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• Lawsuit accuses former congressman of molesting fourth grader

  29-05-2017 23:56
  
  It's at least the fifth such allegation against Dennis Hastert, who will soon be released from prison in a hush-money case.
  
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• NHL: Fans can spot fake merchandise

  29-05-2017 23:53
  
  NHL officials have arrived in Pittsburgh to work with law enforcement in order to find counterfeit hockey gear, according to NHL attorney Jia Wang.
  
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• 12 Butler residents displaced from two homes damaged by fire and explosion that destroyed an unoccupied house

  29-05-2017 23:47
  
  "(It was a) big explosion, scared the living daylights out of me," said one resident, who declined to give her name.
  
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• Will Apple's iPhone 8 have an in-screen fingerprint scanner?

  29-05-2017 23:42
  
  According to TechRader, a leaked schematic of an iPhone case design shows a single screen across the front of the phone and no scanner.
  
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• Protest sparks Texas lawmaker threats of gun violence

  29-05-2017 23:14
  
  A legislative session that began in January concluded Monday, and the day was supposed to be reserved for goofy group photos and sappy goodbyes.
  
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• Veteran takes on Wounded Warrior run in full tactical gear

  29-05-2017 22:57
  
  Staff Sgt. Justin McCauley showed up to the run, aimed at helping local injured veterans, wearing 70 pounds of tactical gear.
  
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• Young Giraffe Dies At Pennsylvania Zoo After Neck Injury

  29-05-2017 22:37
  SCHNECKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) – Officials say a young giraffe recently brought to an eastern Pennsylvania zoo has died after injuring his neck during aggressive behavior.
  Six-year-old Ernie, a Masai giraffe, was brought to Lehigh Valley Zoo from Kansas City last week along with his 16-year-old father, Murphy.Ernie arrived Friday after an 18-hour trip in a special trailer, and officials said Murphy showed affection after Ernie’s arrival. But they said Ernie later became aggressive and the a
  
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• Trump honors fallen and families in Memorial Day address

  29-05-2017 22:29
  
  Participating in the somber, annual observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Trump recounted the stories of Green Beret Capt. Andrew D. Byers of Colorado Springs and Christopher D. Horton of the Oklahoma National Guard.
  
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• Award-winning sports writer Frank Deford dies at 78

  29-05-2017 22:09
  
  Deford was a six-time Sports Writer of the Year and a member of the National Association of Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame.
  
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• City officials place friendly wager on NHL Stanley Cup Playoff

  29-05-2017 22:08
  
  “With Game 1 of the playoffs beginning on Memorial Day, its only appropriate that a day of remembrance dedicated to those who made the ultimate sacrifice would also allow us to support our veterans."
  
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• Police officer rescues terrified baby deer from storm drain

  29-05-2017 22:04
  
  The officer is now being called 'The Deer Whisperer.'
  
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• Sri Lanka flooding reaches worst point in 14 years

  29-05-2017 21:40
  
  Sri Lanka remains in the grips of the worst flooding in 14 years, and the bad weather that has killed more than 160 people is expected to continue, the Red Cross said Monday.
  
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• Making craft beer with a monk's touch

  29-05-2017 21:24
  
  There's a beautiful spot in New Mexico where the residents of an abbey are cranking out some popular brew.
  
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• Tiger Woods' career timeline

  29-05-2017 21:20
  
  Woods was arrested around 3 a.m. Monday in Jupiter, Florida.
  
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• Early morning fire, possible explosion, guts house in Butler

  29-05-2017 21:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  Butler city police are investigating a house fire and possible explosion early Monday that left a frame structure uninhabitable.
  
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• Dutch court refuses to intervene in AkzoNobel, PPG dispute

  29-05-2017 21:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  AMSTERDAM — An Amsterdam court has rejected a request by a group of AkzoNobel shareholders to order an extraordinary meeting of shareholders to discuss dismissing the paint and coatings company’s supervisory board chairman.
  
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• The Northern Lights put on a show in North Dakota

  29-05-2017 21:09
  
  Photographer Scott Eisenbeisz created a time-lapse video of the Northern Lights dancing across the sky over Bismarck, North Dakota, on May 27.
  
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• Pittsburgh Memorial Day ceremony focuses on victims of War on Terror

  29-05-2017 21:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  In one of the more sobering Memorial Day ceremonies in the region Monday, the pictures, names and hometowns of nearly 300 Pennsylvanians killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001 flashed for 10 seconds each on a movie screen in the auditorium at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum in Oakland. 
  
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• 2 Arrested In Mt. Washington Drug Bust

  29-05-2017 21:01
  
  MOUNT WASHINGTON (KDKA) – A man who owns the home in Mount Washington where a 3-year-old girl accidentally shot and killed herself earlier this year has been arrested on drug charges in a separate case.
  Paul Parrish, 40, was arrested by Pittsburgh Police’s Narcotics and Vice Unit, ending a month-long drug investigation. He’s facing several charges, including possession with intent to deliver heroin and crack cocaine.
  Police obtained a search warrant for Parrish’s home in
  
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• Trump hails heroes, lays wreath to mark Memorial Day

  29-05-2017 20:28
  
  The president took part in his first Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.
  
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• Sportswriter, novelist Frank Deford dies at 78

  29-05-2017 20:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  Author and longtime sportswriter Frank Deford, who famously wrote about Pittsburgh native Billy Conn’s 1941 run at the heavyweight title and love affair to Mary Louise Smith, has died. He was 78.
  
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• Gator takes Memorial Day dip in backyard pool

  29-05-2017 20:14
  
  Officials trying to fish out the reptile had to contend with a "death roll."
  
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• Homeowners beat up, detain would-be burglar

  29-05-2017 20:06
  
  A man trying to rob his neighbor's home made a big mistake.
  
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• Tiger Woods arrested on DUI charge

  29-05-2017 20:02
  
  The former top-ranked golfer was released on his own recognizance after the arrest in Jupiter, Fla.
  
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• Marriage proposal goes awry when hot air balloon crashes

  29-05-2017 19:55
  
  A Canadian man's plan to propose aboard a hot air balloon didn't go as planned.
  
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• Prince William opens up about losing mother

  29-05-2017 19:36
  
  "I would love her to have met Catherine and to have seen the children grow up. It makes me sad that she won't, that they will never know her."
  
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• 5 Keys To Beating The Predators In Stanley Cup Final

  29-05-2017 19:30
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Well, here we go again!After a thrilling, heart-stopping, take-years-off-your-life Game 7 double overtime victory over the Ottawa Senators, the Pittsburgh Penguins stand just four wins from repeating as Stanley Cup champions. 
  Just think about that for a minute. It’s remarkable that this team continues to find ways to win hockey games. Most teams would have folded with all the injuries sustained throughout the season and the playo
  
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• Putin visits France for talks; Macron does not give an inch

  29-05-2017 19:28
  
  Russia's president strongly rejected accusations of meddling in the recent French election.
  
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• King of the court: Table tennis star overcomes illness

  29-05-2017 19:20
  
  A thyroid illness couldn't stop one of the top young table tennis players in the country.
  
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• VA drug thefts continue despite new efforts

  29-05-2017 18:53
  
  As illegal use of opioids increases in the US, drug thefts are a growing problem at private hospitals and government-run VA facilities.
  
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• Expert Picks: Stanley Cup Final Predictions

  29-05-2017 18:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Thanks to an incredible Game 7 double overtime victory over the Ottawa Senators, the Pittsburgh Penguins are one step away from repeating as Stanley Cup champions.
  The last team to repeat as champs was the Detroit Red Wings nearly 20 years ago. Standing in the Penguins’ way are the upstart Nashville Predators.
  So, will the Penguins finish the job, or will the Predators win their first Stanley Cup?
  Bob Pompeani KDKA-TV:
  This is a best-of-seven that should NOT lack
  
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• Thousands Line Streets For Annual Memorial Day Parade In Lawrenceville

  29-05-2017 18:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – One way Pittsburghers mark Memorial Day is with an annual parade in Lawrenceville.
  Thousands of people lined the streets to pay their respects to the men and women who lost their lives serving our country.
  There was pomp and circumstance, but also an appreciation from those who served.
  “What they’ve done, we wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for them guys, the Greatest Generation. I have more respect for them guys than I ever had. The older you get,
  
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• Police: Tiger Woods Arrested In Florida For DUI

  29-05-2017 18:05
  
  JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – Police say golf great Tiger Woods has been arrested on a DUI charge in Florida.
  The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office says on its website that Woods was booked into a county jail around 7 a.m. Monday.
  Jail records show Woods had been arrested by police in Jupiter. He was released just before 11 a.m. on his own recognizance. He has been charged under a Driving Under the Influence statute.
  No other details were immediately available. Messages left for a Jupiter po
  
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• Felon whose gun police say led to child's death is charged in drug probe

  29-05-2017 18:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Mount Washington man already charged with a firearm offense for allegedly having a gun in his home that a 3-year-old girl used to fatally shoot herself was arrested Friday on drug charges following a month-long narcotics investigation.
  
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• Monthlong investigation ends in two drug arrests

  29-05-2017 17:58
  
  Two men are behind bars after a monthlong investigation by Narcotics & Vice Unit.
  
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• Bedford Avenue HOV Lane to Open Prior to Penguin’s Game Tonight in Pittsburgh

  29-05-2017 17:41
  
  There will be no access to Anderson Street and Stadium Drive.
  
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• TRAFFIC: Parkway North's southbound HOV lane will be open to Bedford Avenue for Penguins game

  29-05-2017 17:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  The HOV lane from southbound Interstate 279 to Bedford Avenue will open to help ease traffic for fans attending Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final Monday night at PPG Paints Arena .
  
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• HOV lane from I-279 South to Bedford Avenue to open tonight for Pens fans

  29-05-2017 17:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  The HOV lane from southbound Interstate 279 to Bedford Avenue will open to help ease traffic for fans attending Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final Monday night at PPG Paints Arena .
  
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• Three Rivers Arts Festival List Of Events

  29-05-2017 17:11
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Three Rivers Arts Festival is just a few days away.
  This year’s event kicks off on Friday.
  There will be all kinds of fun activities, including live music, performances, art installations and of course, great food.
  The event runs from June 2-11.
  You can find a full schedule of activities on their website here!
  
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• What a catch: 9-foot great white shark leaps into fisherman's boat

  29-05-2017 17:05
  
  "I didn't give it a chance to look me in the eye," said the 73-year-old Australian fisherman, who suffered an injured arm.
  
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• Senators’ Demands Underscore McConnell’s Health Care Problem

  29-05-2017 17:04
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to write a Republican-only health care bill he can push through the Senate. To do that, the Kentucky Republican has to resolve warring demands from conservative and moderate GOP senators.
  Whatever bill the Republicans write will lose if just three of the 52 GOP senators defect. That gives McConnell little room for error.
  One top worry surfaced in the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office report issued last week. It found that
  
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• Computer meltdown may cost British Airways over $100 million

  29-05-2017 16:20
  
  The airline canceled all flights from London's biggest airports Saturday, more on Sunday and troubles continued well into Monday.
  
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• Writer receives backlash after tweet about Japanese Indy 500 winner

  29-05-2017 16:13
  
  A Denver sportswriter's comment on Takuma Sato led to sharp rebukes and an apology.
  
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• No Public Events At Ohio Zoo Where Gorilla Harambe Killed 1 Year Ago

  29-05-2017 15:57
  CINCINNATI (AP) – No public events are planned at the Cincinnati Zoo marking the one-year anniversary of the shooting of an endangered gorilla.
  The zoo’s dangerous-animal response team concluded the life of a 3-year-old boy who fell into the gorilla enclosure last May 28 was in danger and killed 17-year-old Harambe. That led to global mourning, criticism and satires that made him a pop culture phenomenon.
  Zoo officials are looking ahead to an expanded Gorilla World exhibit in June an
  
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• 7-year-old shooting victim's mother: 'I watched him take his last breath'

  29-05-2017 15:19
  
  Dequante Hobbs Jr. died last Sunday after he was struck by a stray bullet while sitting at his mother's kitchen table.
  
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• New generation of Kennedys remember JFK's call to service

  29-05-2017 15:09
  
  On what would have been the assassinated president's 100th birthday, his legacy continues with his family.
  
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• Caught on camera: Mom busted for drunk driving with kids in car

  29-05-2017 15:09
  
  Surveillance video shows a New Mexico too drunk to stand.
  
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• Video shows Oregon's stabbing suspect's rant before attack

  29-05-2017 14:39
  
  Jeremy Joseph Christian is accused in two killings after he allegedly stabbed two men defending women he was yelling hate speech at.
  
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• PTL Links: May 29, 2017

  29-05-2017 14:20
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum
  Lee TerbosicNHL Network 
  Pittsburgh Magazine
  
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• Highest aviation alert level issued after Alaskan volcano erupts

  29-05-2017 14:08
  
  The cloud from the eruption reached at least 35,000 feet and possibly as high as 45,000 feet.
  
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