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Tawanna Iverson has filed for divorce in Georgia from Allen Iverson. Iverson, on the same day, announced that he was leaving the Sixers due to the continuing illness of his daughter Messiah.

16 people were arrested and charged with a felony in their flash mob attempt last night. 13 of the offenders were juveniles and three others were adults.

Mayor Nutter calls his taxes on sugary drinks and the $300 trash collection fee "unaviodable." It will be interesting to see how this all pans out in the coming weeks and months. Here are what some folks think.

Bradley Cooper will be back in Philly shooting a new film Dark Fields. His costar? "Are you talkin' to me?" How about Robert De Niro.

Roy Halladay's debut as a Philadelphia Phillie went very well. Doc threw 24 total pitches to seven batters in today's preseason game. 21 of those pitches were strikes. One man reached base coutresy of an error.

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