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• #Steelers sign 2nd-round draft pick Juju Smith-Schuster

  17-05-2017 23:55
  
  Pittsburgh's rookie wide receiver from Southern California is expected to compete for a starting spot alongside All-Pro Antonio Brown.
  
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• University cancels speech from scientist with controversial views

  17-05-2017 23:54
  
  Watson is a molecular biologist and geneticist who co-discovered the double-helix structure of DNA in 1953.
  
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• Fact Or Fiction: Can Certain Foods Affect Cancer Risks?

  17-05-2017 23:45
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Can what you eat affect your risk of cancer?
  We’ve all heard about foods like the Mediterranean diet and vegetables being good and coffee and grilled meat as being bad.
  There’s a kernel of truth, but a bushel of hype.
  The Mediterranean diet, for instance, consists of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, olive oil, fish and red wine.
  In cultures where this is the prevailing diet, cancer rates are lower. But, is it really the diet? It may just be everything aroun
  
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• Police cannot find victim in West Deer ethnic intimidation case

  17-05-2017 23:36 via post-gazette.com
  
  A preliminary hearing for a West Deer couple charged with ethnic intimidation in the alleged beating of a Hispanic man was postponed Wednesday afternoon to give police two more weeks to find their victim, who is believed to have given officers a false name when making his complaint.
  
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• 2 Children Rescued From House Fire

  17-05-2017 23:24
  HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Two children had to be rescued after fire engulfed a home in Westmoreland County this afternoon.
  The blaze broke out around 4:45 p.m. at a home in the 1100 block of Skyline Drive in Hempfield Township.
  Heavy smoke could be seen pouring from the home, but it appears firefighters have since been able to bring it under control.
  According to emergency dispatchers, two children who are handicapped were rescued from the home. Neither was injured; however, their mother
  
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• Pirates Pitcher Taillon Tests Positive For Testicular Cancer

  17-05-2017 23:05
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Tests on tissue removed from Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jameson Taillon last week confirmed he is dealing with testicular cancer.
  Pirates trainer Todd Tomczyk said Wednesday that Taillon will be re-evaluated next week before deciding the next course of treatment.
  The 25-year-old Taillon discovered an abnormality after going on the disabled list May 6. He had tissue surgically removed on May 8.
  Taillon, who is 2-1 with a 3.31 ERA in six starts for the Pirates, has been cle
  
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• Cemetery Caretaker: Pictures Of Garbage On Graves Don’t Tell Whole Story

  17-05-2017 23:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Facebook pictures appearing to show garbage on top of graves at one local cemetery have been generating at lot of outrage online.
  KDKA went to McKeesport and found out the photos do not tell the whole story.
  Fairview Cemetery’s caretaker, Melvin Provance wants anyone complaining on social media to come volunteer at the cemetery with him.
  “I don’t get a dime – not a dime,” said Provance.
  He told KDKA he has volunteered at the cemetery since
  
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• Man Gets Prison In Drug-Selling Scheme With Former Penguins Player

  17-05-2017 23:02
  BOSTON (AP) – A Massachusetts man who authorities say conspired with a former NHL player in a scheme to illegally sell prescription painkillers is headed to federal prison.
  The U.S. Attorney’s office says 36-year-old Christopher Alonardo was sentenced Tuesday to more than a year behind bars.
  Alonardo pleaded guilty in December to oxycodone distribution charges.
  Federal prosecutors say Alonardo and Kevin Stevens conspired to sell painkillers between August 2015 and March 2016.
  Stevens
  
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• Steelers Sign JuJu Smith-Schuster, Release Mel Blount’s Son

  17-05-2017 22:46
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed second-round pick Juju Smith-Schuster to a four-year deal.
  Financial details were not released.
  We have signed our second-round pick, WR JuJu Smith-Schuster.
  MORE: https://t.co/1hTR5tP4VG pic.twitter.com/JEjcxMf8uI
  — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) May 17, 2017
  The Steelers took the wide receiver out of Southern California with the 62nd overall selection in the draft.Smith-Schuster caught 213 passes for 3,092 yards with 25 touchdo
  
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• Kidsburgh: Remake Learning Days

  17-05-2017 22:45
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh has been recognized by the White House and organizations around the world for its efforts to prepare kids for the future with innovative teaching and outreach.
  “Remake Learning Days” is a showcase of those efforts, with more than 350 events through May 26.
  Here are some of the ways you can check out what’s being billed as the “world’s biggest open house of hands-on learning.”
  LINKS:
  Remake Learning Days
  Kidsburgh Highlights
  
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• Law firm Buchanan Ingersoll moving headquarters to Union Trust Building

  17-05-2017 22:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Since buying the historic Union Trust Building in 2014, the Davis Companies has spent $100 million restoring the Downtown landmark and adding state-of-the-art amenities. On Wednesday, that decision paid dividends in a big way.
  
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• Beechview man sues Aliquippa police, claims excessive force

  17-05-2017 22:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Beechview man sued Aliquippa police on Wednesday, saying they beat him up in their police station last summer and filed false charges against him that were later dropped.
  
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• Highland Park graffiti artist acquitted of vandalizing property

  17-05-2017 22:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Highland Park man charged with numerous counts of vandalizing property with graffiti was acquitted Wednesday on all charges after a short jury trial in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court.
  
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• Poll shows Pittsburghers optimistic about area's future prosperity

  17-05-2017 21:57 via post-gazette.com
  
  A new poll shows that a majority of Pittsburghers believe the city is moving in the right direction in terms of bringing back jobs and affordable housing.
  
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• Church-turned-nightclub makes comeback as worship site

  17-05-2017 21:54
  A brick structure on Penn Avenue in the Strip District, most recently known as the Altar Bar, is about to undergo an unusual reversal of fortunes. Built as a Catholic church that served an ethnic Slovak congregation for much of the 20th century, the building had a 15-year run as a nightclub and a concert venue.
  
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• Apparent murder-suicide being investigated in Washington County

  17-05-2017 21:12 via post-gazette.com
  
  State police in Washington County are investigating an apparent murder-suicide Wednesday in the village of Eldersville in Burgettstown.
  
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• Police Investigating Apparent Murder-Suicide In Washington Co.

  17-05-2017 20:17
  
  ELDERSVILLE (KDKA/AP) – Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in Washington County.
  The Washington County coroner’s office said Lorraine Smith died of a gunshot wound from Edward Smith Jr., who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Both were 53.
  The manner of death for both was pending autopsies.
  According to state police, Edward’s father found the bodies of his son and daughter-in-law just before 8:30 a.m. in their home along Church Street in Eldersville, Jeffe
  
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• MSA Safety CEO says acquisitions are driving growth and record sales

  17-05-2017 20:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  William M. Lambert — MSA Safety chairman, president and CEO — told shareholders Wednesday that acquisitions were a big reason the Cranberry safety products company reported record sales of $1.15 billion last year.
  
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• CEO: Acquisitions drive MSA Safety growth

  17-05-2017 20:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  MSA Safety chairman, president and CEO William M. Lambert told shareholders Wednesday that acquisitions were a big reason why the Cranberry safety products company reported record sales of $1.15 billion last year.
  
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• Here’s our top three picks for Father’s Day gifts, for when he says he wants “nothing”

  17-05-2017 19:53
  
  We know it was JUST Mother Day’s, but Father’s Day will be here before you know it, so get crackin’ on that shopping list!
  
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• More 'Arrested Development' is on the way

  17-05-2017 19:44
  
  There's still plenty left in this banana stand.
  
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• DIY Busy Boards are the most genius way to keep toddlers occupied

  17-05-2017 19:42
  
  Parents, you're going to love this.
  
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• How many of these cyberattacks do you remember?

  17-05-2017 19:41
  
  Cyberterrorism is predicted to cost more than $6 billion by 2021.
  
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• Pittsburgh comedy #DownwardDog debuts tonight on WTAE

  17-05-2017 19:28
  
  The show looks at the life of a struggling millennial, played by Allison Tolman, from the point of view of her philosophical dog.
  
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• Allegheny County businessman jumping into race for Pennsylvania governor

  17-05-2017 19:23
  
  Paul Mango, a health care systems consultant from the North Hills, says he's running for governor because he's not a politician, and he blames Pennsylvania politicians for a sluggish economy, high taxes and lagging school achievement.
  
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• Your financial data is at risk if you've stayed at this hotel chain

  17-05-2017 19:12
  
  More than 1,000 IHG hotels were infiltrated by malware from September to December 2016.
  
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• Ohio Officer Returns To Work After Accidental Fentanyl Overdose

  17-05-2017 19:08
  
  EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio (KDKA) – An Ohio police officer is back at work after accidentally overdosing on fentanyl.
  Officer Chris Green was exposed to the drug during a traffic stop Friday night in East Liverpool.
  He wore a mask and gloves at the scene, but when he got back to the station, he noticed some powder on his jacket.
  He brushed it off and collapsed an hour later.
  “I’m starting to realize what’s going on but at the same time I’m in disbelief. There’s no w
  
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• MS-13 raids: more than half illegal immigrants

  17-05-2017 19:08
  
  The raids were not about immigration but about crime, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said.
  
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• Downward Dog Debuts Tonight

  17-05-2017 19:05
  
  Downward Dog Debuts Tonight
  
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• Andre Dirrell: DeGale Rematch Would Be ‘Everything,’ But Not Looking Past Uzcategui

  17-05-2017 18:53
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  Boxing, it appears, is entering another golden era. In multiple divisions across the sport, big-name fighters are going toe-to-toe with the best fighters in their weight class and giving boxing fans plenty to talk about and tune in to in 2017.
  Showtime has been at the forefront of the sport’s resurgence, with marquee fights left and right, including their live broadcast of the heavyweight mega-fight between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko along with their broadcasts of f
  
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• Trump to graduates: 'No politician in history... has been treated worse'

  17-05-2017 18:46
  
  'Adversity makes your stronger. Don't give in. Don't back down and never stop doing what you know is right,' the president told the Coast Guard Academy graduates.
  
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• Cracker Barrel settles federal suit over handicapped parking

  17-05-2017 18:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has settled a class-action lawsuit brought by a basketball star who claimed handicapped parking spaces at some restaurants are too steep or otherwise violate federal law.
  
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• More than a thousand miners rally over retiree health care cuts

  17-05-2017 18:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  More than a thousand union mine workers and supporters on Wednesday assembled across from the Consol Energy's headquarters in Cecil Township to protest cuts to retiree health care benefits.
  
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• Facing health care cuts, UMWA rallies at Consol Energy headquarters

  17-05-2017 18:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  Finished in 2008, the exterior of Consol Energy’s corporate offices in Cecil Township was designed to manifest the company’s legacy of coal mining dating back more than century -— using tinted black windows, stone-gray balconies that create an industrial aesthetic.
  
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• Altar Bar nightclub will become a church again

  17-05-2017 18:38
  
  Altar Bar will become a church again
  
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• NHL Network’s Jaffe: This Series Is Going To Be A Mental Grind

  17-05-2017 18:37
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan)- The Penguins will continue their defense of the Stanley Cup tonight in Ottawa for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Senators with the series tied at one. The Pens come off what was considered to be two very physical series wins against Columbus and Washington and are now facing a different kind of beast in the Senators.
  NHL Network’s Billy Jaffe is part of the network’s live coverage of the series and took the time to join “The Fan Mo
  
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• CabbyGo becomes Pittsburgh's latest ridehailing app

  17-05-2017 18:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  If two’s a party, Uber and Lyft are now part of the crowd.
  
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• McDonald's pulls controversial 'dead dad' commercial after backlash

  17-05-2017 18:32
  
  Viewers called it "disgusting" and "offensive".
  
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• Congressman calls for Trump's impeachment on House floor

  17-05-2017 18:30
  
  "I do it because, Mr. Speaker, that there is a belief in this country that no one is above the law and that includes the President of the United States," Rep. Al Green said when calling for impeachment of the president.
  
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• Woman Accused Of DUI After Drinking Vanilla Extract To Stand Trial

  17-05-2017 18:28
  
  BUTLER (KDKA) – A Butler County woman facing DUI and littering charges after allegedly drinking vanilla extract and leaving the bottles behind appeared in court Wednesday.
  Mary Ranker, 61, was held for trial on only the DUI charge.
  However, the court ruled that there was not enough evidence to pursue a littering case against Ranker.
  Ranker was charged after workers with the Adams Township road department kept finding bags full of empty vanilla extract bottles with an alcohol content of 35
  
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• Protest draws large crowd to Consol Energy headquarters

  17-05-2017 18:28
  
  A United Mine Workers rally with a crowd estimated in the thousands protested alleged attempts to cut health benefits and threaten pension funding for retirees Wednesday morning at the Consol Energy building at Southpointe.
  
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• Not surprisingly, Pa. lawmakers split along party lines about Trump

  17-05-2017 18:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  WASHINGTON — Potentially imprudent, but not illegal.
  
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• UMWA protest draws large crowd to Consol Energy headquarters

  17-05-2017 18:25
  
  UMWA protest draws large crowd to Consol Energy headquarters
  
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• Michael Moore aims to present Trump story 'unlike any' being told with new documentary

  17-05-2017 18:00
  
  The filmmaker says the president should be worried about "Fahrenheit 11/9."
  
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• Amusement park riders stranded by power problems

  17-05-2017 17:48
  
  Rides come to a stop for two days in a row at Kings Island in Ohio.
  
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• D.C. duck ramp causes a flap

  17-05-2017 17:44
  
  One lawmaker is decrying "government waste" over the Reflecting Pool addition.
  
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• Photographer makes golf courses, not the players, the star

  17-05-2017 17:39
  
  Paul Hundley has photographed roughly 400 golf courses across America, but he'll shoot his first US Open when the tour comes to Wisconsin's Erin Hills.
  
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• Dollar drops as White House turmoil alarms investors

  17-05-2017 17:27
  
  "Foreign exchange dealers are in flat out sell the dollar mode."
  
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• Surveillance video, witnesses link Verona man to Jeannette homicide

  17-05-2017 17:24 via post-gazette.com
  
  Surveillance cameras captured the slaying of a 32-year-old West Mifflin man on video on the night of April 13 — and now police believe they’ve identified the man shown pulling the trigger. 
  
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• KeyBank pledges $1M to Pittsburgh Promise

  17-05-2017 17:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  The philanthropic arm of KeyBank will donate $1 million to the Pittsburgh Promise scholarship program.
  
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