Articles by Philadelphia Sun Staff

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated Press WASHINGTON — The math is harsh: The federal penalty for having no health insurance is set to jump to $695, and the Obama administration is being urged to highlight that cold fact to help drive its new pitch for health law sign-ups. That means the 2016 sign-up season starting Nov….

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Oprah Winfrey (Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com )   associated press NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey is joining the board of weight management company Weight Watchers and paying about $43.2 million for a 10 percent stake in the company. Word of the deal sent the company’s shares up almost 75 percent in premarket trading. Weight…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Navas Wheel  (Photo: Boon Vong) Next to the Mann Music Center, Oct 22-Nov.15   Three reasons you HAVE to come to the UniverSoul Circus! 1. INTERACTIVE FUN If you’ve never been to the show, then you have NO IDEA what you have been missing. At the UniverSoul Circus, you do more than see…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Eddie Murphy is honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015, in Washington.  (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)   By Stacy A. Anderson Associated Press WASHINGTON–A star-studded lineup of comedians including Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, George Lopez, Kathy Griffin and…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Cast of “Truth Be Told”   By Kharisma McIlwaine Everyone has heard the name Will Packer.  His name has become synonymous with comedic films, and blockbuster successes like Think Like A Man, Think Like A Man Too, Ride Along, About Last Night, The Wedding Ringer and most recently Straight Outta Compton. Although Packer…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Eddie Murphy (s_bukley / shutterstock.com) By Florence Anthony Several days after Lamar Odom, who has now been moved to Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for rehabilitation, regained consciousness following a drug overdose, his maternal aunt, Ja Nean Mercer, told US Weekly, ‘Lamar has always been blessed with a tenacious, fighting spirit,…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Pastor Dr. Hyacinth Bobb Grannum New Covenant Church of Philadelphia is gearing up for its Holy Spirit Encounter Conference – 2015. The Conference takes place at New Covenant, 7500 Germantown Ave., the week-long series runs from Sunday, October 25th through Sunday, November 1st. With  it’s theme of “Winning Souls for Christ as Your…

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By Leah Fletcher The “power brow” is what makeup artist and brow guru Onisha Claire calls the of-the-moment eyebrow. It is strong and full—but, she says, the look is cleaner and features a more prominent arch than the bushy, statement-making brows.  Eyebrows get the brunt of our grooming woes. Some pluck their eyebrows with tweezers….

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Caramel Apple Pie Eggnog BPT Step aside pumpkin spice – your 15 minutes are over (at least for another year). The holidays are quickly approaching and it’s time for eggnog to have its moment. While pumpkin permeates the culture every fall – from coffee flavoring to air fresheners – too often eggnog gets…

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By Chris Murray For the Chris Murray Report and the Philadelphia Sunday Sun Don’t look now, but the unbeaten Temple Owls football team is nationally ranked. In the current Associated Press Top 25, The Owls (6-0, 3-0) are ranked 22nd, and are 24th in the USA Today Coaches Poll. It’s the first time in school…

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