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• No homework? That is now the mandate for elementary students in this Florida county.

  14-07-2017 23:45
  
  Starting this fall, this Florida county is banning homework for their elementary schools.
  
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• Northern Lights could potentially be visible in Pennsylvania this weekend

  14-07-2017 23:43
  
  The aurora is caused by electrons colliding with the upper reaches of Earth’s atmosphere.
  
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• These are the best, worst U.S. cities to work remotely

  14-07-2017 23:35
  
  Highspeedinternet.com compiled data into an interactive tool allowing you to select filters from region to low crime rates to find the ideal city for you to live and work remotely.
  
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• Geomagnetic Storm Watch Issued, Northeast Could Be In For Northern Lights Show

  14-07-2017 23:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Get ready, parts of the Northeast may get quite the show Sunday night into Monday.
  In fact, a “Geomagnetic Storm Watch” has been issued for July 16-17.Earlier on Friday a huge sunspot (AR2665 if you are scoring at home) erupted on the surface of our sun. An enormous solar flare (explosion) lasting for more than two hours ejected from the area. This explosion produced what scientists call a “coronal mass ejection (CME)” and it is headed straight f
  
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• Bill Clinton’s photo at the George W. Bush Library is cracking up the internet

  14-07-2017 23:21
  
  The two former presidents sat down at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas Thursday to discuss what it was like to be the president and shared memories from their political careers.
  
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• Pentagon: U.S. kills leader of ISIS in Afghanistan

  14-07-2017 23:18
  
  US forces have killed Abu Sayed, the leader of ISIS-Khorasan, the terror group's Afghanistan affiliate "in a strike on the group's headquarters in Kunar Province, July 11."
  
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• Defendant In Taped Punching Of Disabled Man Charged Again

  14-07-2017 23:01
  WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania man accused of a videotaped attack on a man with cerebral palsy is now also facing charges he hid from authorities in a hotel room rented under another name.
  Prosecutors said Friday they’ve charged 29-year-old Barry Baker Jr., of Georgetown, Delaware, with flight to avoid apprehension during a two-week manhunt.
  Baker also faces charges he sucker-punched a man outside a West Chester, Pennsylvania, convenience store in May. It’s not clear i
  
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• Keidel: How Does Roger Federer Keep Winning?

  14-07-2017 23:00
  By Jason Keidel
  John McEnroe got embroiled in a pseudo-controversy last month, when he was pseudo-tricked into giving a misogynist answer to a misleading question about Serena Williams.
  There are people who don’t worship Serena Williams, many for the wrong reasons, based on race, gender and all kinds of galling bigotry. But McEnroe, an earnest and honest admirer of Ms. Williams for years, isn’t one of them.
  But no matter where we place Williams on the men’s circuit, there&rsquo
  
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• Sinkhole tears apart 2 homes; 10 surrounding homes evacuated

  14-07-2017 22:52
  
  County property records show there was a sinkhole previously at the property where the first house was swallowed up.
  
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• Heroin dealer gets 14 years for death of addict

  14-07-2017 22:27 via post-gazette.com
  
  In January 2015, Ryan Bell’s mother, Ann, found him slumped over his bed in his third-floor bedroom in Bloomfield.
  
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• Federal judge sends Pittsburgh heroin dealer to prison for 14 years

  14-07-2017 22:27 via post-gazette.com
  
  In January 2015, Ryan Bell's mother, Ann, found him slumped over his bed in his Bloomfield bedroom.
  
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• Couple attempts the 'Dirty Dancing' lift, ends up hospitalized

  14-07-2017 22:25
  
  At least they have a good sense of humor about it all!
  
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• This Army veteran's dying wish is to hear from you

  14-07-2017 22:21
  
  All you have to do is send a text.
  
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• Viral video shows girl dancing through cancer treatments at children's hospital

  14-07-2017 22:16
  
  She sported pink slippers and danced to this Earth, Wind & Fire hit.
  
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• Which Prospects Might We Soon See In The Majors?

  14-07-2017 22:12
  With the All-Star game behind us and the “Super-Two” deadline long in the rear view mirror, many MLB teams will begin to consider calling up their top prospects. We have already seen guys like Clint Frazier and Derek Fisher make their major-league debuts, but what other minor leaguers might get the big promotion in the coming weeks? While Tim Tebow has been raking in Advanced-A, it is unlikely he makes an appearance at Citi Field this season. But here are some prospects who’s n
  
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• When Is Someone Too Old To Go To A Club? Age 37, Study Finds

  14-07-2017 22:05
  CBS Local– There isn’t an age limit at nightclubs across the world, per se, but how old is too old to go clubbing? According to a survey by Currys PC World, 37 years old is that magic number.
  Currys carried out a survey of 5,000 adults and found that 37 percent of participants went as far as saying that it’s “tragic” seeing those out at clubs who are 40 or older. The study also found that 31 years old is the age that many begin to prefer staying in than going o
  
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• Oregon Mom Arrested For Using Car To Tow Kids In Wagon

  14-07-2017 21:50
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (KDKA/AP) – An Oregon mother has been accused of endangering her two young children by towing them behind her car in a little red wagon.
  Springfield police said 27-year-old Alana Donahue was arrested Wednesday night after at least four motorists reported seeing the car pulling the plastic wagon.
  Drivers said the woman waved at vehicles to pass as she slowly drove in circles in a roundabout.
  Lt. Scott McKee tells The Register-Guard that the woman told officers she just wan
  
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• Soon you'll be able to openly carry a sword in Texas

  14-07-2017 21:40
  
  Pretty much anything you can whip out in a Dungeons and Dragons battle is fair game.
  
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• Elephant rescued at sea, nearly 10 miles from shore

  14-07-2017 21:26
  
  Mariners are used to seeing whales, dolphins and sharks far from shore, but an elephant?
  
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• Authorities: Texting Driver Strikes, Kills 2 Teen Girls

  14-07-2017 21:23
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) – Authorities say an Ohio woman was texting on her phone when she struck and killed two 14-year-old girls with her car.
  Twenty-four-year-old New Franklin resident Natasha Boggs was arrested and jailed Friday. She’s charged with voluntary manslaughter, vehicular homicide, driving while texting and other offenses.
  Court records don’t indicate if she has an attorney.
  Boggs is accused of hitting three teens in Coventry Township in May, killing Taylor Galloway, of A
  
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• Allegheny County Police reminds officers of public's right to record in light of appeals court decision

  14-07-2017 21:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  Following a decision last week by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirming that people have a First Amendment right to record public police activities, the Allegheny County Police superintendent Tuesday sent out updated guidelines to his department. 
  
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• Unsettled in America: Sister Janice Vanderneck is a pioneer in immigrant services

  14-07-2017 21:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  The man in his work clothes came in on a chilly morning alongside his young child in a winter hat with teddy-bear ears.
  
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• Woman Calls Off Her Wedding, Will Have Reception To Feed Homeless Instead

  14-07-2017 21:00
  
  CBS Local– Sarah Cummins’ wedding was all planned, paid for and ready to go this weekend. Except she decided to call it off, for reasons she’s keeping to herself.
  The only problem is the near $30,000 extravaganza is non-refundable. Instead of letting the day go to waste, Cummins contacted homeless shelters to ensure that some good would come out of an otherwise unfortunate turn of events for the bride-to-be.
  “It was really devastating to me,” said Cummins, via
  
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• 1.2M Honda Accords recalled because battery sensors may catch fire

  14-07-2017 20:59
  
  The recall covers cars from the 2013 to 2016 model years.
  
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• Asbestos found in makeup at popular tween clothing store Justice

  14-07-2017 20:52
  
  "They could die an untimely death in their 30s or 40s because of the exposure in this product," an expert says
  
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• FBI: Buried Body Is Fugitive Accused In Police Chief Slaying

  14-07-2017 20:41
  
  BOSTON (AP) – Authorities have confirmed that the remains of a fugitive wanted in the 1980 slaying of a Pennsylvania police chief have been found buried in a yard in Massachusetts.
  The remains of Donald Eugene Webb were found Thursday buried in the yard of a Dartmouth home owned by Webb’s ex-wife. The FBI and Pennsylvania and Massachusetts authorities announced Friday the remains have been positively identified.
  Investigators believe he died about 17 years ago, but declined to say ho
  
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• West Virginia Man Gets Prison For Gun, Choking Officer With Necktie

  14-07-2017 20:35
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia man has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for illegal gun possession and choking a deputy federal marshal by pulling on his tie.
  Taurean Amadeus Johnson pleaded guilty to both counts in April.
  Investigators say they found a semi-automatic pistol in a car parked in front of the 30-year-old Johnson’s Charleston residence in January and later two other handguns, though he was prohibited from having them because of prior robbery and
  
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• Second-Born Kids More Likely To Become Criminals, Study Finds

  14-07-2017 20:32
  CBS Local — The “curse of the second-born” child might actually be true, a new study shows.
  Second-born sons are more likely to be suspended from school, become juvenile delinquents and go to prison, according to a new study by MIT economist Joseph Doyle.
  After poring through tons of data sets, Doyle and colleagues Sanni Breining, David Figlio, Krzys Karbownik and Jeffrey Roth found that second-born children, particularly sons, have a 25 percent to 40 percent increase
  
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• Trump’s travel ban watered down by another court setback

  14-07-2017 20:31
  
  A federal judge has expanded the list of family relationships needed by people seeking new visas from six mostly Muslim countries to avoid President Donald Trump's travel ban
  
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• Ex-Prisoner Heading To Job Interview Uses Shirt To Save Man’s Life

  14-07-2017 20:24
  CBS Local — While heading to a job interview, a man living in a Connecticut halfway house literally took the shirt off his back to save a wounded man’s life.
  Aaron Tucker, 32, of Bridgeport, Conn., left the Isaiah House with less than $2 in his pocket to interview for a bus boy job at a barbecue restaurant in Stamford Wednesday morning.
  When Tucker awoke from a short nap on a packed bus en route to the restaurant, he jumped to action upon seeing an overturned vehicle on the road
  
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• Remains found identified as those of longtime FBI fugitive

  14-07-2017 20:23
  
  A lawyer for the widow of a Pennsylvania police chief slain in 1980 says the wife of the man wanted for the slaying led authorities to human remains believed to be his.
  
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• Companies continue to challenge traditional real estate agent fees

  14-07-2017 20:19
  
  Buyers and sellers of homes appear to be benefiting as companies compete in a competitive digital landscape.
  
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• Massive Sinkhole Swallows Boat, 2 Homes; 10 Others Evacuated

  14-07-2017 20:16
  
  MIAMI (AP) — A sinkhole that started out the size of a small swimming pool and continued to grow in Florida swallowed a boat, destroyed two homes and prompted officials to evacuate residents from 10 other homes on Friday.
  Dramatic video showed the home, north of Tampa in Pasco County, collapsing into the hole on Friday morning. The hole quickly grew to 200 feet wide — about two-thirds the length of a football field — and 50 feet deep.
  Pasco County Fire Chief Shawn Whited told r
  
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• Fecal Matter Found On Beaver County Football Field

  14-07-2017 20:12
  
  BEAVER COUNTY (KDKA) – Authorities say tests confirm a football field in Beaver County has fecal matter on it.The Blackhawk School District says an environmental health and safety study found evidence of fecal bacteria on the football field of the Northwestern Primary School.The study included examination of the football field’s playing surface as well as subsurface soil samples.
  The district says the school’s sewage leach bed is more than 50-years-old and is located under the
  
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• Suspect in Saxonburg police chief's murder found dead after 37 years as fugitive

  14-07-2017 20:11
  
  A lawyer for the widow of Saxonburg Police Chief Greg Adams, who was killed in 1980, says the wife of fugitive Donald Webb has led police to the burial place of the longtime fugitive's remains.
  
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• Punches, chairs thrown in Taiwanese parliament brawl

  14-07-2017 20:07
  
  Bipartisan bickering over the budget has gone to another level in the island nation.
  
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• 2 men charged in connection with 4 missing men

  14-07-2017 19:50
  
  Human remains have already been found at a Pennsylvania farm.
  
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• Second suspect charged in killings of missing Pennsylvania men

  14-07-2017 19:47
  
  A second suspect was arrested and charged in three of the deaths.
  
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• Tri-axle truck tips over, blocking Route 51 near Liberty Tunnel

  14-07-2017 19:46
  
  An overturned truck was blocking southbound traffic on Route 51 near the Liberty Tunnel in Pittsburgh on Friday morning.
  
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• Tractor Trailer Flips On Route 51

  14-07-2017 19:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Emergency crews were called to Route 51 on Friday after a tractor trailer flipped onto its side.
  The crash happened around 11 a.m. at the intersection of Saw Mill Run and Warrington Avenue.(Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Lori Sperling)
  There’s no word yet what caused the truck to flip, but emergency dispatchers say no injuries were reported.
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• Fisherman reels in rare catch on Allegheny River

  14-07-2017 19:28
  
  A Western Pennsylvania fisherman had the catch of a lifetime.
  
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• Jimmy Carter out of hospital after dehydration treatment

  14-07-2017 19:23
  
  The former president attended a devotional Friday morning for the last day of a Habitat for Humanity project.
  
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• Doctor uses innovative technique to save woman's severed ankle

  14-07-2017 19:11
  
  A crash victim asked her doctor not to amputate her nearly-severed ankle
  
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• Paramedic couple explains the importance of car seat straps in viral post

  14-07-2017 18:52
  
  A reminder that the price of your child's seat means nothing if they aren't secure.
  
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• It's up, up and away with a big balloon as the University of Pittsburgh Shadow Bandits practice for the eclipse.

  14-07-2017 18:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  A University of Pittsburgh team launched a 10-foot-diameter weather balloon from Allegheny Observatory on the North Side as they practiced their part in the big show that is the Aug. 21 solar eclipse.
  
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• Rain leads to more flash flooding in Indiana County

  14-07-2017 18:48
  
  Storms have triggered flash flooding in Indiana County.
  
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• Body found in Mass. identified as that of man charged in slain Saxonburg police chief case

  14-07-2017 18:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  Authorities in Massachusetts have confirmed that the body dug up from the backyard of a New England home Thursday is that of fugitive Donald Eugene Webb, charged in the slaying of Saxonburg police Chief Greg Adams.
  
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• Body found in Mass. identified as slain Saxonburg police chief's killer

  14-07-2017 18:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
  
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• She found a 'Keeper': Harry Potter fan receives ultimate golden snitch proposal

  14-07-2017 18:35
  
  This guy's a Keeper on and off the Quidditch pitch!
  
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• 'You are missed and loved': Seashell found on beach shares mom's message to son

  14-07-2017 18:23
  
  A mother's tribute to her late son is back at sea after touching the hearts of thousands.
  
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