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• 'Concussion' Doctor releases new book warning against football and contact sports

  08-08-2017 23:58
  
  Dr. Bennet Omalu wrote "Truth Doesn't Have a Side" about his life and research that led to the discovery of CTE.
  
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• Pittsburgh man arrested for series of smash and grab thefts

  08-08-2017 23:55
  
  A criminal complaint says the first incident was reported July 14, and the most recent was July 28.
  
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• Airbnb contest to see the solar eclipse like no one else

  08-08-2017 23:55
  
  Hotels are all booked for the solar eclipse, but you could still win this Airbnb stay!
  
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• Vehicle carrying 2-year-old plunges 150 feet down hillside

  08-08-2017 23:52
  
  A vehicle carrying a 2-year-old plunged 150 feet down a hillside on Sherman Avenue in Vangergrift, Westmoreland County on Tuesday.
  
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• Arrest made in connection with shooting in Cranberry

  08-08-2017 23:31
  
  Police say a 7-year-old boy was in the house when a shooting happened during an arranged meet-up at a home in Cranberry Township.
  
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• Former Penguins player, coach Eddie Olczyk diagnosed with colon cancer

  08-08-2017 23:28
  
  Olczyk is currently undergoing treatment, according to a release fromthe Chicago Blackhawks.
  
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• 'Rhinestone Cowboy' singer Glen Campbell dead at 81

  08-08-2017 23:24
  
  Campbell, 81, is known for songs such as "Gentle on My Mind," "Wichita Lineman," "Galveston," "Country Boy" and "Rhinestone Cowboy."
  
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• Fans, celebrities send condolences after Glen Campbell passing

  08-08-2017 23:24
  
  Campbell passed away this week at the age of 81.
  
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• 5 questions people are searching about North Korea and the answers

  08-08-2017 23:19
  
  Google Trends tracked the top questions searched about North Korea on Tuesday afternoon. Here are the top five questions and the answers.
  
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• Police identify man fatally shot in Hill District

  08-08-2017 23:07 via post-gazette.com
  A 20-year-old man was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon at a housing complex in the Hill District, Pittsburgh police said.
  
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• Man fatally shot in Hill District

  08-08-2017 23:07 via post-gazette.com
  A man was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon at a housing complex in the Hill District, Pittsburgh police said.
  
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• Pa. Health Department reports first human case of West Nile Virus in state this year

  08-08-2017 23:03
  
  The virus was detected in a Montgomery County resident.
  
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• Pitt Quarterback Ben DiNucci Still Fighting For Starting Job

  08-08-2017 22:55
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – There have been several points in his life where quarterback Ben DiNucci has probably felt forgotten.Like the guy you put aside to move on to the next, big thing.The redshirt sophomore isn’t remembered like most college quarterbacks at his own high school.Even though he was the first Pennsylvania quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards in a season and state player of the year, Pine-Richland touts Notre Dame recruit Phil Jurkovec, one of the best in the countr
  
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• Retail chain recalls children's swimsuits that may pose choking hazards

  08-08-2017 22:41
  
  A popular retail chain is recalling children's swimsuits that may pose choking hazards.
  
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• Legendary Country Music Singer Glen Campbell Dies At Age 81

  08-08-2017 22:39
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – Glen Campbell, the grinning, high-pitched entertainer who had such hits as “Rhinestone Cowboy” and spanned country, pop, television and movies, has died. He was 81.
  Campbell’s publicist Sandy Brokaw says the singer died Tuesday morning in Nashville. No cause was immediately given. Campbell announced in June 2011 that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and that it was in its early stages at that time.It is with the heaviest of heart
  
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• Disney to cut ties with Netflix, start own streaming service

  08-08-2017 22:32
  
  Disney announced Tuesday plans to cut ties with Netflix and start its own streaming service.
  
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• Boy, 2, Rescued From Vehicle That Plunged 100-Feet Over Hillside

  08-08-2017 22:22
  VANDERGRIFT, Pa. (KDKA) — First responders rescued a 2-year-old boy from a vehicle that plunged 100-feet over a hillside Tuesday afternoon in Westmoreland County.
  It happened around 3:30 p.m. in the 200 block of Sherman Avenue in Vandergrift.
  Firefighters, police and paramedics responded to the scene after the vehicle went over the hill and managed to rescue the boy who was uninjured.
  However, his mother was hurt.
  Police say the woman was cleaning the car when the boy jumped in the front s
  
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• Trump warns of 'fire and fury' after report on North Korean nuclear weapons

  08-08-2017 22:06
  
  A U.S. intelligence assessment says the hostile nation has produced a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can fit inside ballistic missiles.
  
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• Trump: 'Fire and fury' if North Korea nuclear threat continues

  08-08-2017 22:06
  
  The president had strong words after a report revealed North Korea has miniaturized nuclear weapons for use in ballistic missiles.
  
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• 7 strange things that happen during solar eclipses

  08-08-2017 22:03
  
  There are some pretty fascinating phenomena that will accompany the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21.
  
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• Winter is coming: 2018 Olympics are just 6 months away!

  08-08-2017 22:00
  
  Will PyeongChang's opening ceremony wow the world?
  
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• Can wireless networks handle high usage during the eclipse?

  08-08-2017 21:54
  
  Can wireless networks handle heavy usage during the eclipse on Aug. 21?
  
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• For 1st Time, Both National Lottery Games Top $300 Million

  08-08-2017 21:51
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – For the first time, U.S. lottery players will have a choice of games offering jackpots topping $300 million.
  In the seven years since all U.S. lotteries began selling both Powerball and Mega Millions tickets, both games have never offered prizes so large at the same time.
  The jackpot for Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing is an estimated $350 million, and the top prize for Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing is $307 million.Those prizes are based on a
  
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• 3 graduates of Pine-Richland get $20K each in transgender bathroom settlement

  08-08-2017 21:48
  
  The plaintiffs' attorneys received $75,000.
  
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• Fantasy Football 2017: Top 10 Running Backs

  08-08-2017 21:15
  Ryan Mayer
  The advent of NFL training camps is upon us as teams approach their first preseason games. With the return of football comes the return of our favorite form of legal sports betting, fantasy football. As you scour the internet for the latest news and rankings getting ready for your league’s draft, we’ll be providing you lists of the top fantasy prospects by position for this season. We’ll begin with the most important position on the field and likely on your team: qua
  
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• Police: Mom drove to West Virginia with 11-year-old daughter's body

  08-08-2017 21:13
  
  State police say it was obvious the child did not die from injuries in the car accident.
  
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• 4 simple ways to reduce stress

  08-08-2017 21:07
  
  Here are some easy ways to reduce stress in your life.
  
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• North Korea has missile-ready nukes, report says

  08-08-2017 21:05
  
  A U.S. intelligence assessment says the hostile nation has produced a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can fit inside ballistic missiles.
  
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• 3 Students Got $20K Each In Pine-Richland Transgender Bathroom Settlement

  08-08-2017 20:59
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A Pennsylvania school district paid three transgender graduates $20,000 each to settle their lawsuit challenging the district’s restroom policy.
  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette obtained the financial information Tuesday from the Pine-Richland School District under the state’s Right-to-Know law. The plaintiffs’ attorneys also received $75,000.
  The district last week agreed to let students use restrooms corresponding to their “consistently and uniformly
  
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• Car wash owner plants sunflowers to draw in business, gets interesting response

  08-08-2017 20:56
  
  Rick Frey needed to make his car wash stand out because it was being blocked by 10-foot corn stalks. His plan drew all sorts of unexpected response.
  
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• Extreme sports becoming more popular than ever

  08-08-2017 20:54
  
  Extreme sports are gradually being added to both the Winter and Summer Olympics
  
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• 109 salmonella cases linked to papayas from Mexico

  08-08-2017 20:54
  
  At least 109 people in 16 states have contracted salmonella by consuming papayas from Mexico.
  
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• The flavor of fall is cutting summer short

  08-08-2017 20:47
  
  Too soon for pumpkin spice?
  
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• Nothing Found At Butler County Community College Where Cadaver Dogs Had Hit

  08-08-2017 20:42
  MONACA, Pa. (AP) – The head of security for a Pennsylvania community college says police found “nothing” after searching an area near a pile of construction debris where cadaver dogs reacted to something over the weekend.
  Butler County Community College’s head of security, Scott Richardson, says an unspecified group had the dogs on a remote part of the campus about 30 miles north of Pittsburgh for a training exercise on Saturday. The group was training the dogs for search
  
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• Should you share photos of your children on social media?

  08-08-2017 20:41
  
  How do you feel about sharing photos of your children online?
  
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• SnowFlex lets skiers practice outside all year long

  08-08-2017 20:35
  
  Liberty University’s SnowFlex lets skiers practice on a man-made, Velcro-like material
  
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• Google fires engineer behind anti-diversity 'manifesto'

  08-08-2017 20:33
  
  "To suggest a group of our colleagues have traits that make them less biologically suited to that work is offensive and not OK."
  
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• Wrongfully convicted man released after 38 years: 'Thought I was going to die in prison'

  08-08-2017 20:31
  
  Frederick Clay, who was arrested in the murder of a cab driver in 1979, says he has "a lot of life I need to catch up on."
  
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• Yes, you did see a piano rolling through Pittsburgh on a flatbed

  08-08-2017 20:29 via post-gazette.com
  If you saw this making its way through Pittsburgh today, you’re not crazy.
  
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• There's a piano on a flatbed trailer traveling Pittsburgh right now

  08-08-2017 20:29 via post-gazette.com
  If you saw this making its way through Pittsburgh today, you’re not crazy.
  
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• Trump Warns North Korea Of ‘Fire And Fury’

  08-08-2017 20:27
  WASHINGTON (AP/KDKA) – President Donald Trump says that North Korea “had best not make any more threats to the United States” or “they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen.”
  A Japanese defense paper and a U.S. media report said Tuesday that North Korea may have successfully produced a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can fit inside its missiles.
  That would mean North Korea has passed a crucial threshold on the path to becoming a full-fledged
  
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• Reports: US Assesses North Korea Can Fit Nuke Inside A Missile

  08-08-2017 20:27
  WASHINGTON (AP/KDKA) – CBS News and the Washington Post are reporting that U.S. intelligence officials assess that North Korea has successfully produced a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can fit inside its missiles.
  That would mean North Korea has passed a crucial threshold on the path to becoming a full-fledged nuclear power.
  The Post story, citing unnamed U.S. intelligence officials, said the confidential analysis was completed last month by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency.
  Offici
  
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• Cops seek Monessen man charged with badly burning 3-year-old's hands

  08-08-2017 20:26
  
  Detectives say he told Monongahela Valley Hospital officials that the boy burned himself by running hot water over his hands after he returned from playing outside in the cold.
  
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• Elderly Knoxville man fell from ladder

  08-08-2017 20:16 via post-gazette.com
  Police received a call just after 1 p.m. Tuesday about an elderly man who fell from a ladder in Pittsburgh's Knoxville neighborhood.
  
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• Prepping for the Winter Olympics includes learning some new lingo

  08-08-2017 20:05
  
  There's a lot to learn when it comes to understanding the language of extreme sports
  
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• 15 adorable photos that will make you a cat person

  08-08-2017 19:49
  
  Cat lovers get a bad rep, but these little fur balls prove there's more to cats than meets the eye.
  
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• PNC Park ranks 9th in food safety list compiled by Sports Illustrated

  08-08-2017 19:47
  
  There were 44 violations in total, half of which were considered to be "critical."
  
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• 7th home condemned after massive sinkhole opens in Florida

  08-08-2017 19:43
  
  Florida officials have condemned a seventh home due to a massive sinkhole
  
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• Police Officer Buys Shirt And Tie For Shoplifter Who Had A Job Interview

  08-08-2017 19:33
  CBS Local — A Toronto police officer purchased a shirt and tie for a shoplifter who needed an outfit for a job interview, CP24 reported.
  The officer, Niran Jeyanesan, said he wanted to give the young man a solid opportunity to get his life back on track after he attempted to steal from a Walmart the previous night.
  When Jeyanesan and his partner responded to Walmart’s call, the loss prevention officer working at the store had apprehended an 18-year-old man for attempting to steal a d
  
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• Business Groups Punch Back Against Energy Tax Legislation

  08-08-2017 19:27
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania business groups are warning a state Senate-passed proposal to increase energy taxes will hurt the industry’s competitive standing, cause higher bills for consumers and scare off investment.
  The groups said Tuesday the proposal will hit some large industrial users very hard.
  The bill would bring in about $100 million annually from a new severance tax on Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling.
  It also calls for about $400 million from a gross receipts
  
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