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• New Thermal Therapy Promises To Erase Wrinkles & Tighten Skin

  22-11-2016 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (CBS) – A magic wand that tightens loose skin and erases wrinkles from almost anywhere may sound too good to be true.
  However, a new thermal therapy procedure promises to do just that.
  “I have four children. No matter how much exercise or dieting, I still had those crinkles,” Linda Kiesel said.
  The “crinkles” Kiesel is referring to were the wrinkled skin on her stomach. She didn’t like how it looked, but wasn’t sold on having a tummy tuck.
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• Bull Stops Highway Traffic After Fleeing From Slaughterhouse

  22-11-2016 23:05
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A bull on the loose stopped traffic on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia during a brief taste of freedom before meeting its demise, but not as planned.
  The bull made a break for it early Tuesday afternoon as it was being unloaded at a slaughterhouse.
  It wandered onto two highways and through parts of a couple of neighborhoods before getting off a ramp and being confronted by a state game officer with a 12-gauge shotgun.
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• North Side Salon Owner Hosting Thanksgiving Dinner For Less Fortunate

  22-11-2016 22:20
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A local hair stylist is giving back to the community in a big way.
  On Thanksgiving Day, the lonely, the hungry and those down on their luck are invited to her salon on the North Side, not to get their hair done, but to sit down to a holiday dinner.
  Mother Teresa said: “If you can’t feed 100 people, then feed just one.”
  Robyn Greer hopes to feed a few more.
  “We want to feed 50 or more. Right now, whoever comes, we will feed them,” she says.
  
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• Crews Battle House Fire In Elizabeth Township

  22-11-2016 22:18
  
  ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A house fire sent emergency crews to Elizabeth Township this afternoon.
  According to emergency dispatchers, smoke could be seen pouring from a home in the 6000-block of Meade Street around 3:20 p.m.
  There’s no word yet on injuries.
  The view from NewsChopper 2 shows a crowd of firefighters and several fire trucks at the scene.
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• Report: Driver Asked Kids ‘Are You Ready To Die’ Before Crashing Bus In Chattanooga

  22-11-2016 22:17
  
  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WWJ/AP) – Parents of some of the children who survived a deadly school bus crash in Chattanooga are starting to shed some light on the moments leading up to the crash, which killed five kids and injured more than 20 others.
  CBS News Correspondent Mark Strassmann spoke to a mother who had three children on the bus, one of whom died. The mother says that her other two children told her that just before the crash, the bus driver asked the children if they were ready to die
  
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• Riverhounds Announce Partnership To Grow Soccer In Western Pa.

  22-11-2016 21:52
  
  The following was provided by the Pittsburgh Riverhounds:PITTSBURGH (November 22, 2016) – The Pittsburgh Riverhounds Academy is proud to announce a partnership with Friends of Pittsburgh Professional Soccer to provide high-level skill and fitness programs to soccer players throughout the Western Pennsylvania area.
  The partnership comes on the heels of Friends of Pittsburgh Professional Soccer reaching an agreement with the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County. The non-profit organiz
  
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• Bystanders Rescue Man From Burning Car

  22-11-2016 21:48
  
  MILPITAS (KCBS) – A group heading to San Jose International Airport pulled a man from a burning car after it was hit by a truck on northbound Interstate 880 in Milpitas early Thursday morning.
  Aaron Johnson told KCBS was driving a group of church members to the airport when he saw the car catch fire after it was rear-ended. The 58-year-old disabled truck driver said it was like something from the movies.
  “It was crazy. We were trying to pull the door open, couldn’t pull the do
  
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• Jury acquits Latrobe doctor accused of obstruction

  22-11-2016 21:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Westmoreland County doctor was acquitted on all counts today after a federal trial in which the U.S. attorney's office accused him of obstructing a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration investigation of how he prescribed an addiction medication.
  
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• Case against Latrobe doctor charged with obstructing inquiry goes to jury

  22-11-2016 21:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  The fate of a doctor charged with obstructing an investigation of his prescribing practices is in the hands of a federal jury.
  
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• Police: Blackjack Player Doubled Down By Robbing Bank

  22-11-2016 21:31
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Authorities say a man stood up from a blackjack table, drove to Charleston to rob a bank and then returned to continue gambling.
  The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that a Kanawha County grand jury last week indicted 52-year-old Kerry Johnson of Charleston on a bank robbery charge.
  Investigators say Johnson had been at the Mardi Gras Casino in Nitro for hours on Aug. 2 when he put down a $25 chip to hold his spot. That’s when police say Johnson drove 13 miles
  
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• Fact Check: Trump’s Statements On Auto Industry Are Misleading

  22-11-2016 21:12
  
  By Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer
  DETROIT (AP) – President-elect Donald Trump has a long list of deceptive statements about Ford Motor Co. and the auto industry, and he added to that list this week.
  Trump’s tweet on Thursday asserting that he had dissuaded Ford from moving a Kentucky factory to Mexico was a stretch, at the very least. The company has no intention of moving the plant, and it had already agreed to keep production of one specific model there.
  Throughout the campaign, Trump
  
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• Juvenile lifer will not be released this week

  22-11-2016 21:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  A North Side man who has been incarcerated since he was 14 in 1979 and expected to be released from jail this week after being resentenced to 20 years to life will not be getting out any time soon.
  
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• Pitt-based study finds palliative care benefits, but with limits

  22-11-2016 20:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  A University of Pittsburgh-based study examining dozens of prior palliative care research findings suggests the patient-focused, pain-reducing treatment accomplishes its major goals, but not necessarily with the tantalizing bonus that it extends life.
  
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• Report: Beaver Co. School Board Member Arrested In Prostitution Sting

  22-11-2016 20:21
  
  ROCHESTER (KDKA) – A school board member in Beaver County was arrested during a prostitution sting last week.
  According to the Beaver County Times, Joseph Long, 43, was taken into custody at the My Place Hotel in Monaca on Nov. 16.
  During a text message conversation, Long agreed to pay $120 for 20 to 30 minutes of sex with a woman.
  Long, a Rochester Area School District board member, also agreed to meet the woman at the hotel. When he arrived, he was taken into custody.
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• Beaver Co. School Board Member Charged In Prostitution Sting

  22-11-2016 20:21
  
  CENTER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A school board member in Beaver County has been charged in connection with a prostitution sting.
  According to police, Joseph Long, 43, was taken into custody at the My Place Hotel in Monaca on Nov. 16.
  During a text message conversation, police say Long agreed to pay $120 for 20 to 30 minutes of sex with a woman.
  Long, a Rochester Area School District board member, also agreed to meet the woman at the hotel in room 103.
  When he arrived around 4 p.m., he was taken i
  
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• Beaver Co. School Board Member Arrested In Prostitution Sting

  22-11-2016 20:21
  
  ROCHESTER (KDKA) – A school board member in Beaver County was arrested during a prostitution sting last week.
  According to police, Joseph Long, 43, was taken into custody at the My Place Hotel in Monaca on Nov. 16.
  During a text message conversation, Long agreed to pay $120 for 20 to 30 minutes of sex with a woman.
  Long, a Rochester Area School District board member, also agreed to meet the woman at the hotel in room 103.
  When he arrived around 4 p.m., he was taken into custody.
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• Franco Harris: Truth Hasn’t Been Revealed About Paterno’s Role In Sex Scandal

  22-11-2016 19:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan)- The man was Penn State’s leading scorer in 1970 as a running back. The man became the 13th overall selection in the 1972 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. The man amassed eight, 1,000 yard rushing seasons, was a nine-time Pro-Bowler. He made one of the most iconic plays in NFL history, when he caught a deflected ball just before it hit the ground and scored a touchdown to give the Steelers a deciding 13-7 lead in the 1972 Divisional Round game against the Oak
  
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• PSO musicians, management may be nearing deal

  22-11-2016 19:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  The musicians and management of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra could be close to reaching a new contract that would end the nearly two-month work stoppage at Heinz Hall, according to multiple sources.
  
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• PSO musicians, management could be close to a deal

  22-11-2016 19:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  The musicians and management of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra could be close to reaching a new contract that would end the nearly two-month work stoppage at Heinz Hall, according to multiple sources.
  
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• PSO management, musicians nearing deal to end two-month strike

  22-11-2016 19:04 via post-gazette.com
  Musicians and management of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra could be close to reaching a new contract that would end the nearly two-month work stoppage at Heinz Hall.
  
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• Hundreds Get Layoff Notices In Jobless Centers Funding Fight

  22-11-2016 18:48
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Layoff notices are going out to more than 500 Pennsylvania state employees because of a dispute over additional state funding for unemployment compensation services.
  Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration said roughly 520 employees will have received the notices by Tuesday.
  The employees’ last day on the job will be Dec. 19, when the Wolf administration plans to close unemployment compensation service centers in Allentown, Altoona and Lancaster.
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• Report On Offensive Emails: Justice Not Undermined, No Names

  22-11-2016 18:39
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – There’s no evidence that government employees who swapped sexually explicit and offensive material for years through office email undermined the administration of justice, Pennsylvania’s attorney general said Tuesday in releasing a new review.
  Attorney General Bruce Beemer said that a new report by a private law firm flags 38 people as high-volume senders of inappropriate emails. Thirteen senders were senior government officials at the time or judges &nda
  
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• Driver Sought After Causing Other Car To Crash Into Homestead Home

  22-11-2016 18:19
  
  HOMESTEAD (KDKA) – Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who sent a vehicle crashing into a home in Homestead Tuesday morning.
  Homestead police say the driver and three passengers were riding in their car when they were struck by another vehicle near West Street
  The car went out of control and slammed into the front door of a house nearby on West 11th Street.
  Henry Little was working as a crossing guard a block away.
  “I heard a loud crash of cars hitting and seconds after that,
  
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• Second arrest made in homicide involving body found in Hanover

  22-11-2016 17:42
  A second arrest has been made in connection with the shooting death of an Allegheny County man whose body was found in a wooded area of Hanover Township in August.
  
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• Investigator: Pa. judges, senior govt. officials among those sharing porn

  22-11-2016 17:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — At least 13 Pennsylvania judges and senior state government officials were among the dozens of public employees who shared pornographic or inappropriate material over state computers, a special investigator has concluded.
  
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• AG releases ‘Porngate’ report but redacts names

  22-11-2016 17:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — Attorney General Bruce Beemer on Tuesday released a long-awaited special report on pornographic emails sent on state computers, but only after stripping it of senders’ names and dismissing it as ineptly researched, a “poor use” of public funds and a document that risked unfairly maligning hundreds of people.
  
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• AG assails probe into state employees who shared porn

  22-11-2016 17:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — A special prosecutor's report on the exchange of pornographic and offensive emails on government servers found no evidence of inappropriate contact between prosecutors and judges and was so "extremely over-inclusive" that it flagged hundreds of innocuous messages, Attorney General Bruce Beemer said Tuesday.
  
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• Trump Aide Suggests He Wants No Clinton Probe

  22-11-2016 17:06
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – A top adviser to Donald Trump is suggesting that the president-elect is going to help Hillary Clinton “heal” and not pursue a probe of her private email server.
  Kellyanne Conway said on MSNBC on Tuesday that Trump is setting a tone for congressional Republicans by refraining from calling for more investigations. She says that “he doesn’t wish to pursue these charges.”
  Days earlier, Trump told CBS’s “60 Minutes” that he wants t
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Opponent Profile: Colts Face Uncertainty At QB In Must-Win Game

  22-11-2016 17:00
  
  By Danny Cox
  The Pittsburgh Steelers’ dominating victory over the Cleveland Browns Sunday is just what the team needed to get back on track and stay tied atop the AFC North with the Baltimore Ravens. In Week 12, the Steelers will travel on a short week to take on the Indianapolis Colts on Thanksgiving night.
  After a marginal start to the 2016 season resulting in a 5-5 record through 10 games, the Colts are picking up momentum. They have won two in a row and are not far behind the Houston T
  
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• Pizza delivery driver robbed by armed group in East Liberty

  22-11-2016 16:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police are investigating the robbery of a pizza delivery driver.
  
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• New Stanton Rollover Crash Leaves 2-Year-Old Girl, Her Mother, Another Woman Injured

  22-11-2016 16:57
  
  NEW STANTON (KDKA) – Three people, including a little girl, were injured in a violent crash Tuesday that scattered debris over the highway and shut down part of Route 119 in Westmoreland County.
  According to emergency dispatchers, the crash happened on the northbound side of Route 119 in New Stanton, near the Youngwood exit. The crash was reported around 10 a.m.
  The crash involved a Cadillac Escalade and a Subaru sedan. The Escalade appears to have rolled several times before coming to res
  
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• At Least 3 Injured In New Stanton Crash

  22-11-2016 16:57
  
  NEW STANTON (KDKA) – Emergency crews have been called to the scene of a multiple vehicle crash in Westmoreland County.
  According to emergency dispatchers, the crash happened on the northbound side of Route 119 in New Stanton, near the Youngwood exit. The crash was reported around 10 a.m.
  The crash involved a Cadillac Escalade and a Subaru sedan. The Escalade appears to have rolled several times before coming to rest on its roof in the median.
  A man in the Escalade was ejected from the vehi
  
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• At Least 1 Injured In New Stanton Crash

  22-11-2016 16:57
  
  NEW STANTON (KDKA) – Emergency crews have been called to the scene of a multiple vehicle crash in Westmoreland County.
  According to emergency dispatchers, the crash happened on the northbound side of Route 119 in New Stanton, near the Youngwood exit.
  The crash was reported around 10 a.m.
  At least one person has been flown to a hospital.
  No other details have been released.
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• Officials: 3.45 Million Motorists To Travel Turnpike For Holiday

  22-11-2016 16:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The holiday travel rush begins today and it could be the busiest day of the week.
  This year, AAA projects more than 48 million people will travel to their Thanksgiving destination. That would make this the busiest Thanksgiving travel week in nine years.
  Most of those people will be hitting the roads.
  The good news is that gas prices are down nationwide. However, we’re still paying more than most at an average of $2.40 for a gallon of regular unleaded.
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• Several South Fayette homes evacuated after gas line struck

  22-11-2016 16:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  Several residents in South Fayette were forced to evacuate their homes this morning after the water company struck a gas line in their neighborhood.
  
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• Heinz Voluntarily Recalling Mislabeled Gravy

  22-11-2016 16:39
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Heinz is voluntarily recalling some of its pork gravy because it may be mislabeled.
  CBS reports that it may actually be Heinz’s Homestyle Bistro Au Jus Gravy, which contains milk and soy.
  Those ingredients could be dangerous for people with food allergies or sensitivities.
  The affected jars are labeled Heinz Homestyle Pork Gravy and have a best by date of Dec. 28, 2017.
  For more details, visit the FDA’s website here.
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• Police: Philly Package Contained ‘Device’ That Targeted Man

  22-11-2016 15:51
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A package that exploded in a downtown apartment early Tuesday included an “actual device” that was meant to injure, officials said, and a man is hospitalized with hand and chest injuries.
  Agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were working with U.S. Postal Inspectors and the city bomb squad on the cause of the blast that injured a 62-year-old Center City man at about 4 a.m.
  The man received the package Monday evening and
  
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• Democrat School Board Member Defends Anti-Trump Tweets

  22-11-2016 15:42
  
  PALMYRA, Pa. (AP) – The lone Democrat on a central Pennsylvania school board is defending profanity-laced tweets criticizing president-elect Donald Trump on election night.
  Palmyra School Board member Ralph Duquette tells Pennlive.com, “Should an elected official drop the F-bomb? … Maybe not.”
  Still, Duquette says he won’t resign and plans to run for re-election despite criticism and calls for him to step down.
  Among the tweets Duquette sent are, “I hope the
  
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• PTL Links: Nov. 22, 2016

  22-11-2016 14:28
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Animal Friends
  United States Postal Service 
  Market District
  Market District Recipes: Thanksgiving Side Dishes
  Mall At Robinson
  
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• Market District Recipes: Thanksgiving Side Dishes

  22-11-2016 14:25
  
  If you’re looking for some additional dishes to make for Thanksgiving, check out these two recipes from the Giant Eagle Market District!
  Ginger Lime Scented Cranberry-Apple SauceCompliments of Market District Chef Benjamin D’Amico
  Makes: 2 cups Prep Time: 25 min. Cooking Time: 45 minutes
  Ingredients:
  12 oz Fresh Cranberries, rinsed
  2 each Granny Smith Apples, peeled, cored, diced
  8 oz Ginger Beer (non-alcoholic – find in beverage section)
  2 tbsp Lime Juice
  1 cup Sugar
  1/8 tsp C
  
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• Vehicle strikes at least one pedestrian in Homestead

  22-11-2016 14:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  At least one pedestrian was struck by a vehicle this morning in Homestead.
  
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• TRAFFIC: Overnight work planned for Liberty Tunnels; lane closures set for Steubenville Pike in Robinson

  22-11-2016 12:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  Lane closures are scheduled along Route 60/Steubenville Pike in Robinson today and Wednesday for repaving work.
  
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• TRAFFIC: Lane closures planned for Steubenville Pike in Robinson; Homeville Viaduct Bridge reopens

  22-11-2016 12:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  Lane closures are scheduled along Route 60/Steubenville Pike in Robinson today and Wednesday for repaving work.
  
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• TRAFFIC: Lane closures planned for Route 60 in Robinson

  22-11-2016 12:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  Lane closures are scheduled along Route 60/Steubenville Pike in Robinson today and Wednesday for repaving work.
  
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• Best Day To Buy TV May Not Be Black Friday

  22-11-2016 11:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Black Friday is a popular day to get deals on all sorts of things, especially electronics, but Consumer Reports says it might not be the best time to shop for a TV.
  For example, Consumer Reports says you can sometimes find better deals on TV’s closer to Christmas, or by waiting a few weeks for Super Bowl sales. Typically, stores clear out last year’s models at the end of February or the beginning of March to make room for the newest sets on the market.
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• Report Released On Pittsburgh Public Schools

  22-11-2016 09:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A+ Schools, an independent, non-profit group that advocates for students in the Pittsburgh Public Schools, released its annual Report To The Community.
  It highlights several promising trends. Graduation rates improved from 75% in 2011-12 to 79% in 2014-15 for Pittsburgh’s 9-12 and 6-12 schools. Also, 60% of the district’s seniors overall earned grade point averages that qualified them for the Pittsburgh Promise scholarship (2.5 or higher).
  However, the repor
  
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• PPS Report Shows Higher Graduation Rates, Concerns In Other Areas

  22-11-2016 09:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A+ Schools, an independent, non-profit group that advocates for students in the Pittsburgh Public Schools, released its annual Report To The Community.
  It highlights several promising trends. Graduation rates improved from 75 percent in 2011-12 to 79 percent in 2014-15 for Pittsburgh’s 9-12 and 6-12 schools. Also, 60 percent of the district’s seniors overall earned grade point averages that qualified them for the Pittsburgh Promise scholarship (2.5 or higher
  
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• The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium receives top award from humane group

  22-11-2016 06:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium announced Monday that it has received the American Humane Association’s Humane Conservation Program certification, a new designation recognizing high treatment standards for zoo and aquarium animals.
  
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• Pittsburgh City Council advances plans for police cameras, addresses affordable housing

  22-11-2016 06:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh City Council forged ahead Monday with several high-profile measures, including plans to add several hundred more body-worn cameras for city police.
  
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• Pittsburgh schools get mixed marks in A+ Schools' report card

  22-11-2016 06:16 via post-gazette.com
  
  Graduation rates for Pittsburgh Public’s regular high schools have increased since 2012, and a handful of city schools and one charter saw racial achievement gaps of fewer than 10 points on some state tests last school year.
  
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