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• Pittsburgh teacher attacked on way home from school

  18-10-2017 23:53 via post-gazette.com
  A Pittsburgh Public Schools teacher was attacked Wednesday in the North Side following a dispute with a student’s parent, Pittsburgh police said.
  
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• Law firm fires back at Monessen mayor in sexual harassment lawsuit by city employee

  18-10-2017 23:43
  
  Monessen mayor tells city employee to get 'under my desk' in sexual harassment lawsuit
  
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• Texas mom shares beautiful note for nurses who took care of her cancer-stricken daughter

  18-10-2017 23:35
  
  This emotional tribute reminds us all of the part these unsung heroes play in caring for our most precious gifts.
  
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• Kidsburgh: ‘Common Sense Media’ Helping Parents

  18-10-2017 23:35
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The website, Common Sense Media, has been called the largest non-profit in the U.S. dedicated to children’s issues, with its reviews and ratings of movies, games and more for families.
  Millions of parents use the Common Sense Media website to help determine whether a certain movie, app, game or TV show is appropriate for certain kids, but the site has a lot more information to help parents and kids and does a lot more in our comm
  
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• Pittsburgh King teacher transported to hospital after having brick thrown at her

  18-10-2017 23:29
  
  She suffered injuries to her face and lost a tooth, police said.
  
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• 7 foods to help you live longer

  18-10-2017 23:27
  
  Here are seven foods to eat that could help you live longer.
  
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• Transit bus barely misses family after slamming into home

  18-10-2017 23:17
  
  "I'm thinking the worst, because my kids play outside constantly, so I was thinking about my kids before anything."
  
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• Police: Teacher Violently Assaulted After School, Hit With Brick To Face

  18-10-2017 23:01
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh Public School teacher was seriously injured after officials say she was followed in her car and assaulted on her way home from school, allegedly in a dispute over a child’s cellphone.
  The incident reportedly started in school earlier today.
  Sources confirm to KDKA’s Marty Griffin what they describe as a “rather shocking and violent incident.” It reportedly involved the parents of an elementary schoo
  
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• Stage review: Kids go to the head of the class in 'School of Rock'

  18-10-2017 22:56 via post-gazette.com
  “School of Rock the Musical” harnesses the crude-cute appeal of the 2003 Jack Black movie and pumps up the volume for a hard-rockin’, good-time stage comedy.
  
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• For many Gold Star families, condolences by the president still an important gesture

  18-10-2017 22:44 via post-gazette.com
  In most cases, it comes in the form of a letter.
  
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• Manhunt underway after 3 killed, 2 injured in shooting at Baltimore-area business park

  18-10-2017 22:41
  
  A manhunt is underway for the gunman, who authorities say was involved in another shooting in Delaware.
  
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• CBS Sports’ Kevin Harlan On Week 7 Broncos-Chargers Matchup, More

  18-10-2017 22:38
  By Matt Citak
  The Denver Broncos got the season off to a great start, winning three of four games before heading into their Week 5 bye. Despite two weeks to prepare, Denver came out flat against the New York Giants. The Giants ran the ball 32 times for 148 yards, with Orleans Darkwa gaining 117 of those yards on 21 carries (5.6 yards per carry), en route to a 23-10 victory. Darkwa ran for more yards than the Broncos had allowed to Melvin Gordon (54), Ezekiel Elliott (8), LeSean McCoy (21),
  
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• Pups and postal workers: UPS drivers take pics of dogs they befriend during daily route

  18-10-2017 22:36
  
  Chances are there are at least two people your dog sees every day: you and the UPS person.
  
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• Dog hit by car receives help from community

  18-10-2017 22:36
  
  A yellow Lab named Jenny who was hit by a car is getting a second shot at life, thanks to an outpouring of support from the community.
  
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• Pennsylvania cities try to lure Amazon, touting bikes, food

  18-10-2017 22:31
  
  Pittsburgh is showcasing its manageable cost of living and its place as a research and industry hub.
  
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• They're coming to praise you, Romero! Fans, friends will honor "Night of the Living Dead" director Sunday

  18-10-2017 22:29 via post-gazette.com
  Fans, friends and former colleagues will honor George A. Romero at the Evans City Cemetery chapel Sunday morning. There will be loving stories about the late director and some, no doubt, will come cleverly dressed for the occasion.
  
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• Dow Jones closes above 23,000 for the first time

  18-10-2017 22:28
  
  For the first time ever, The Dow Jones industrial average closed the trading day above 23,000.
  
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• New AHN hospital would add capacity to a region already awash in empty beds

  18-10-2017 22:22 via post-gazette.com
  Highmark Health is planning to build a 160-bed hospital in Pine Township plus “multiple” smaller hospitals at a time when more than a quarter of the Pittsburgh-based health system’s hospital beds are empty.
  
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• LOOK: Man ‘Wins’ Halloween With ‘Graveyard Of Dying Trends’

  18-10-2017 22:22
  CBS Local — An art teacher in New York has set the bar extremely high for Halloween decorators after his creative graveyard display drew national headlines. The New York resident is paying tribute to all of this year’s “dying trends” as he pokes fun at everything from pop culture to politics.Michael Fry says he was inspired to go all-out on his display three Halloweens ago after a trip to Disney World.
  “Their gravestones have humorous rhymes about how the individual
  
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• Commissioner Goodell Says NFL Is Not Changing Its National Anthem Policy

  18-10-2017 22:13
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  NEW YORK (AP) – The NFL is not changing its national anthem policy to require players to stand during the national anthem.
  Commissioner Roger Goodell and several owners said Tuesday at the league’s fall meetings that altering the language from “should stand” to “must stand” was not discussed.
  New York Giants owner John Mara noted that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones “spoke at length” to the other owners about the anthem
  
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• Mandalay Bay security guard explains what happened minutes before the Las Vegas shooting

  18-10-2017 22:06
  
  Jesus Campos is speaking out for the first time.
  
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• By day Britt Baker is a dental student; some nights, though, she's pro wrestler Brittsburgh

  18-10-2017 21:56 via post-gazette.com
  When she’s in her scrubs, fourth-year dental medicine student Britt Baker is all about being professional and minimizing any pain felt by her clinic patients at the University of Pittsburgh.
  
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• This rescue dog was given a new lease of life after a grooming transformation

  18-10-2017 21:53
  
  The before and after pics are incredible!
  
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• Sessions grilled by senators over Trump conversations, defends Comey firing

  18-10-2017 21:44
  
  Democratic senators pressed Attorney General Jeff Sessions about his private communications with the president as he appears before a Senate committee Wednesday to discuss his leadership of the Justice Department.
  
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• Spokesman: Peduto's name allowable on plaque detailing new Greenfield Bridge

  18-10-2017 21:30 via post-gazette.com
  It was Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s first executive order in January 2014: “Designated physical assets” owned by the city should no longer bear the names of elected city officials.
  
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• Scientists Say Your Brain Still Works After Death, And You Know When You’re Dead

  18-10-2017 21:21
  CBS Local — Scientists may be inching closer to answering one of the greatest mysteries of life: what happens after you die? According to researchers in New York, a person’s brain is still active after death, meaning in many cases they can be aware that they’ve passed away.
  A team from New York University’s Langone School of Medicine has been studying patients who have suffered cardiac arrest or a heart attack, which stopped their hearts for a brief period of time.
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• NFL Picks Week 7: Cowboys Get Back On Track

  18-10-2017 21:00
  Ryan Mayer
  For a long time, the NFL, and all of our sports leagues, have tried to preach the virtue of parity. That every team, each and every season, truly has a chance to win a title if they make the right moves. As fans, we know this is simply not true. There are years when you enter the season hoping not for a playoff appearance, but for a higher draft pick to fix a hole on your team. Or, you hope to make the playoffs as a Wild Card, because it’s been awhile since your team has played
  
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• Ghost Stories of America: Woman killed by train still remembered by some

  18-10-2017 20:50
  
  Marie Blais was killed by a train in 1900, but her story didn't then.
  
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• NFL's Goodell toes the line on anthem protests

  18-10-2017 20:48
  
  The league's commissioner said players "should" stand during the anthem, but he didn't go as far as saying they should be forced to.
  
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• Natural Gas Production Tax Gets Life In Pennsylvania House

  18-10-2017 20:44
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Gov. Tom Wolf is urging leaders of the Republican-controlled state House of Representatives to speed a vote on legislation to tax Marcellus Shale natural gas production in the nation’s No. 2 gas state.
  The Democrat gave his backing to a bill that emerged Wednesday from the House Finance Committee.
  Proponents say it’ll help stitch up Pennsylvania’s deficit-riddled finances amid a four-month budget standoff. Six Repu
  
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• Millennial candidates are changing Pennsylvania politics

  18-10-2017 20:43
  Emily Marburger sits at a cafe table at the Muddy Cup, a coffee shop on Bellevue's main street, Lincoln Avenue. When she lifts her iced drink, a henna tattoo on her hand is visible.
  
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• WATCH LIVE: White House holds daily briefing

  18-10-2017 20:38
  
  White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is speaking with members of the White House Press Corps.
  
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• Survey Says 7 In 10 Millennials Would Rather Text Than Talk In Person

  18-10-2017 20:27
  CBS Local — Most people won’t be shocked to hear that millennials enjoy texting, but a new survey is putting a sky-high number on just how many young adults worldwide would rather text than talk to someone right next to them.
  Business solutions firm LivePerson has released the results of a poll that talked to 4,000 18 to 34-year-olds across the globe to find out how much of their lives are being lived out digitally. The vast majority of millennials and younger adults (Generation
  
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• Here's your first look at the 'Roseanne' revival

  18-10-2017 20:25
  
  Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf and more are back in the Connor house!
  
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• Spirit of actress often seen leading audience in ovation after performances

  18-10-2017 20:20
  
  The spirit of an actress who died in South Carolina now haunts the theater where she watched her final show.
  
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• This high school dance team's 'Wizard of Oz' routine will blow you away

  18-10-2017 20:15
  
  You've never seen Oz like this.
  
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• VP Mike Pence's brother plans to run for Congress

  18-10-2017 19:53
  
  The congressional seat that the vice president and former Indiana governor represented for 12 years could be occupied by another Pence.
  
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• A pregnant woman nearly died after her unborn baby kicked a hole in her womb

  18-10-2017 19:49
  
  Thankfully, both mother and baby in this case are now reported to be doing well despite the traumatic incident.
  
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• Gateway will let students buy discounted tickets at the gate

  18-10-2017 19:39 via post-gazette.com
  Students in the Gateway School District will now have the opportunity to purchase discounted football tickets at the gate starting with Friday’s game against McKeesport. The game is the last regular season home game for Gateway.
  
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• Incredibly Powerful, “Only The Brave” Is A Must-See Tribute

  18-10-2017 19:26
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – There’s something about real-life tragedy movies that grip you like no other, and the incredibly powerful story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots in “Only the Brave” is unforgettable.The story of the hotshots couldn’t come to the big screen at a more appropriate time.
  With the heroic efforts of firefighters being displayed daily in California, “Only the Brave” really hits home.Most know how the story of t
  
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• Facebook "bug" causes some Pittsburghers to receive notifications related to Philadelphia

  18-10-2017 19:21
  
  Many Pittsburghers received a notification from Facebook that they were in Philadelphia Wednesday morning.
  
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• PANDAS treatment: Documentary films local family's plight

  18-10-2017 19:11
  
  The disease was first discovered in the 1990s and is still somewhat debated in the medical community.
  
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• Do Fish Suffer From Depression Too? Experts Say Yes

  18-10-2017 18:55
  CBS Local — Have you ever seen a sad-looking fish? According to researchers, fish depression is a very really thing and the condition is being used to find a treatment for humans suffering from the disorder.
  “The neurochemistry is so similar that it’s scary,” Troy University’s Julian Pittman told the New York Times. The Biological and Environmental Science professor is working with other scientists to test new depression treatments; with tiny zebrafish leading the w
  
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• 9-year-old sends money to cover President Trump's salary

  18-10-2017 18:55
  
  "I thought 'How is he going to eat or drink?'...Or, you know, pay, if he needs to pay his water bill or anything."
  
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• Meter Maid Claims Mayor Told Her To ‘Suck It’ For More Hours

  18-10-2017 18:41
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  MONESSEN (KDKA) – A Monessen city employee has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the city and mayor.
  According to the lawsuit paperwork, the alleged harassment began in May 2016, when Melissa Luketich asked Mayor Lou Mavrakis to increase her hours as the meter maid. At the time, she was working six hours a day and had requested to work eight per day.
  As part of her request, she stated that she was a single mother making $7.25 per hour and could us
  
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• Meter Maid Claims Mayor Demanded Sexual Favor For More Hours

  18-10-2017 18:41
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  MONESSEN (KDKA) – A Monessen city employee has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the city and mayor.
  According to the lawsuit paperwork, the alleged harassment began in May 2016, when Melissa Luketich asked Mayor Lou Mavrakis to increase her hours as the meter maid. At the time, she was working six hours a day and had requested to work eight per day.
  As part of her request, she stated that she was a single mother making $7.25 per hour and could us
  
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• Sandusky denied new trial on child sex abuse charges

  18-10-2017 18:20 via post-gazette.com
  HARRISBURG — Jerry Sandusky lost a bid Wednesday for a new trial and a chance to convince a jury he is innocent of the child sexual abuse charges that landed him a decadeslong prison sentence.
  
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• Highmark Health, Allegheny Health Network announce over $1 billion investment in expansion

  18-10-2017 18:09
  
  The investment will "significantly expand access to high-quality, high-value health care services across the Western Pennsylvania region.
  
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• 3 people killed, 2 injured in shooting at Baltimore-area business park

  18-10-2017 17:48
  
  Local authorities said the gunman is at-large and is "associated with the business."
  
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• The heartbreaking reason a boy was in the right seat to catch a homer

  18-10-2017 17:47
  
  A family trying to overcome a tragedy had a night they'll never forget.
  
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