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Applebees offering $1 Margaritas for month of October

October 5, 2017

Applebees Neighborhood Grill + Bar will be offering $1 margaritas, known fondly as the Dollarita™, as part of the month-long national celebration of Applebee’s Neighborhood Appreciation Month. It’s seriously just $1 – 100 pennies, that’s all. Served on the rocks, these $1 margaritas are available from open to close at participating Applebee’s restaurants every day…

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Candidate admits Bob Brady’s campaign paid him for leaving race

October 5, 2017

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A onetime challenger to U.S. Rep. Bob Brady has pleaded guilty to hiding a $90,000 payment from the powerful Philadelphia Democrat’s campaign in exchange for dropping out of a 2012 primary. Jimmie Moore is a former city judge. He pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Philadelphia to a charge of filing…

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NKorean workers prep seafood going to US stores, restaurants

October 5, 2017

HUNCHUN, China (AP) — The workers wake up each morning on metal bunk beds in fluorescent-lit Chinese dormitories, North Koreans outsourced by their government to process seafood that ends up in American stores and homes. Privacy is forbidden. They cannot leave their compounds without permission. They must take the few steps to the factories in…

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Independence Blue Cross Members No Longer Covered At 5 Area Hospitals

October 2, 2017

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A handful of local hospitals just went through an ownership change. And it’s impacting members of the largest health insurer in the Philadelphia area. Regional Health Systems acquired Chestnut Hill Hospital, Jennersville Hospital, Brandywine Hospital, Phoenixville Hospital, Pottstown Hospital. Independence Blue Cross Facilitated Health Networks President Anthony V Coletta says they couldn’t…

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50 people, 200 injured at Las Vegas concert attack

October 2, 2017

???? Sheriff Joseph Lombardo holds press conference AP–Las Vegas authorities say 50 people are dead and 200 people are wounded after a man opened fire on an outdoor concert late Sunday. Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo says officers confronted the suspect on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino across the street…

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Body of Missing Va. Student Found in N.C.; FBI Hunts Killer

September 30, 2017

The body of Ashanti Billie, a 19-year-old student last seen on a U.S. naval base in Virginia, has been identified, and federal investigators are searching for her killer. The body found Friday in Charlotte, North Carolina, is that of Billie, local officials determined, the FBI announced Saturday. Billie, a culinary arts student who recently graduated…

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