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• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Reporters, Editor Stage Byline Strike

  25-01-2018 23:52
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — If you picked up the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Thursday morning, you might have noticed that something was missing.
  What you didn’t see were the names of the reporters who wrote each story. It’s called a byline strike.
  “One hundred percent of the 150 members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh want to show management and our readers that 12 years of giving back to this company has to end,” Mike Fuoco, of the P
  
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• U.S. Tourism During Trump Presidency Down $4.6 Billion, Report Says

  25-01-2018 23:43
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  CBS Local — While the Trump presidency has meant huge gains and broken records on Wall Street, a report from the National Travel and Tourism Office says the country’s tourism industry took a big hit in 2017.
  Travel to the U.S. reportedly fell by four percent during the first half of 2017, resulting in an estimated $4.6 billion drop off in spending from tourists during that period.
  “It’s not a reach to say the rhetoric and
  
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• White House: Trump Immigration Proposal Offers Path To Citizenship, Billions For Border Wall

  25-01-2018 23:35
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is proposing a plan that provides a path to citizenship for 1.8 million of the so-called “Dreamer” immigrants, tighter restrictions on legal immigration and $25 billion in border security, the White House said, putting forward an outline likely to find resistance from some of Trump’s conservative allies.
  Senior White House officials offered a preview of Trump’s immigration framework Thursday
  
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• White House: President Trump proposing path to citizenship for 1.8 million

  25-01-2018 23:28
  
  Trump's plan would dramatically scale back family-based migration, limiting it to spouses and underage children, and eliminate the visa lottery program.
  
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• Matt Cullen Making His Return To Pittsburgh Tonight

  25-01-2018 23:16
  Follow 93-7 The Fan: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – One by one this season, players that helped the Pittsburgh Penguins win consecutive Stanley Cups have returned to PPG Paints Arena in opposing jerseys. Thursday, when the Penguins host the Minnesota Wild, it will be Matt Cullen’s turn.
  “You know what, it’s really special coming back here,” Cullen said after Minnesota’s morning skate. “Obviously, the last two years were extraordinary years
  
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• Camels Disqualified From Saudi Beauty Contest Over Botox Injections

  25-01-2018 23:01
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  CBS Local — Have you ever found yourself wondering aloud, “can a camel get a Botox injection?” The answer, is yes; however, it will apparently get them disqualified from a traditional Saudi Arabian beauty pageant.
  According to reports, 12 camels were booted from Saudi Arabia’s annual camel beauty contest after it was found that their owners gave the animals Botox treatments.
  “They use Botox for the lips, the nose, the upper li
  
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• WWE Insiders Pick Royal Rumble 2018

  25-01-2018 22:52
  By Chuck Carroll
  As of mid-week, Shinsuke Nakamura remains the favorite to win the Royal Rumble. Some books have the Japanese star at even money. Oddsmakers have also taken shine to the possibility of Daniel Bryan coming out of retirement to win the 30-man over-the-top-rope match. The General Manager of SmackDown Live is getting odds of anywhere from 3/1 to 7/1 to earn a spot in the main even of WrestleMania. That’s puts him ahead of the likes of John Cena, last year’s winner Randy O
  
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• Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority settles legal dispute with Veolia

  25-01-2018 22:50
  
  PWSA and Veolia resolve legal dispute
  
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• Cat found frozen to surface of icy New Hampshire pond

  25-01-2018 22:47
  
  New Hampshire authorities are asking the public for information about a cat found frozen to the surface of an icy pond.
  
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• Even From Beyond, Pittsburgh Steelers Fans’ Dislike For Patriots Lives On

  25-01-2018 22:44
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It just goes to show you, even in death, Steelers fandom lives on.Check out this photo that Sarah Heiber took at a Pittsburgh cemetery.Photo Credit: Sarah Heiber
  Heiber says she was walking on her lunch break in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery on Penn Avenue when she came across this grave.It’s decorated in holiday decorations, including a wreath.
  But who could miss the “F*** Brady” sign as well.
  As Sarah says, &ldq
  
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• Pennsylvania GOP takes gerrymandering case to US high court

  25-01-2018 22:34
  
  Pennsylvania's case is happening amid a national tide of gerrymandering cases from various states, including some already under consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court.
  
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• Pizza Milano assault victim says she doesn't remember attack; charges held for court

  25-01-2018 22:30 via post-gazette.com
  A former employee of Pizza Milano accused of assaulting a woman inside the restaurant was ordered to stand trial Thursday during a contentious preliminary hearing in City Court, Downtown.
  
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• Likely court fight looms for Pittsburgh's Amazon HQ2 proposal

  25-01-2018 22:23 via post-gazette.com
  A state order to disclose the Pittsburgh area’s Amazon HQ2 bid appears bound for a court fight.
  
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• Former Shop Manager Held For Trial On Pizza Milano Attack Charges

  25-01-2018 22:23
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A former pizza shop manager who was seen in a video viciously attacking a woman is headed to trial.
  Mahmut Yilmaz was the subject of a cell phone video that was viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media as he tried to throw a woman, identified as Jade Martin, out of his shop. Now, Martin is recovering and Yilmaz is in big trouble.
  Martin came to court in a neck brace Thursday, suffering from a concussion, eye injury and mor
  
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• Study Claims Microwaves Are As Bad As Cars For The Environment

  25-01-2018 22:22
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  CBS Local — Before turning on the microwave to re-heat last night’s dinner, a new report claims your common kitchen appliance is as big of a threat to the environment as a gas-powered car.
  According to the University of Manchester, the total number of microwaves in European Union households emit 7.7 million tons of carbon dioxide each year. That total was found to be the same as 6.8 million cars. The report, published in the journal S
  
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• Top NFL Free Agents In 2018

  25-01-2018 22:19
  By Matt Citak
  The Super Bowl is the most exciting time of the NFL season. All of the work that’s been put in around the league for the last 12 months comes down to one final game. But unless you’re a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles or New England Patriots, your team’s season has already come to an end. For the other 30 teams in the National Football League, the next important date on the calendar is March 12th. On this day, clubs are permitted to contact and enter negotiations w
  
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• Casey Affleck will not attend this year's Oscars

  25-01-2018 22:18
  
  Last year’s best actor winner Casey Affleck will not be presenting at the 90th Academy Awards.
  
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• PGHQ2 releases statement regarding state ruling that Pittsburgh's Amazon proposal is public record

  25-01-2018 22:17
  
  "While we respect the decision of the Office of Open Records, we believe it to be in the best interests of Pittsburgh to file a legal appeal of its decision."
  
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• Uniontown Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Drugs That Led To Overdose Death

  25-01-2018 22:08
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Uniontown man pleaded guilty Thursday to selling drugs to a man who overdosed and died.
  The Office of the District Attorney says 32-year-old Myron M. Moore, of Uniontown, was charged with seven counts of drug activity in connection to a 2015 fatal heroin overdose.
  Moore was accused of selling high-potency “raw” heroin on Feb. 17, 2015. A man in Robinson Township, Washington County, overdosed on the heroin and died.
  Two da
  
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• Peters hires engineer for school, park road project

  25-01-2018 21:58 via post-gazette.com
  Peters council has hired Herbert, Rowland & Grubic Inc. (HRG) of Cranberry to perform engineering services related to the design and construction of a public roadway that will service the new Peters Township High School and Rolling Hills Park.
  
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• CBS Local Sports Experts Break Down Super Bowl 52

  25-01-2018 21:56
  Super Bowl 52 is sure to be a wildly entertaining matchup. On one side, we have the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles lost starting quarterback Carson Wentz to a torn ACL in Week 14. Philly has rode the play of backup quarterback Nick Foles, along with their outstanding defense, to its third Super Bowl appearance in franchise history. On the other side are the New England Patriots. The Patriots are no strangers to the Super Bowl, as they have made it to the big game in eight of the last 17 seasons
  
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• Lawsuit seeks to end death row in Pennsylvania, calling it degrading and inhumane for inmates

  25-01-2018 21:48
  
  The lawsuit says inmates are in solitary confinement in a small cell nearly 24 hours a day while they wait for their execution -- which, in Pennsylvania, never seems to come.
  
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• Two companies are vying for former Star City property

  25-01-2018 21:46 via post-gazette.com
  South Fayette commissioners are reviewing two bids for the sale of the 8.5 acres located at the Interstate 79 and Route 50 interchange near Washington Pike.
  
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• Football 're-imagined': Vince McMahon announces return of the XFL

  25-01-2018 21:46
  
  Two decades after the league's swift rise and fall, the WWE chairman is looking for gridiron success once again.
  
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• XFL To Return In 2020

  25-01-2018 21:44
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  STAMFORD, Conn (AP) – The XFL is set for a surprising second life under WWE leader Vince McMahon.
  McMahon announced the return of the much-maligned league that spawned He Hate Me and flamed out in 2001 after one wild season.
  McMahon said the XFL would return in 2020 but offered few other details about the late winter/early spring football league. The XFL will launch with eight teams, 40-man active rosters and a 10-week regular-season schedule. McMahon sai
  
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• Man arrested after police chase from Perry South to Reserve Township

  25-01-2018 21:21
  
  The driver, who has been identified as Tirae Bernard, 21, of Perry South, led officers on a chase.
  
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• Glenshaw man admits to robbing Bethel Park bank in June

  25-01-2018 21:17 via post-gazette.com
  A Glenshaw bank robber yanked off a Greyhound bus on the Turnpike last summer admitted Thursday to robbing a bank and trying to rob another on the same day.
  
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• JuJu Smith-Schuster Tops NFL’s List Of Best-Selling Rookie Jerseys

  25-01-2018 21:10
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Steelers’ number 19 is number one on the NFL’s list of best-selling rookie jerseys.
  The NFL has released a list of the NFL Shop’s top 15 best-selling rookie jerseys from this season, and Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster landed the top spot.
  Smith-Schuster’s jersey sales surpassed those of rookie running back James Conner, who had the top-selling NFL jersey back in July.
  Conner ended up a
  
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• North Hills district expands summer literacy program

  25-01-2018 21:03 via post-gazette.com
  Struggling readers in elementary school in the North Hills School District can attend a free literacy program during the summer.
  
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• Police investigate assault with pineapple in Butler school

  25-01-2018 21:00
  
  Police say a 14-year-old girl with a severe pineapple allergy went to the hospital after being intentionally exposed to the fruit by another student at Butler Intermediate High School.
  
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• New law would ban pre-teen tackle football in Illinois

  25-01-2018 21:00
  
  The Dave Duerson Act to Prevent CTE is named for a former NFL player who killed himself at the age of 50.
  
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• Man Arrested After Leading Police On Chase, Striking Cruiser

  25-01-2018 20:58
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  PERRY SOUTH (KDKA) – A man has been arrested after leading police on a chase from Perry South to Reserve Township Thursday afternoon.
  According to police, officers tried to stop a vehicle along Elsdon Street around 12:30 p.m.
  The driver, 21-year-old Tirae Bernard, failed to pull over and led police on a chase through Spring Garden and into Reserve Township.
  (Photo Credit: Paul Spradley/KDKA)
  Bernard ditched the vehicle along Mt. Troy Road. He was taken in
  
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• Road improvement project in Bethel Park spurs residents' interest

  25-01-2018 20:54 via post-gazette.com
  Bethel Park residents packed into a PennDOT informational meeting on an upcoming improvement project at the intersection of South Park and Logan roads. 
  
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• Wilkinsburg council taps Linda Atkins to fill vacancy

  25-01-2018 20:53 via post-gazette.com
  Wilkinsburg Council unanimously appointed Linda Atkins to fill the Ward 1 council seat vacated by Marita Garrett, who was elected borough mayor in November.
  
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• Billboard takes Topgolf recreation facility to task over wages, benefits

  25-01-2018 20:50 via post-gazette.com
  A billboard situated at the Bridgeville exit of Interstate 79 casts aspersions on Topgolf for what a union maintains is its failure to adhere to the area’s wage and benefit standards.
  
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• A new approach to preserving black Philadelphia

  25-01-2018 20:47
  In a part of the city undergoing massive redevelopment, a young design-minded activist is working to make sure that a piece of African American history survives and thrives amid the change. Maya Thomas, a 2016 graduate of University of Pennsylvania School of Design, is taking a nontraditional approach to preserving a little-known and long-neglected historic gem in Sharswood , reports Billy Penn .
  
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• Researchers Claim To Have Developed A Universal Flu Vaccine

  25-01-2018 20:39
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  CBS Local — As Americans deal with a devastating flu season that has already claimed hundreds of lives, researchers at Georgia State University claim they’ve developed a way to produce a “universal flu vaccine” that could protect patients for several years with just one shot.
  Dr. Lei Deng and Dr. Baozhong Wang say that a new approach of using double-layered protein nanoparticles to target the influenza virus produced a longer l
  
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• PWSA, Veolia resolve dispute over management

  25-01-2018 20:35 via post-gazette.com
  A contractor that helped manage the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority has resolved its dispute with the utility, according to an announcement Thursday from both organizations.
  
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• Plum school board considers closing Regency Park Elementary, raising taxes to offset deficit

  25-01-2018 20:29 via post-gazette.com
  Big changes are coming to Plum Borough School District next year, after school board members say they will be forced to make cuts in an effort to eliminate a large budget deficit. 
  
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• Town hall updates Shaler Area parents on progress of primary school

  25-01-2018 20:21 via post-gazette.com
  Scott Primary School will be ready for students when Shaler Area School District opens the 2018-2019 school year in August.
  
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• Better late than never: 90-year old finally gets high school diploma from Kiski Area

  25-01-2018 20:18 via post-gazette.com
  By any measure, Frank Schimizzi has led a full, successful life.
  
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• This Week In College Basketball: Injury Could Take Its Toll On Villanova

  25-01-2018 20:14
  By Steve Silverman
  Booth injury could take its toll on top-ranked Wildcats
  Villanova continues to handle the pressure of their position, and the Wildcats remain in the No. 1 spot in the national rankings.
  However, head coach Jay Wright’s team may be hard-pressed to stay there after junior guard Phil Booth fractured a bone in his shooting hand in Tuesday night’s 89-69 victory over the Providence Friars.
  Booth was averaging 11.6 points per game while shooting 43 percent from three-poin
  
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• Pitt Student Taken To Hospital After Excessive Drinking At Frat Event

  25-01-2018 20:13
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – The University of Pittsburgh says a student hospitalized in an “alcohol-related incident” that prompted the suspension of a fraternity was taken to a hospital by friends who determined that he had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol.
  The university said “We are grateful that this member of our Pitt family is now safe.”
  Officials said the incident happened at a Sigma Chi function held off campus last week. It occ
  
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• State System approves tuition price modifications for several universities

  25-01-2018 19:57 via post-gazette.com
  The board overseeing the 14 state-owned universities approved plans Thursday by several member universities to modify how they price tuition next year, including Indiana University of Pennsylvania, which will bill out-of-state students per-credit, rather than by flat rate.
  
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• Man Faces Up To 30 Years In Prison In Fatal Carrick Shooting

  25-01-2018 19:48
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man faces up to 30 years in prison for fatally shooting a man in Carrick last year.
  Derek Vasos was sentenced to serve 15 to 30 years in prison followed by 10 years probation Thursday.
  Vasos was convicted in October of third degree murder for shooting and killing 28-year-old Donald Ketter Jr. in February of 2017.
  In court, an Uber driver said he was called to pick Vasos up outside the Carrick Lit Club. Vasos got into the vehicle as K
  
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• DOJ watchdog says FBI employees' missing texts recovered

  25-01-2018 19:45
  The messages are of particular interest to those who believe there is an anti-Donald Trump bias at the FBI.
  
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• Photos: These are Western Pennsylvania's death row inmates

  25-01-2018 19:40
  
  These people are all being held in Pennsylvania prisons while awaiting their execution dates for various murders that occurred in the Pittsburgh region.
  
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• Pittsburgh's Action Weather forecast: More sunshine, temperatures warming up to the 50s

  25-01-2018 19:38
  
  Decreasing clouds expected Thursday afternoon, with temperatures still seasonable in the mid 30s.
  
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• Police: Armed man shot by officers responding to domestic call in Richland Township, Allegheny County

  25-01-2018 19:33
  
  The man was standing on the porch and pulled out a weapon when officers approached the house, the Northern Regional police chief says.
  
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• Kentucky school shooting suspect to appear in juvenile court

  25-01-2018 19:31
  
  The teen accused of killing two students at Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky, is due in juvenile court Thursday.
  
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