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• Toy Industry Analyst: Toys R Us Plans To Liquidate Its U.S. Operations

  14-03-2018 23:52
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  NEW YORK (AP) – Toys R Us‘s management has told its employees that it will sell or close all of its U.S. stores.
  That’s according to a toy industry analyst who spoke to several employees who were on the call Wednesday.
  Jim Silver, a toy industry expert, says Toys R Us’s CEO told employees the plan is to liquidate all of its U.S. stores and after that, it could do a deal with its Canadian operation to run some of its U.S. stores.
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• House finishes Miccarelli investigation, sends undisclosed findings to DA

  14-03-2018 23:52 via post-gazette.com
  HARRISBURG -- House Republican leaders on Wednesday said they have completed their investigation of allegations that state Rep. Nick Miccarelli sexually or physically assaulted two women, including a fellow legislator, but declined to make public the findings.
  
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• Kidsburgh: 8 Ways To Explore Pittsburgh After Dark

  14-03-2018 22:21
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Most parents probably don’t think of nighttime as playtime for kids, but if you’re tired of being home early all the time because you have kids, this is for you.
  Kidsburgh has a new list of eight cool ways kids can explore Pittsburgh after dark.
  Visit Kidsburgh’s website at this link for the complete list.
  You’ll also find a whole host of information about things to do with your children all over
  
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• Students, Community Officials Hope To Address Tough Topic Of Opioids At Town Hall Meeting

  14-03-2018 22:20
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  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Everyone knows that the opioid epidemic has hit western Pennsylvania hard, but some think that even though we talk about it a lot, people aren’t really talking.
  That’s why student and adult leaders at North Hills High School are teaming with Ross Township police, West View police and District Justice Richard Opiela to present a Town Meeting, “The Opioid Epidemic,” on Monday, March 19 at 7 p.m. at the North Hi
  
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• Marcus Smart’s Thumb Injury May Hinder Celtics’ Playoff Hopes

  14-03-2018 21:53
  By Matt Citak
  The Celtics’ season could not have gotten off on a worse note. Before the first quarter of the first game was complete, Boston had lost their big free-agent acquisition, Gordon Hayward, to a gruesome ankle injury. All seemed lost in Bean Town, as Hayward was supposed to help the Celtics finally take down LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
  Boston would go on to lose the season opener to the Cavs, along with their second game of the season. But then, led by Kyrie Irving,
  
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• Ex-North Hills financial planner given prison in foreign-exchange trading scheme

  14-03-2018 21:49 via post-gazette.com
  Cameron Howat, a former financial planner in the North Hills, was sentenced to two years in federal prison Wednesday for ripping off 10 investors in a foreign-exchange trading scheme.
  
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• Hays Bald Eagles lose one of three eggs in nest

  14-03-2018 21:39 via post-gazette.com
  One of three eggs in the Hays, Pittsburgh Bald Eagle nest has broken.
  
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• Not In Kansas Anymore! United Airlines Mistakenly Flies Family’s German Shepherd To Japan

  14-03-2018 21:25
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  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CBS News) — United Airlines says it’s investigating after mistakenly flying a Kansas family’s dog to Japan.
  CBS affiliate KCTV reports that Kara Swindle and her two children flew from Oregon to Kansas City, Missouri, Tuesday on a United flight.They went to a cargo facility to pick up 10-year-old Irgo, a German shepherd, but were instead given a Great Dane. Swindle, of Wichita, Kansas, learned Irgo had been put on a flight to
  
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• Ovechkin Nets 600th Goal, Stanley Cup Only Thing Left Missing From Career Resume

  14-03-2018 21:12
  By Steve Silverman
  With just about the right amount of fanfare, Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals reached a career milestone Monday when he potted a couple of goals in Washington’s 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.
  The goals were Nos. 599 and 600, and if you think that puts him far ahead of any of his peers, you would be correct. Ovechkin leads Patrick Marleau of the Toronto Maple Leafs (still looks strange after playing with the San Jose Sharks from 1998 through 2017) by 71 goals
  
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• City wants statue of African-American woman to replace Stephen Foster monument

  14-03-2018 21:00 via post-gazette.com
  The city hopes to replace the controversial statue of songwriter Stephen Foster in Oakland with another one depicting an African-American woman.
  
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• Did You Buy A Snuggie? You Might Be Entitled To Cash Back

  14-03-2018 20:45
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – If you’ve been wrapped in the warmth of a Snuggie-brand blanket with sleeves over the last 20 years, you could feel the warmth of something else: cash back. And it’s all because of deceptive business practices used by the company that marketed them, the FTC claims.
  The direct marketing company behind the Snuggie, Allstar Marketing Group, LLC, deceptively sold the Snuggie and other as seen on TV-type products, including the Magic Mesh Door, as “buy-one
  
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• Port Authority bus routes will be affected by St. Patrick's Day parade

  14-03-2018 19:49 via post-gazette.com
  The Port Authority of Allegheny County sent out an advisory reminding bus riders that nearly 50 routes will be detoured because of St. Patrick's Day festivities on Saturday.
  
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• Pittsburgh researcher discusses Amazon HQ2 in Charleroi

  14-03-2018 19:34
  Jeff Burd, second from right, founder of the Tall Timber Group research firm in Pittsburgh, chats with, from left, Debra Keefer, executive director of Mon Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce; Jeff M. Kotula, president of Washington County Chamber of Commerce; and Armand Ferrara, president of the Mon chamber, during a meeting Tuesday in Charleroi ... (more)
  
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• Best Egg Rolls In Pittsburgh

  14-03-2018 19:00
  By Jessica Wasik
  Egg rolls are a favorite appetizer at many Chinese restaurants thanks to their light and crispy rolls stuffed with savory fillings, such as pork, vegetables, shrimp or cabbage. If you’re a fan of them, you’re certainly in luck as you can sink your teeth into them at nearly every Chinese restaurant in the city. Some recipes, however, take the classic egg roll to a new level though, so knowing where to find the best of the best is key. These five restaurants offer wha
  
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• Beltzhoover man gets time served for conspiracy that killed Knoxville teen

  14-03-2018 18:52 via post-gazette.com
  A Beltzhoover man who has served nearly 2½ years in jail was given time served on Wednesday after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit third-degree murder in the death of a ninth grader from Knoxville.
  
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• William Behre named new president of Slippery Rock University

  14-03-2018 18:47 via post-gazette.com
  Leaders of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education have chosen William J. Behre as the next president of Slippery Rock University.
  
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• Westmoreland County, sheriff sued over deputy's claim he was denied full-time status

  14-03-2018 18:42 via post-gazette.com
  A part-time sheriff's deputy in Westmoreland County has sued the county and the sheriff in federal court, saying he's been denied full-time status because of his obligations as a Marine reservist.
  
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• Startup Offers ‘100 Percent Fatal’ Procedure To Upload Your Brain

  14-03-2018 18:29
  CBS Local — A startup company is giving people the chance to digitally preserve their memories forever. There’s one catch to the brain-uploading procedure however: the company has to kill you first.
  Nectome, a startup founded by two MIT graduates who studied artificial intelligence, says they have created a method of perfectly preserving the human brain using a high-tech embalming process. “Our mission is to preserve your brain well enough to keep all its memories intact:
  
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• Libertarian Candidate Embraces Spoiler Role In Special Election

  14-03-2018 18:28
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Libertarian candidate Drew Gray Miller is relishing his role as the potential spoiler in the 18th Congressional District special election.
  With all precincts reporting, Democrat Conor Lamb leads Republican Rick Saccone by about 600 votes.
  Miller received almost 1,400 votes, which is larger than Lamb’s current lead.
  As the results were coming in last night, Miller took to Twitter.
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• Egg In Hays Bald Eagle Nest Breaks, 2 Remain

  14-03-2018 18:10
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  HAYS (KDKA) – One of the eggs in the Hays bald eagle nest has broken.
  According to the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, observers noticed the broken egg Wednesday morning.
  The eagles were caring for three eggs and it is unclear which of the three broke.
  WATCH LIVE HERE: Hays Bald Eagle Cam
  Bald eagle eggs take about 35 days to hatch. The first egg was scheduled to hatch on or around March 20.
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• Mars Area parents unhappy about lack of substitute teachers

  14-03-2018 18:04 via post-gazette.com
  A nationwide shortage of substitute teachers is hitting Mars Area School District hard, and parents want the school board to find solutions.
  
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• Adam Rodriguez Talks Criminal Minds & Directing

  14-03-2018 18:02
  Actor Adam Rodriguez has come a long way since he was dancing in Jennifer Lopez and Busta Rhymes music videos back in the 1990s. Rodriguez is now one of the stars of “Criminal Minds” on CBS and the director of tonight’s new episode. Season 13 is already off to an interesting start as Linda Barnes is shaking things up.
  Rodriguez chatted with CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith about his career and why “Criminal Minds” continues to find success 13 seasons in.
  DJ Sixsmith:&n
  
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• State unveils 'dashboard' detailing opioid efforts

  14-03-2018 17:57 via post-gazette.com
  The state on Wednesday unveiled a map-heavy Pennsylvania Opioid Data Dashboard, detailing the extent of the narcotics epidemic, the efforts to combat it and the available help.
  
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• Alan Cumming Talks ‘Instinct,’ Bartending And Breaking Boundaries

  14-03-2018 17:54
  Many young actors work as bartenders while waiting for their acting careers to catch a big break. For stage and television star Alan Cumming, he took the opposite path.
  Cumming, whose new CBS drama “Instinct” casts him as a former CIA operative helping the New York police stop a serial killer, was joined by CBS2’s Chris Wragge to answer questions from Facebook about his acting career, playing the first leading gay character in an American network television drama, and how he en
  
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• Train crashes into vehicle in Springdale

  14-03-2018 17:36 via post-gazette.com
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• Paul Ryan tells colleagues Pennsylvania race is 'a wake-up call'

  14-03-2018 17:27 via post-gazette.com
  WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan is privately warning Republicans of a “bit of a wake-up call” as Democrat Conor Lamb edged past the Republican in the Pennsylvania special election.
  
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• Former Charleroi attorney sentenced for stealing more than $500K from elderly woman

  14-03-2018 17:25 via post-gazette.com
  Saying he chose to "prey on the most vulnerable type of victim," a federal judge on Wednesday sent former attorney Keith Bassi to federal prison for stealing $505,000 from Nancy Lutz, an elderly woman with dementia in a Mt. Lebanon care home.
  
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• Train Collides With Tractor-Trailer In Springdale Twp., Emergency Crews Called

  14-03-2018 17:18
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  SPRINGDALE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Emergency crews have been called to the scene of a crash involving a train and a tractor-trailer.
  According to emergency dispatchers, the crash happened in the 100 block of Colfax Street in Springdale Township.
  It is unclear if anyone was injured in the crash.
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• Train Collides With Tractor-Trailer In Springdale Twp., Driver Jumps To Safety

  14-03-2018 17:18
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  SPRINGDALE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A train collided with a tanker truck stuck on railroad tracks Wednesday afternoon in Springdale Township.
  The crash happened around noon in the 100 block of Colfax Street, near the PPG Paints Plant.
  Officials say the tanker truck became stuck on the tracks, and train was unable to stop.
  “It took a little bit to slow down, because it is about a mile long worth of train, so it had a lot of weight behind it,&
  
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• Celebrate Pi Day With Pie-Themed Deals On Pizza And Pies

  14-03-2018 16:46
  CBS Local — March 14 is Pi Day, better known as a celebration of the never-ending number that begins 3.14. In honor of the mathematical constant symbolized by π (pi), restaurants and stores around the country are offering up some tasty pie-themed deals.
  Dozens of pizza chains are dishing out deals on Pi Day with some serving up whole pies for just $3.14. Blaze, Papa Murphy’s, Fired Pie, Firenza Pizza, Flippers Pizzeria, Hungry Howie’s, Il Vicino
  
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• Rick Saccone is no stranger to nail-biter elections

  14-03-2018 16:07 via post-gazette.com
  It must be deja vu for Rick Saccone.
  
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• Students Take Part In National School Walkout To Protest Gun Violence

  14-03-2018 15:42
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – At schools across the country, students participated in a walkout to protest gun violence.
  It’s the biggest demonstration yet of the student activism that’s emerged following the massacre of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, last month.
  Students at the high school walked out at 10 a.m. and planned to stay out for 17 minutes, one for each victim of the shooting.
  In an online livestream, David Hogg, a senior at the scho
  
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• GOP gearing up to challenge District 18 results, impound all voting machines used in special election

  14-03-2018 15:42 via post-gazette.com
  Republican officials are alleging voting irregularities in the District 18 special election, and say they plan to go to court seeking to impound all the voting machines used Tuesday.
  
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• GOP challenges Lamb, who won vote count in District 18

  14-03-2018 15:42 via post-gazette.com
  Democrat Conor Lamb has 627 more votes than Republican Rick Saccone, but GOP officials are alleging voting irregularities in the District 18 special election and have asked election officials in all four of the district’s counties to impound their voting machines, pending a potential recount.
  
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• Geomagnetic Storm Watch Issued As Solar Storm Expected To Hit Earth

  14-03-2018 15:36
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) – If you live in the northernmost parts of the United States, you might be in for a Northern Lights show Wednesday or Thursday.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a geomagnetic storm watch for March 14 and 15.
  NOAA says the minor storm is expected to cause escalated geomagnetic responses.
  States in the northern tier of the U.S. may be able to see the auroras.A G1 Watch is in effect for the 14 & 15 March, 201
  
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• Ford Recalls Almost 1.4M Cars; Steering Wheel Can Come Loose

  14-03-2018 14:00
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  DETROIT (AP) – Ford is recalling nearly 1.4 million midsize cars in North America because the steering wheel can detach from the steering column and drivers could lose control.
  The recall covers certain Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ cars from the 2014 through 2018 model years.
  Ford says steering wheel bolts can loosen over time. The company says it knows of two crashes and one injury caused by the problem.
  Dealers will replace the bolts with
  
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• America’s Most Beautiful Botanical Gardens

  14-03-2018 14:00
  By Randy Yagi
  After a long and often gloomy winter where many record low temperatures were observed, particularly in the Northeast, there is no question that springtime couldn’t arrive any sooner. One of the best ways to celebrate the arrival of the clearer, warmer and certainly brighter months of spring is to visit a botanical garden and marvel at nature’s awakening beauty, with a full spectrum of radiantly colored plants and flowers that are just now starting to bloom across Americ
  
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• PTL Links: March 14, 2018

  14-03-2018 13:56
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:The Pie Place
  Rania’s Catering
  Chef Carl Congelo’s Recipes: Easter Pie & Cannoli Parfait
  Dr. Marlene Boas
  Leslie Bonci
  
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• Pittsburgh-area students plan to join in nationwide School Walkout Day to honor Fla. shooting victims

  14-03-2018 13:31 via post-gazette.com
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• Pittsburgh-area students joining in nationwide School Walkout Day to honor Fla. shooting victims

  14-03-2018 13:31 via post-gazette.com
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• Pittsburgh-area students joined in nationwide School Walkout Day to honor Fla. shooting victims

  14-03-2018 13:31 via post-gazette.com
  Hundreds of students in the Pittsburgh-area braved the cold and marched out of their classrooms Wednesday morning to call for stricter gun control laws and to honor the 17 victims of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., last month.
  
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• Chef Carl Congelo’s Recipes: Easter Pie & Cannoli Parfait

  14-03-2018 13:26
  Chef Carl Congelo stopped by PTL to demonstrate two delicious dishes just in time for Easter!
  Torta Pasqua (Easter pie)3 sheets puff pastry to room temp.
  2 cups spinach (from frozen thaw and squeeze until dry and makes 2 cups)
  3 cups ricotta (drain over night in wire strainer to make 3 cups)
  2 cups chopped soppressata
  1 cup coarse breadcrumbs
  1 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  salt and pepper to taste
  1/2 t nutmeg
  5 eggs for mixture beat well
  1 egg to brush puff pastry before bakingMix ricotta,spi
  
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• Finland Named World’s Happiest Country

  14-03-2018 13:03
  By Katia Hetter, CNN
  (CNN) — Reindeer jerky, anyone? Finland is the happiest country in the world, according to the latest World Happiness Report.
  Norway, last year’s winner, came in second place in the 2018 report. It’s followed by Denmark, Iceland and Switzerland.
  The World Happiness Report was released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations on March 14, days before World Happiness Day on March 20.
  The report ranks countries on six key variabl
  
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• Conor Lamb says he's confident absentee ballots will go his way in Pa.'s 18th Congressional district

  14-03-2018 12:43 via post-gazette.com
  Democrat Conor Lamb, who has a razor-thin lead over Republican Rick Saccone in Pennsylvania’s special congressional election, says he’s confident he’ll be the ultimate winner.
  
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• Children's Institute of Pittsburgh to end inpatient services

  14-03-2018 12:22 via post-gazette.com
  The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh on Tuesday announced it would discontinue its inpatient services as it focuses its efforts on other programs.
  
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• K-9 Blek, Former Partner Of Ligonier Twp. Officer Killed In Crash, Dies

  14-03-2018 12:15
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  LIGONIER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Blek, a former police K-9 with the Ligonier Township Police Department, has died.
  Blek survived the crash that killed his handler, Lt. Eric Eslary in May of 2015. He was retired from the police department and remained with Lt. Eslary’s widow.
  In a Facebook post, she said Blek was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer and fought hard over the past six months.
  (Photo Courtesy: Ligonier Township Police Department)
  She w
  
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• Man found dead after hours-long standoff with police in Elliott

  14-03-2018 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  A man was found dead inside a house in Pittsburgh’s Elliott neighborhood Wednesday morning after firing shots at police during an hours-long standoff.
  
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• Man fires shots during hours-long standoff in Elliott

  14-03-2018 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  A police SWAT team remains on the scene of an hours-long standoff in the Pittsburgh’s Elliott neighborhood early Wednesday morning.
  
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• Authorities identify man found dead after hours-long standoff with police in Elliott

  14-03-2018 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  Authorities have identified the man found dead Wednesday morning at a home in Pittsburgh’s Elliott neighborhood after exchanging gunfire with police during an overnight standoff, but they did not say how he died.
  
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• Lamb Declares Victory In Special Election, Saccone Not Giving Up Yet

  14-03-2018 11:41
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  MT. LEBANON, Pa. (KDKA/AP) – Before the absentee ballots were completely counted, Democrat Conor Lamb claimed victory over Republican Rick Saccone in a tighter-than-tight Pennsylvania congressional election. Saccone said he wasn’t giving up.
  After midnight Tuesday, with all precincts reporting, unofficial results had Lamb leading Republican state Rep. Saccone by fewer than 600 votes.
  Saccone took the stage around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday ni
  
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