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Greivis Vasquez and Jerryd Bayless are among the hot adds in fantasy basketball this week.

Adam Levitan, Sweet Fantasies


Alexandra Wigglesworth, Absurdcity


Metropolitik: Seeing through Barack Obama’s transparency

We're taking a step back to think more long term.

Metropolitik


Celebrity photos: Stars, nerds, and other critters

Top photos of the day from the celebrity world.

The Word in Pictures, Dorothy Robinson


SugarHouse sees big surge in January slots revenue

Slot machine revenue was up more than 50 percent from the previous year.

Solomon D. Leach, Philly Fountain blog


Men arrested for passing off handkerchief-wrapped paper as money

Scammed people in Center City with fake story, currency.

Alexandra Wigglesworth, Absurdcity


Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown defends advertising on school buses

Proposed bill would raise money for school district through wraps.

Alexandra Wigglesworth, Absurdcity


Obama: Get off your knees

Faith is a private matter. Obama should keep it that way

From the Editor's Chair by Tony Metcalf


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UPDATED Vanessa Watson: Wayne Junction murder-suicide victim was aspiring model

Vanessa Watson modeled under the stage name Vanessa Banks. 1 February (2)


Murder-suicide in Wayne Junction train station parking lot

Man, 31, shot woman, 26, then self. 31 January (3)


Everyday Americans answer basic trivia: Funny? Or just sad?

How much basic trivia do American high school students really know? You may find the answer: Troubling, hilarious, or just plain predictable. 3 February


UPDATE: Suspect busted in Drexel LSD ring is son of antiwar activist Celeste Zappala

Five people have been charged, including two Drexel students, in the multimillion dollar ring. 31 January (1)


Philadelphia chefs reject City Center's Restaurant Week

As Center City District’s Restaurant Week enters its second week, we check in with some chefs who won’t be serving up the $35 three-course menu. 29 January (2)


Police release more details in fatal Olney home invasion

Victim was shot twice, suffered head trauma. 1 February


Arcadia has an advocate in the president’s office

When Carl Oxholm III became president of Arcadia University in Glenside last summer, he immediately began talking to everyone he could about the university. 30 January


UPDATED (PHOTOS) 42 pounds of coke in $8m Bensalem bust was headed for Phila area

Plans for redistribution in Delaware Valley, possibly Allentown. 31 January


Philly's fragmented vacant-lot policy to come to an end

City’s approach to 40,000 vacant properties costs millions a year in maintenance and unpaid taxes. 2 February


Man fatally bound and gagged during possible Olney home invasion

Found by wife with duct tape covering mouth, wrists and ankles. 31 January


Moms planning to protest Facebook for removing breastfeeding photos

A campaign to organize worldwide protests has launched online, after a mother claimed Facebook removed photos she posted of her child breastfeeding. 3 February (1)


Elderly man dies after swallowing dentures during sex

A 74-year old man died after sex when he swallowed his dentures. 3 February


Everyday Americans answer basic trivia: Funny? Or just sad?

How much basic trivia do American high school students really know? You may find the answer: Troubling, hilarious, or just plain predictable. 3 February


Susan B. Komen Foundation reverses move to cut Planned Parenthood funding

Susan G. Komen for the Cure said on Friday it was retreating from a decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood. 3 February (1)


Two American tourists captured in Egypt released, say police

Two American women kidnapped by gunmen in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Friday were released into army custody hours after they were seized, security sources said. 3 February


243,000 jobs created, but are the gains real?

Could today's jobs news be too good to be true? 3 February


Philly's fragmented vacant-lot policy to come to an end

City’s approach to 40,000 vacant properties costs millions a year in maintenance and unpaid taxes. 2 February


Metropolitik: Seeing through Barack Obama’s transparency

We’ve devoted a lot of time lately toward highlighting the campaign hijinks of  the Republican nominees — for good reason! — but this weekend we’re going to take a step back and think a bit more long term. 2 February


SugarHouse sees big surge in January slots revenue

Slot machine revenue was up more than 50 percent from the previous year. 2 February


Men arrested for passing off handkerchief-wrapped paper as money

Scammed people in Center City with fake story, currency. 2 February


NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledges $250K to Planned Parenthood

After breast cancer non-profit Susan G. Komen for the Cure cut its ties with Planned Parenthood, Mayor Michael Bloomberg vowed to help make up the difference. 2 February


Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown defends advertising on school buses

Proposed bill would raise money for school district through wraps. 2 February


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