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• Pitt board will hear proposal for creation of new computing school

  27-10-2016 23:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  A trustees committee at the University of Pittsburgh today forwarded to the full board a proposal to create a new school by combining Pitt's School of Information Sciences and the computer science department within the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences.
  
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• Young couple killed in double homicide while kids are at home

  27-10-2016 23:45
  
  Three teenagers are in custody after the deaths of a former Marine and his girlfriend in a case that Indiana County authorities describe as a double homicide.
  
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• Chief Meteorologist Jeff Verszyla’s 2016-17 Winter Weather Forecast

  27-10-2016 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Last winter could be best described as being weirdly warm.
  People were jogging shirtless and even spring flowers were blooming. It was definitely the perfect winter for people who love summer.
  Eventually, we did see some snow, but it was nowhere near what we’re used to.
  Furthermore, it stayed pretty warm all the way until spring.
  Now, with another winter right around the corner, Chief Meteorologist Jeff Verszyla has completed his annual winter weather forecast.
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• Mother of 2 shot to death at home

  27-10-2016 23:43
  
  Lisa Stover had two young boys and was in school to start a new career in the legal field, according to people who were close to her. A motive for the Beaver County woman's death remains under investigation.
  
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• Frat Brothers Allegedly Played "Rock, Paper, Scissors" to Decide Who'd Rape Unconscious Victim First

  27-10-2016 23:33
  
  Others are charged with failing to intervene and filming the gang rape.
  
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• Angie’s List: Replacing An Ill-Fitting, Faded Front Door

  27-10-2016 23:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — You probably haven’t replaced your front door recently – some can last for decades – but if yours is warped, cracked or just not very appealing, it’s a mistake to look for the cheapest possible replacement.A front door is one of the best investments you can make in your home for the value it adds and the curb appeal that results.
  If an ill-fitting, faded front door is the first thing your visitors see, it’s likely time for a new one.
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• Investigative Journalist Talks Uncovering Police Shooting Story

  27-10-2016 22:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In October of 2014, 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer. The case seemed cut and dry, until a couple of weeks later when journalist and author Jamie Kalven, gets a tip.
  “A colleague and I received a call from a whistle-blower close to the investigation, somebody within law enforcement, who said this case is not what it was reported, its horrific,” she said.
  Kalven took the information and ran with it. Digging deep and usi
  
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• Brian O'neill: A parking-lot view of car-use decline

  27-10-2016 22:44
  It would be one thing hearing that from the head of Bike Pittsburgh, but this was coming from the biggest parking magnate in Western Pennsylvania. Merrill Stabile, whose grandfather went into the parking business in 1925, owns, manages or leases 15,000 spaces in the city.
  
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• Moon Area High School Teen Dies In His Sleep

  27-10-2016 22:38
  
  MOON (KDKA) — Michael Trella was a sophomore at Moon Area High School and a member of the varsity lacrosse team.
  People who knew him say they are too distraught to talk about the teen who was a happy good spirited guy.
  No one is sure what happened, but sources tell KDKA Michael died in his sleep. The medical examiner’s office says autopsy results are pending.
  Michael was known for his wearing his blue crocs.
  The moon area student section known as “The Tiger Den” reac
  
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• Munhall man accused of assaulting a minor turns self in

  27-10-2016 22:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Munhall man accused of raping a woman multiple times over a decade, including several occasions when the victim was a minor, turned himself in this morning, according to Allegheny County police.
  
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• Police: Man Sexually Assaulted Girl Over 12 Year Period

  27-10-2016 22:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police say a man turned himself in to Allegheny County Police on Thursday.
  Cedric March Jones is accused of sexually assaulting a female victim starting in 2003 when she was 13. She told officers that the sexual assaults continued for 12 years with the most recent assault occurring in January 2015.
  Jones was taken to Allegheny County Jail.
  He is charged with rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, sexual assault, indec
  
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• Young couple found slain at home; 3 teens arrested

  27-10-2016 21:50
  
  Three teenagers are in custody after the deaths of a former Marine and his girlfriend in a case that Indiana County authorities describe as a double homicide.
  
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• Rock thrown at car on I-376 smashes through windshield

  27-10-2016 21:43
  
  State police are investigating two instances 30 minutes apart in which rocks were thrown at moving vehicles on Interstate 376 in western Pennsylvania.
  
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• Mother Of Two Shot To Death In Beaver County

  27-10-2016 21:39
  
  ROCHESTER (KDKA) — Police are hunting the person who gunned down a mother of two in Rochester.
  The woman’s body was found around 9 p.m. Wednesday on Riverview Drive. Police received a 911 call saying that a woman had been shot.
  Now, officers are trying to find who killed 30-year-old Lisa Stover, a mother of two.
  Police say there were no signs of forced entry, and the building has a security system.
  The shooting here has left neighbors and friends rattled.
  “You have to be b
  
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• Dog Attacks On Carrier Halt Mail Delivery In Washington Co.

  27-10-2016 21:25
  
  WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — Mail delivery has come to a halt for a section of homes in Washington County, all because of a dog.
  The neighborhood’s mail carrier says he can’t get to more than a dozen homes on Allison Avenue in Washington due to a pit bull that he claims has repeatedly attacked him.
  With delivery stopped, the Post Office says people who live in that area will have to pick up their mail instead.
  Officials with the Post Office say they won’t deliver the mail to
  
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• Pennsylvania Beer Bill On Its Way To Becoming Law

  27-10-2016 21:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP/KDKA) — Freshly passed legislation to liberalize laws on the sale of beer in Pennsylvania is on its way to becoming law.
  Gov. Tom Wolf said in a statement Thursday that he’ll sign the bill. It passed the Senate and House in quick succession barely a day earlier.
  Under it, beer distributors would be allowed to sell suds in any quantities, including individual 32-ounce bottles, four-packs, six-packs and growlers.
  “I think it’s great we have a lot of cust
  
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• Diocese, Priest Deny Claims Sisters Were Abused As Children

  27-10-2016 20:52
  
  ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania Catholic diocese and a priest have denied allegations by two sisters claiming the priest repeatedly molested them as girls, including one at her First Communion party.
  Attorneys for the Altoona-Johnstown diocese and the Rev. Charles Bodziak say he “denies any sexual interest in children” and denies seeking “sexual gratification from any child, at any time.”
  The defense attorneys also argue the lawsuit filed in June by the sisters,
  
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• Jurors to decide: Did McQueary deserve to get dumped by Penn State?

  27-10-2016 20:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Standing up for one of Jerry Sandusky's victims cost Mike McQueary his reputation and his career, his lawyer said today in a final pitch to jurors weighing the former assistant football coach's whistleblower case against Pennsylvania State University.
  
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• Whitehall Democratic Committee sues borough over polling place sign boards

  27-10-2016 20:27 via post-gazette.com
  
  The chairman of the Whitehall Democratic Committee filed a lawsuit Wednesday to bar the borough from providing 4-by-8-foot pieces of plywood to post campaign materials at polling places on Election Day.
  
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• Penguins Dress To Impress At Annual Halloween Party

  27-10-2016 20:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Halloween is only a couple of days away. If you’re looking for some costume ideas, maybe the Pittsburgh Penguins can be of some assistance.
  The Pens held their annual Halloween party last week and pictures from the event have popped up all over social media.
  Highlights of last year’s party included, Pascal Dupuis and his wife dressing as Minions and Kris Letang and his wife who went as characters from the “Corpse Bride.”
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• Doctors group calls for moratorium on fracking in Pennsylvania

  27-10-2016 20:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  The state’s largest association of doctors has called for a moratorium on new shale gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing, and is urging the state to establish an independent health registry and initiate a study on its impacts on public health.
  
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• Police In Riot Gear Begin To Remove Oil Pipeline Protesters

  27-10-2016 19:48
  
  CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) – Armed soldiers and law enforcement officers dressed in riot gear and driving trucks, military Humvees and buses moved in Thursday to force Dakota Access pipeline protesters off private land where they had camped to block construction.
  Sirens blared and officials told protesters over a loudspeaker to move out. Two helicopters and an airplane monitored the operation from the air.
  The majority of the protesters were retreating from the confrontation on a highway outsi
  
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• Police Fire Pepper Spray, Bean Bags As They Oust Pipeline Protesters

  27-10-2016 19:48
  
  CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) – Law enforcement officers dressed in riot gear fired bean bags and pepper spray on Thursday as they tried to clear protesters from a camp on private land in the path of the Dakota Access oil pipeline.
  North Dakota State Emergency Services spokeswoman Cecily Fong said the officers were responding to “aggressive” tactics by protesters, including some throwing rocks at officers and threatening them.
  A male protester was holding his leg after an Associated P
  
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• Beer Drinkers Lash Out Against Yuengling After Owner Backs Trump

  27-10-2016 19:41
  
  POTTSVILLE (KDKA) — The owner of Yuengling has come out in support of Donald Trump, drawing anger from many faithful beer drinkers.
  The Reading Eagle reports that Eric Trump stopped at D. G. Yuengling & Son’s in Pottsville this week while campaigning on behalf of his father.
  He told owner Richard “Dick” Yuengling Jr. that family businesses would thrive under a President Trump.
  The owner responded by saying: “Our guys are behind your father..we need him here
  
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• Dunlap: Narduzzi Has Pitt’s Program Feeling Bigger

  27-10-2016 19:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – It is tough to quantify.
  Yes, it is just about impossible to enumerate, compute, tally or boil down into some number.
  But doesn’t Pitt football just feel bigger with Pat Narduzzi leading the program than it has in quite some time?
  The speed on offense, the bruising force with which the offensive and defensive lines play, heck, the way the Panthers came out wearing those throwback uniforms everyone just loved so much.
  It just all feels so much bigger than i
  
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• Feds: Pooper Scooper Pretended To Be Secret Service Agent

  27-10-2016 19:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A man whose company scoops up pet poop has been charged with flashing a fake Secret Service identification card and badge when he was pulled over by a police officer, and to get the “government rate” for a hotel room.
  Fifty-three-year-old Christopher Diiorio was arraigned Thursday on charges of conspiracy, using a false badge and a fraudulent official seal.
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• Pa. School Board Reaches Deal Over ‘In God We Trust’ Push

  27-10-2016 19:11
  
  WAYNESBORO, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania school board has agreed to post historical documents in school lobbies as a compromise to a businessman’s offer to place plaques reading “In God We Trust” in all classrooms.
  The Waynesboro Area School Board made the decision Tuesday night to hang documents with the national motto, as well as copies of the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence.
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• Trump Or Clinton? Coach Tomlin, Other Pittsburgh Sports Figures Donate Money

  27-10-2016 19:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Many high profile sports figures have gotten involved in the 2016 Presidential Election by donating cash to their preferred candidate.
  According to a list published by CBS Sports, while Donald Trump has received money and endorsements from sports figures, Clinton has dominated in terms of number of donations.
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  Clinton has donations from some high-profile sports names, including boxing legend Muhammad Ali (prior to his death), Hall of Fa
  
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• Pa. lawmakers approve ban on identifying officers in shootings

  27-10-2016 18:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — As cities across the country grapple with a spate of fatal police shootings, many involving unarmed black men, Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled legislature this morning passed and sent to Gov. Tom Wolf a contentious bill that would block public officials from immediately releasing the names of officers involved in such incidents.
  
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• 3 Vehicles Struck By Rocks Thrown Onto Parkway

  27-10-2016 18:37
  
  BEAVER (KDKA) — State police are investigating after several vehicles were struck by rocks chucked onto the Parkway in Brighton Township.
  Troopers say two trucks from Gordon Food Service were hit with rocks on the Parkway East just before 1 a.m. Monday. Neither operator was hurt.
  Less than an hour later, a large chunk of limestone was hurled at the vehicle of Frank and Debra Boyer as they traveled down the Parkway West.
  The rock went through the windshield. Fortunately neither occupants wa
  
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• 3 Vehicles Struck By Rocks Thrown Onto I-376

  27-10-2016 18:37
  
  BEAVER (KDKA) — State police are investigating after three vehicles were hit with rocks thrown or dropped onto Interstate 376 in Brighton Township.
  Troopers say two trucks from Gordon Food Service were hit with rocks on the I-376 East just before 1 a.m. Monday. Neither operator was hurt.
  Less than an hour later, a large chunk of limestone was hurled at the vehicle of Frank and Debra Boyer as they traveled down the I-376 West.
  The rock went through the windshield. Fortunately neither occupa
  
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• Boomer Between The Games: Week 8 Preview With Brian Jones

  27-10-2016 18:35
  
  By DJ Sixsmith
  In Week 7 of the NFL season, the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals reminded us all that you can tie a football game and the Denver Broncos proved they are just fine without Brock Osweiler. This season, NFL fans will be able to hear even more about their favorite teams in a brand new digital show called Boomer Between the Games. Hosted by NFL on CBS analyst and WFAN radio host Boomer Esiason, the former NFL quarterback gives his thoughts on the week that was in the National Fo
  
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• Pa. House changes to casino tax revenue bill make it unlikely for passage

  27-10-2016 18:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — With the Senate gone until mid-November, a House committee today amended a bill that was intended to keep casino tax revenue flowing to local communities, making it less likely the bill will be enacted this year.
  
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• Lawmakers fail to settle gambling tax

  27-10-2016 18:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania towns that depend on millions of dollars in casino taxes were plunged into new uncertainty Thursday, when legislators failed to approve a plan to replace funding that will be stripped from them by a Supreme Court ruling last month.
  
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• WATCH: Ben Roethlisberger Asks Tom Brady For His Jersey Before Steelers-Pats Game

  27-10-2016 18:19
  
  Bryan Altman
  Whether you love or loathe Tom Brady, you have to acknowledge that he’s one of the best to ever put on a uniform and play in the NFL. Heck, even future Hall of Fame quarterbacks who have competed against him for the last decade-plus recognize his greatness, as evidenced by a recent pregame exchange between Brady and Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger.
  Roethlisberger, as you probably are aware, was injured and couldn’t play in the Steelers’ game against the Patriots thi
  
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• Occupied vehicle riddled with bullets near Pittsburgh police station

  27-10-2016 18:08
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• Young woman, man found slain at home in double homicide

  27-10-2016 17:59
  
  State police continue to investigate at a home where two people were killed early Thursday morning in a rural township in Indiana County.
  
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• Beer laws loosened: 6-packs at distributors, orders shipped to homes, expanded Sunday hours

  27-10-2016 17:54
  
  Gov. Wolf says he'll sign a bill to liberalize beer sales laws in Pennsylvania.
  
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• Police: Indiana Mom Found Overdosed With Baby In Back Seat

  27-10-2016 17:35
  
  HOPE, Ind. (AP) – Police in Indiana say a 25-year-old woman has been found passed out from an overdose with her baby in the back seat of the car.
  Police in Hope, Indiana, have released a picture of Erika Hurt as they found her on Saturday afternoon. She appears unresponsive behind the wheel of the vehicle and has a syringe in her hand in the photo. Town Marshal Matthew Tallent says Hurt’s 10-month-old son was crying in the rear of the vehicle.
  Hurt was revived with Narcan and taken t
  
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• Woman killed in Rochester, Beaver County

  27-10-2016 17:27
  
  Police will release details Thursday about a death that is being investigated as a homicide in Rochester, Beaver County.
  
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• Pennsylvania is about to liberate the six-pack for distributors

  27-10-2016 17:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf says he will free the six-pack.
  
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• Pennsylvania about to liberate the six-pack

  27-10-2016 17:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf says he will free the six-pack.
  
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• Nest Of Shrews Causes Musty Smell At Fort Cherry School

  27-10-2016 17:19
  
  MCDONALD, Pa. (AP) – These shrews haven’t been tamed, but they have been located and blamed for the musty smell that plagued a western Pennsylvania high school for weeks.
  Fort Cherry School District Superintendent Jill Jacoby even crawled through a trench under the Washington County high school – finding nothing – before a nest of shrews were found more than a week ago in the corner of a classroom, behind a furniture fixture.
  The small, mole-like mammals have smelly saliv
  
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• Allegheny County sees spike in syphilis cases

  27-10-2016 17:13
  
  "In this age of social media and anonymous sex online applications, we are concerned that individuals are not protecting themselves and are unaware of the STD status of their partners."
  
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• Health Department: Substantial Increase In Syphilis Cases

  27-10-2016 17:11
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is responding to a new report that shows an unprecedented high for sexually transmitted diseases in the United States.
  According to a press release, ACDH reported similar increases, but a particularly large increase in primary and secondary syphilis cases in 2015.
  In 2014, Allegheny County reported a total of 68 primary and secondary cases. In 2015, there were a total of 129 primary and secondary cases reported, which is a 90 perce
  
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• TRAFFIC: North Shore parking restricted for Pitt-Virginia Tech game at Heinz Field

  27-10-2016 17:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Parking on the North Shore is restricted due to the Pitt Panthers game tonight at Heinz Field, meaning no cash-paying customers are allowed and all lease-holders need to be out of the lots and garages by 6 p.m.
  
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• Senate judiciary hearing to examine EpiPen, Medicaid settlement

  27-10-2016 16:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he will hold a hearing Nov. 30 seeking details on the proposed $465 million settlement between Mylan and the U.S. Justice Department for overcharging Medicaid for the EpiPen.
  
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• Sen. Grassley to conduct hearing on EpiPen settlement

  27-10-2016 16:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he will hold a hearing Nov. 30 seeking details on the proposed $465 million settlement between Mylan and the U.S. Justice Department for overcharging Medicaid for the EpiPen.
  
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• Former GOP Congressman: ‘If Trump Loses, I’m Grabbing My Musket’

  27-10-2016 16:58
  
  CHICAGO (AP) – A former Republican congressman from Illinois says he plans to grab his musket if GOP nominee Donald Trump loses the presidential election.
  Former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh tweeted Wednesday afternoon : “On November 8th, I’m voting for Trump. On November 9th, if Trump loses, I’m grabbing my musket. You in?”On November 8th, I’m voting for Trump.
  On November 9th, if Trump loses, I’m grabbing my musket.
  You in?
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• Steelers Team Headlines: Mike Tomlin Under Fire Again

  27-10-2016 16:36
  
  By Danny Cox
  The Pittsburgh Steelers surprised a lot of people this past weekend when they pulled to within four points of the New England Patriots by getting the score to 20-16 in the fourth quarter. Even without Ben Roethlisberger, the team was playing well and containing Tom Brady, but then things went a bit haywire. Now there have been accusations that the defense actually gave up and quit late in the game.
  After getting close to the Patriots, Brady and company strolled back onto the field a
  
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