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Obesity rates in the United States remain unacceptably high, and the epidemic persists in affecting Blacks and Hispanics disproportionately.

Obesity epidemic: 20 years from now

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A 17-year-old student died after being shot at a playground on Thursday across the street from his Philadelphia high school. (Photo Courtesy: NBC Philadelphia)

Teen bystander dies after Philadelphia playground shooting

Lauren DiSanto, NBC Philadelphia
NBC Philadelphia - A 17-year-old student died after being shot at a playground on Thursday across the street from his Philadelphia high school.
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Beyonce poses for photos with school children as she tours Old Havana, Cuba, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Beyonce is in Havana with her husband, rapper Jay-Z, on their fifth wedding anniversary. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Beyoncé to perform at Jay-Z's festival in Philly

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NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z's right-hand woman will perform at the festival the rapper has curated in Philadelphia...
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14 teens arrested after 'flash mob' in Philly

David Chang, NBC Philadelphia
NBC Philadelphia - What began as a beautiful, summer-like day in Center City soon ended in chaos as a wild teen brawl brought back memories of violent attacks that plagued Philadelphia nearly two years ago.
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MLK thank-you letter to officer for sale

Joann Loviglio, Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A dealer of rare historic documents is selling a letter from Martin Luther King Jr. to a Philadelphia police officer who was assigned to protect him...
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Kali Smith (left), Shahaid Smith (right) (Photo courtesy of NBC Philadelphia)

Half brothers arrested in separate armed robberies

Lauren DiSanto, NBC Philadelphia
NBC Philadelphia - Two men in Pennsylvania who are former members of the Kutztown University football team have been arrested. Shahaid and Kali Smith, who are half brothers, are facing charges in separate armed robberies that happened on and off campus...
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10-year-old Kevin Dudney (Courtesy NBC Philadelphia)

10-year-old's remarkable gun violence story

Carrie Healey
PHILADELPHIA - At one of the several gun violence rallies going on in Philadelphia yesterday, 10-year-old Kevin Dudney shared his personal story about witnessing a shooting in his neighborhood...
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Day 4 of testimony in the trial of Philadelphia abortion doctor, Kermit Gosnell. (Courtesy NBC Philadelphia)

Philly abortion clinic inspection reveals 'filthy' conditions

Vince Lattanzio and Emad Khalil
NBC Philadelphia - Dr. Kermit Gosnell's abortion clinic went nearly two decades without being inspected by Pennsylvania health officials. It's the latest revelation to come from the abortion doctor's murder trial as it moves into a second week...
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Protestors demonstrate as Mayor Michael Nutter attempts to deliver his budget address to city council at City Hall, Thursday, March 14, 2013, in Philadelphia. Deafening protests have forced Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter to abandon his traditional budget address in mid-speech. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Protests force Philadelphia mayor to abort speech

Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Deafening protests forced Philadelphia's mayor to abandon his annual budget address in the middle of his speech...
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In this March, 29,1997 file photo, Tony Martin, left, of Philadelphia, punches Mexico's Julio Cesar Chavez in the second round of their Welterweight Special Attraction fight, in Las Vegas. Police say that Martin, a former welterweight, was fatally shot Friday, March 8, 2013, in an altercation with a visitor at one of his rental properties in Philadelphia. He was 52. (AP Photo/Jeff Scheid, File)

Retired boxer Tony Martin shot, killed in Philly

Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Family members say retired boxer Tony Martin was fatally shot in an altercation with a visitor at one of his rental properties in Philadelphia...
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23 Philly schools slated to close

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NBC PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia School Reform Commission voted Thursday night to save four public schools and close more than two dozen in an effort to save the cash-strapped district about $24 million per year.
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