The Daily Numbers: 14 months, age of child killed when fire erupted in a Clifton Heights row home back in March.
33, age of Thomas Pierce, now charged with manslaughter in his tiny son’s death.
39 union employees at Alan McIlvain Co. in Marcus Hook who could be out on strike after talks broke off last night.
2 and 4, age of kids police say were left home alone by a mother in Upper Darby. They wandered out on the street. The mom now faces charges.
8 to 22 years in jail for a man who attacked a CVS worker during a shoplifting incident. County Councilman Jack Whelan helped subdue the man.
0 cases of suspected swine flu reported so far in Delaware County.
1 case in Chester County, along with 1 in Montgomery County.
3 cases in Philadelphia.
4 confirmed cases among students at the University of Delaware, and another 10 suspected. The school has now canceled all athletic activities, but classes will continue.
5 confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in New Jersey.
100 confirmed cases of swine flu across the U.S., forcing the closure of 300 schools.
48, age of former youth rehab counselor in Delaware charged with inappropriately touching a teen male client.
18 people hurt when a woman driving a van collided with a SEPTA bus, sending it careening into a bridge support column in Philadelphia.
5 percent hike in income for cable giant Comcast.
59.08 million in revenue for Dover Downs Casino in the first quarter of 2009, down from $59.789 million in 2008.
42 percent boost in profit reported by drug giant AstraZeneca in first quarter.
3 billion dollars, where the budget deficit in Pennsylvania could be by the time the fiscal year ends July 1, according to 2 Dem state reps.
25 point loss for the Sixers last night against the Magic, who were playing without star center Dwight Howard.
3 games vs. the hated Mets starting tonight at Citizens Bank Park as one of the best rivalries in baseball heats up again.
2 winter teams now sitting on the sidelines, as the Sixers join the Flyers on the outside looking in as the playoffs continue.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Disgraceful. About the only word that comes to mind for the Sixers’
effort last night in losing to the Magic, thus losing the series and being eliminated from the playoffs. They never showed up and were never in it.
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I Don’t Get It: Yes, the whole idea of this swine flu thing is kind of scary. No, I do not think it’s time to panic. Just use some common sense.
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Today’s Upper: Mayor Michael Nutter signed that ban on the use of hand-held cell phones while driving in Philly. It comes at about the same time a woman using a phone while driving a van collided with a SEPTA bus, injuring 18 people.
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Quote Box: “It’s going to be another heart-breaking story for Clifton.”
-- Linda Ceritano, owner of Chckies Corner Deli, after word came of charges filed against father of tot in a fatal Clifton Heights fire. She had helped raise money for the family in the aftermath of the blaze.