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PHILADELPHIA Monday, August 22, 2011 www.metro.us Max 81° Min 60°

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Weather. Storms

Community stunned by Iran hikers’ sentence Hopes of release dashed after surprise verdict Family and neighbors of Elkins Park resident Josh Fattal still calling for compassion from Iran {page 02} News

The skies are expected to clear for a few days before storms return on Thursday.

This is the rainiest August on record Forget the dog days of August, the Philadelphia region is hoping to dry off after a week of unrelenting storms. With more than a week left in the month, Philadelphia has already set the record for the wettest August ever and could surpass all-time records for precipitation. Showers are expected to move back in later this week.

City youth curfew extended Some say measure unfairly targets minorities {page 04}

Waxing poetic on Conan’s bum Jason Momoa says he’s from Hawaii, so it’s not that big a deal to get undressed {page 11}


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