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Love Park Fountain w/ City Hall in background
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  • An arrest has been made in the case of the duct-taped cat. The suspect, James Davis, could face (only) 90 days in jail and a $750 fine if convicted.
  • A Grays Ferry man has turned himself in to police after shooting his own son three times during an argument.
  • A hedge fund executive from New Jersey fell to his death from an escalator at the Pier Shops at Caesars in Atlantic City.
  • The Phillies finally managed to reduce their magic number to three with a 6-5 win over the Brewers, despite the best efforts of Ryan Madson to blow the save in the ninth.
  • Michael Vick took his first real-game snaps as an Eagle yesterday—uneventfully—in the Birds' 34-14 rout of the Chiefs. The team didn't really miss Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook, who sat out the game with injuries. Kevin Kolb and Brent Celek both stepped up and had excellent games. (Of course, it helps that they were playing the Chiefs.)
  • Today's AccuWeather forecast. How dare AW deprive us of Jim Kosek on a Monday morning....

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Correction to the duct-taped cat story. According to this latest writeup, Davis actually faces two years and prison and a potential fine upwards of $1000. Now we're getting more into the realm of justice...

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