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• Video: Donald Trump Accuses Media Of Lying About Inauguration Crowd Size

  21-01-2017 23:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP/KDKA) – President Donald Trump is accusing the news media of lying about the size of the crowd that attended his inauguration.
  Addressing employees at CIA headquarters in Virginia, Trump wrongly said the crowd had stretched all the way to the Washington Monument in the middle of the National Mall.
  Photos taken of the Mall on Friday showed large swaths of empty space compared to Barack Obama’s inauguration eight years ago.
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• State Police Searching For 16-Year-Old Runaway

  21-01-2017 23:14
  
  FALLOWFIELD TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — State police are searching for a 16-year-old runaway in Washington County.
  State police say 16-year-old Nieca Lenae Merritt, of Charleroi, was last seen at a home on Lavonne Avenue around 11 p.m. Friday.
  A photo was not provided, but officials say Merritt is described as an African-American girl, about 5-feet-6-inches tall and weighing about 130 lbs. She has black braided hair and brown eyes.
  State police do not have a description of what she was last seen wea
  
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• Man dies after being hit by vehicle

  21-01-2017 22:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man killed when he was struck by a vehicle in McKeesport has been identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner as Michael Randall of Duquesne.
  
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• Duquesne man killed after struck by vehicle in McKeesport

  21-01-2017 22:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man killed when he was struck by a vehicle in McKeesport has been identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner as Michael Randall of Duquesne.
  
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• Duquesne man killed after struck by vehicle

  21-01-2017 22:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man killed when he was struck by a vehicle in McKeesport has been identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner as Michael Randall of Duquesne.
  
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• Madonna Says She’s Thought About ‘Blowing Up The White House’

  21-01-2017 22:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP/KDKA) – Pop singer Madonna provoked outrage online Saturday during a speech at the Women’s March on Washington.
  She told the crowd: “Yes, I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House.” She went on to say she knows this would not change anything, so she will instead choose love.The performer additionally told the crowd it took “this horrific moment” of Donald Trump’s inauguration as president to wake up the Un
  
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• East Liberty, Pittsburgh -

  21-01-2017 22:00
  
  Jen Petrus, 48, of Pittsburgh, marched in the Intersectional March to "show the racism and oppression here" on Penn Ave. @ThePittNews pic.twitter.com/jNZGU5HWZ2 Music artist LiveFromTheCity, 22, attended the Intersectional March to support black women. "If you support women, you support life."
  
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• Downtown, Pittsburgh -

  21-01-2017 22:00
  
  Organizer of @womensmarchpgh Diana Fletcher states around 4,300 were registered to attend march, she estimates 5,000 turned out @ThePittNews That's a lot of people #WomensMarch @ThePittNews pic.twitter.com/ZnUosMStgx - John Hamilton January 21, 2017 Leave a comment. Arcely Coronado, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is in D.C. with her friend Elliot.
  
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• Man Dies After Being Struck By Vehicle In McKeesport

  21-01-2017 21:46
  
  MCKEESPORT (KDKA) — A 52-year-old man has died after being struck by a vehicle a day earlier in McKeesport.
  Officials say Michael Randall, of Duquesne, was hit by a vehicle in the area of Lyle Boulevard and Coursin Street around 11 p.m. Thursday.
  He succumbed to his injuries Friday night at UPMC Presbyterian.
  The coroner has ruled the death an accident. It is not clear if the driver who struck Randall will be charged.
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• West Virginia Left With 1 Abortion Clinic After Facility Closes

  21-01-2017 21:28
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia women are down to one in-state choice if they want an abortion.
  The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that one of the state’s two abortion providers closed its doors in recent days.
  Kanawha Surgicenter closed Tuesday, according to a note posted on the door of the Kanawha City clinic.
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• Pittsburgh protest marches for women, diversity

  21-01-2017 21:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  Fueled with emotions stirred by Donald Trump's inauguration Friday, and coinciding with the Women’s March on Washington, thousands of Pittsburgh-area residents protested peacefully Downtown and in East Liberty today, urging respect for women and embracing diversity.
  
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• Swanigan Leads No. 21 Purdue Past Penn State

  21-01-2017 20:23
  
  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) – Caleb Swanigan had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 21 Purdue built an 18-point halftime lead and coasted to a 77-52 victory over Penn State on Saturday.
  The Boilermakers (16-4, 5-2 Big Ten) got 13 points from freshman guard Carsen Edwards and 10 each from Dakota Mathias and Vince Edwards.
  Josh Reaves led Penn State (11-9, 3-4) with 12 points. The Nittany Lions made only 20 of 64 field goal attempts (31.3 percent) and were outrebounded 39-30.
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• George H.W. Bush, Wife Barbara, Recovering From Illnesses

  21-01-2017 19:58
  
  HOUSTON (AP) – A spokesman for former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, says both are improving and had a good night as they recover from illnesses at Houston Methodist Hospital.
  Bush family spokesman Jim McGrath says the 92-year-old former president is likely to remain in intensive care for a few more days as he’s being treated for breathing difficulties from pneumonia. He’s been in the Houston hospital now for a week.
  McGrath said Saturday that the nation&rsqu
  
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• Obituary: Karl Hendricks: Acclaimed indie-rocker, teacher and record store owner

  21-01-2017 19:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Karl Hendricks, who would name his record store Sound Cat, was himself a sound cat in so many ways.
  
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• Thousands Pack Downtown Streets For Women’s March On Pittsburgh

  21-01-2017 17:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Thousands packed the streets downtown Saturday for the Women’s March on Pittsburgh.
  A rally was held at the City County Building on Grant Street around 11 a.m.
  It is estimated around 25,000 people were in attendance.
  Mayor Bill Peduto joined the march, tweeting he was “proud to march with my sisters.”Proud to march with my sisters. #OnePittsburgh pic.twitter.com/zwlaBbkZdj
  — bill peduto (@billpeduto) January 21, 2017
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• Crowds Pack Downtown Streets For Women’s March On Pittsburgh

  21-01-2017 17:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Crowds packed the streets downtown Saturday for the Women’s March on Pittsburgh.
  A rally was held at the City County Building on Grant Street around 11 a.m. At least 10,000 people were reportedly in attendance.
  Some marchers wore shirts that said “Nasty Woman.” Many brought handmade signs expressing their concerns — some read “LGBTQIA RIGHTS = HUMAN RIGHTS,” “Science is NOT a liberal conspiracy,” “My body, my choice&
  
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• Pitt Men’s Basketball Team Goes Retro With Throwback Uniforms

  21-01-2017 17:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pitt Panthers men’s basketball team is going retro with throwback uniforms.
  A short video posted to the Panthers’ Twitter and Facebook page shows members of the team reacting as they get a glimpse of the retro uniforms.The throwback jerseys are bright blue with a yellow script “Pitt” logo.
  It is unclear when these uniforms will be worn.
  A game on Jan. 28 has been named a “Pitt Blackout” game, and the team will wear black uniforms
  
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• Pittsburgh groups protest against Trump

  21-01-2017 17:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  In response to Donald Trump's inauguration Friday, and coinciding with the Women’s March on Washington, organizers of a Downtown “Sister March for Pittsburgh” started their protest at the City-County Building around 11 a.m. today, and had reached Market Square before noon.
  
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• Pittsburgh groups march for women, diversity, voice concerns with Trump

  21-01-2017 17:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  Fueled with emotions stirred by Donald Trump's inauguration Friday, and coinciding with the Women’s March on Washington, thousands of Pittsburgh-area residents protested peacefully Downtown and in East Liberty today, urging respect for women and embracing diversity.
  
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• Turnpike reopened westbound near Pittsburgh exit

  21-01-2017 16:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Turnpike westbound near the Pittsburgh interchange has reopened, following a tractor-trailer-on-car accident that had closed lanes for more than four hours.
  
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• Turnpike closed westbound near Pittsburgh exit

  21-01-2017 16:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Turnpike is closed at milepost 54.4, westbound, near the Pittsburgh interchange, due to an accident, the Department of Transportation has announced this morning.
  
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• Over the Board

  21-01-2017 15:26
  The speech that Rashad Byrdsong was scheduled to give to the Beltzhoover Neighborhood Council on Oct. 23 was titled "Are You Angry Yet?" It was about youth violence -- something Beltzhoover, a struggling neighborhood in the south of Pittsburgh, has seen plenty of. And the roughly two dozen people gathered inside St. Paul's A.M.E. Church were angry.
  
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• Tractor Trailer, Vehicle Crash Causes Major Backups On Turnpike

  21-01-2017 14:33
  
  PLUM BOROUGH (KDKA) — A crash involving a tractor trailer and a vehicle caused major backups on the Pennsylvania Turnpike early Saturday morning.
  It happened in the westbound lanes of the Turnpike between Monroeville and Allegheny Valley just before 5 a.m.State police say a car was stopped on the north berm near mile post 54.4. A tractor trailer was travelling westbound in the right-hand lane when the car’s 30-year-old driver pulled into the right-hand lane from the berm.
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• Pennsylvania Turnpike Closed Westbound At Monroeville Due To Crash

  21-01-2017 14:33
  
  MONROEVILLE (KDKA) — A crash involving a tractor trailer and a vehicle caused major backups on the Pennsylvania Turnpike early Saturday morning.
  It happened in the westbound lanes of the Turnpike between Monroeville and Allegheny Valley just before 5 a.m. According to officials, the tractor trailer struck the vehicle.
  The crash blocked the westbound lanes, and the Turnpike is closed at the Pittsburgh exit. All westbound traffic must get off at Monroeville and get back on at Allegheny Valle
  
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• Kittanning woman charged with assaulting trooper

  21-01-2017 14:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  An 18-year-old Kittanning woman faces an aggravated assault charge after a state trooper accused her of hurling a boot at him, according to a press release today.
  
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• Burgettstown man pronounced dead after crash

  21-01-2017 14:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 19-year-old Burgettstown man was pronounced dead early this morning, after his car collided with a tree, Washington County Coroner S. Timothy Warco reported.
  
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• Pittsburghers Head To D.C. For Women’s March

  21-01-2017 13:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Dozens of people in the Pittsburgh area headed to Washington D.C. early Saturday morning for the Women’s March on Washington.
  The D.C. event is a grassroots effort with a goal to send a message to the Trump administration about women’s rights.
  A group boarded a bus bound for D.C. at Station Square in the early hours of Saturday morning.
  Pamela Chambers, of Grand Rapids, Mich., carried a sign with a report card grading Donald Trump, giving him Fs in subjects
  
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• On Trump’s 1st Day, Women To March In Washington

  21-01-2017 13:51
  
  WASHINGTON (KDKA/AP) — The mission statement of the Women’s March on Washington says event participants are “hurting and scared” as Donald Trump takes office – and they want a greater voice for women in political life.
  Look to the National Mall in Washington for lots of bright pink hats and signs that say “less fear more love” and “the future is female.”
  Thousands of women are set to make their voices heard on the first full day of Donald Tru
  
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• 19-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash

  21-01-2017 12:56
  
  BURGETTSTOWN (KDKA) — A 19-year-old man was killed when he crashed his vehicle in Burgettstown early Saturday morning.
  It happened around 12:20 a.m. on Ridge Road.
  According to the Washington County coroner’s office, 19-year-old Tyler Austin Bowe, of Burgettstown, was driving east on Ridge Road when he lost control of his vehicle and went off the road, striking a tree.
  The coroner’s office says Bowe was unrestrained at the time of the crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene
  
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• State Police: 18-Year-Old Woman Throws Boot At, Attacks State Trooper

  21-01-2017 12:39
  
  EAST FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A woman was arrested after she attacked a state trooper at a hospital early Saturday morning.
  It happened around 2:45 a.m. at Armstrong Memorial Hospital.
  Troopers responded to the hospital a report that 18-year-old Kiley Sue Cousins, of Kittanning, was being unruly.
  State police say when troopers arrived on the scene, Cousins threw a boot at a trooper, hitting him, and then rushed the trooper, striking him in the chest. Cousins also punched the trooper.
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• Design for Days: 100 Years of Home-Building

  21-01-2017 11:06
  Blur the cars out of focus and it's not hard to imagine what life looked like in decades and centuries past. It's proof you don't have to travel to a museum to get a glimpse of history-instead, you can live it every day when you own a home from your favorite decade.
  
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• Haggis, whisky and verse are on tap to celebrate Robert Burns

  21-01-2017 06:56
  The Scottish tradition of celebrating the birthday of that country's national poet, Robert Burns, will be marked next week in Pittsburgh, too. On Burns Day proper, Wednesday, the 258th anniversary of his birth, Piper's Pub on the South Side will offer a special three-course menu built around haggis - - the pudding of minced offal cooked with oatmeal and onions in a sausage casing .
  
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• 200 arrested as protests become violent in D.C.

  21-01-2017 06:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Protests in the nation’s capital Friday were plentiful and passionate — with more than 200 people arrested — as Donald Trump took the oath as the new president, but authorities were able to contain the violence to an area blocks away from the parade route.
  
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• Obituary: Nicholas S. Gazzo / Served drinks and smiles at the former Tambellini's

  21-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  For 47 years, Nicholas S. Gazzo was such a great bartender at Alex Tambellini’s Restaurant on Wood Street, Downtown, that as soon as you’d walk in, he’d hail you by name and have your cocktail and a quip ready even before you sat down.
  
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• CMU's computer is beating humans at poker

  21-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  With more losses than wins, strategies that work one day but not the next, and 12-hour days sapping their energy, four of the of the world’s best Heads-Up, No-Limit Texas Hold ’em poker players know they are facing a tough battle over the coming days.
  
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• Man shot in Aliquippa

  21-01-2017 05:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  One person was shot tonight in Aliquippa, Beaver County emergency officials said.
  
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• Former Steelers Rev Up Fans At Stage AE Pep Rally

  21-01-2017 05:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It felt and sounded like fans might literally raise the roof at Stage AE during a pep rally for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday night.
  The team will play in the AFC Championship Game this weekend against the New England Patriots.
  The crowd roared for former Steelers Kevin Greene, Hines Ward, Chris Hoke and Brett Keisel.Injured defensive end Cam Heyward offered some advice on how to beat the Patriots.
  Heyward: “We got to hit Tom Brady.”
  Ward: “Hit him
  
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• Big 2nd Period Helps Penguins Beat Hurricanes 7-1

  21-01-2017 04:30
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist during Pittsburgh’s four-goal second period, and the Penguins routed the Carolina Hurricanes 7-1 on Friday night.
  Conor Sheary scored twice, and Evgeni Malkin had a late goal and an assist. Carl Hagelin and Chris Kunitz joined Sheary in scoring during the second for Pittsburgh.
  Trevor Daley scored early and Matt Murray finished with 27 saves while earning his 16th victory — most among NHL rookies.
  The defending Stanley C
  
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• Furry Tails: Cowboy, Shep & Mandi Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  21-01-2017 03:52
  
  Are you looking to bring a pet into your home? Local animal shelters are a great place to find a furry companion. So, as part of Furry Tails, I’ll be doing an ongoing feature on adoptable pets from local animal shelters once a week. If you have room in your heart and are looking to bring a lovable ball of fur into your home, maybe one of these guys is meant to be a part of your family!_____________________________________________________
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Team Headlines: Mike Tomlin Has His Team Ready For The Patriots, Especially Tom Brady

  21-01-2017 03:17
  
  By Danny Cox
  Preparing for every single game in an NFL season is something that coaches take seriously. Preparing for the AFC Championship game is even more important, for obvious reasons. Preparing for the championship round of the playoffs with the New England Patriots as your opponent is an entirely different beast, and the Pittsburgh Steelers are up to the challenge.
  Over the course of the past week, there was a bout of the 24-hour flu being spread around the Steelers’ locker room from
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Injury Report: Short List Gives Promising Outlook For AFC Championship Game Against Patriots

  21-01-2017 03:16
  
  By Danny Cox
  Over the course of the past week, more than a dozen players and staff members in the Pittsburgh Steelers organization have come down with a flu bug that has made its way around the team. Some players were forced to sit out a day or two of practice, and it really could not have come at a worse time. No matter what, though, all of those on the Steelers roster are going to push through and be ready for Sunday’s AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots.
  Looking at th
  
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• Mother Sues To Stop Bible Classes In West Virginia Schools

  21-01-2017 02:59
  
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – A kindergartner’s mother is suing her public school system in West Virginia, asking that it discontinue a 75-year practice of putting kids in Bible classes that violate the U.S. and state constitutions.
  The woman, identified as “Jane Doe” in the federal lawsuit backed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation, says her child will be forced either to take these weekly classes at her Mercer County elementary school or face ostracism as one of the few
  
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• 2 Companies Get Probation, Fine Over Mislabeling Cheese

  21-01-2017 02:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Two Pennsylvania cheese businesses are being punished for selling grated Swiss and mozzarella cheeses that were fraudulently represented as Parmesan and Romano.
  A federal judge sentenced Universal Cheese & Drying and International Packing to three years on probation and ordered them to pay $500,000 for their convictions related to the cheese mislabeling.
  Acting U.S. Attorney Soo Song said Friday the companies packaged and sold cheese under various labels at the Castle
  
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• Trump Signs Executive Order Telling Agencies To Ease Burden Of Affordable Care Act

  21-01-2017 01:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) –  President Donald Trump has signed his first executive order as president, ordering federal agencies to ease the burden of President Barack Obama’s sweeping health care law.
  Presidential spokesman Sean Spicer refused to offer details on the order.
  Trump was joined in the Oval Office by Vice President Mike Pence, White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and other top advisers as he signed the executive order on the so-called “Obamacare” law that he
  
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• Officers On Leave After Video Surfaces Showing Them Beating Facedown Suspect

  21-01-2017 00:33
  
  NEW KENSINGTON (KDKA) — A video being shared on social media shows officers hitting a facedown suspect as he shouts.
  The video appeared Friday on Facebook, and the person who posted it indicated it happened in New Kensington.
  Officers can be seen punching the man in the side and stomping on his back as he shouts: “I can’t breathe. I cannot breathe. Please, sir, I cannot breathe.” After just over a minute, the man is pushed into the back of a cruiser.
  Warning: This video c
  
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