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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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Padge Gordon, aka "the Black Madam." Courtesy (AP)

'Black Madam' used Krazy Glue to close butt-enhancement wounds

Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Philadelphia woman known as "the Black Madam" performed deadly cosmetic surgery on a London dancer in an airport hotel room, then used Krazy Glue to close the wounds and fled when the client went into respiratory distress, a witness testified Wednesday...
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Teen returns to school after Romney T-shirt spat

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A 16-year-old high school sophomore in Philadelphia who says she was ridiculed by her geometry teacher for wearing a Mitt Romney T-shirt has returned to school following a rally by cheering supporters...
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Philly student told to lose Romney t-shirt or get out

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NBC New York - A Philadelphia high schooler says she was humiliated after her teacher told her to lose her Gov. Mitt Romney T-shirt comparing it to “wearing a KKK shirt.”
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LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat poses during media day at the American Airlines Arena on September 28, 2012 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

Drug dealer names heroin 'LeBron'

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - A drug bust of a major heroin dealer outside Philadelphia, left police officers with hundreds of packets of heroin, all labeled with a basketball player silhouette and the name 'LeBron James'...
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Cell phone video that appears to show a woman being struck by a police officer at the Philadelphia Puerto Rican Day Parade is getting hundreds of views on YouTube and is generating a lot of comments online.

Police officer hits woman during Puerto Rican Day parade

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PHILADELPHIA - Cell phone video that appears to show a woman being struck by a police officer at the Philadelphia Puerto Rican Day Parade is getting hundreds of views on YouTube...
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Flight attendant's gun goes off at Philly International Airport

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PHILADELPHIA - US Airways confirmed that a Republic Airlines flight attendant showed up to work Sunday at Philadelphia International Airport with a loaded gun in her bag that accidentally discharged.
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Voters show identification as they sign in to vote during the Republican primary election April 24, 2012 at Bodine High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Turnout is expected to be low as Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney continues his campaign as the presumptive GOP candidate. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)

Pa. high court wants review of voter ID access

Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's highest court is ordering a lower court to determine whether voters are getting easy access to photo ID cards under a new law requiring photo identification at the polls...
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Death row inmate seeks clemency for killing his sex abuser

David A. Love
theGRIO REPORT - Unless the state's Board of Pardons prevents it, Pennsylvania is about to execute Terrance 'Terry' Williams, 46, who was sent to death row for the 1984 murder of Amos Norwood, a man who had sexually abused him as a child.
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Christopher Vinson, 29, was arrested for allegedly stabbing a SEPTA trolley driver.

Police: Transgender woman stabs Philadelphia trolley driver

Kelly Bayliss
PHILADELPHIA - A SEPTA trolley operator was stabbed in the face following an altercation with a transgender woman on the 102 trolley early Friday, according to police...
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Former boxing champion Muhammad Ali (C) waves to the crowd after being presented with the 2012 Liberty Medal, along side with his daughter Laila Ali (L), wife Lonnie Ali (2nd L), sister-in-law Marilyn Williams (Center R), and U.S. Olympic Gold Medalists Clarissa Shields (2nd R) and Susan Francia (R) during a ceremony at the National Constitution Center on Independence Mall on September 13, 2012 in Historic Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The National Constitution Center's 2012 Liberty Medal ceremony recognized Muhammad Ali as a champion of freedom and a living embodiment of the Constitution who exemplifies everything the award was established to honor. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)

For Muhammad Ali, a Liberty Medal in Philly

Kathy Matheson, Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Retired boxing champ Muhammad Ali was known as 'The Greatest' inside the ring. But some say the moniker has been even more fitting in the years since he hung up his gloves...
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