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• Unbalanced Diets Could Cause Copper Toxicity

  17-01-2017 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (CBS) — You’ve heard it time and again – foods like kale, coconuts and avocados are good for you.
  But you know what they say about too much of a good thing.
  Experts say there’s something metallic lurking in those foods, in our water and elsewhere that could be making us feel miserable.
  “People will come in with very non-specific symptoms,” internist Dr. Svetlana Kogan said. “They feel moody, have depression, difficulty falling asleep.”
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• Fire Destroys South Side Office Building

  17-01-2017 23:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A fire at an office building sent emergency crews to the city’s South Side on Tuesday afternoon.
  The fire broke out around 4 p.m. at the corner of Bingham and South 7th Streets, right along river near South Side Flats.The three-alarm fire broke out in one of four connected commercial structures, and prompted a large response from emergency officials, including police, firefighters, city officials and more.The building rents out office space, but there are currentl
  
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• Fire At South Side Industrial Complex Prompts Evacuations

  17-01-2017 23:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Several offices were evacuated late Tuesday afternoon when a fast-moving fire ripped through an industrial complex on the South Side.The fire broke out around 4 p.m. at the corner of Bingham and South 7th Streets, right along river near South Side Flats.The three-alarm fire and prompted a large response from emergency officials, including police, firefighters, city officials and more.
  Fire officials say crews had some challenges making entry into the four connected buil
  
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• Penn Plaza developer files appeal on rejected proposal

  17-01-2017 23:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  The developer behind the controversial Whole Foods Market and apartment redevelopment at the former Penn Plaza site in East Liberty is firing back at the city planning commission for rejecting the proposal.
  
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• Penn Plaza developer files appeal after rejected proposal

  17-01-2017 23:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  The developer behind the controversial Whole Foods Market and apartment redevelopment at the former Penn Plaza site in East Liberty is firing back at the city planning commission for rejecting the proposal.
  
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• Developer files appeal in rejected Whole Foods, apartments plan for East Liberty

  17-01-2017 23:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  The developer behind the controversial Whole Foods Market and apartment redevelopment at the former Penn Plaza site in East Liberty is firing back at the city planning commission for rejecting the proposal.
  
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• Developer appeals rejection of proposed East Liberty project anchored by Whole Foods

  17-01-2017 23:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  The developer behind the controversial Whole Foods Market and apartment redevelopment at the former Penn Plaza site in East Liberty is challenging the decision by the city planning commission to reject it.
  
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• Trump Shrugs At Unpopularity In ‘Rigged’ Polls

  17-01-2017 22:59
  
  NEW YORK (CBS) – President-elect Donald Trump’s approval ratings are lower than any recent incoming president.
  This is according to a CNN/ORC poll released Tuesday, which surveyed 1,000 adult Americans.
  Trump’s approval rating is just 40 percent.
  At the same time in their transition processes for their first terms, Barack Obama (84%), George W. Bush (61%), and Bill Clinton (67%) all had higher approval ratings.
  President-elect Trump responded to the poll Tuesday morning, tweeti
  
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• United Way Offers Free Tax Preparation Help

  17-01-2017 22:30
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There is a lot that goes into preparing your taxes, and not everyone can afford to pay a professional to do it for them.
  If you prepare them yourself, you may be missing out on some deductions, but the United Way can help.
  It’s hard to believe, but tax time is right around the corner. This year the deadline is April 18.
  There is a different way that you can get some help with your taxes. Certain low-income families have an opportunity to have volunteers help them
  
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• President Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning’s Sentence

  17-01-2017 22:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP/CBS) – President Barack Obama has commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning, who leaked Army documents and is serving 35 years.
  Manning, a transgender soldier, was convicted of stealing and disseminating 750,000 pages of documents and videos to WikiLeaks.
  Manning’s attorneys released her commutation application in November, asking Mr. Obama to shorten her sentence to the time she’s already served.The president granted commutation of sentence to 209 individuals and
  
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• Allegheny County says it’s not too late to get a flu shot as cases soar

  17-01-2017 22:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  New confirmed flu cases in Allegheny County dipped last week compared with the previous week, but overall this season, cases are dramatically up compared with last winter.
  
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• Allegheny County flu cases up dramatically over last season

  17-01-2017 22:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  New confirmed flu cases in Allegheny County dipped last week compared with the previous week, but overall this season, cases are dramatically up compared with last winter.
  
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• Tomlin: Brown ‘Foolish’ To Livestream Postgame Locker Room

  17-01-2017 21:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin regrets the language he used to describe the New England Patriots but is equally upset with wide receiver Antonio Brown’s for livestreaming Tomlin’s postgame speech on social media.
  Tomlin called Brown’s decision to stream more than 15 minutes of Pittsburgh’s giddy locker room after a playoff victory over Kansas City “foolish” and “selfish.”
  “We will punish him but we won&rsqu
  
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• Shapiro Sworn In As New Pa. Attorney General

  17-01-2017 21:39
  
  HARRISBURG (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) — Former Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro took the oath of office as Pennsylvania’s next attorney general on Tuesday.
  Supporters cheered as Shapiro, a Democrat, was sworn in at a ceremony near the state Capitol building.
  Shapiro again drew hearty applause when he pledged that anyone who tries to undermine the rights of Pennsylvanians will have to go through him.
  “I won’t be afraid to stand up to anyone. From the President of the
  
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• State court tells West Mifflin to seek other recourse in Duquesne tuition dispute

  17-01-2017 21:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  Last year the West Mifflin School District sued its counterpart in Duquesne, the state Department of Education and others in an effort to recoup more than $800,000 it claims it is owed for educating Duquesne’s students.
  
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• Carlow University wades into the issue of gun violence

  17-01-2017 20:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  Carlow University and the Sisters of Mercy who founded it nine decades ago have never shied away from social justice causes, be it a push for safe drinking water or Voting Rights Act protests in the South.
  
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• Carlow University creates scholarship for victims of gun violence

  17-01-2017 20:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  Carlow University is creating a scholarship for students who have been victims of gun violence and said the causes of that violence will be an early focus of a new initiative being launched at a campus event today.
  
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• Pennsylvania has another record-breaking year for gambling

  17-01-2017 20:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  It was a record-breaking year for gambling in Pennsylvania in 2016.
  
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• First Amazon Corporate Office In Pittsburgh Opens On South Side

  17-01-2017 19:46
  
  SOUTH SIDE (KDKA) — Tuesday was declared “Amazon Day” in Pittsburgh to celebrate the company opening its first corporate office in the city.
  The office officially opened on the South Side in the Southside Works complex Tuesday morning.
  “The reason we came to Pittsburgh is because there’s so much technical talent, as well as a vibrant start-up community, so it makes a lot of sense for Amazon to have offices here, and we’re recruiting like crazy,” Teal Pen
  
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• Amazon opens Pittsburgh office to tap local talent

  17-01-2017 19:26
  
  Amazon introduced its new Pittsburgh office to the public Tuesday, demonstrating strong local ties with Carnegie Mellon University and the local tech community right from the start.
  
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• Brother of accused ex-Steelers doc testifies for feds in pill-trafficking case

  17-01-2017 18:12 via post-gazette.com
  
  The brother of former Steelers doctor Richard Rydze testified today that Richard called him “out of the blue” one day in 2012 to ask him to lie about receiving thousands of Vicodin pills. 
  
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• ‘City For All’ Agenda Aims To Make Pittsburgh More Inclusive

  17-01-2017 17:56
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A new agenda introduced by a Pittsburgh official Tuesday aims to make the city more welcoming and inclusive.
  Pittsburgh City Councilman Dan Gilman announced the pieces of legislation alongside faith-based, business and nonprofit leaders.
  The legislation includes an ordinance that would prohibit the city from denying services to an individual based on their citizenship or immigration status and an ordinance banning companies convinced of wage theft from receiving City co
  
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• Steelers Ben Roethlisberger ‘Is ‘A Little Disappointed’ With Antonio Brown

  17-01-2017 17:13
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Chiefs last week 18-16 to advance to the AFC Championship game, but it was a postgame locker room video shot by Antonio Brown that has grabbed the headlines.
  Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger joined The Cook and Poni Show for his weekly spot on the #1 Cochran Ben Roethlisberger Show and shared with the guys his thoughts on Brown doing a Facebook Live video of the post game message from head coach Mike Tomlin.
  “I
  
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• Distributors, small-volume retailers deal with new beer laws

  17-01-2017 17:00
  
  Co-owner Jay Amin, left, and employee Cherokee Feicht ring up a sale at 6-Pack Charlies in Washington.
  
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• Best Stores In Pittsburgh For Secondhand Baby Gear

  17-01-2017 17:00
  
  by Janelle Sheetz
  Any parent will tell you kids are expensive, and particularly while kids are young, parents end up spending quite a bit of money on items children will outgrow quickly. Why not save yourself the money — and maybe even make some money — and turn to second-hand stores for baby needs? Second-hand stores offer everything from clothes to toys to furniture at a fraction of the price of regular retail, and the Pittsburgh area has plenty.
  Photo Credit: Thinkstock
  Once Upon
  
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• Best Stores In Pittsburgh For Second-hand Baby Gear

  17-01-2017 17:00
  
  by Janelle Sheetz
  Any parent will tell you kids are expensive, and particularly while kids are young, parents end up spending quite a bit of money on items children will outgrow quickly. Why not save yourself the money — and maybe even make some money — and turn to second-hand stores for baby needs? Second-hand stores offer everything from clothes to toys to furniture at a fraction of the price of regular retail, and the Pittsburgh area has plenty.
  Photo Credit: Thinkstock
  Once Upon
  
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• Wilkinsburg mom sentenced to 20 to 40 years in prison for killing 3-year-old daughter

  17-01-2017 16:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Wilkinsburg mother was sentenced today to 20 to 40 years in prison for the death of her 3-year-old daughter.
  
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• No Charges To Be Filed In Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting In Sharon

  17-01-2017 16:50
  
  SHARON, Pa. (KDKA/AP) – A western Pennsylvania prosecutor plans to release details about the police shooting of a transgender suspect whose mother called police saying she was being threatened.
  Mercer County District Attorney Miles Karson Jr. says his staff was briefed last week by state troopers who investigated the shooting of Sean Marie Hake by Sharon police on Jan. 6.
  The 23-year-old suspect was born female but identified as male and used the name Sean Ryan Hake at the time of the shoo
  
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• DA Set To Detail Transgender Suspect’s Shooting By Police

  17-01-2017 16:50
  
  SHARON, Pa. (AP) – A western Pennsylvania prosecutor plans to release details about the police shooting of a transgender suspect whose mother called police saying she was being threatened.
  Mercer County District Attorney Miles Karson Jr. says his staff was briefed last week by state troopers who investigated the shooting of Sean Marie Hake by Sharon police on Jan. 6. The DA plans to announce their findings at a news conference Tuesday afternoon.
  The 23-year-old suspect was born female but
  
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• Rep. Murphy: Obamacare Has Been A Financial Disaster

  17-01-2017 14:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP/NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – Donald Trump is promising that his plan to replace the nation’s health care law will have universal coverage.
  He told the Washington Post, “We’re going to have insurance for everybody,” Trump said. “There was a philosophy in some circles that if you can’t pay for it, you don’t get it. That’s not going to happen with us.”
  U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy tells the KDKA Morning News that Obamacare has been a fina
  
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• Woman Sentenced To 20-40 Years For 3-Year-Old Daughter’s Death

  17-01-2017 14:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – A woman convicted of third-degree murder in the death of her 3-year-old daughter, whose body was found in a ravine, was sentenced Tuesday.
  Judge Anthony Mariani sentenced 27-year-old Adriene Williams to 20-40 years in prison in the death of little Adrionna Williams.
  “That’s what she deserved,” Sonya Crosby, Adrionna’s grandmother, said after the sentencing. “I’m paying the maximum ’cause I have to go through the rest of my li
  
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• Pennsylvania Woman Sentenced To 20 – 40 Years For Daughter’s Death

  17-01-2017 14:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – A woman convicted of third-degree murder in the death of her 3-year-old daughter, whose body was found in a ravine, was sentenced Tuesday.
  Judge Anthony Mariani sentenced 27-year-old Adriene Williams to 20 – 40 years in prison.
  Williams spoke briefly to the court and still maintained her innocence.
  The defense attorney and a forensic psychologist told the judge Williams was an adopted child who was abused most of her life, and she was suffering from severe ment
  
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• Pennsylvania Woman Faces Sentencing In Toddler’s Death

  17-01-2017 14:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Sentencing is set for a woman convicted of third-degree murder in the death of her 3-year-old daughter, whose body was found in a western Pennsylvania ravine.
  An Allegheny County jury convicted 37-year-old Adriene Williams in August.
  Prosecutors contend the Wilkinsburg woman somehow asphyxiated Adrionna Williams – they never said where or how – before leaving the girl’s body in a wooded area of Swissvale in June 2015.
  Williams’ attorney argued the
  
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• PTL Links: Jan. 17, 2017

  17-01-2017 14:08
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Carnegie Museum of Art
  Amyloidosis Foundation
  United Way Tax Help
  Market District
  Market District Recipes: Chicken Rfissa & Sukiyaki
  Pittsburgh Opera — Richard the Lionheart
  
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• Market District Recipes: Chicken Rfissa & Sukiyaki

  17-01-2017 14:04
  
  Market District Chef Crystal Baldwin stopped by Pittsburgh Today Live to share two delicious recipes!
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Chicken Rfissa
  Compliments of Market District Chef Crystal Baldwin
  Serves: 6 – 8
  Prep Time: 4 1/2 hours (including marinating time)
  Cook Time: 1 hour
  Ingredients:
  1 chicken, quartered
  3 large onions, thinly sliced (approximately 6 cups)
  1/3 cup olive oil
  2 tsp salt
  1 1/2 tsp black pepper
  2 tsp ground ginger
  1 tbsp ras el hanout
  1 tsp turmeric
  1/2 tsp saffron threads
  1
  
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• Dismembered Deer Carcasses Remain A Mystery In Ohio

  17-01-2017 13:31
  
  NEW FRANKLIN, Ohio (AP) – Police in northeast Ohio have no leads in solving a Friday the 13th mystery involving the dumping of several dismembered deer carcasses alongside a road.
  The Akron Beacon Journal reports the mutilated and disemboweled remains of at least three deer were discovered on the side of a road in New Franklin last Friday morning.
  Police say the does were found wrapped in duct tape and they didn’t appear to be killed for meat.
  Investigators believe someone harvested
  
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• West Virginia Woman Charged With Tossing Dog From Car Window

  17-01-2017 13:24
  
  SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) – A West Virginia woman is charged with animal cruelty after her sister said the woman tossed a puppy from a moving car near Spartanburg.
  A sheriff’s department report said 26-year-old Tracy Nicole Carr of Charleston, West Virginia, was charged with mistreatment of animals Sunday after her sister said a puppy was missing as she and her brother drove Carr home.
  The woman said she asked Carr to keep the dog from climbing into the front seat. The woman said she he
  
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• Police Investigating Robbery At Canton Twp. Grocery Store

  17-01-2017 13:04
  
  CANTON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police are investigating after a grocery store in Canton Township was robbed Monday night.
  It happened around 7:50 p.m. at the Interstate Foodland on Route 40.
  According to state police, a man entered the store, approached the 16-year-old cashier and brandished a knife, demanding money. He took money from the cash register and fled the scene.
  The suspect is described as a white man between 5-feet-6-inches tall and 5-feet-9-inches tall, weighing approximately 160 lb
  
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• Beaver County overdoses linked to use of elephant sedative

  17-01-2017 12:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  Authorities in Beaver County are blaming two overdose deaths within the past few months on the victims’ abuse of an opioid-based sedative for elephants and other large animals.
  
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• From Scaife to Trump: The Foundation of the Transition

  17-01-2017 12:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Post-Gazette identifies 25 Trump Transition Team members with ties to the Scaife Foundation and the groups it funds.
  
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• Is Pennsylvania blowing taxpayer funds on film tax credits? Updated at

  17-01-2017 12:15
  
  Tom Cruise steps out of a smoky bar into the cold night's air to fight a group of cocky punks.
  
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• Best Stores In Baltimore For Second-hand Baby Gear

  17-01-2017 11:03
  
  By Joel Furches
  Babies grow so quickly, any clothes or gear you buy for them now will probably be obsolete in a few months. This being the case, why spend a lot of money on baby items, when you can get gently used products for a fraction of the price? There are a number of locations in Baltimore where you can sell your old baby stuff and purchase second-hand items for your tot, saving yourself some extra cash for diapers. Quality second-hand locations can be hard to come by, but here are a few t
  
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• Yoga expo this Sunday

  17-01-2017 07:35
  Hundreds of yoga enthusiasts will gather Sunday at the Pittsburgh Opera in the Strip District for the sixth annual Pittsburgh Yoga Expo. The event at 2425 Liberty Ave. runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and includes demonstrations and workshops.
  
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• Homewood man wanted on attempted homicide, other charges

  17-01-2017 06:16 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police have obtained an arrest warrant for a Point Breeze man accused of firing several shots at a female friend on Sunday.
  
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• Pittsburgh man accused of assaulting state police trooper

  17-01-2017 06:14 via post-gazette.com
  
  Authorities said a Pittsburgh man attacked a state police trooper during a traffic stop in Frazer earlier this month before fleeing into the woods.
  
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• Pittsburgh councilman proposing safeguards for refugees, immigrants

  17-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  On the heels of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, legislation bound for Pittsburgh City Council today would foster new safeguards for local immigrants, refugees and people with disabilities.
  
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• Mixed flock: When Democrats and Republicans share the pews

  17-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Sunday after the presidential election, Pastor Rock Dillaman kept his ears tuned to the conversations among members at the church he leads.
  
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• Auction approaches for struggling Pittsburgh Mills mall

  17-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  For those thinking of getting a slice of the commercial real estate market, the Pittsburgh Mills mall has the sale for you.
  
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• Police, EMS Taking Extra Precautions After Carfentanil Overdose Deaths

  17-01-2017 05:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s a drug powerful enough to be used on elephants. Now, two people from area have died after using heroin laced with Carfentanil.
  Both deaths happened in Beaver County late last year, and test results are just back. One victim was in New Brighton, the other in Beaver Falls.
  Other overdoses have happened in Detroit, Cincinnati and Huntington, West Virginia.
  Beaver County Coroner David Gabauer says Carfentanil is frighteningly powerful: “It comes in a powder
  
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