The Daily Numbers

The Daily Numbers: 1 person taken from a plane in Philly last night from Mexico complaining of flu-like symptoms.
5 probable swine flu cases confirmed in New Jersey.
3 statues at Holy Cross Church damaged by vandals.
90 degrees, today’s expected high, which is also the record high for the date.
4 straight days in the 90s if we hit that mark this afternoon.
8, age of child injured when he was struck by a school bus yesterday in Camden, N.J.
9 people sickened by a sulfuric acid spill in New Castle, Del.
3 townhouses consumed by flames in 2-alarm blaze in Feasterville, Bucks County, yesterday.
17, age of kid charged in slaying of another 17-year-old in Wilmington.
2 shows starting tonight for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the old Spectrum, part of the special series of events commemorating the end of the line for the concert hall/athletic venue.
30 performances for the Boss at the Spectrum since he first got booed off the stage there in 1973 opening a show for Chicago.
21,000 jobs being eliminated in another round of cost-cutting by GM.
They’re also killing off the Pontiac brand.
168-24 margin by which Pa. House passed a bill to put more stringent rules on teen drivers.
4 Penn State students charged with being part of a multi-million dollar drug ring that supplied marijuana to frat members and others on campus.
24 hour reprieve for the pro bike race in Philly. A decision on whether to hold this year’s event was supposed to be announced yesterday. It was put off for a day while organizers try to find new funding sources.
2 grand slams for the Phillies as they rallied once again to beat the Nationals, 13-11.
5 home runs blasted into the far reaches of Citizens Bank Park by the Nats in a losing cause.
0 hits surrendered by J.A. Happ, as he picked up the win for the Phils.
1 save for Ryan Madson, who was filling in for closer Brad Lidge, who is nursing a sore knee.
5, as in Game 5 tonight for the Sixers in Orlando.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.We’re going to have to christen this Phils’ team the Comeback Kids.
They’re not comfortable until they fall behind in the late innings.
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I Don’t Get It: Not a real good idea yesterday to fly that jumbo jet around the New York City skyline. It was a PR stunt turned nightmare. No one bothered to tell the city. A lot of people who survived 9/11 thought it was happening again.
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Today’s Upper: Enjoy one more day of summer a tad early this afternoon.
We’re heading back to April showers tomorrow.
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Quote Box: “It was one of the most beautiful images I’ve seen of Our Lady of Lourdes, especially in an outdoor station. I was really heartsick.”
-- Monsignor Joseph P. Duncan, on a statue at Holy Cross Church in Springfield damaged by vandals.

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