The Daily Numbers: 102 degrees, today’s expected high temperature.
98 degrees, what we hit yesterday, 99 on tap Saturday.
115 degrees, the “real-feel” temperature expected today.
195 people treated for heat-related illness at the Vans Warped Tour concert yesterday at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden.
2 men charged with stealing jewelry from a Prospect Park home.
2 people found dead in park in Thornbury whose deaths have now been ruled suicides.
8 reps appointed by County Council to new Animal Protection Board, which will oversee construction of new county animal shelter.
8,932 megawatts of electricity, record for usage set back in 2006. We are supposed to rival that mark today, according to Peco.
110, the “real-feel” temperature outside today. Don’t ask me what that means.
393,000 people deported from the U.S. in the last year.
13,400 jobs lost in Pa in June, the 1st downturn in a year and a half.
31-0 vote by which the NFL owners OK’d a proposed new deal with the players. The players union did not vote on it yesterday.
10 year agreement.
142.2 million dollar salary cap per club, under the new deal
47 percent of revenue goes to players
16 game season, push for expansion to 18 games by eliminating 2 preseason games not included.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.What exactly do you think the players are waiting for to vote on the new NFL deal. Do they possibly think the public is going to rally to their side?
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I Don’t Get It: The real-feel temperature. I don’t get it. It’s summer. It’s hot. Enough said.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to both sides in the NFL talks for remembering that the fans – who don’t have a say in all this – end up paying for it and just want to watch football.
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Quote Box: “I think we’ve crafted a long-term agreement that can be good for the game of football, be good for the players, be good for the clubs and most importantly be good for the game and our fans.”
- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, after owners signed off on deal.
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