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• ‘It’s Gonna Be Crazy’: Jay Pharoah Is Amped For The Sunday Premiere Of ‘White Famous’

  13-10-2017 23:59
  Jay Pharoah is pretty excited for the premiere of his new show White Famous. The show features the former SNL castmember in the starring role of Floyd Mooney, an up-and-coming LA comedian who’s attempting to crossover into mainstream success to become, in the words of his agent, “white famous.” The show is based on the experiences of Jamie Foxx, who serves as executive producer and has a recurring role. It premieres this Sunday on Showtime.  Jay Pharoah spoke to CBS L
  
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• Water Main Break Shuts Down Penn Avenue

  13-10-2017 23:53
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  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) — A water main break shut down a road in Wilkinsburg on Friday afternoon.
  Allegheny County officials announced around 3:40 p.m. that Penn Avenue would be closed to traffic between Coal Street and Hay Street.
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  The closure was causing major traffic delays in the area.
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• Report: Women Charged More For Car Insurance Than Men Despite Identical Driving Records

  13-10-2017 23:46
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Experts say almost every study shows that men are more likely to get into a car crash than women, but a new report says that even if they have a perfect driving record, women are charged much more for car insurance than men.
  The Consumer Federation has asked state insurance commissioners, which regulate auto insurances state by state, to demand an explanation for why they do this.
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• Consumer Federation Finds Women Pay More For Auto Insurance Than Men

  13-10-2017 23:46
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Experts say almost every study shows that men are more likely to get into a car crash than women, but a new report says that even if they have a perfect driving record, women are charged much more for car insurance than men.
  Having it is the law, but how much you pay for auto insurance could depend on your gender even if you are the better driver, says the Consumer Federation of America.
  “These days insurance companies are chargi
  
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• Celebrities are speaking out against Harvey Weinstein

  13-10-2017 23:42
  
  After sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein began to spread from many actresses in Hollywood, other members of the industry, including Meryl Streep and Emma Watson, have voiced their support for the alleged victims.
  
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• Anonymous tip leads to 11 dogs being removed from Fayette County property

  13-10-2017 23:39
  
  Only cat food was found at the site. A humane officer says the dogs were in unsanitary conditions and getting poor nutrition.
  
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• Hazmat Crews Respond To Overturned Tractor Trailer Leaking Diesel Fuel

  13-10-2017 23:35
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  HOPWOOD (KDKA) — Friday was a busy day for hazmat crews cleaning up after a crash involving a tractor trailer in Fayette County.
  It was around 10:30 a.m. when the accident happened at the Hopwood exit. A box truck pulling a trailer suddenly lost control coming down Route 40 outside of Uniontown.
  “We had a tractor trailer overturned,” Hopwood VFC Lt. Ricky Nicklow said. “It was carrying a piece of equipment for the railroad.”
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• Pregnant woman uses bike, toddler trailer to save family from California wildfires

  13-10-2017 23:10
  
  "Honestly, I've never, in my life, felt like I was going to die like that moment."
  
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• A full list of Harvey Weinstein's accusers and their allegations

  13-10-2017 23:10
  
  Actresses Ashley Judd, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Léa Seydoux, and Cara Delevingne are among the women who have come forward
  
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• Trump Says People Will Be Using ‘Merry Christmas’ Again

  13-10-2017 23:07
  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump assured a high-profile gathering of Christian conservatives on Friday that his administration will defend religious organizations.He’s promising a return to traditional American values while again subtly stoking the fire he helped ignite over NFL players kneeling during the national anthem.
  Trump is the first sitting president to address the Values Voter Summit. He pledged Friday to turn back the clock in what he described as a nation that has
  
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• Trump order could mean bigger rate increase for health insurance in Pennsylvania

  13-10-2017 22:59
  
  More than 500,000 people who buy health insurance in the individual market could see premiums spike by more than 20 percent, which could price many out of the market, says the president of the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania.
  
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• California wildfires continue to rage, death count rises to 32

  13-10-2017 22:56
  
  “We are not even close to being out of this emergency”
  
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• Multiple states trying to stop Trump's Obamacare decision

  13-10-2017 22:52
  
  Multiple states are suing over President Donald Trump's decision to end a provision of the federal health care law that lowered out-of-pocket medical costs for millions of Americans.
  
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• Large hole opens in the middle of Penn Avenue in Wilkinsburg; all traffic is being detoured

  13-10-2017 22:44
  
  A water main break tore a hole in Penn Avenue on Friday afternoon, forcing the road to be closed to traffic.
  
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• How you can help people affected by the California wildfires

  13-10-2017 22:38
  
  Communities in California are facing devastation and destruction after the deadliest week of wildfires the state has ever seen. Here's how you can help victims of the disaster.
  
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• Thousands of kids in foster care won't have to use trash bags when moving anymore

  13-10-2017 22:26
  
  Instead, they'll get "Sweet Cases," filled with teddy bears, blankets, crayons, coloring books and hygiene kits.
  
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• Ransomware that can reset PIN codes targets Android devices

  13-10-2017 22:25
  
  “Given its banking malware roots, DoubleLocker may well be turned into what could be called ransom-bankers."
  
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• Fantasy Football Buy-Low Trade Targets

  13-10-2017 22:22
  By Matt Citak
  The 2017 NFL season has been a roller coaster ride of emotions. We have seen several elite players lost for significant time (David Johnson, Odell Beckham Jr.), while we have also watched the emergence of numerous new fantasy football studs (Kareem Hunt, Alex Smith). We are entering the period where fantasy owners start to give up on certain players that may have had disappointing starts to the season. Now is the time to pounce on those players before their stock once again rises.
  
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• 'We have ghost experiences almost on a weekly basis'

  13-10-2017 21:58
  
  Spirits are believed to fill this house in North Carolina.
  
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• Flight 666 Safely Arrives In HEL On Friday The 13th

  13-10-2017 21:54
  CBS Local — While plenty of people aren’t phased by “bad luck” associated with Friday the 13th, even the most ardent cynic might have opted not to get on Flight 666 to HEL as it departed from Copenhagen this morning.
  But fear not: Flight 666, operated by Finnair, arrived safely at its destination, Helsinki, without incident.
  Actually, Flight 666 has operated on Friday the 13th 21 times according to Finnair, and each flight made it to Helsinki without any problems.
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• Presque Isle, Phipps Among ‘Best Pennsylvania Attraction’ Winners

  13-10-2017 21:53
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A few of Pennsylvania’s best attractions are in western Pennsylvania, according to USA Today readers.
  USA Today’s 10Best.com offers travel guides and top 10 lists for
  Readers recently voted in a poll to determine the “Best Pennsylvania Attraction” and a number of spots in the Pittsburgh area made it into the top 10.
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  Erie’s Presque Isle State Park took the top spot, mentioning its
  
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• Truck overturns, closes part of Route 40 in Fayette County

  13-10-2017 21:41
  
  Hazmat crews cleaning up after fuel spill
  
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• Tale of 2 cities: Olympics sponsors in Pyeongchang and Tokyo

  13-10-2017 21:41
  
  It's a tale of two cities and two Olympics: winter and summer.
  
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• Caught on camera: Angry Panthers fan punches 62-year-old man in face

  13-10-2017 21:34
  
  NFL spokesperson Joe Lockhart says the league has been in contact with the Carolina Panthers after the confrontation was captured on video.
  
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• 65-year-old woman known as 'neighborhood grandma' shot in Aliquippa

  13-10-2017 21:23
  
  Police say an innocent woman is caught in the crossfire of a shooting as she sits on the porch of her house in Aliquippa.
  
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• Man caught on camera putting genitals in jar of peanut butter at clinic

  13-10-2017 21:19
  
  A misdemeanor charge has been filed against a custodian caught on camera putting his genitals in a jar of peanut butter while at a clinic, officials said.
  
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• Pitt's Titusville campus finds itself in crosshairs of state budget crunch

  13-10-2017 21:12 via post-gazette.com
  Titusville, population 5,600, has neither the bustle of a big city nor even a movie theater, yet for half a century the northwestern Pennsylvania community has had its own branch of a sprawling research university.
  
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• Pitt's Titusville campus finds itself in crosshairs of state budget battle

  13-10-2017 21:12 via post-gazette.com
  Titusville, population 5,600, has neither the bustle of a big city nor even a movie theater, yet for half a century the northwestern Pennsylvania community has had its own branch of a sprawling research university.
  
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• Keidel: Who Thought Pats, Jets Would Battle For AFC East Lead?

  13-10-2017 21:07
  By Jason Keidel
  You can see why the Big Apple bewilders the world. We boast about two local NFL clubs, yet both play in New Jersey. We also told you one of our teams would contend for a playoff spot, while the other could go 0-16.
  We were right. We just had it backwards.
  Indeed, Giants (0-5) are dead in the Hackensack River, while the Jets (3-2) are part of a three-team logjam atop the AFC East.
  Many writers — including yours truly — not only wondered when the Jets would win one game
  
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• Mom of slain 15-year-old says community shouldn't be numb to urban violence

  13-10-2017 20:45 via post-gazette.com
  Lezra Rice was quick to smile and even quicker to try to make someone else laugh; One of 12 kids in a blended family, he had a ready-made audience in his five brothers and six sisters, said his mom, Arik Morgan of North Braddock.
  
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• McKees Rocks rehab facility operator charged with dealing drugs to remain in federal custody

  13-10-2017 20:36 via post-gazette.com
  A well-known drug counselor charged with dealing drugs will remain in federal custody without bond pending trial in U.S. District Court.
  
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• New rape charge coming against man accused of Pitt student's murder

  13-10-2017 20:20 via post-gazette.com
  The man charged with killing a University of Pittsburgh student last week will face new charges of rape involving a teen from Elizabeth. 
  
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• BMW Recalls SUVs; Passenger Air Bag May Not Inflate In Crash

  13-10-2017 20:15
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  DETROIT (AP) – BMW is recalling more than 85,000 SUVs in the U.S. because a mat that detects front-seat passengers can fail, meaning the air bag might not inflate in a crash.
  The recall covers the X3 from 2006 through 2010.
  BMW says in government documents that the mat can wear and develop cracks that can interrupt electrical signals. That can cause the front air bag to switch off, activating a warning light. The mats are part of the system that changes h
  
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• Wildfires Create 'Alien' Landscape

  13-10-2017 19:39
  
  Smoke and ash make the rolling hills of wine country look like something out of a sci-fi movie.
  
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• Boiling Wine Bubbles as Winery Burned to Ground

  13-10-2017 19:39
  
  Boiling wine bubbles from storage tanks as Paradise Ridge Winery in Sonoma County, California was burned to the ground.
  
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• Watch Live: Las Vegas authorities releasing latest details into mass shooting investigation

  13-10-2017 19:38
  
  Authorities in Las Vegas are preparing to give an update into the deadly mass shooting
  
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• Giant Hole Appears, No One Knows Why

  13-10-2017 19:37
  
  A giant hole the size of South Carolina has appeared in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea -- and scientists aren’t sure why.
  
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• Bethel Park schools closed Monday as district investigates threats

  13-10-2017 19:33 via post-gazette.com
  All schools in the Bethel Park School District will be closed Monday while officials are “erring on the side of caution” and investigating two written threats of violence. 
  
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• Trump: U.S. Will Not Certify That Iran Is Complying With Nuclear Deal

  13-10-2017 19:32
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he will not re-certify the Iran nuclear deal because the country is not living up to the spirit of the deal and has committed “multiple violations.”
  Trump says during a White House speech Friday that he “cannot and will not make this certification.”
  Trump says he is directing his administration to work closely with Congress to address the deal’s “many flaws” and to mak
  
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• Trump on Iran nuclear deal: 'We cannot and will not make this certification'

  13-10-2017 19:30
  
  President Donald Trump says he will "decertify" the 2015 agreement, but stopped short of pulling out of the deal all together
  
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• Flight 666 just landed in HEL on Friday the 13th

  13-10-2017 19:30
  
  What luck!
  
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• 'Hocus Pocus' was originally a more 'frightening' movie

  13-10-2017 19:13
  
  The film even had a different title!
  
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• 2017-18 NBA Season Preview – Western Conference

  13-10-2017 19:11
  By Rahul Lal
  In a wild offseason, many stars transitioned over to the Western Conference. We saw Paul George and Carmelo Anthony join Russell Westbrook in Oklahoma City. Paul Millsap left Atlanta to team up with budding superstar Nikola Jokic in Denver, Jimmy Butler reunited with former coach Tom Thibodeau in Minnesota, bringing along a few veterans to fill out a young squad. All in all, the Western Conference is stacked, and basketball fans should anticipate one of the most competitive seasons
  
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• Victim Advocate: Pitt student's murder 'could have been prevented'

  13-10-2017 18:46 via post-gazette.com
  The accusations against Matthew Darby, charged this week with the murder of Alina Sheykhet, highlight the need for bail reform, state Victim Advocate Jennifer R. Storm said Friday, in reaction to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story highlighting a communication breakdown between counties.
  
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• Former steel mill site Almono renamed Hazelwood Green

  13-10-2017 18:40 via post-gazette.com
  The 178-acre Almono site on the Monongahela riverfront has been renamed “Hazelwood Green.”
  
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• Man wears fanny pack to serve as a flower girl at friend’s wedding and the pics are priceless

  13-10-2017 18:36
  
  "I was able to get my hands on a unicorn fanny pack, so I knew I was set."
  
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• Obituary: Herbert F. Burger: Tireless booster of Pittsburgh

  13-10-2017 18:26 via post-gazette.com
  Herb Burger, a retired top advertising executive and tireless booster of Pittsburgh who in the early 1980s helped create the slogan “Pittsburgh: The city with a smile on its face,” died Saturday of cancer at his home in Fox Chapel. He was 87.
  
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• These two-sentence horror stories will send chills down your spine

  13-10-2017 18:21
  
  Short, sweet, and absolutely terrifying.
  
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• Truck overturns, closes highway

  13-10-2017 18:13
  
  Hazmat crews cleaning up after fuel spill
  
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• This Grandma's version of Patsy Cline's "I Fall to Pieces" will make you laugh out loud

  13-10-2017 18:03
  
  She dedicated it to seniors!
  
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