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  • Egypt Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction

    Egyptian border policemen shout at the closed Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza strip to protest the abduction of their colleagues last Thursday, in Rafah, Sinai, Egypt, Sunday, May 19, 2013. Rafah, the main crossing point into the Gaza Strip, was closed by policemen Friday, barring people from going in or out of the Palestinian territory. Scores of protesting Egyptian police have ...

  • 1 killed 4 hurt when fire van taxi crash in Pa.

    TOBYHANNA, Pa. - Authorities say a taxi driver was killed and four firefighters were hurt when the cab crashed into a fire police van in northeastern Pennsylvania. The accident happened around 11:15 a.m. Sunday in Coolbaugh Township. The Monroe County coroner says the taxi driver, 55-year-old Stroudsburg resident Michael West, was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say West lost ...

  • Firefighters douse blaze at suspected Pa. meth lab

    SUMMIT HILL, Pa. (AP) -- Police say three people are facing charges after firefighters responded to an explosion at a suspected methamphetamine lab in northeastern ...

  • Jamie Moyer addresses Immaculate graduates in Pa.

    IMMACULATA, Pa. (AP) -- Former Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Jamie Moyer wants to see Immaculate College graduates persevere in their lives and remember to give back to ...

  • Police search for wandering bear in Philly suburbs

    BENSALEM, Pa. - Police and wildlife officers are trying to track down a black bear that's been spotted wandering around several residential areas in suburban Philadelphia for days. Bucks County residents most recently spied the animal roaming a soccer field in Bensalem. It was initially spotted in Solebury Township on May 7 and was then reported in nearby Hulmeville on Thursday. Wildlife ...

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The Gold Rush [Blu-Ray]

The Gold Rush [Blu-Ray]

Among all of his films, The Gold Rush was Charles Chaplins personal favorite and the film by which he always wanted to be remembered. It was the fourth feature-length film he had written and directed, but the first since The Kid (1921) four years earlier to feature his most ... ...

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  • Tornadoes slam several states 300 homes hit

    But the destructive weather isn't over. Baseball-sized hail, wind gusts and tornadoes could pummel parts of the central Plains and Midwest through ...

  • Man punched in the face at downtown State College McDonald’s

    A man was taken to the hospital early Sunday morning with a laceration, cut lip and possible broken nose after he was hit in the face at McDonald’s, State College police said.Police described the suspect as a black man, about 6 feet 2 inches and wearing a green hoodie, camouflage pants and brown boots. The man was caught on security footage, which is being reviewed, police said.The ...

  • Two women hospitalized after an ATV crashes into tree in Walker Township

    Two 20-year-old women were hospitalized after they were thrown from an ATV when it crashed into a tree at a private residence in Walker Township, state police at Rockview said.The operator of the vehicle, of Howard, sustained major head trauma and was taken to Altoona Regional. The passenger, of Port Matilda, was treated for minor to moderate injuries at Mount Nittany Medical Center, police ...

  • Disabled veteran robbed in Philly home invasion

    PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are seeking for six suspects who beat and robbed a disabled war veteran during a home invasion.It happened early Monday in northeast Philadelphia. Police say that just after midnight the suspects came to the man's door and he buzzed them in because he thought they knew them.Police say the 58-year-old Marine, who is bedridden, was then dragged from his bed ...

  • Plenty at stake on Election Day will voters show up

    Delaware County voters traditionally stay away from the polls during primary elections. Turnout is expected to be between 14 and 18 percent Tuesday. Times ...

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