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• Chemical In McDonald’s Fries May Cure Baldness, Study Claims

  05-02-2018 23:48
  CBS Local — Customers at McDonald’s may want to ask for a side of hair gel with their meal, according to the claims of a new study in Japan. Scientists say that a chemical used in the cooking of the fast food chain’s french fries may hold the cure for baldness.
  Researchers at Yokohama National University found that the chemical dimethylpolysiloxane – found in silicone and added to cooking oil as an anti-foaming agent – helped to mass produce hair follicles
  
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• Exclusive: Parents Of Franklin Regional Stabber ‘Overwhelmed’ By Support

  05-02-2018 23:47
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The parents of Alex Hribal say they are overwhelmed by the amount of support they are receiving from around the world.
  Tina and Harold Hribal are talking for the first time about their son Alex. He’s the former Franklin Regional High School student who stabbed 20 students and a security guard in 2014.
  “We’ve never shied away from the fact that he did what he did. We’re never gonna sit back and try to make an exc
  
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• Victim In Alleged Pizza Milano Attack Asks For Millions In Civil Lawsuit

  05-02-2018 23:37
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A woman who was allegedly attacked by an Uptown pizza shop manager in January is now suing for millions.
  Cell phone video recorded by a customer at Pizza Milano’s shows the night Jade Martin says she was attacked by Mahmut Yilmaz, an employee at the pizza shop.
  Martin filed a civil lawsuit Monday against that employee and the owner of the shop, Pizza Milano Enterprises.
  “Our purpose in filing the lawsuit is not to only seek
  
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• Nielsen Says 103.4 Million Watched Super Bowl, Lowest Since 2009

  05-02-2018 23:25
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterNEW YORK (AP/KDKA) – An estimated 103.4 million people watched the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, the smallest audience for television’s biggest yearly event since 2009.
  The Nielsen company says viewership was down from last year’s audience of 111.3 million.The all-time record for Super Bowl viewing was 114.4 million for the Seattle-New England game in 2015.
  This years contest was the lowest rated since 200
  
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• Donald Trump thinks not clapping for him at State of the Union is 'treasonous'

  05-02-2018 23:23
  
  The president and first lady are en route to Cincinnati, expected to land at Lunken Airport at 1:30 p.m
  
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• Chicago and REO Speedwagon are bringing their summer tour to Pittsburgh

  05-02-2018 23:22
  
  Chicago will perform the entire "Chicago II" album, followed by "the world's longest encore" filled with the band's greatest hits.
  
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• Renewed Natalie Wood death investigation may be nearing end

  05-02-2018 23:18
  
  The case was reopened in 2011 and after a subsequent news conference more than 100 people came forward with information that helped re-create the timeline, but that had reduced to a trickle for the last year and a half, Corina said.
  
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• One hospitalized after house fire in Wilkinsburg

  05-02-2018 23:15
  
  Four people have been displaced as a result of the fire.
  
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• Police: Ohio Toddler Wandered Outside When Dad Fell Asleep, Was Found ‘Frozen’

  05-02-2018 23:00
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  AKRON, Ohio (AP) – Police in Ohio say a toddler who died after her mother found her on a porch in freezing temperatures had wandered from home when her father fell asleep.
  Authorities say 2-year-old Wynter Parker’s mother left for a few hours Friday only to come back and find her daughter unresponsive on their apartment’s front porch.
  The Akron Beacon Journal reports the mother called 911 and screamed “she’s frozen.”
  The girl
  
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• Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania congressional redistricting to proceed, denies Republican pleas

  05-02-2018 22:59
  
  A redrawn Pennsylvania congressional map could affect control of the U.S. House. At last count, more than 60 people have said they plan to run for Congress.
  
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• Flu blamed on two more Allegheny County deaths

  05-02-2018 22:36 via post-gazette.com
  The Allegheny County Health Department reported Monday that it was notified of two additional deaths of county residents due to complications from the flu. State health officials said one woman in her upper 50s died in early January and a man in his upper 80s died within the past week, the county department reported.
  
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• Flu blamed in two more Allegheny County deaths

  05-02-2018 22:36 via post-gazette.com
  The Allegheny County Health Department reported Monday that it was notified of two additional deaths of county residents due to complications from the flu. State health officials said one woman in her upper 50s died in early January and a man in his upper 80s died within the past week, the county department reported.
  
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• Dow Jones industrials fall more than 1,150 points, erasing its gains for the year

  05-02-2018 22:33
  
  The Dow Jones industrial average plunged Monday, erasing its gain for the year, as the market extends a slump that began Friday.
  
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• Astronomers Find Planets In Another Galaxy For The First Time

  05-02-2018 22:19
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  CBS Local — For the first time in history, astronomers have discovered thousands of new planets “in a galaxy far, far away.”
  The intergalactic achievement marks the first time astronomers have seen a planet outside of our own galaxy. Using a new method of stargazing, called gravitational microlensing, scientists were able to find as many as 2,000 distant worlds in a galaxy 3.8 billion light-years away.
  “Previously, planets have
  
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• Jury selection begins for 2015 police officer slaying trial

  05-02-2018 22:08 via post-gazette.com
  Jury selection has begun for the trial of a man charged in the 2015 shooting death of a police officer in Westmoreland County.
  
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• Penguins Players And Coaches Eager To See, Honor Fleury

  05-02-2018 22:04
  Follow 93-7 The Fan: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – Following Monday’s practice, the Penguins were hit with a barrage of questions on former teammate and Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury.
  On Tuesday night, Pittsburgh will welcome the expansion Golden Knights and their second-best point total in the NHL to PPG Paints Arena.
  But beyond what will surely be a somewhat unexpected marquee matchup on the NHL’s slate, the story will be the return of Fleury, who won a trio
  
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• Dow Jones plunges; erasing its gain for 2018

  05-02-2018 22:03
  
  The Dow Jones industrial average plunged Monday, erasing its gain for the year, as the market extends a slump that began Friday.
  
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• Holocaust denier likely to represent GOP on Illinois congressional ballot

  05-02-2018 21:57
  
  A long-shot candidate with a history of anti-Semitic statements and Holocaust denial is primed to represent the Republican Party in a congressional race in Illinois.
  
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• Fleury Readies For Emotional Pittsburgh Homecoming

  05-02-2018 21:56
  Follow 93-7 The Fan: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – Marc-Andre Fleury’s trademark smile was back on Pittsburgh ice Monday, as the Penguins get set to welcome their former goalie and the Las Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night at PPG Paints Arena.
  Fleury, who hoisted the Stanley Cup for a third time with Pittsburgh in June, has helped the NHL’s newest expansion franchise to a Western Conference leading 74 points.
  “Definitely weird,” Fleury said. &ldq
  
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• Lost on ice: Where have figure skating's rivalries gone?

  05-02-2018 21:43
  
  Vincent Zhou is well-versed in the rivalry between American Brian Boitano and Canadian Brian Orser — the "Battle of the Brians" at the 1988 Calgary Olympics.
  
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• Pa. Teen Sentenced For Abandoning Baby In Trash Bag

  05-02-2018 21:42
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  ELMIRA, N.Y. (AP) – A teenage mother who abandoned her infant daughter in a trash bag behind a New York home has been sentenced to nine years in prison.
  Harriette Hoyt of Sayre, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to attempted murder in exchange for the sentence Friday in Chemung County Court. Her lawyer, John Brennan, said Hoyt was very sorry and admits that her diagnosis of postpartum depression didn’t excuse her actions.
  RELATED: Officials: ‘Mirac
  
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• Super Bowl anti-terrorism documents left on plane

  05-02-2018 21:15
  
  Copies of documents and other sensitive Homeland Security material was found in the seat-back pocket of a commercial plane.
  
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• Keidel: Not Just Super… Record-Breaking

  05-02-2018 21:07
  By Jason Keidel
  The NFL has this slightly irritating tradition of using Roman numerals to label each Super Bowl. Since most Americans stopped taking Latin 50 years ago, and many consider it a dead language altogether, it’s merely an eyesore of consonants when two numbers will do.
  But you might need new ciphers to count the number of records broken last night in Super Bowl LII. Indeed, according to a piece on CBSSports.com, an absurd 17 records fell during the Eagles’ 41-33 upset of t
  
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• Fire safety lessons we learned from last night's 'This Is Us'

  05-02-2018 21:07
  
  Jack broke the cardinal rule of home fires. Warning: spoilers ahead!
  
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• Officials give update on Natalie Wood death investigation

  05-02-2018 20:51
  
  Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials are looking for more details to determine what happened in the 1981 drowning of actress Natalie Wood.
  
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• Natalee Holloway's mom sues over TV series about daughter

  05-02-2018 20:46
  
  The mother of an American teenager missing in Aruba since 2005 is pursuing a lawsuit over a TV series about the case.
  
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• Dow Drops 500, Erasing Last Month’s Gain

  05-02-2018 20:40
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  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are extending their slide on Wall Street, bringing the Dow Jones industrial average down 500 points.
  The slide Monday brought the Dow back just below 25,000 points, a level it first crossed a month ago.
  The market’s slump began on Friday as investors worried that creeping signs of higher inflation and interest rates could derail the market’s record-setting rally.
  Banks are taking some of the biggest losses.
  Wells Fargo p
  
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• Dow Drops 1,500, Erasing Gain For 2018

  05-02-2018 20:40
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  NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average plunged as much as 1,500 points, erasing its gain for the year, as the market extends a slump that began Friday.
  The Dow’s point loss would be its biggest of all time, though in percentage terms, its 5.6 percent decline wasn’t as big as its worst drop during the financial crisis.
  The slide Monday brought the Dow back below 24,000 points.
  The market’s slump began on Friday as investors worr
  
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• Dow Drops 1,175, Biggest-Ever Point Drop

  05-02-2018 20:40
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  NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 1,175 points, or 4.6 percent, erasing its gains for the year.
  The Dow’s drop Monday was its biggest in terms of points, but it had a larger percentage drop as recently in 2011.
  The Dow is down 8.5 percent from the record high it hit in late January.
  The slump began Friday as investors worried that higher inflation and interest rates could derail the long-running rally.
  At one point the Dow was
  
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• Testimony in federal corruption case implicates slain detective

  05-02-2018 20:36
  
  Former Baltimore police Gun Trace Task Force Detective Momodu Gondo said Monday during testimony in a federal corruption case that Detective Sean Suiter was part of the BPD squad that took money from people 10 years ago.
  
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• Marc-Andre Fleury back in Pittsburgh, but this time as a Golden Knight

  05-02-2018 20:36
  
  The Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Vegas Golden Knights Tuesday at 7 p.m.
  
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• New Whole Foods System Driving Workers To ‘Cry’ Regularly, Report Says

  05-02-2018 20:28
  CBS Local — Whole Foods’ new inventory system is reportedly causing so much stress for the supermarket’s employees they’re literally being driven to tears.
  “The stress has created such a tense working environment. Seeing someone cry at work is becoming normal,” a supervisor at a West Coast Whole Foods told Business Insider. “I wake up in the middle of the night from nightmares about maps and inventory.”
  The chain’s new order-to-shel
  
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• Police: 3 Men Posing As Utility Workers Ransack Woman’s Home

  05-02-2018 20:24
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  MCCANDLESS (KDKA) – Police are investigating a burglary after three men gained entry into a woman’s home by posing as utility workers.
  According to police, the incident happened on Sunday in McCandless.
  Three males arrived at an elderly woman’s home and said they need to check the electrical box in the home.
  One of the men had a lanyard with his photo, but did not show any other form of identification. The woman allowed the men inside, where s
  
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• Officials giving update on Natalie Wood death investigation

  05-02-2018 20:03
  
  Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials are discussing the most recent details of the Natalie Wood death investigation.
  
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• This is how long wine lasts once opened

  05-02-2018 20:00
  
  It all depends on the type of wine.
  
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• Dow sinks 300 points as Wall Street suffers another bad day

  05-02-2018 19:50
  
  The Dow slumped about 200 points on Monday morning, deepening the volatility that emerged last week because investors are worried about bond market turmoil.
  
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• The new 'Solo' trailer slowly reveals Han's mysterious past

  05-02-2018 19:48
  
  Here's a longer look at the new "Star Wars" film.
  
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• Victim of alleged assault at Uptown pizza shop filing lawsuit

  05-02-2018 19:46
  
  The lawsuit will be announced during a press conference at 2 p.m.
  
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• Dunlap: Fix Catch Rule And We’re Close To Perfect

  05-02-2018 19:31
  Follow 93-7 The Fan: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – Guys get hurt. That’s going to happen.
  Head injuries. Really bad ones, even — yeah, that’s the known brutality and viciousness of the NFL. All that rough stuff is an assumed risk. If you don’t like it, don’t play.
  Off the field? Sure, some of the players will be knuckleheads. It is bound to happen. There have been knuckleheads as long as there have been men. It seems like some men and poor deci
  
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• The potential change in tip-pooling regulations could put tips in employers' hands

  05-02-2018 19:29 via post-gazette.com
  Monday is the cutoff for public comments regarding the Department of Labor’s proposed changes in tip pooling announced in December. The change could potentially unravel a 2011 Obama-era law that prevents employers from collecting tips and distributing them to anyone other than tipped employees who, in Pennsylvania, earn $2.83 an hour.
  
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• Restaurant owners could pocket tips under changes in tip-pooling regulations

  05-02-2018 19:29 via post-gazette.com
  Monday is the cutoff for public comments regarding the Department of Labor’s proposed changes in tip pooling announced in December. The change could potentially unravel a 2011 Obama-era law that prevents employers from collecting tips and distributing them to anyone other than tipped employees who, in Pennsylvania, earn $2.83 an hour.
  
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• How much did Tide spend on Super Bowl ads?

  05-02-2018 19:23
  
  Airing four commercials, the laundry detergent brand paid NBC at least $15 million.
  
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• Nursing Homes Misuse Drugs To Control Residents, Report Claims

  05-02-2018 19:03
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  CBS Local — A scandalous new report is claiming that nursing homes across the U.S. are misusing prescription drugs in order to control the behavior of elderly patients with dementia.
  According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), nursing home workers are giving over 179,000 residents antipsychotic drugs as a form of “chemical restraints” every week.
  “People with dementia are often sedated to make life easier for overworked nursing
  
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• 14 super cute Valentine's Day gifts for kids

  05-02-2018 18:56
  
  When candy just doesn't cut it
  
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• Supreme Court Allows Pa. Redistricting To Proceed

  05-02-2018 18:53
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is allowing a court-ordered redrawing of congressional districts in Pennsylvania to proceed, denying a plea from Republicans to block it.
  Justice Samuel Alito on Monday rejected emergency appeals from Republican legislative leaders and voters to block an order from the state Supreme Court to devise new congressional districts. The state high court ruled last month that the 18 districts violated Pennsylvania’s cons
  
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• Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania congressional redistricting to proceed, denies Republican plea

  05-02-2018 18:50
  
  A request from Republican lawmakers asked to hold off on redrawing the map ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
  
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• August Wilson House, Duquesne U. team to host fellowship for artists of color

  05-02-2018 18:37 via post-gazette.com
  Duquesne University will host the inaugural August Wilson House Fellowship, supported by a $100,000 grant from the Nancy Jones Beard Foundation. The fellowship will allow scholars and artists of color "to engage in cultural and artistic expression that advances their own work and serves the interests of the university and community," according to a statement by Duquesne.
  
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• Bitcoin Plunges Below $8,000 As Credit Cards Ban Purchases

  05-02-2018 18:25
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  CBS Local — Less than two months after Bitcoin’s value soared to an all-time high of nearly $20,000, the cryptocurrency has started February with an equally impressive fall. The digital currency fell below $8,000 on the news that more and more financial institutions are refusing to allow Bitcoin transactions.
  Bitcoin’s roller coaster ride in the market has been mostly negative in 2018 as countries and banks crack down on its use and have impos
  
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• Tractor-trailer overturned on turnpike off ramp near Cranberry

  05-02-2018 18:22
  
  An official Twitter account associated with PennDOT posted a traffic alert between Exit 28 and Exit 30.
  
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• Jury Selection Begins In Accused Cop-Killer’s Trial

  05-02-2018 18:21
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  GREENSBURG (KDKA) – Jury selection is underway at the trial of a man accused of killing a Saint Clair Township police officer.
  Police say Ray Shetler Jr. shot and killed Officer Lloyd Reed in November of 2015. Officer Reed was responding to a domestic dispute at the home of Shetler’s girlfriend.
  Once the jury is chosen, they will visit the home where Officer Reed was killed along with the power plant where police found Shetler.
  District Attorney Joh
  
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