The Daily Numbers: 80 degrees, what the thermometer was reading just after 5 a.m. this morning.
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3 straight days of near-record temperatures in the mid-90s. We have 1 more tomorrow before we can expect some relief.
98 degrees, that would be our expected high today, which would break a record set back in 1933 We’re under an excessive heat warning again today.
105 what it will actually feel like outside today when you factor in the humidity and heat index.
4 dollars a gallon, now the average price nationally. We passed the mark over the weekend. Actually, in the Philly region, we’ve been forking that over for a couple weeks now.
140 dollars a barrel, where crude oil was trading on Friday. Some experts are already predicting $5 a gallon before the end of the summer.
159.19 dollars a month, what the average family in Delaware County is now spending on gas, according to AAA and the Oil Price Information Service.
3.55 percent of the average family’s income in Delaware that now goes directly into their gas tank.
3 people believed killed in a fire that roared through a home in Burlington County, N.J., early this morning.
200 SEPTA police officers who could walk off the job in a week to 10 days. They’re locked in a contract dispute with the transit agency, which is battling a rash of attacks on riders, even as usage soars due to high gas prices.
975 feet high, the pinnacle of the Philly skyline now that the new Comcast Center is officially open. The held a party to mark the event on Friday.
1,300 new workers who will make their way into the Comcast Center every day to go to their jobs.
2 billion dollars in economic activity being credited to the construction surrounding the Comcast Center.
4 people shot outside a social club holding a barbecue in Philadelphia. All four are hospitalized.
12 as in the 12th floor of the historic Wanamaker Building, where firefighters were called out in Center City to put out a small fire on Sunday.
30 feet down an elevator shaft, what a woman in an wheelchair plunged early Saturday at an Atlantic City casino. It took 45 minutes to rescue the woman, who is now hospitalized.
13games over .500 for the Phillies, who completed a sweep of the Braves yesterday.
3 doubles and 4 RBI for the suddenly sizzling Ryan Howard.
3.5 game lead for the Phils over the Marlins, as the Phillies arrive in South Florida for a three-game series starting Tuesday.
2 games to zero margin for the Celtics, who beat the Lakers again last night.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
The Phillies might just be the only thing hotter than the weather. This team is threatening to run away and hide top the National League East.
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I Don’t Get It: Think the trainer of Big Brown feels a little silly right now? After bragging all week that no one else in the field was even in the same stratosphere as his horse, Rick Dutrow had to watch along with a lot of stunned bettors as his horse turned in a baffling performance. Big Brown was anything but, apparently “out of gas” in the biggest race of his life. Don’t blame the horse. Blame the horse’s behind of a trainer who managed to tick people off all week with his superior attitude, then was equally out of gas in trying to explain what went wrong.
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Today’s Upper: Know anybody who had the Trifecta for the Belmont. That little combo of 6-4-8, headed by Da’ Tara paid a handsome $3,703.
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Quote Box: “We are no longer children with backpacks and homework, but men and women with ambition and courage.”
-- Zachary Hostetler, valedictorian at Garnet Valley High School, in his addres to graduates Sunday.
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3 straight days of near-record temperatures in the mid-90s. We have 1 more tomorrow before we can expect some relief.
98 degrees, that would be our expected high today, which would break a record set back in 1933 We’re under an excessive heat warning again today.
105 what it will actually feel like outside today when you factor in the humidity and heat index.
4 dollars a gallon, now the average price nationally. We passed the mark over the weekend. Actually, in the Philly region, we’ve been forking that over for a couple weeks now.
140 dollars a barrel, where crude oil was trading on Friday. Some experts are already predicting $5 a gallon before the end of the summer.
159.19 dollars a month, what the average family in Delaware County is now spending on gas, according to AAA and the Oil Price Information Service.
3.55 percent of the average family’s income in Delaware that now goes directly into their gas tank.
3 people believed killed in a fire that roared through a home in Burlington County, N.J., early this morning.
200 SEPTA police officers who could walk off the job in a week to 10 days. They’re locked in a contract dispute with the transit agency, which is battling a rash of attacks on riders, even as usage soars due to high gas prices.
975 feet high, the pinnacle of the Philly skyline now that the new Comcast Center is officially open. The held a party to mark the event on Friday.
1,300 new workers who will make their way into the Comcast Center every day to go to their jobs.
2 billion dollars in economic activity being credited to the construction surrounding the Comcast Center.
4 people shot outside a social club holding a barbecue in Philadelphia. All four are hospitalized.
12 as in the 12th floor of the historic Wanamaker Building, where firefighters were called out in Center City to put out a small fire on Sunday.
30 feet down an elevator shaft, what a woman in an wheelchair plunged early Saturday at an Atlantic City casino. It took 45 minutes to rescue the woman, who is now hospitalized.
13games over .500 for the Phillies, who completed a sweep of the Braves yesterday.
3 doubles and 4 RBI for the suddenly sizzling Ryan Howard.
3.5 game lead for the Phils over the Marlins, as the Phillies arrive in South Florida for a three-game series starting Tuesday.
2 games to zero margin for the Celtics, who beat the Lakers again last night.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
The Phillies might just be the only thing hotter than the weather. This team is threatening to run away and hide top the National League East.
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I Don’t Get It: Think the trainer of Big Brown feels a little silly right now? After bragging all week that no one else in the field was even in the same stratosphere as his horse, Rick Dutrow had to watch along with a lot of stunned bettors as his horse turned in a baffling performance. Big Brown was anything but, apparently “out of gas” in the biggest race of his life. Don’t blame the horse. Blame the horse’s behind of a trainer who managed to tick people off all week with his superior attitude, then was equally out of gas in trying to explain what went wrong.
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Today’s Upper: Know anybody who had the Trifecta for the Belmont. That little combo of 6-4-8, headed by Da’ Tara paid a handsome $3,703.
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Quote Box: “We are no longer children with backpacks and homework, but men and women with ambition and courage.”
-- Zachary Hostetler, valedictorian at Garnet Valley High School, in his addres to graduates Sunday.
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