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• 8-year-old girl injured after car fleeing police driven by 13-year-old pushes parked truck into her

  06-07-2017 23:57
  
  Authorities say an 8-year-old girl was injured when a car fleeing police pushed a parked truck into her as she stood on a Pittsburgh sidewalk.
  
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• Alarm Clock Retrieved After Going Off In Home’s Wall Every Day For 13 Years

  06-07-2017 23:55
  
  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Imagine having to put up with an alarm clock ringing that you can’t turn off – every day for 13 years.
  We first told you about this clock stuck in the wall of a Ross Township home, last month. The report was picked up by TV and radio stations, nationwide.
  It was also seen by people at a company in West Mifflin, who felt it was time to remove the clock.
  It all began when Jerry Lynn lowered a TV wire down to the living room. In order to know the location of
  
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• Flash flooding quickly fills streets with water in Baldwin area

  06-07-2017 23:43
  
  Heavy rainfall was causing flash flooding in parts of Allegheny County on Thursday afternoon, especially the areas of Glass Run and Streets Run roads in Baldwin Borough.
  
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• Flash flood warning in effect for Allegheny, Butler and Washington counties

  06-07-2017 23:36
  
  A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
  
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• On the anniversary of Lennon meeting McCartney, we revisit the Beatles' 1964 Civic Arena show

  06-07-2017 23:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  On July 6, 1957, one of the most important chance encounters in musical history took place when a 16-year-old John Lennon met a 15-year-old aspiring musician named Paul McCartney
  
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• These 2 social media apps ranked 'worst' for young people's mental health

  06-07-2017 23:29
  
  Some social media apps have been called out in a study for having a negative effect on the mental health of young people.
  
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• Julie Chen Discusses ‘Big Brother’s “Summer Of Temptation”

  06-07-2017 23:26
  Big Brother season 19 is off and running this summer on CBS. This season, temptation is the name of the game as Houseguests will be challenged like never before through all new challenges and incentives, but every temptation comes with a consequence.
  Ahead of tonight’s first live eviction special, CBS Local’s Matt Weiss spoke with Big Brother host Julie Chen on the show’s new theme and what to expect from this season’s crop of Houseguests.
  MW: Hi Julie, how are you?
  
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• Not doing this enough may increase risk of Alzheimer's

  06-07-2017 23:20
  
  Not doing this enough may increase your risk of Alzheimer's.
  
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• Cosby’s Retrial On Sex Assault Charges Set For November

  06-07-2017 23:16
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) – Bill Cosby’s retrial on charges he drugged and molested a woman more than a decade ago is set for November.
  An order signed Thursday by Judge Steven O’Neill says all parties must report to the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 6.
  Prosecutors found themselves back to square one June 17 after the judge declared a mistrial. The jury failed to reach a verdict in more than 52 hours of deliberations over six days.
  District Attorn
  
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• App-installing malware downloaded by up to 14 million Android device users

  06-07-2017 23:14
  
  App-installing malware infected around 14 million outdated Android smartphones last year, and up to 50,000 devices could still be affected.
  
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• WWE Insiders Pick Great Balls Of Fire 2017

  06-07-2017 22:58
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  WWE’s Raw brand presents Great Balls of Fire this Sunday, its final pay-per-view before SummerSlam. This should begin setting in motion the storylines that will populate Monday night shows until fall. Eight matches are on the card, and a few of them could be tricky to figure out.
  At the top of the list is the Ambulance Match between Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman. Strowman was supposedly penciled in to face Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam next month. However, Dave Meltzer
  
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• Heartburn Drugs Linked To Increased Risk Of Early Death, Study Finds

  06-07-2017 22:54
  
  (CBS Local) — Prescription-strength heartburn drugs are linked with a possible 25 percent increased risk of early death, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal Open.
  The drugs, known as proton-pump inhibitors — or PPIs — typically suppress stomach acid once they are taken. Prescription formulas are normally consumed by patients with severe conditions for long periods of time, while low-dose over-the-counter drugs have only been approved for short-term
  
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• Westmoreland County woman admits to scamming Victoria's Secret of $30K

  06-07-2017 22:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  A woman with a history of shoplifting admitted Thursday that she ripped off Victoria's Secret of some $30,000 in an online ordering scam.
  
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• Memorial Hospital to expand its new hospitala

  06-07-2017 22:49
  Memorial Hospital to expand its new building in West Manchester The new hospital building is slated to open in mid-2019 Check out this story on ydr.com: http://www.ydr.com/story/news/2017/07/06/memorial-hospital-expand-its-new-building-west-manchester/455367001/ Memorial Hospital plans to relocate its operation to a new site being built in West Manchester Township at the former Hawk Lake Golf Course. Philip Guarneschelli, left, CEO of PinnacleHealth, and Sally Dixon, right, CEO of Memorial Hospi
  
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• Nevada’s First Recreational Marijuana Sales Generate $500,000 In Tax Revenue

  06-07-2017 22:41
  
  CBS Local — Nevada’s first four days of legal recreational marijuana sales produced $3 million in sales revenue and about $500,000 in tax revenue, according to the Nevada Dispensary Association.
  These figures put the Silver State on track to generate an estimated $30 million in recreational marijuana sales revenue throughout the next six months, according to the association.
  The estimate was made by monitoring a period beginning with Saturday’s first day of recreational marijua
  
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• Montgomery County judge sets date for new Cosby trial

  06-07-2017 22:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA — The sexual assault case against Bill Cosby that ended in a mistrial last month is scheduled to be retried in November, a judge ordered Thursday.
  
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• Montgomery County DA: Date set for new Cosby trial

  06-07-2017 22:40 via post-gazette.com
  
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• Opioid prescribing is falling in the US, but not everywhere

  06-07-2017 22:25
  
  A new U.S. report finds overall opioid prescription rates have been falling in recent years, but rising in more than 1 in 5 counties.
  
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• 8 foods that are commonly misunderstood as low-carb

  06-07-2017 22:21
  
  If you're trying to stick to a low-carb diet, you should definitely keep an eye out for these pitfalls.
  
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• Twelve Greyhound Racing Dogs Test Positive For Cocaine

  06-07-2017 22:16
  CBS Local– A dozen Greyhound racing dogs have tested positive for cocaine in Florida and their trainer, Charles McClellan, has had his training license suspended.
  Documents from the State Department of Business and Professional Regulation, via WTLV-TV, say that McClellan “is a threat to animals in his control, custody and care.” A formal hearing for the case is scheduled for Aug. 23.
  Florida is home to 12 of the 19 Greyhound racing tracks in the country, as 40 other states
  
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• Maine governor Paul LePage suggests he makes up stories to mislead media

  06-07-2017 22:14
  
  Gov. Paul LePage is lashing out at media reports he planned to leave the state during a budget impasse, and he suggested he makes up stories to mislead reporters.
  
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• Activists use Market Square to protest against latest GOP health care plan

  06-07-2017 22:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  At noon in Market Square, more than 50 people gathered to protest the current Republican health care proposal. The event, organized by the Pennsylvania Health Access Network, was one in a series of protests across Pennsylvania. The protesters spoke in an open-air town hall meeting, a retaliation against Sen. Pat Toomey and other local U.S. congressmen who did not host formal town hall meetings during the July 4th recess. 
  
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• Simone Biles holds her own with one of the Harlem Globetrotters

  06-07-2017 22:03
  
  What can't Simone Biles do!?
  
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• McConnell says limited bill needed if GOP health bill dies

  06-07-2017 21:53
  
  The existing bill would fail if just three of the 52 Republicans vote no, since all Democrats oppose it.
  
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• This 'Game of Thrones' fan theory suggests Ned Stark might still be alive

  06-07-2017 21:47
  
  Not all men must die, according to this theory.
  
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• Man Rigged Wisconsin State Lotto, Used Payout For Offshore Tax Scam

  06-07-2017 21:27
  
  (CBS Local) — After winning a Wisconsin Lottery jackpot that was rigged by his friend, a Texas businessman used the payout for an investment scam that generated additional undeserved government money, according to court records.
  An accomplice in a scandal that has rattled state lotteries, rigged lottery winner Robert Rhodes recently said under oath that he used a Wisconsin Lottery payout of $783,000 to obtain another $180,000 in fraudulent tax refunds, the Associated Press reported.
  Rhodes
  
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• Zoo’s Baby Elephant To Make Public Debut

  06-07-2017 21:24
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium’s newest baby elephant will be making her public debut this week.The zoo announced visitors will be able to get a glimpse of calf starting Friday, and daily, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as she plays in the elephant family room.The baby calf was born a month early, and weighed only 184 pounds when born, which is 52 pounds below the normal median birth weight.The Zoo wants to let visitors know that viewing the calf will be contingent
  
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• Homewood man held for court after accusations of sex assaults near Westinghouse

  06-07-2017 21:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Homewood man who police claim violently assaulted two women 11 days apart has been held for trial on charges including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated assault and strangulation.
  
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• Researchers create world's brightest light

  06-07-2017 20:51
  
  Scientists at the University of Nebraska have created a light that's monumentally brighter than the sun.
  
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• Nova ordered to pay Dow $645 million in patent case

  06-07-2017 20:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Canadian federal court has ordered Nova Chemicals to pay more than $645 million to Dow Chemical in a case thought to be the largest reported award in a Canadian patent infringement case.
  
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• Nova ordered to pay Dow $500 million in patent case

  06-07-2017 20:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Canadian federal court has ordered Nova Chemicals to pay nearly $500 million to Dow Chemical in a case thought to be the largest reported award in a Canadian patent infringement case.
  
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• United Airlines Gives Away Toddler’s Seat, Forces Mother To Hold Him For Entire Flight

  06-07-2017 20:37
  CBS Local– United Airlines have found themselves at the center of another negative public relations nightmare. Last week, the airline gave away a three year old’s nearly $1,000 seat without warning. The child was forced to sit on his mother’s lap for the entirety of their three-hour flight from Houston to Boston after a five-hour layover in Houston from Hawaii.
  Shirley Yamauchi and her son boarded the connecting flight in Houston and took their seats. Then, a standby custo
  
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• Thief robs high-end stores with 'two-finger discount'

  06-07-2017 20:36
  
  "It's like a one-armed bandit without arms. How does he do it?"
  
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• Kenyan Runner Outruns 2 Black Bears While Training In Woods

  06-07-2017 20:35
  
  AUBURN, Maine (AP) – A professional runner from Kenya says he had to outrun two charging bears while training in the woods in Maine.
  Moninda Marube went for a run early Wednesday out on a nature trail near his home in Auburn. The Lewiston Sun Journal reports he ran into two black bears just after passing a vacant house near Auburn Lake.
  Marube says he froze and engaged in a stare-down with the bears. He says he thought his only option was to run away.
  He says he ran back toward the vacant
  
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• High-sugar diet during pregnancy may increase allergy risk in children

  06-07-2017 20:24
  
  Consuming too many sugary foods and drinks during pregnancy may increase children's risk of developing an allergy or allergic asthma.
  
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• Visitors can see Pittsburgh Zoo's new elephant calf this week

  06-07-2017 20:18
  
  Visitors will be able to see her daily (depending on how she is feeling and doing) starting Friday, July 7.
  
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• Amazon is producing its own wine

  06-07-2017 20:15
  
  Amazon is producing its own wine.
  
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• Air Force base returns to normal operations after truck with 'potentially explosive material' cleared

  06-07-2017 20:10
  
  Security personnel saw something during a routine vehicle inspection which led them to trigger security precautions.
  
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• Missing woman's body found in Lake Erie; shot in head, strapped with anchor

  06-07-2017 20:04
  
  The husband of Karen Leclair is charged with homicide after he reported the 51-year-old woman missing in Pennsylvania.
  
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• Coconut oil isn't as healthy for you as you might think

  06-07-2017 20:00
  
  It might be just as unhealthy as butter or beef fat when it comes to your cholesterol levels.
  
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• Clif Bar recalls protein bars that may contain allergens

  06-07-2017 19:54
  
  Clif Bar is recalling some protein bars that may contain allergens.
  
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• Target is getting rid of some of its most famous clothing brands for good

  06-07-2017 19:49
  
  All of your Mossimo and Merona shirts are about to become vintage pieces.
  
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• Market Square Coffeehouse Fire Started In Roaster, Ruled Accidental

  06-07-2017 19:39
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A four-alarm fire at a Market Square business has been determined to be accidental.
  According to officials, the fire started in a coffee roaster at Nicholas Coffee Company around noon on Friday.
  It’s the second fire for the Market Square landmark this year. In February, the roaster also burst into flames.
  The fire was out around 1:30 p.m., but it was difficult to fight because flames were trapped in the walls. Officials say that one bystander was treated for smoke
  
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• Repairs to massive water main break in Youngwood nearly done

  06-07-2017 19:38
  
  Westmoreland County officials say it was a 30-inch main that broke
  
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• Boys honored for caring for abandoned puppy

  06-07-2017 19:35
  
  The dog was found in the woods, locked inside a crate with no food or water.
  
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• Grenfell Tower: Life after losing your home

  06-07-2017 19:32
  
  Miguel Alves, who escaped the Grenfell Tower fire with his family but lost his home and possessions, speaks to CNN about moving on.
  
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• Ethics official who sparred with Trump is leaving government

  06-07-2017 19:31
  
  "In working with the current administration, it has become clear to me that we need improvements to the existing ethics program," the director of the Office of Government Ethics said.
  
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• Couple accused of assault over cold chicken order in custody

  06-07-2017 19:29
  
  Nathaniel and Latasha Smith turned themselves in Wednesday.
  
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• 'It almost looked like a blizzard!' Flooding swamps homes and traps vehicles in Butler

  06-07-2017 19:27
  
  Some residents of the city of Butler found themselves trapped in vehicles and dealing with flooded basements following severe flash flooding late Wednesday night. Rain hit the area quickly, leading to high waters.
  
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• Prisoner Receives Added Time On Sentence For Throwing ‘Poop Bomb’ At Officer

  06-07-2017 19:19
  
  WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) – A prison inmate has received additional years on his sentence after he threw a self-made “poop bomb” at an unsuspecting corrections officer.
  The Delaware County Daily Times reports Common Pleas Court Judge Patrick Carmody accepted the prosecution’s recommendation of adding two to four years in state prison to 28-year-old Gartor Kiki Brown’s sentence Wednesday. Assistant District Attorney Andrew Davis said the behavior was deplorable, with Ca
  
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