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• Trump delivers remarks to military personnel, families

  15-09-2017 23:46
  
  President Donald Trump says the United States will defend its people against all threats to its way of life, including North Korea.
  
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• Actress Jamie Lee Curtis will return to iconic role in ‘Halloween’

  15-09-2017 23:36
  
  Jamie Lee Curtis announced Friday on Twitter that she’ll star again in the classic horror movie “Halloween."
  
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• Rabies precaution issued for Carnegie, Scott Township residents

  15-09-2017 23:25
  
  A raccoon testing positive for rabies was found on Greentree Road.
  
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• Pennsylvania Delays $1.7B In Payments Amid Budget Stalemate

  15-09-2017 23:23
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf will delay more than $1.7 billion in payments due to Medicaid insurers and school districts amid an unprecedented cash crunch.
  Wolf’s office issued a brief statement Friday, the day the state’s main bank account was scheduled to dip below zero.
  More delayed payments are expected while the Republican-controlled Legislature is embroiled in a three-month stalemate over how to plug a projected $2.2 b
  
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• Judge says U.S. attorney general can't deny grant money for sanctuary cities

  15-09-2017 23:16
  
  A judge has ruled Attorney General Jeff Sessions can't follow through with his threat to withhold public safety grant money to so-called sanctuary cities for refusing his order to impose tough immigration policies.
  
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• North Texas Dairy Part Of Raw Milk Warning, 1 Sick

  15-09-2017 23:11
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  PARADISE, Texas (AP) – Experts say people who consumed raw milk or raw milk products from a North Texas dairy could have contracted an infectious disease and need to take antibiotics.
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday issued the brucellosis warning involving K-Bar Dairy in Paradise, near Fort Worth.
  The Texas Department of State Health Services says K-Bar Dairy has complied with state law and is cooperating after two cows tested pos
  
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• Man To Stand Trial On Charges He Sent Hannibal Lecter Photo To Judge

  15-09-2017 22:54
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  MONESSEN, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania man has been ordered to stand trial on charges he threatened a judge by sending her a letter including a picture of movie cannibal Hannibal Lecter.
  The Tribune-Review says 38-year-old Gregg Tchirkow claimed at Thursday’s hearing that picture was a“cry for help” and a way to tell the court he needed psychiatric help when transitioning from prison to freedom. Lecter is the criminally insane psychiatrist
  
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• Jose becomes hurricane again

  15-09-2017 22:41
  
  The storm is expected to strengthen into a hurricane again and could bring wind and rain to the U.S.
  
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• You've probably been putting your antiperspirant on wrong all this time

  15-09-2017 22:38
  
  Have you been making this deodorant mistake?
  
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• Ryan: Majority in Congress want to protect young immigrants

  15-09-2017 22:34
  
  House Speaker Paul Ryan says there's a bipartisan majority in Congress to protect an estimated 800,000 immigrants brought to America as children and now here illegally.
  
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• Principal accused of locking 5-year-old in closet

  15-09-2017 22:31
  
  A Louisiana school principal is accused of locking a 5-year-old into a closet. Baton Rouge police say the staff member turned himself in Friday.
  
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• Boys & Girls Club employee charged with assaulting, kissing girls

  15-09-2017 22:22
  
  A fired employee of a local Boys & Girls Club is facing multiple charges for pulling girls' hair or clothing and kissing others on the cheeks, police said.
  
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• Concrete contractor denied service on basis of race, Pittsburgh commission finds

  15-09-2017 22:08 via post-gazette.com
  A Washington County concrete contractor denied service to a Knoxville woman because she is black, Pittsburgh’s Commission on Human Relations has found.
  
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• Keidel: Is Adrian Peterson This Season’s Worst Free-Agent Signing?

  15-09-2017 20:56
  By Jason Keidel
  Let’s understand this.
  The New Orleans Saints have been known for a decade as a team that short-circuits the scoreboard with a pyrotechnic passing attack, behind the arm, smarts and savvy of Drew Brees, with quick, sharp passing downfield and smart, agile backs blocking then darting into the flat. The Saints signed Adrian Peterson and wonder why it didn’t pop in Week 1?
  This team spent time and much money to acquire a player who doesn’t fit into the contours of
  
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• Lawyer for Clairton QB charged in homicide claims client discouraged shooter

  15-09-2017 20:53 via post-gazette.com
  Two teenagers charged in the killing of a third teen last month who was shot in the face during a drug deal turned robbery waived their rights to a preliminary hearing Friday in City Court, Downtown.
  
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• Police: Surveillance video shows Rowdy Buck shooter firing in bar slaying

  15-09-2017 20:21 via post-gazette.com
  The man charged with fatally shooting a bar patron on the South Side in May can be seen on surveillance video firing at the victim, according to new details made available three months after the arrest.
  
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• Northeast U.S, Marinas, Coastal Dwellers Cast Wary Eye On Jose

  15-09-2017 20:18
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  DEEP RIVER, Conn. (AP) – Marinas, coastal residents and others in the Northeastern U.S. are keeping a wary eye on Tropical Storm Jose.
  The storm is forecast to pass well offshore of North Carolina early next week and could then menace New England.
  At the Brewer Fiddler’s Cove Marina in Falmouth, Massachusetts, manager Scott Carpenter said one customer had asked for his boat to be hauled out ahead of the storm, but they have not made other storm-rela
  
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• Indiana Co. man turns self in on charges that he caused fatal Plum crash that killed two

  15-09-2017 19:21 via post-gazette.com
  Police have charged an Indiana County man with causing a two-car collision while driving drunk last month in Plum that killed two people.
  
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• Ordered to redo an 'unreasonable' sentence, judge responds by imposing the exact same punishment

  15-09-2017 19:06 via post-gazette.com
  Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Donna Jo McDaniel has once again set herself up for a potential clash with the state Superior Court. 
  
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• Police: Suspect Changes Story, Confesses To Killing Friend In South Side Slopes

  15-09-2017 18:40
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – One man is in custody following a fatal shooting in the South Side Slopes.
  Pittsburgh Police announced the arrest of the homicide suspect less than 24 hours after the murder happened. That suspect told police he considered the victim his friend, but shot him fearing for his safety.
  Louis Dickerson, 42, faces charges of criminal homicide, tampering with evidence and being a person not allowed to have a firearm.
  Police say he shot and ki
  
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• Duquesne University plans to turn shuttered Press into online digital imprint

  15-09-2017 18:25 via post-gazette.com
  Duquesne University announced Friday its plan for maintaining existing imprints from its nine-decade-old Duquesne University Press, now that it no longer is publishing new manuscripts.
  
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• Mother Charged In 6-Year-Old Son’s Fatal Shooting

  15-09-2017 18:14
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Charges have now been filed against the mother of a 6-year-old, who was shot and killed by his brother in West Mifflin.
  Kayleigh Potter, 29, not only faces child endangerment charges, but also drug charges and lying on paperwork when she purchased the gun that killed her son.
  According to the criminal complaint, neighbors told police that Potter often left her boys home alone.
  District Attorney Stephen Zappala said the 10-year-old foun
  
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• Report: UPMC Hospital Staff Took Photos Of Patient With Item Lodged In Genitals

  15-09-2017 17:38
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  BEDFORD, Pa. (AP) – The Health Department has cited a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospital where staff took photos and videos of a patient being treated for a foreign object lodged in their genitals.
  UPMC says the behavior is “abhorrent and violates the mission of UPMC Bedford and the overall values of UPMC.” The hospital network, Pennsylvania’s largest, says it self-reported the violations.
  Pennlive.com reports an employee c
  
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• DA: Pittsburgh Police Hindering Probe Of Larimer Homeowner Killed By Cops

  15-09-2017 17:05
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – The district attorney says Pittsburgh police are hindering his investigation into a homeowner who was fatally shot by officers responding to a home burglar alarm.
  Police have said officers shot 57-year-old Christopher Thompkins after someone fired in their direction as they arrived at the front door about 4 a.m. Jan. 22. Thompkin’s ex-wife, who was staying with him at the time, says Thompkins grabbed her gun to chase away an intrud
  
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• Charges filed against mother of 6-year-old who was shot and killed

  15-09-2017 16:50 via post-gazette.com
  The mother of the 6-year-old boy shot and killed by his 10-year-old brother in West Mifflin last month was charged Friday with four counts of endangering the welfare of children, illegally possessing marijuana and lying on the paperwork when she purchased the gun that killed him. 
  
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• White supremacist arrested in connection with anti-Semitic fliers in Squirrel Hill

  15-09-2017 16:42 via post-gazette.com
  Self-proclaimed white supremacist Hardy Lloyd is due in federal court today to face multiple allegations that he violated federal probation, including placing anti-Semitic fliers on cars in Squirrel Hill, viewing YouTube videos on how to use chloroform on women and yelling "white power" at a protest in front of U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy's office in Mount Lebanon.
  
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• ‘Apologize For Untruth!’ Trump Demands ESPN Apologize For Anchor’s Tweet Calling Him ‘Bigot’

  15-09-2017 16:42
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is calling on ESPN to apologize days after one of the sports network’s anchors called him a “white supremacist” and “bigot.”
  ESPN said Thursday it had accepted the apology of its “SportsCenter” host Jemele Hill for her tweets about Trump Monday. Hill said Thursday she was sorry for causing her employer trouble.So, to address the elephant in the room … #Facts pic.twit
  
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• Carbon Steel Inspection acquired

  15-09-2017 16:40
  Pittsburgh-based Carbon Steel Inspection has been acquired by Versa Integrity Group Inc. for an undisclosed sum.
  
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• Jennifer Garner Posts Laughing Gas Video After Dental Work

  15-09-2017 15:54
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jennifer Garner is receiving plenty of praise for a performance not seen on television or the big screen, but on Instagram.
  The actress posted a video of herself Thursday laughing and talking with slurred speech after a dental appointment while emotionally praising a song from the musical “Hamilton.” In the caption she wrote, “Throwback Thursday– that time I had dental anesthesia…laughing gas + novocaine + Hamilton you’re welcome. &rd
  
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• Jennifer Garner's 'laughing gas + novocaine + Hamilton' video a hit with fans

  15-09-2017 15:52
  
  The actress couldn't stop laughing (and crying) in a post-dental work moment she posted on Instagram.
  
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• Actress Bette Midler alright after fall on stage

  15-09-2017 15:50
  
  Award-winning actress Bette Midler fell during a Broadway performance of “Hello, Dolly!” on Thursday.
  
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• CBS Sports’ James Lofton On Week 2 Browns-Ravens Matchup, More

  15-09-2017 15:39
  By Matt Citak
  Week 1 of the 2017 NFL season was full of surprises, one of which was the close game between the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Cleveland ran out rookie quarterback DeShone Kizer to start under center, yet the Browns were in the game until the very end, losing by a final score of 21-18.
  Kizer found some success against the Pittsburgh defense, completing 20 of 30 passes for 224 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. The rookie quarterback out of Notre Dame also p
  
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• Mission accomplished: NASA's Cassini spacecraft burns up over Saturn

  15-09-2017 15:36
  
  Dutiful to the end, the spacecraft sampled Saturn's atmosphere as it made its final, fateful plunge.
  
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• Pittsburgh-area Comcast employees headed to Houston to make repairs following hurricane

  15-09-2017 15:32
  
  5 workers from our region will be in Texas for at least two weeks
  
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• Iowa Lavender Farm Defies Odds

  15-09-2017 15:28
  
  They told her she couldn’t grow lavender in Iowa, so naturally she proved them all wrong.
  
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• Pennsylvania Turnpike Removing Call Boxes Due To Cellphones

  15-09-2017 15:19
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The Pennsylvania Turnpike has begun removing more than 1,000 emergency roadside call boxes because too few people use them now that nearly everyone has a cellphone.
  The turnpike commission says it will save about $250,000 a year by removing the boxes, which should be gone by the end of the month.
  The boxes were installed in 1988 and in the year 2,000 motorists used them more than 18,000 times to call for help. Last year, the boxes w
  
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• A Muslim and a Marine: This man is on a mission to educate

  15-09-2017 15:19
  
  "This is an amazing country, but I feel like today when we take one step forward, we take five steps backward."
  
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• Stage AE implementing bag policy to mirror Heinz Field's, NFL's policy

  15-09-2017 15:15
  
  Onlybags within 4.5 ”x 6.5” x 3” will be allowed into the venue for events.
  
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• Penn State Renaming Child Care Center Once Named For Schultz

  15-09-2017 14:47
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  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) – Penn State’s trustees are expected to remove the name of a former administrator convicted in the Jerry Sandusky child sex scandal from a campus child care center.
  The Gary Schultz Child Care Center at Hort Woods was dedicated in September 2011, less than two months before former football assistant coach Sandusky was arrested on child-sex charges. Schultz, the school’s former vice president, was one of three administ
  
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• NHC monitoring two disturbances in eastern Atlantic

  15-09-2017 14:19
  
  Tropical Storm Jose is still meandering in the open waters of the Atlantic, while another disturbance has a 70 percent chance of development.
  
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• End Of An Era: NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Burns Up Over Saturn

  15-09-2017 14:11
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  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is no more: It disintegrated in the skies above Saturn early Friday, following a remarkable journey of 20 years.
  Confirmation of Cassini’s expected demise came about 7:55 a.m. EDT. That’s when radio signals from the spacecraft – a final burst of scientific data – came to an abrupt halt. The radio waves went flat, and the spacecraft fell silent.Every time we see Saturn in t
  
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• At least 22 injured in London train explosion being treated as terrorism

  15-09-2017 14:05
  
  London’s Metropolitan Police says a reported explosion on the London subway has been declared a “terrorist incident.”
  
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• Girls with concussions from soccer more likely than boys to keep playing, study shows

  15-09-2017 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  Young female soccer players may be more likely to return to the field immediately after a concussion injury than male players, a new study shows.
  
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• Dirt bike operator crashes and dies on Parkway East

  15-09-2017 13:53 via post-gazette.com
  The operator of a dirt bike was killed early Friday on the Parkway East in Monroeville.
  
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• After ESPN accepts Hill apology, Trump wants one of his own for 'untruth'

  15-09-2017 13:45
  
  The president blasted the all-sports network in an early morning tweet.
  
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• Lawyer: 88-year-old man attacked wife with hammer to 'end her suffering'

  15-09-2017 13:44
  
  The man has pleaded not guilty. He's free on bail and was ordered to stay away from his wife.
  
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• Fashion police: School demands pics of girls in dresses before dance

  15-09-2017 13:28
  
  Students planning to wear a dress must submit a picture of themselves in the dress to a female counselor before they can buy tickets to any school dance.
  
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• Police: Mom stabs boyfriend after finding him naked on top of 12-year-old daughter

  15-09-2017 13:14
  
  A police report says the woman told investigators she was going to bed when she found the man on her daughter.
  
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• At least 18 injured in London train explosion being treated as terrorism

  15-09-2017 13:02
  
  London’s Metropolitan Police says a reported explosion on the London subway has been declared a “terrorist incident.”
  
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• Florida nursing home nightmare unlikely — but possible — in Pittsburgh, say hospital operators

  15-09-2017 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  The deaths of eight nursing home residents in Florida as a result of power problems after Hurricane Irma has sparked conversations in the Pittsburgh region about the preparedness of facilities for the elderly here.
  
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