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• Lackey Deals, Rizzo Leads Offense As Cubs Beat Pirates 7-1

  18-06-2017 23:52
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — John Lackey and three relievers combined on a three-hitter, and Anthony Rizzo homered among his three hits to lead the Chicago Cubs past the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 on Sunday.
  The defending World Series champions took two of three in Pittsburgh and improved to 34-34 this season.
  Lackey (5-7) allowed two hits and struck out four over six innings. Carl Edwards Jr., Hector Rondon and Brian Duensing finished up for the Cubs.
  Batting leadoff, Rizzo doubled and scored in the fir
  
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• Canada giving $38M so young students can learn coding skills

  18-06-2017 23:48
  
  The government says 500,000 students will have the chance to learn the in-demand skills that will prepare them for future jobs.
  
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• Security officer shoots attacker in South Carolina; 7 injured

  18-06-2017 23:46
  
  A shooter fired multiple rounds before a security officer shot the attacker early Sunday in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
  
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• Investigators reviewing why South Carolina jail inmate died

  18-06-2017 23:13
  
  A coroner says a 57-year-old James Oakman of South Carolina was found dead in a cell at a county jail and no foul play is suspected.
  
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• Severe storms expected to move through Western Pa. Sunday evening

  18-06-2017 23:02
  
  Severe storms are expected to move through the Pittsburgh area Sunday evening.
  
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• US-led coalition forces shoot down Syrian jet near Raqqa

  18-06-2017 23:01
  
  U.S.-led coalition forces have shot down a Syrian jet near Raqqa, CNN reports
  
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• Suspected jihadists attack resort in Mali; at least 2 dead

  18-06-2017 22:51
  
  At least two people are dead after suspected jihadists briefly seized hostages, AFP reports.
  
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• Iran fires missiles into Syria, targeting Islamic State group

  18-06-2017 22:43
  
  A rare attack comes as Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it fired missiles in response to an Islamic State group-claimed terror attack in Tehran.
  
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• Suspect arrested hours after hostage situation New Mexico ranch

  18-06-2017 22:30
  
  State police said the suspect was armed inside one of the buildings with over a dozen hostages including a small child.
  
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• Burned former home of President Clinton a total loss

  18-06-2017 22:27
  
  Bill Clinton lived in the Arkansas residence in the '70s before he married Hillary Rodham Clinton.
  
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• Neighbors Raising Money To Help McCandless Flood Victims

  18-06-2017 22:20
  
  MCCANDLESS (KDKA) — Neighbors are trying to help out McCandless families who lost everything in the severe flooding that hit the area this week.
  Several days of storms and flooding caused a lot of damage in the Pittsburgh area, and businesses and families are still trying to clean up the mess left behind.
  A GoFundMe page has been set up to help out flooding victims who live at the intersection of Highland and Sloop roads. Families in that area lost cars, furniture, furnaces and air conditi
  
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• Macron's party on course for big majority in French parliament

  18-06-2017 22:19
  
  French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party looks poised to score a decisive victory Sunday, voting projections suggest.
  
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• Vegas holds all the cards with NHL expansion draft list out

  18-06-2017 21:52
  
  The NHL's focus turns to the Vegas Golden Knights following the release of the expansion draft pool of players, and the team's general manager had difficulty containing his excitement.
  
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• 6-Year-Old Girl Diagnosed With Leukemia Gets Special Stanley Cup Visit

  18-06-2017 21:48
  HAMPTON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A 6-year-old girl who was diagnosed with leukemia in November got a very special visitor Saturday.
  Colin Dunlap, of 93.7 The Fan, describes his daughter, Darran, as “hockey and Pens crazy,” so it was an exciting day for the Dunlap family when the Stanley Cup arrived at their house for a visit.
  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Penguins equipment manager Danny Kroll had the Cup for the day on Saturday and decided to surprise Darran and her twin b
  
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• Police: Maryland teens killed in retaliation for alleged drug robbery

  18-06-2017 21:42
  
  Three men were arrested Saturday after two students were found shot to death in a blue Honda Civic on June 5, the night before the two were set to graduate from high school.
  
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• Suspected jihadists attack resort outside Mali's capital

  18-06-2017 21:33
  
  Shots have reportedly been fired.
  
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• Last day for PA Tax Amnnesty program is hours away

  18-06-2017 21:28
  
  Sign up now before you miss the opportunity
  
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• Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it fired missiles due to ISIS-claimed attacks

  18-06-2017 21:28
  
  A rare attack comes as Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it fired missiles in response to an Islamic State group-claimed terror attack in Tehran.
  
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• Hostage situation unfolding at pistachio ranch in New Mexico

  18-06-2017 20:52
  
  Residents are being told to avoid the area.
  
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• Girl Dies After Being Electrocuted While Playing In Lagoon

  18-06-2017 20:13
  
  TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) – Authorities say a young New Jersey girl playing with friends in a lagoon has died after being electrocuted when she touched a rail on a metal boat lift that had become energized.
  Toms River police say the 11-year-old Newark girl and two friends were using an inflatable raft and swimming in the lagoon behind a township home Saturday night.
  Authorities say two of the girls apparently touched the rail of the boat lift, and an electric current energized the equipment.
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• Report: Man Brandishes BB Gun, Knife During Dispute Over Cats

  18-06-2017 19:57
  
  CLARION, Pa. (KDKA) — A Clarion man is in jail after he allegedly brandished a BB gun and a knife during a dispute about cats.
  It happened Thursday afternoon at a home in Clarion Township.
  Explore Clarion reports that 24-year-old John Scott Stephens arrived at an apartment and demanded that a female victim “give him his two cats back.”
  Stephens allegedly brandished a BB gun and a butterfly knife during the incident and threatened to burn down the victim’s trailer when she
  
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• Wilkinsburg man shot in Arlington Heights

  18-06-2017 19:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Wilkinsburg man was shot Sunday morning in Arlington Heights but his wound is not life threatening.
  
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• Police Investigating Arlington Heights Shooting

  18-06-2017 19:45
  
  ARLINGTON HEIGHTS (KDKA) — Police are investigating after a man was shot in Arlington Heights late Sunday morning.
  It happened around 11:45 a.m. in the 3000-block of Arlington Avenue.
  Officers and paramedics were sent to the scene for a report that a man had been shot.
  Police say when they arrived, they found a 35-year-old man, from Wilkinsburg, inside a home with a gunshot wound to his left leg. He was transported to the hospital in stable condition.
  Police believe the shooting happened o
  
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• College students' sleep schedules affect their grades, says study

  18-06-2017 19:33
  
  Students who did not go to bed or wake up at consistent times every day were more likely to have lower grades.
  
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• Milwaukee Sheriff Clarke rejects Homeland Security position

  18-06-2017 18:51
  
  A DHS spokesman said by email Sunday that Clarke is no longer being considered for a position within DHS.
  
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• UK Chancellor: Cladding on Grenfell Tower 'banned on high-rises'

  18-06-2017 18:37
  
  The government on Saturday promised a public inquiry and police have opened a criminal investigation.
  
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• The Sincerest Form Of Flattery: Mike Lange Judges Imitation Contest

  18-06-2017 18:35
  
  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Mike Lange knew that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery as Ross Park Mall hosted a unique contest Saturday.
  Call it the imitation game – a one-of-a-kind contest heralding not lookalikes, but sound-alikes.
  Contestants were charged with the challenge of mimicking the legendary larynx of Pens broadcaster Mike Lange. The colorful announcer himself was one of the judges.
  “It was different, to say the least, but I had a great time with it and thoroughl
  
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• Pittsburgh Man Killed In Hit-And-Run Crash In Florida

  18-06-2017 18:23
  ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (AP) – A Pennsylvania man died after a hit-and-run crash in Florida.
  Ormond Beach Police spokesman Keith Walker told The Daytona Beach News-Journal that surveillance video showed an SUV hitting 63-year-old Charles J. Bofinger of Pittsburgh as he crossed a street late Friday.
  Bofinger died at a hospital.
  While searching for the vehicle, police received a call from a man saying his girlfriend had been in a car crash. Officers found her SUV with its hood dented and windshie
  
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• Search For 7 Navy Sailors Ends After Bodies Found On Ship

  18-06-2017 17:43
  YOKOSUKA, Japan (AP) — The search for seven U.S. Navy sailors who went missing after their destroyer collided with a container ship off the Japanese coast was called off after several bodies were found Sunday in the ship’s flooded compartments, including sleeping quarters.
  Navy divers found “a number of” bodies in the USS Fitzgerald, a day after the destroyer collided with a Philippine-flagged container ship four times its size, said Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, the commander
  
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• Polanco Breaks Out Of Slump, Pirates Top Cubs 4-3

  18-06-2017 17:24
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The way Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon figures it, the list of relievers with better stuff than Pittsburgh’s Felipe Rivero is short. Really short. There might be five.
  After spending two nights watching Rivero have his way with Chicago’s lineup, the list might be getting even shorter.
  Barely 24 hours after working the eighth to preserve a Pittsburgh lead only to see it evaporate in the ninth following his exit, Rivero got the final five outs for his third sav
  
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• NHL releases list of available, protected players for expansion draft

  18-06-2017 17:06
  
  The NHL has announced the available and protected lists for the 30 teams who will provide players for the 2017 expansion draft.
  
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• Your payment card data may be at risk if you shop at this retailer

  18-06-2017 17:05
  
  Buckle's payment system was breached by malware from October 2016 to April 2017.
  
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• Penguins Release Names Of Players Available & Protected For Expansion Draft

  18-06-2017 16:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Penguins have released the list of players who will be both available and protected in the 2017 NHL expansion draft.
  The NHL says that Bryan Rust, Carl Hagelin, Tom Kuhnhackl, Scott Wilson, Ian Cole and Marc-Andre Fleury are among the players being unprotected by the Penguins.
  Among those being protected are Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel, Patric Hornqvist, Kris Letang, Justin Shultz, Brian Dumolin, Olli Maatta, and Matt Murray.
  Here are the ru
  
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• Palate & pun

  18-06-2017 16:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh “foodies” can’t seem to eat enough of the Richard DeShantz Restaurant Group, which seems to be eating Pittsburgh.
  
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• Lawyer says Trump not under investigation

  18-06-2017 15:51
  
  Attorney Jay Sekulow said the 'president is not under investigation by the special counsel.'
  
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• Porsche leaves it late to win 24 Hours Le Mans for 3rd year

  18-06-2017 15:29
  
  After a series of mishaps to pre-race favorites Porsche and Toyota, the LMP2 category Oreca suddenly found itself in the lead.
  
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• Naked man covered in blood steals car, police say

  18-06-2017 14:42
  
  Greenville County deputies say the report of a car being stolen by a naked man led to a chase and a death investigation.
  
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• Portugal declares 3 days of mourning after forest fire death toll rises to 62

  18-06-2017 14:31
  
  At least 59 people were injured in the blaze Saturday.
  
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• IS threat in Southeast Asia raises alarm in Washington

  18-06-2017 14:28
  
  The recent assault by IS-aligned fighters on the Philippine city of Marawi has left more than 300 people dead.
  
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• Basque bullfighter ‘gored to death’

  18-06-2017 14:04
  
  The 36-year-old Spaniard was rushed to hospital, but later died from his injuries, according to Spanish news agency EFE
  
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• Bill Cosby's attorney says he is worried about entertainer's health

  18-06-2017 13:30
  
  After more than six days of deliberation in Norristown, Pennsylvania, jurors were unable to come to a unanimous decision beyond a reasonable doubt.
  
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• Katy Perry breaks Twitter record

  18-06-2017 12:34
  
  The singer has become the first person to collect 100 million followers.
  
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• Early vote tally foretells soaring turnout in most expensive House race ever

  18-06-2017 12:20
  
  The early voting in the runoff left neither party feeling comfortable
  
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• 57 dead in central Portugal forest fires

  18-06-2017 12:16
  
  The fatalities occurred in the Pedrogao Grande area, about 95 miles northeast of Lisbon, where about 600 firefighters have been trying to put out the fires since Saturday
  
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• UK to double length of next Parliament to deal with Brexit

  18-06-2017 11:32
  
  Formal Brexit talks with the European Union begin Monday.
  
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• "Beer, lime & sunshine"

  18-06-2017 11:28
  Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce The Big Apple , a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano.
  
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• 43 dead in central Portugal forest fires

  18-06-2017 11:03
  
  The fatalities occurred in the Pedrogao Grande area, about 95 miles northeast of Lisbon, where about 600 firefighters have been trying to put out the fires since Saturday
  
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• Cosby lawyers fighting civil suits by 10 women

  18-06-2017 10:50
  
  Here's a recap of the pending civil cases
  
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• Inmate dies after being forcibly removed from cell

  18-06-2017 09:44
  
  A 75-year-old inmate was tackled to the ground by corrections officers and died days later.
  
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• Man not expected to survive past infancy overcomes obstacles

  18-06-2017 09:27
  
  His family was told time and time again that he wouldn’t survive, but 24 years later, Matthew Cowie is making people smile.
  
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