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• New Medicine More Cost-Effective In Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis

  14-11-2016 23:53
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Linda Lanz was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when she was 30.
  “I had joint and severe muscle pain. And with two young children, I could barely get off the couch,” Lanz said.
  She had to give up her favorite activities.
  “Paddle tennis, golf, aerobics, anything that is jarring,” she explained.
  Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in multiple joints, which leads to swelling, pain, stiffness, and usually, loss o
  
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• 13 Charged In Disturbances After Penn State Victory Over Ohio State

  14-11-2016 23:41
  
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) – Authorities in central Pennsylvania have charged 13 people in connection with disturbances following Penn State’s upset victory over No. 2 Ohio State last month.
  Police in State College said Monday that charges filed in district court included felony counts of riot, misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and reckless endangering and summary counts of criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.
  Police said 11 of those charged are Penn State students, and they
  
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• Police probe Baldwin Borough man's death after Steelers game

  14-11-2016 23:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police are investigating the death of a 44-year-old man who reportedly suffered a head injury during an altercation outside Heinz Field after Sunday’s Steelers game.
  
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• Police: Man Dies From Head Injury Following Steelers Game

  14-11-2016 23:03
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man has died from a head injury he received while leaving a Steelers game this weekend.
  Police say the 44-year-old male died in his Baldwin Borough home.
  According to preliminary information, the man was leaving Heinz Field on Sunday after the game when there was “an incident in which he sustained a head injury.”
  Sources tell KDKA the man got into a fight as he was leaving the game.
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• New beer bill causes small distributors...

  14-11-2016 22:18
  
  Last week in the state Capitol, Republicans and Democrats toasted passage of a bill that would let beer distributors sell six-packs and single bottles as evidence lawmakers finally are loosening Pennsylvania's restrictive Prohibition-era alcohol laws. But in a small northern Northampton County borough, businessman Casey Kopko cringed, fearing that a little-known provision - which has nothing to do with six-packs but has everything to do with the big business of beer - could ruin his family's 70-
  
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• McDonald’s To Collect Donations For Fallen Canonsburg Officer

  14-11-2016 22:17
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Local McDonald’s restaurants will accept donations in honor of a slain Canonsburg police officer. 
  Beginning Tuesday,  McDonald’s restaurants across Washington County and western Allegheny County will host a week-long collection in honor of Officer Scott Bashioum.
  For every donation made to the Scott Bashioum Children’s Memorial Fund, customers will receive a free McCafe´ Coffee and coupon good for a free Egg McMuffin sandwich.
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• Keidel: Did Cowboys Win, Or Steelers Lose?

  14-11-2016 22:04
  
  By Jason Keidel
  There are four or five teams whom fans can claim as NFL monoliths, as yearly playoff contenders.
  But with all due respect to the old and new guards, there are two teams with biblical fan bases, whose colors, logos and legacies are immutable.
  Those two teams played each other yesterday. Just as they have in three Super Bowls. And just like those three jousts for the Lombardi Trophy, an epic football game spilled into Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field yesterday.
  The Dallas Cowboys (8-
  
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• Pittsburgh Symphony cancels concerts through Dec. 5

  14-11-2016 21:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  The management of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has canceled orchestra concerts through Dec. 5.
  
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• Judge denies motion for new trial for convicted South Hills businessman James Nassida

  14-11-2016 21:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  A federal judge has denied a motion for a new trial for a South Hills businessman convicted of mortgage fraud until a hearing on the evidence of why he wants one.
  
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• Mayor Peduto Submits 2017 Budgets To City Council

  14-11-2016 21:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Mayor Bill Peduto says it will take $539.3 million to run Pittsburgh effectively and efficiently in 2017. The Mayor released details of his budget plan Monday morning.
  “The 2017 budget and five year plan provides a solid foundation for the city’s future, and puts us on a long-term path to fiscal sustainability,” says Peduto.
  In all, the budget calls for a 3.9% increase in spending over last year. It also calls for reducing the city’s debt.
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• Dunlap: Thank You, Pittsburgh

  14-11-2016 21:00
  
  Cancer sucks.
  I already kind of knew that, but I have greater sense now.Pittsburgh is such a magnificent place.I already kind of knew that, but I have greater sense now.There’s no need to draw it out or bore you with the details, I’ll just shoot it straight. Our 5-year-old daughter Darran was diagnosed with cancer last week.She went to Children’s Hospital complaining of hip pain; they told us she has leukemia.It isn’t ideal, but all we can do is push through the chemother
  
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• Ron’s Weather Blog: Some Snow Could Arrive This Weekend

  14-11-2016 20:45
  
  Every week over the winter weather months I am going to be writing a blog about potential snowfall specifically focused on the upcoming week. On top of that, I would like to look ahead (sometimes way ahead) at what the weather may be like due to what’s happening right now in our atmosphere.
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Here comes the snow. OK, it’s likely not going to be a lot, but still the season’s best chance for snow should occur over the course of the weekend. Obviously, a lo
  
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• Social Media Reacts: Were The Pittsburgh Steelers Cursed By Donald Trump?

  14-11-2016 20:44
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Remember the early days of October, when the Pittsburgh Steelers were 4-1 and looking like early Super Bowl favorites?
  As Steelers fans know, that feels like a century ago.Sunday the Steelers lost a heartbreaker to the Dallas Cowboys, 35-30.It was the team’s 4th loss in a row, a feat that doesn’t come natural to Steelers fans.
  What could be causing the Steelers slide?Could it be quarterback Ben Roethlisberger isn’t 100% after having knee surgery? Could
  
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• Nephew In ‘Making a Murderer’ Ordered Released

  14-11-2016 20:43
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A man whose homicide conviction was overturned in a case profiled in the Netflix series “Making a Murderer” has been ordered released from prison while prosecutors appeal.
  U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin on Monday ordered the release of Brendan Dassey. Duffin ruled in August that investigators tricked Dassey into confessing he helped his uncle, Steven Avery, rape, kill and mutilate photographer Teresa Halbach in 2005. The state has appealed that ruling
  
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• Effort underway to prevent Kathleen Kane from ever again holding public office

  14-11-2016 20:34 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — Three weeks after former Pennsylvania attorney general Kathleen Kane was sentenced to time in jail for orchestrating an illegal news leak to punish an enemy, a House panel that had been considering her impeachment took testimony today on the damage done to her office.
  
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• Emergency workers rescue man from O'Hara water tower

  14-11-2016 20:13 via post-gazette.com
  
  A contract painter was rescued this afternoon after spending more than two hours trapped inside an O'Hara water tower.
  
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• Emergency workers needed to rescue man from O'Hara water tower

  14-11-2016 20:13 via post-gazette.com
  
  Fire and rescue companies are attempting to rescue an injured worker trapped inside a water tower in O'Hara just off Field Club Road.
  
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• U.S. Attorney David Hickton To Resign

  14-11-2016 19:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — David J. Hickton, United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, has announced his resignation.
  U.S. Attorney Hickton has served since Aug. 12 2010 and was nominated by President Barack Obama.
  “The opportunity to serve as a United States Attorney in this administration has been the professional privilege of a lifetime and the highlight of my career,” said U.S. Attorney Hickton.
  According to a press release, U.S. Attorney Hickton’s sig
  
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• Overbrook man gets jail time for accidental shooting that killed friend

  14-11-2016 19:24 via post-gazette.com
  
  An Overbrook man will spend six to 12 months in jail after he accidentally shot and killed his friend last year.  
  
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• Visitation today for slain Canonsburg police officer

  14-11-2016 19:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  A visitation will be held today for a Canonsburg police officer who died while responding to a domestic violence call last week.
  
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• Cyber Monday: How To Shop Safely

  14-11-2016 19:13
  
  With the holidays quickly approaching, you may have caught yourself whistling a Christmas tune here and there before Thanksgiving. With Christmas in the air, the search for the perfect gift for that special someone is on. As Black Friday grows closer, the deals have already begun to flood your mailbox and emails. Since 1932, Black Friday has been regarded as the official beginning of the Christmas shopping season. It seems, however, in the 21st century more Americans are opting out of the mob s
  
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• Report: Officials Investigating Arnold House Fire

  14-11-2016 18:59
  
  ARNOLD (KDKA) — State fire marshals are investigating a blaze that seriously damaged a house in Arnold.
  The Tribune-Review reports it happened Sunday on Taylor Avenue. Fire Chief J.C. Tedorski said the front of the house was engulfed in flames when crews arrived around 11 a.m.
  Responders were able to contain the damage to the building and kept it from spreading to a neighboring home.
  No one was injured. It is thought that the flames may have started on the front porch.
  The former owner had
  
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• Officials Investigating Arnold House Fire

  14-11-2016 18:59
  
  ARNOLD (KDKA) — State fire marshals are investigating a blaze that seriously damaged a house in Arnold.
  It happened Sunday on Taylor Avenue. Fire Chief J.C. Tedorski said the front of the house was engulfed in flames when crews arrived around 11 a.m.
  Responders were able to contain the damage to the building and kept it from spreading to a neighboring home.
  The people inside the neighboring house were unaware of the fire, until an officer rushed to get them to safety.
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• Pittsburgh avoids budget gap as casino pledges revenue

  14-11-2016 18:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  Rivers Casino and Pittsburgh officials have reached a one-year deal to safeguard millions in gaming revenue for the city, averting a blow to Mayor Bill Peduto’s budget plans.
  
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• Peduto: Pittsburgh, Rivers Casino reach deal for 2017 gaming revenue

  14-11-2016 18:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh has reached an agreement with Rivers Casino to insure the city receives its expected gaming revenue next year from the North Shore venue, Mayor Bill Peduto announced this morning.
  
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• Emergency Crews Working To Rescue Man From O’Hara Water Tower

  14-11-2016 18:48
  
  O’HARA TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Emergency crews are working to rescue a man who reportedly fell while doing work in a water tower Monday morning.
  According to emergency dispatchers, the incident happened in the 900 block of Field Club Road in O’Hara Township.
  A private contractor was painting the inside of the tank when they fell 25-50 feet.
  The man reportedly fell off scaffolding and paramedics are treating him inside the tower. His condition is also unknown.
  There is no water inside
  
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• Emergency Crews Rescue Man From O’Hara Twp. Water Tower

  14-11-2016 18:48
  
  O’HARA TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Emergency crews rescued a man who reportedly fell while doing work inside a water tower Monday morning.
  According to emergency dispatchers, the incident happened in the 900 block of Field Club Road in O’Hara Township.
  A private contractor was painting the inside of the tank when he fell 25-50 feet.
  (Photo Credit: Lynne Hayes-Freeland/KDKA)
  The 32-year-old man reportedly fell off scaffolding and paramedics treated him inside the tower.
  After he was rescu
  
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• U.S. Attorney Hickton to resign

  14-11-2016 18:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  U.S. Attorney David Hickton plans to announce his resignation this afternoon.
  
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• U.S. Attorney David Hickton announces resignation

  14-11-2016 18:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  U.S. Attorney David Hickton has announced his resignation effective midnight Nov. 28.
  
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• Hickton first U.S. attorney to resign after Trump election

  14-11-2016 18:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  After six years as the top law officer in this region, U.S. Attorney David Hickton said Monday he’s stepping down at the end of the month.
  
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• Bucs WR Mike Evans Sits For Anthem To Protest Trump Election

  14-11-2016 18:16
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Tampa Bay receiver Mike Evans says he’s “not big on politics.” He is disheartened by the election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States.
  The third-year pro said he sat during the national anthem before Sunday’s game between the Buccaneers and Chicago Bears because he feels electing a reality television star to the highest office in the nation is “not a good look for America.”
  “I don’t want to disrespect
  
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• Chili’s Manager Takes Away Vet’s Free Meal On Veterans Day

  14-11-2016 18:01
  
  CEDAR HILL, Texas (AP) – The parent company of Chili’s says it wants to make things right after a veteran had his free meal taken away on Veterans Day.
  Ernest Walker posted a video to Facebook on Friday of a manager taking away his meal at a Chili’s in the Dallas suburb of Cedar Hill. The Army vet writes that the meal was taken away after another diner raised questions about the uniform Walker was wearing. Walker says the manager took his meal even after he showed him his milit
  
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• Pittsburgh police probe 49-year-old man's plunge from garage

  14-11-2016 17:46
  Pittsburgh police are trying to figure out how and why a man fell to his death from a downtown parking garage. The Allegheny County medical examiner says 49-year-old Joseph Bartlebaugh, of Blairsville, died at UPMC Mercy hospital about 30 minutes after he fell from the garage in the 600 block of Stanwix Street about 5:20 p.m. Sunday.
  
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• Firefighters Rescue Dog From Shaler Twp. Blaze

  14-11-2016 17:44
  
  SHALER (KDKA) – Firefighters were called to the scene of a garage fire in Shlaer Township Monday morning.
  According to officials at the scene, the fire started in a garage in the 700 block of Wible Run Road around 7:30 a.m.
  Fortunately, no one was inside when the fire broke out. However, there was a German shepherd inside, but they managed to get it out safely.
  “I looked out and saw flames, which seemed like they were in the garage,” neighbor Gloria Baldauff said.
  Baldauff grew
  
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• Burning Body Near Ohio Church Prompts Homicide Investigation

  14-11-2016 17:43
  
  ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) – Police say a body found on fire near an Ohio church is believed to be that of a man in his 60s.
  The body was found ablaze Saturday night in downtown Zanesville. The Zanesville Times Recorder reports police are investigating the death as a homicide. Police Capt. Doug Merry says some officers thought they recognized the body as being a homeless man from the area.
  The Columbus Dispatch reports a passerby spotted the fire, discovered it was a burning body and called pol
  
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• Racist Post About Michelle Obama Causes Backlash

  14-11-2016 17:38
  
  CLAY, W.Va. (AP) – The director of a West Virginia development group and a mayor are under scrutiny after a racist post about first lady Michelle Obama caused a backlash and prompted calls on social media for both women to be fired.
  Clay County Development Corp. director Pamela Ramsey Taylor made the post following Donald Trump’s election as president.
  Her post said: “It will be refreshing to have a classy, beautiful, dignified First Lady in the White House. I’m tired of
  
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• Father charged with assaulting 20-day-old son

  14-11-2016 17:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  A father has been arrested and charged with assaulting his 20-day-old son on Nov. 9, according to Allegheny County police.
  
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• Upset Steelers Fans Sound Off After Loss To Dallas

  14-11-2016 17:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan)- The Steelers lost their fourth game in a row on Sunday night, falling to the Dallas Cowboys in the final seconds of play by the final score of 35-30.
  The loss understandably left Steelers fans upset, as their team falls below .500 on the season with a 4-5 record. They now sit a game behind rival Baltimore for first place in the AFC North division.
  “The Fan Morning Show” took Monday’s show to let Steeler Nation grieve and rant about the team’s pe
  
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• Police: Newborn Critically Injured By Father

  14-11-2016 17:21
  
  NORTH FAYETTE (KDKA) — A North Fayette man is facing charges after police say he assaulted his 20-day-old son.
  On Nov. 9, the infant was taken to the hospital where he was treated for a head wound. The child was listed in critical condition.
  Investigators believe the injury was inflicted by the infant’s father, 21-year-old Devin Yetsick.
  Detectives from the Allegheny County Police Homicide Unit charged the man with aggravated assault of a child, endangering the welfare of a
  
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• Mom Charged After 4 Kids Found Alone Without Beds, Food

  14-11-2016 16:49
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A Pittsburgh woman has been charged with endangering her four children after police say they found them alone in an apartment with no beds, no food and one working light.
  Court records show 34-year-old Takoya Parker was charged after the children were found Saturday, though it’s unclear if she’s in custody and no defense attorney is listed.
  Police said they found the children – ages 10, 6, 5 and 3 – after being asked to check on their welfare. They
  
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• Hundreds Expected To Attend Visitation For Fallen Officer

  14-11-2016 16:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Visitation will be held this afternoon to remember a Canonsburg police officer who was shot and killed in the line of duty last week.
  Hundreds of people are expected to gather at the Beinhauer Funeral Home in Peters Township to remember Officer Scott Bashioum.
  Officer Bashioum was responding to a domestic dispute when Michael Cwiklinski fired several shots from a second-floor window. Officer Bashioum was taken to Canonsburg Hospital, where he later died.
  A second office
  
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• Hundreds Attend Visitation For Fallen Officer

  14-11-2016 16:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Visitation was held Monday afternoon to remember a Canonsburg police officer who was shot and killed in the line of duty last week.
  Hundreds of people are expected to gather Wednesday at the Beinhauer Funeral Home in Peters Township to remember Officer Scott Bashioum.
  Officer Bashioum was responding to a domestic dispute when Michael Cwiklinski fired several shots from a second-floor window. Officer Bashioum was taken to Canonsburg Hospital, where he later died.
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• Hundreds Attend Visitation For Fallen Canonsburg Officer

  14-11-2016 16:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Visitation began on Monday to remember a Canonsburg police officer who was shot and killed in the line of duty last week.
  Hundreds of people are expected to gather Wednesday at the Beinhauer Funeral Home in Peters Township to remember Officer Scott Bashioum.
  On Monday, visitation began and mourners by the hundreds – including firefighters, patrolmen, medics, and other first responders – came by to honor Officer Bashioum.
  Dozens of officers directed traf
  
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• Police search for suspect accused of shooting 2 people at N. Braddock bar

  14-11-2016 16:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police are searching for a man who shot two people after being told to leave a North Braddock bar because he was drunk.
  
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• Police search for suspect accused of shooting 2 people after forced to leave N. Braddock bar

  14-11-2016 16:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police are searching for a man who shot two people after being told to leave a North Braddock bar because he was drunk.
  
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• Crime Stoppers: Police Seek Help Solving Double Murder

  14-11-2016 15:23
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police are asking for the public’s help to solve a double murder.
  Dante Dawkins, 29, of Clairton, Divine Barrett, 25, of Patterson, New Jersey, were shot to death back in January in the Windgap Industrial Park.
  Police say they found Barrett’s body in a car, while Dawkins’ body was found lying on a nearby street.
  Both men died at the scene.
  “At this point, we believe there were three individuals involved in this shooting. We’re still looking
  
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• Firefighters called to Shaler home

  14-11-2016 14:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  Firefighters were working this morning to try to put out a house fire in Shaler. 
  
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• PTL Links: Nov. 14, 2016

  14-11-2016 14:30
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Pittsburgh Penguins 50th Anniversary Film
  Three Rivers Film Festival
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• Port Authority Moves To Purchase New ‘Green’ Buses

  14-11-2016 13:39
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Port Authority of Allegheny County plans to introduce new buses powered by alternative sources of energy over the next three years.
  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports a Port Authority committee recommended last week that the agency purchase 25 articulated buses from Minnesota-based New Flyer of America Inc. for $22.9 million.
  The buses would start arriving in December 2017 if the full board approves the purchase at its meeting on Friday.
  Three electric-powered buses
  
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• The moon today will look unlike any other since 1948

  14-11-2016 13:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  The periodic “supermoon,” as described in recent years, is larger and brighter than the average full moon and certainly worth a skyward glance as it rises like a giant spotlight above the horizon. 
  
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