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The Daily Numbers - Jan. 6
The Daily Numbers: 173,000 dollar fine slapped on Sunoco for air emission problems at their Marcus Hook plant.
1 suspect being sought in a heist at the PNC Bank in Prospect Park Tuesday.
1 suspect still being sought after threatening bank employees with what he called a bomb and then fleeing with $1,000 last week in Ridley Park.
4,000 dollars in bogus credit card charges believed to be the handiwork of a Chester man. Donald Mewha is being sought by police.
1.45 percent uptick in revenue at Harrah’s Casino in Chester in December.
1.14 percent decline at Philly Park, although its casino was shut down for 5 days as they got ready to open their new Parx facility.
28-22 vote in Pa. Senate to give green light for table games at those new Pa. slots parlors, including Harrah’s. The House is expected to vote today.
1,000 state jobs that could be taken off the chopping block if the Legislature OKs the table games deal.
15 Delco towns that have yet to sign on to new fees being implemented by the Delco SPCA.
86, age of woman found beaten to death in her Montgomery County home.
100 dollar increase in average award to those in Pa. applying for heating aid through the state LIHEAP program. Most people will get $326.
1 suspect shot and killed by an off-duty Philadelphia police officer in an attempted robbery in the Spring Garden section early Wednesday.
33 percent increase in sales in December for Subaru, which is based in Cherry Hill.
5 Macy’s stores closing, including 1 in Burlington Center Mall in N.J., and 300 jobs being cut. The Springfield Macy’s will not be affected.
4 people charged in an ID theft ring based in Bensalem. More than 100 people are believed to have been victimized.
18 point lead blown by the Sixers as they fell to the Wizards at home last night.
19 points for Gilbert Arenas, who may be suspended by the league for having a gun in the locker room.
4 points for Allen Iverson, who had his contract picked up by the Sixers for the rest of the season.
5.25 million dollars for reliver Danys Baez, who officially signed a 2-year deal with the Phillies.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Anyone else tired of the Donovan McNabb soap opera. Yesterday McNabb said he would never throw any teammates under the bus, despite comments the after Sunday’s loss that seemed to indicate otherwise.
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I Don’t Get It: A dating Web site has dumped 5,000 members? Why? They’ve gained too much weight. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Who says nothing gets done in Harrisburg. Looks like the arrival of table games at casinos is just a vote away in the House. It should happen today.
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Quote Box: “We talked and it’s nothing big.”
- Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson, on comments made by QB Donovan McNabb that the Birds fell victim to youthful inexperience in their loss at Dallas Sunday.
1 suspect being sought in a heist at the PNC Bank in Prospect Park Tuesday.
1 suspect still being sought after threatening bank employees with what he called a bomb and then fleeing with $1,000 last week in Ridley Park.
4,000 dollars in bogus credit card charges believed to be the handiwork of a Chester man. Donald Mewha is being sought by police.
1.45 percent uptick in revenue at Harrah’s Casino in Chester in December.
1.14 percent decline at Philly Park, although its casino was shut down for 5 days as they got ready to open their new Parx facility.
28-22 vote in Pa. Senate to give green light for table games at those new Pa. slots parlors, including Harrah’s. The House is expected to vote today.
1,000 state jobs that could be taken off the chopping block if the Legislature OKs the table games deal.
15 Delco towns that have yet to sign on to new fees being implemented by the Delco SPCA.
86, age of woman found beaten to death in her Montgomery County home.
100 dollar increase in average award to those in Pa. applying for heating aid through the state LIHEAP program. Most people will get $326.
1 suspect shot and killed by an off-duty Philadelphia police officer in an attempted robbery in the Spring Garden section early Wednesday.
33 percent increase in sales in December for Subaru, which is based in Cherry Hill.
5 Macy’s stores closing, including 1 in Burlington Center Mall in N.J., and 300 jobs being cut. The Springfield Macy’s will not be affected.
4 people charged in an ID theft ring based in Bensalem. More than 100 people are believed to have been victimized.
18 point lead blown by the Sixers as they fell to the Wizards at home last night.
19 points for Gilbert Arenas, who may be suspended by the league for having a gun in the locker room.
4 points for Allen Iverson, who had his contract picked up by the Sixers for the rest of the season.
5.25 million dollars for reliver Danys Baez, who officially signed a 2-year deal with the Phillies.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Anyone else tired of the Donovan McNabb soap opera. Yesterday McNabb said he would never throw any teammates under the bus, despite comments the after Sunday’s loss that seemed to indicate otherwise.
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I Don’t Get It: A dating Web site has dumped 5,000 members? Why? They’ve gained too much weight. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Who says nothing gets done in Harrisburg. Looks like the arrival of table games at casinos is just a vote away in the House. It should happen today.
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Quote Box: “We talked and it’s nothing big.”
- Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson, on comments made by QB Donovan McNabb that the Birds fell victim to youthful inexperience in their loss at Dallas Sunday.
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