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• Mickelson, Horschel lead after 2 rounds at U.S. Open

  with threesomes teeing off at Nos. 1 and 11 in a tournament that fell behind schedule when storms moved through the Philadelphia area on Thursday.Tiger Woods was tied for 13th at 3 over, still in the hunt as long as he can deal with the pain from a troublesome   Read more »

• Pennsylvania jail offers tourists a taste of prison food

  prison system are also trained to cook, said spokeswoman Susan Bensinger. A sample menu from Graterford prison near Philadelphia includes waffles, pork barbecue and poultry and gravy, with vegetarian options for each meal. But that's for well-behaved inmates.Inmates   Read more »

• Philadelphia doctor Kermit Gosnell guilty in 3 babies' deaths

  two years ago during an investigation of prescription drug trafficking at Gosnell's clinic in an impoverished section of West Philadelphia.Authorities said the clinic was a foul-smelling "house of horrors" with bags and bottles of stored fetuses, including   Read more »

• Amtrak to unveil new electric locomotives

  be used on the Northeast Corridor between Washington and Boston and on the Keystone Corridor -- trains that run between Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pa. Three will be unveiled Monday before being sent out for testing. The first is due to go into service this   Read more »

• Pa. field holds secrets of 1780s British POW camp

  miles east of York, the city that briefly served as the fledgling nation's capital after the Continental Congress fled Philadelphia, more than a thousand English, Scottish and Canadian soldiers were imprisoned at what was then known as Camp Security.The fight   Read more »

Around the web

• Bullying and suicide among youth is a public health problem

  PA, June 19, 2013 Recent studies linking bullying and depression, coupled with extensive media coverage of bullying-related suicide among young people, led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to assemble an expert panel to focus on these 15 m ago from EurekAlert Read more »

• Lee keeps rolling as Phillies best Nats

  PA (Sports Network) - A 70-minute rain delay at the outset could not derail Cliff Lee, who won his seventh straight decision and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals, 4-2, in the middle installment of a three-game set. Lee (9-2) gave up 6/18/13 from The Sports Network Read more »

• Groundbreaking for new senior housing set for Friday

  the Jefferson, a senior complex will open in December with all the bells and whistles. Senior officials of Pennrose, the Philadelphia-based developer, and the New Britain Housing Authority, will take part in the ceremonial groundbreaking on the new senior 6/18/13 from New Britain Herald Read more »

• Hero Walk to pass through Ligonier area this week

  PA Hero Walk, an annual 320-mile walk from Philadelphia to New Kensington that raises money for the Wounded Warrior Project, will pass through the area this week. The walk, which is organized by the Kiski Valley Veterans and Patriots Association and began 6/18/13 from Pittsburgh Entertainment Read more »

• Hr Plan for Lce

  Company Life Cycle Engineering is headquartered in Charleston, SC with regional offices in Norfolk, VA; Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; San Diego, CA; and Washington, D.C. Life Cycle Engineering currently employs around 570 people and serves a variety of 6/18/13 from Term Paper Warehouse  Read more »