by obtaining a license. The license is given after the guides pass an exam that tests their knowledge of Philadelphia history. They feel this is in violation of their rights and have filed a lawsuit against the city.
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Snakes On The Loose!
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