Listly by John H Armstrong
Inquirer stories from the week of 2/24/14
Netflix Inc. and Comcast Corp., two of the most powerful companies on the Internet, resolved long-standing differences Sunday on how they conduct business in a deal that will result in drastically improved Netflix video streaming into millions of American homes, company officials said.
Lupita Nyong'o is preparing herself for normalcy. After the frenzy that's followed her gripping performance in 12 Years a Slave, she wants to be ready for life back home in New York.
On Tuesday, the documentary production company founded by Philadelphia politician Sam Katz will launch its second major project, Women of Philadelphia: A Documentary, a six-episode TV series created by Nancy Moses, a former executive director of the Philadelphia History Museum.
A Cobbs Creek man faces a slew of felony charges after, District Attorney Seth Williams said, he swindled a 93-year-old man out of at least $95,000 over three years by impersonating Williams.
The winter of the 76ers' discontent has perhaps hit its lowest point. They dropped their 12th consecutive game Wednesday night with a 101-90 loss to the struggling Orlando Magic at the Wells Fargo Center. The Sixers also went winless (0-11) in the month of February.
The Eagles signed All-Pro left tackle Jason Peters to a five-year contract extension through 2018.
The first US Airways airplane painted in the new American Airlines colors came through Philadelphia Wednesday - Flight 1770 from Atlanta, arriving at 10:37 a.m., at Philadelphia International Airport's Gate B9.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A federal judge declared a same-sex marriage ban in deeply conservative Texas unconstitutional on Wednesday, but will allow the nation's second-most populous state to enforce the law pending an appeal that will likely go to the U.S. Supreme Court.