The Daily Numbers: 300,000 dollars cash bail for rapper Beanie Sigel after his arrest in Tinicum on drug and weapons charges. He’s in jail after failing to make bail.
12 of September, when Sigel was due to report to prison on federal tax charges.
38 caliber fully loaded Smith and Wesson found in the car, in which Sigel was a passenger.
850 residents in Springfield without power for a while yesterday after a utility line fell on a house, sparking a fire.
4 goldfish killed in a fire in that spread through a home in Upper Darby.
2 men waived their hearing on charges they had sex with underage girls.
300 people who held a protest against welfare cuts outside the governor’s residence yesterday.
193 large metro areas in the U.S. that saw an increase in jobless rate in July.
114 in which they went down; they were unchanged in another 66.
8.3 percent national unemployment rate.
6 percent Pa. sales tax that online seller Amazon.com says it will start to collect, beginning on Saturday.
1 man killed, his 5-year-old son injured when they were struck by hit-run driver while trying to cross Roosevelt Boulevard last night.
2-1 loss for the Union last night at PPL Park in Chester.
3-2 loss for the Phils, their 2nd straight to the Mets.
6 solid innings for rookie Tyler Cloyd, who got the start in place of an ill Cole Hamels.
3 earned runs given up by the rookie, on 7 hits, including a 2-run homer that was the difference in the game.
5 strikeouts for the rookie.
11 of final 12 batters he faced were retired.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.The Phils are done. They had to be almost perfect to have a chance. Losing 2 straight to the Mets is hardly perfect.
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I Don’t Get It: The Phils play this afternoon as they wind up their series with the Mets. A couple of hours later the Eagles cap off their preseason slate vs. the Jets. Two meaningless games.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Phillies rookie Tyler Cloyd, who fared pretty well despite taking the loss in his major league debut vs. the Mets.
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Quote Box: “I don’t care what the medical examiner said, I’m discounting the findings. He didn’t commit suicide. He was passed out.”
- Ridley Police Lt. Scott Willoughby, on ruling on cause of death for a man who was struck by train.
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