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Friday, February 15, 2013

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A 5-year-old girl was kidnapped from her West Philadelphia school in January by a woman dressed in a Muslim-style scarf (left) who said she was the child´s mother. Christina Regusters, right, is charged in connection with the crime. (Photos: Philadelphia Police Department)

Charges filed in school kidnapping case; bail set at $4 million

Snow: Double dose could mean inch or two
Eagles sign OT Ed Wang
Watch asteroid now streaking away
Del. dude forgets lyrics, still makes 'Idol' Top 40
Delco rep pushes bill to hike renewable energy in Pa.

Jesse Jackson Jr., wife will plead guilty in campaign-funds misuse 33 minutes ago
NY Senator: Call off squirrel-killing contest about 1 hour ago
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Ex-USMNT player comes out as gay, quits soccer

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Entertainment & Lifestyle The Night Cap

Vegan cheesesteak at Blackbird. Photo: GRACE DICKINSON

Cheesesteak meets its match: 5 great veg versions

FILE - This Aug. 31, 2011 file photo shows Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries attending a party thrown in their honor at Capitale in New York. Humphries´ lawyer asked to be removed from the case on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, one day before a hearing is scheduled to determine when a trial should be held to end the former couple´s marriage. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)

Judge sets May trial date for Kardashian divorce

Women are too smart to find decent dates in Philadelphia. (iStockphoto)

Women are too smart to find decent dates in Philly

Design: Roundhouse's Brutalist style worthy of gentle treatment

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Sports

Eagles Phillies Sixers Flyers Union College Forum

Eagletarian: Eagles shouldn't trade Foles
Birds' Eye View: Eagles need stability at safety

Phillies´ outfielder Delmon Young walks to the workout fields during<br />spring training in Clearwater, FL on Friday, February 15, 2013. (Yong Kim/Staff Photographer)

Young offers no timetable for return

Utley feels 'pretty damn good'
Cheeks, Staley are HOF finalists
Holiday taking in All-Star weekend
Report: NFL Commish Goodell made $29.49M in 2011
Bryzgalov to start vs. Devils
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News

New Jersey Politics Obituaries Nation/World Education

Philly Gay News slams Philly Mag's LGBT coverage
Philly.com announces 'The New Voices'
Boy Scouts' 'shift' is all about $$$
You're right: I'm gay, Jewish and old

People walk outside the Whole Foods Market in New York City. (Photo by Monika Graff/Getty Images)

Whole Foods to add another local store next year

Design: Roundhouse's Brutalist style worthy of gentle treatment
The Kabuki Dance of Chuck Hagel
Milton Hershey School will close controversial golf course
Work starts on Seaside Heights, NJ, boardwalk
Longtime Rendell adviser David Cohen backs Corbett

Health & Science

Cold & Flu Diet Fitness Heart Health

Video: The alcohol and cancer connection
Drinking alcohol before bed likely to keep you awake, not sleep
Lower Drinking Age May Raise Chances of Bingeing Later

How I'm really handling the cancer battle

Top 10 ways to lose 20 pounds
Why your high schooler should be friends with the smart kids
1 in 9 women have used the "morning-after" pill
Ever think your dog knows exactly when to misbehave? New study says he does!
More than 110 million Americans have an STD

Trending

Guy allegedly gets racist, slaps crying baby on Delta flight

President Obama hugs the '47 percent' video guy
Women are too smart to find decent dates in Philly
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Home & Design

Repurposing projects for DIY beginners

Vintage and antique furniture from ReMOD Gallery
How to handle the senior milestone of downsizing
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Cars

Lexus, Porsche, Toyota, Lincoln top J.D. Power dependability list

Honda Civic sedan back as a smart buy
Chrysler adds 278,000 trucks to axle recall
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Food

The Insider Restaurant Reviews Recipes

A step-by-step tutorial on how to roll sushi
Drinks: Fork's mixologist breaks it down for you

943 BYOB at 943 S. Ninth St. MICHAEL KLEIN / Philly.com

The BYOB 943 shuts down

Zama's new spot has a name
Prices from 1981 at Day by Day
Oxtail stew is a plate of pure Latin comfort
Walnut Street restaurant on the market
Barnes, Art Museum fall short of culinary artistry

Entertainment

Out & About Gossip Movies Television

Rapper Jim Jones arrested in NJ
DMX arrested for not having license
Gallery: The Many Mug Shots of DMX

Stevie Wonder is not excited about the use of Lil Wayne´s vulgar lyrics that reference Emmett Till, a black teen who was killed in 1955 for allegedly whistling at a white woman. The R&B legend says the rapper´s disturbing verse should not have made it beyond the recording studio for the world to hear.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Stevie Wonder not happy with Lil Wayne's lyrics

Del. dude forgets lyrics, still makes 'Idol' Top 40
'Die Hard' franchise running out of gas
Thai couple sets new record for longest kiss
World record attempt for Longest Kiss
Whoopi dishes on life, love and menopause in comedy show

Business

Your Tech Your Money Top Workplaces Top 10 Lists

Winter's chill brings out the cold-hearted
PECO: Beware of utility scam
Winter storm guide: Utility phone numbers, travel info, tips for outages

This photo combo of file photos shows Bill Ackman, left, of Pershing Square Capital Management, on Feb. 6, 2012, in Toronto, and financier Carl Icahn, on Feb. 7, 2006, in New York. A long-simmering spat between billionaire investors Icahn and Ackman boiled over publicly on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. The two Wall Street titans, interviewed by phone simultaneously on CNBC, traded barbs about an old investment deal and on Ackman’s investment position in nutritional supplements distributor Herbalife Inc. (AP Photo/Pawel Dwulit, Shiho Fukada)

Herbalife at center of billionaire feud

'Neo-Nazi' guards at Amazon?
Britain finds horsemeat in school meals, hospitals
Likeliest upshots of airline merger: Higher fares, fewer choices
Shire changes leadership, still depends heavily on ADHD medicine sales
BMW recalls more than 30,000 SUVs to fix brakes

Travel

Gift Guide for Travelers Travel Deals Top 10: Road Trips

FILE - This Nov. 19, 2010 file photo shows the Elms mansion as seen through an opening in an iron fence, in Newport, R.I. Newly discovered photographs, documents and family histories have inspired the creation of a tour about servants at The Elms, echoing themes of the British drama program, "Downton Abbey." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

A glimpse downstairs at America's Downton Abbey

France to return 7 paintings looted during WWII
Atlantic City welcomes home Miss America pageant
Atlanta's High Museum features Kahlo and Rivera

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