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• ‘Some Days It Feels Like Yesterday’: Brutal Derry Twp. Murder Still Unsolved 11 Years Later

  26-03-2018 23:24
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  DERRY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — No answers and lots of heartbreak 11 years after Samantha Lang was brutally murdered in her Derry Township home. Now, her mother is speaking publicly about it for the first time, hoping for some kind of justice.
  At 22 years old, Samantha Lang‘s future was bright.
  “She was smart, beautiful and the smile she had would light up a room,” said Carol Polo, Lang’s mother. The paralegal student’s life was cut
  
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• European garden planned at Heinz Memorial Chapel in Oakland

  26-03-2018 23:19 via post-gazette.com
  A formal European garden with boxwood, hydrangea and liriope is to be installed at the Heinz Memorial Chapel, which hosts hundreds of weddings and other events each year on the University of Pittsburgh’s Oakland campus.
  
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• Weird Weather: Parts Of Russia Blanketed In Orange Snow

  26-03-2018 22:34
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  By Amanda Jackson, CNN
  (CNN) — Skiers and snowboarders were met with orange-tinted snow in Sochi, Russia, this weekend.
  The usually powdery white snow turned colors due to a sandstorm that blew across the Sahara Desert in North Africa.
  “We’re skiing on Mars today,” exclaimed one social media user as he skied down the slopes.
  The sandstorm made its way through Greece up to Russia and was so big that it could actually be seen via NASA sate
  
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• Gov. Wolf Proposes Voter Registration, Absentee Ballot Changes

  26-03-2018 22:30
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor wants legislation to let people register to vote on the day of elections and loosen the state’s strict rules for absentee ballots.
  Gov. Tom Wolf said Monday everyone who gets a license from the state Department of Transportation or signs up for a public service should be automatically registered to vote, unless they specifically opt out.
  Wolf’s wish list from the Republican-contro
  
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• New eats at PNC Park on Opening Day

  26-03-2018 22:26 via post-gazette.com
  You don’t get the full game experience without at least one sugary treat during a baseball game at PNC Park. 
  
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• PA: Port Authority of Allegheny County to Reveal Possible Changes to BRT Plans

  26-03-2018 22:25
  March 23--Port Authority of Allegheny County has drafted new plans for its proposed Bus Rapid Transit service to address concerns from riders and state legislators about the potential elimination of nonstop bus service between the Mon Valley and Downtown Pittsburgh. The authority said Friday it is planning a series of community meetings to share potential changes to the route with the public and get feedback, said Port Authority CEO Katharine Eagan Kelleman.
  
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• Police: Man Arrested After Juveniles Saw Him Masturbating In Hospital Parking Lot

  26-03-2018 22:22
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man was arrested earlier this month after multiple people, including juveniles, saw him masturbating in a Pittsburgh hospital parking lot.
  According to police, two juveniles said they saw 27-year-old Frederick Jackmeyer masturbating in his vehicle with the door open in the parking lot of Allegheny General Hospital’s suburban campus location on March 10.
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• After charges are dropped, expelled student sues Indiana University of Pennsylvania

  26-03-2018 21:35 via post-gazette.com
  A former Indiana University of Pennsylvania student who was arrested in an on-campus armed robbery investigation and kicked out of school has sued the college, its police officers and administrators and a local police officer on allegations of false arrest, malicious prosecution and related claims.
  
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• 5 Things: Final Four To Bring Even More Madness

  26-03-2018 20:58
  By Matt Citak
  The 2018 NCAA Tournament can be described as nothing short of madness. History was made in several ways, as a No. 16 seed upset a No. 1 seed for the first time, while two No. 9 seeds made it to the Elite Eight, a feat that had never been accomplished before. With three more games to go, and a somewhat surprising Final Four, there’s likely more chaos to come.
  Adarius Avery (Photo Credit: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
  No. 11 seed Loyola-Chicago still dancing
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• ‘Slice’ Of Ketchup? Company Tries To End Condiment Mess With New Take On Old Classic

  26-03-2018 20:52
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  CBS Local — A Kickstarter project called Slice of Sauce wants to provide a solution to one of life’s most pressing problems: messy, inconvenient ketchup.
  You can pack a bottle in your picnic basket, but it takes up a lot of room. It can separate, so you get a big splash of semi-clear liquid on your sandwich. Ketchup can also turn your bread into a soggy mess. What have we done to deserve such ill treatment from our condiments?
  Sl
  
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• Mother Crashed Into Pole To Prove To Her Kids God Is Real, Police Say

  26-03-2018 20:28
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  CBS Local — A Georgia woman crashed her SUV into a telephone pole in an attempt to convince her children that God was real and would protect them.
  Police in Norcross say that Bahari Shaquille Warren veered into oncoming traffic with her two children in the backseat and eventually hit a pole on the side of the road. Warren’s children, ages 5 and 7, claim their mother intentionally wrecked the car to prove her point.
  “Her eyes (were) closed
  
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• Credit Card Skimmer Discovered At North Hills GetGo May Have Been There For Months

  26-03-2018 20:26
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  NORTH HILLS (KDKA) — A credit card skimmer at a North Hills gas station may have been collecting customer information for months.
  The skimmer was found on one single fuel pump at the GetGo on McKnight Road. According to a release, it’s possible the skimmer has been collecting customer payment card data since Oct. 1, 2017.
  After the skimmer was discovered, every GetGo fuel pump in Pennsylvania was thoroughly inspected and no other skimmers were found
  
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• Body of male found in Ohio River near McKees Rocks Bridge

  26-03-2018 19:17 via post-gazette.com
  Allegheny County police have been called to investigate after a body was found floating Monday morning on the Ohio River near the McKees Rocks Bridge.
  
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• Authorities ID man whose body was found in Ohio River

  26-03-2018 19:17 via post-gazette.com
  Allegheny County police are investigating the discovery of a body found floating Monday morning in the Ohio River near the McKees Rocks Bridge, days after he was last seen leaving a North Side hospital.
  
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• Turnpike awards $37.8 million contract for next segment of Southern Beltway

  26-03-2018 19:15 via post-gazette.com
  Every year, we see the orange barrels and the earth movers, the detours and the traffic jams that signal the highway construction season.
  
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• School Cafeteria Worker Among 18 Carnegie Hero Medal Winners

  26-03-2018 18:50
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A Louisiana school cafeteria worker who saw a police officer struggling with a suspect and helped the officer subdue him is one of 18 people being honored with Carnegie medals for heroism. The Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Hero Fund Commission announced the award winners on Monday.
  Vickie Tillman stopped her car last year when she saw the officer struggling. The 5-foot-2-inch woman rushed to the men, removed the suspect’s hand from the
  
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• CDC Warns Second Wave Of Flu Has Begun

  26-03-2018 18:41
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  CBS Local — Although the flu season may be winding down, the CDC has some bad news for Americans as a second wave of the potentially fatal illness is reportedly spreading across the country.
  In a March 23 release, the CDC announced that overall flu cases are finally dropping however, “Influenza B” cases have jumped above the more common “Influenza A” virus. Cases of the B-strain made up nearly 60 percent of the country&rs
  
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• Nemacolin reorganization trims 51 jobs

  26-03-2018 18:35 via post-gazette.com
  Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, Fayette County, went through a reorganization of its workforce earlier this year, eliminating 51 positions, a spokeswoman confirmed.
  
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• Optometrist who ran area Pearle Vision locations sentenced for filing false insurance claims

  26-03-2018 18:23 via post-gazette.com
  A New Jersey optometrist who ran 11 area Pearle Vision centers and ripped off insurance with bogus claims — and kept doing it even after he was indicted — will spend 33 months behind bars.
  
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• Police: Teen Charged, Accused Of Threatening To ‘Shoot Up’ Hempfield Area H.S.

  26-03-2018 18:16
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  HEMPFIELD (KDKA) – A young woman is facing charges for allegedly making multiple violent and false threats against Hempfield Area High School.
  According to investigators, 18-year-old Daniela Kendra faces multiple felony counts.
  Kendra allegedly called Hempfield High School’s safe school hotline and said, “I will bring a gun into the school on Monday, March 26, 2018.”
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  The young woman also claimed she would, “sho
  
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• Rascal Flatts To Play KeyBank Pavilion In July

  26-03-2018 18:03
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  BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) — Another group has been added to the Pittsburgh area’s summer concert line-up.
  Rascal Flatts will play the KeyBank Pavilion on Friday, July 27 for their “Back To Us” tour.
  The country group will be joined by singer Carly Pearce and Dan + Shay, a country duo consisting of Wexford-native Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney.
  Tickets go on sale Friday, March 30 at 10 a.m. on LiveNation.com.
  Rascal Flatts is just one of many
  
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• Keidel: What Have We Learned About March Madness?

  26-03-2018 18:00
  By Jason Keidel
  So what have we learned over 10 days of March Madness?
  We love Sister Jean and her scrappy gang of ballers out of Chicago. Loyola-Chicago has become the clear darlings of the NCAA tournament, an 11-seed making an enchanted run to the Final Four, winning their first three games by four points before blowing out Kansas State in the Elite Eight. The last time Kansas State was in the Final Four was 1964, a year after Loyola won the whole thing. (Tex Winter was the Wildcats coach in &
  
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• Pittsburgh Opera To Honor Gov. Wolf, Pat & Michele Atkins At Maecenas Gala

  26-03-2018 17:48
  Pittsburgh Opera hosts "one of the most anticipated events of the year", the 34th annual Maecenas Gala , on Saturday, May 12th. With the whimsical theme "Cirque de l 'Opera," Pittsburgh Opera's historic headquarters in the Strip District will be transformed into a place of mystery and intrigue, where guests can dance among the stars.
  
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• Tracey Bregman Reflects On The Young And The Restless

  26-03-2018 17:29
  “The Young and the Restless” has been daytime TV’s number one rated drama for almost three decades. Today marks the 45th anniversary of when the show first premiered back in 1973 when Richard Nixon was in the White House and the price of gas was 38 cents a gallon. The show will celebrate this historic anniversary with a week-long run featuring the return of beloved characters. Some of the cast members still meet yearly for a Christmas party and nobody is more excited to get eve
  
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• Man’s Body Found In Ohio River, Police Investigating

  26-03-2018 17:20
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  STOWE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Police are investigating after a body was found in the Ohio River Monday morning.
  According to police, barge workers found the body of a white male near the McKees Rocks Bridge.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The body has since been recovered by Pittsburgh Police River Rescue.
  The man’s identity has not been released at this time.
  No other information has been released.
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• Man’s Body Found In Ohio River Identified As Missing Man

  26-03-2018 17:20
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  STOWE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A body found in the Ohio River Monday morning has been identified as a man who went missing from Allegheny General Hospital last week.
  According to police, barge workers found the body of a white man near the McKees Rocks Bridge around 10:30 a.m.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The body was recovered by Pittsburgh Police River Rescue.
  The man has been identified as 71-year-old Raymond Devries, of Ingram. Devries was reported missing last week
  
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• Body Found In Ohio River, Emergency Crews Called

  26-03-2018 17:20
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  STOWE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Emergency crews have been called after a body was found in the Ohio River Monday morning.
  According to emergency dispatchers, the body was found between two barges near an industrial park in Stowe Township.
  No other information has been released at this time.
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• Latest MLB Power Rankings

  26-03-2018 17:05
  The reigning champion Astros take the top spot in our preseason power rankings. Where does your team sit to begin the season?
  
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• Detroit Museum To Host Traveling ‘Star Wars’ Costume Exhibit

  26-03-2018 16:43
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  DETROIT (AP) – The Detroit Institute of Arts is preparing to host a traveling exhibition of “Star Wars” costumes that explores the artistry behind their creation.
  The exhibit, “Star Wars and the Power of Costume,” features more than 60 costumes including Darth Vader, Chewbacca, droids and others. It’s scheduled to run May 20 through Sept. 30.Click Here For More Information About The ExhibitMore than 150 pieces and sketches do
  
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• 30 Players: Walker Buehler Leads Talented Group Of N.L. West Prospects

  26-03-2018 16:33
  The Los Angeles Dodgers ran away with the National League West in 2017 on their way to a run to the World Series, and they will look to utilize more young talent to repeat as division champs and avenge their Fall Classic loss.
  The Dodgers may not have an easy road though, as they will be challenged again by last year’s Wild Card winners, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies, while the revamped San Diego Padres hope to make a push while the San Francisco Giants continue to rebuild.
  
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• TRAFFIC: Truck crash closes part of Parkway East inbound in Churchill

  26-03-2018 16:25 via post-gazette.com
  A tractor-trailer accident has shut down a section of the Parkway East/I-376 inbound in Churchill, according to PennDOT.
  
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• TRAFFIC: Parkway East reopens after truck, van accident in Churchill

  26-03-2018 16:25 via post-gazette.com
  A section of the Parkway East inbound in Churchill has reopened after a tractor-trailer accident shut down the highway for several hours Monday, according to PennDOT.
  
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• Dana Delany On Bull, Michael Weatherly And Moonlighting

  26-03-2018 16:17
  In Hollywood, one show or movie can change your whole career. That’s exactly what happened to actress Dana Delany when she appeared on the television show “Moonlighting” back in 1985. Delany got the gig through Glenn Gordon Caron, the show’s creator, and now the two are working together again. Delany guest stars this week on a brand new episode of “Bull” on CBS as Assistant U.S. District Attorney Syliva Banner. Caron is writer on the show and Delany and the st
  
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• Trump Expelling 60 Russian Diplomats In Wake Of UK Nerve Agent Attack

  26-03-2018 16:08
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  By Jeremy Diamond and Allie Malloy, CNN
  (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday ordered the expulsion of 60 Russian diplomats the United States identified as intelligence agents and the closure of a Russian consulate in Seattle in response to Russia’s alleged use of a nerve agent in the United Kingdom.
  Of those being expelled, 48 of the alleged intelligence agents work at the Russian embassy in Washington and 12 are posted at the United Nations in
  
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• Woman Hit With Baseball Bat In Florida Road Rage Attack

  26-03-2018 15:22
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  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – A Florida woman says she suffered a broken nose when she was attacked by two sisters with a baseball bat during a road rage incident.
  Mikaela Barboza tells the Miami Herald she cut off another driver on Thursday near Fort Lauderdale. The other driver and her sister, who was in another car, began yelling at her. Barboza says she pulled into a nearby parking lot because she was worried for her safety. She called 911 when the wom
  
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• Schools can be first defense against addiction

  26-03-2018 15:19 via post-gazette.com
  Spenser Flowers went from homecoming king to overdose victim in 27 months. At the Hampton Township School District, his death hammered home the reality that even if there’s no sign of pills or stamp bags in the halls or bleachers, graduates will soon run into opioids, some will try them, and a few will die.
  
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• School district social worker looks for signs a student is impacted by opioids

  26-03-2018 15:14 via post-gazette.com
  Tim McDowell is sometimes as much a detective as he is a social worker.
  
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• Employee or independent contractor? Referees, strippers, land agents join the fight for labor rights

  26-03-2018 14:30 via post-gazette.com
  Drivers in their own vehicles who ferry people and deliver packages in Pittsburgh for Uber, Lyft and Amazon. Sports officials who memorize and enforce a rule book for an athletic association governing at high schools across the region.
  
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• PTL Links: March 26, 2018

  26-03-2018 14:27
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:52 Up Close
  Magician Lee Terbosic
  Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon
  Animal Lifeline
  Dr. Mike Hutchinson At Animal General
  Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
  Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Lorraine Hansberry Event
  
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• Norwin schools: Calling attention to the community's opioid problem

  26-03-2018 14:27 via post-gazette.com
  As some 20 people walked down a dark hallway in an empty school on a cold night in Irwin, two police officers appeared, seemingly out of nowhere, grabbed a young woman in a black T-shirt and pushed her against a wall.
  
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• Pittsburgh Carrick sees benefits in anti-drug partnership with Pitt School of Pharmacy

  26-03-2018 14:19 via post-gazette.com
  When a student at Pittsburgh Carrick High School lost her mother to an overdose last year, she was very private about it. 
  
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• Mt. Lebanon schools: Screening for students with drug risks

  26-03-2018 14:18 via post-gazette.com
  How many teens want to answer personal questions about their feelings, behaviors and substance use?
  
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• Butler schools: Rethinking drug prevention amid opioid cloud

  26-03-2018 14:18 via post-gazette.com
  You won't find the opioid-reversing drug naloxone, or Narcan, in Butler Area schools. That's unusual among the school districts surveyed by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — only Butler and the Connellsville Area School District said they don't stock naloxone in any schools.
  
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• Family of man killed in vehicle-dragging incident in Cranberry donates kidney to his best friend

  26-03-2018 13:49 via post-gazette.com
  The family of a New Brighton man killed after falling from the luggage rack of a fast-moving vehicle in an incident Friday in Cranberry is giving the gift of life to his best friend and neighbor.
  
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• Family of man killed in fall from vehicle in Cranberry donates kidney to his best friend

  26-03-2018 13:49 via post-gazette.com
  The family of a New Brighton man killed after falling from the luggage rack of a fast-moving vehicle in an incident Friday in Cranberry is giving the gift of life to his best friend and neighbor.
  
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• Machete-Wielding Man Tried To Kidnap Children At Walmart

  26-03-2018 13:19
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  KENNER, La. (AP) – Police in Louisiana say a stranger with a machete tried to snatch two children from their mothers inside a Walmart.
  Kenner police describe the case in a Facebook post. They say 33-year-old Billy Yoe Budier-Herrera tried to take a 2-year-old boy from her mother’s grocery cart, at one point both of them pulling the child. She prevailed but the man then ran through the store, swinging the machete at employees who tried to intervene.
  
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• Remington, One Of America’s Oldest Gun Makers, Files For Bankruptcy

  26-03-2018 13:06
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  By: Aaron Smith
  (CNN Money) — Remington Outdoor Brands has filed for bankruptcy.
  The bankruptcy filing allows Remington to stay in business while restructuring its massive debt. The company has been planning to reduce its debt by $700 million through the Chapter 11 process and contribute $145 million to its subsidiaries.
  Remington plans to keep on making guns. The company said, when it first announced its plan to file for bankruptcy in February, that oper
  
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• Chinese Space Lab To Fall To Earth Within Days In ‘Fiery Demise’

  26-03-2018 12:53
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  By Katie Hunt, CNN
  (CNN) — An out-of-control Chinese space lab is expected to fall to Earth within days, according to the latest estimate from the European Space Agency (ESA), which is monitoring its descent.
  The ESA’s Space Debris Office said that the re-entry window for the Tiangong-1 space station was between March 30 and April 2 although it warned the estimate was “highly variable.”
  While posing minimal risk to humans, the uncontroll
  
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• Smallman Street set for months-long utilities project

  26-03-2018 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  A multimillion-dollar project to improve water and sewer infrastructure in the Strip District will affect parking and traffic patterns for several months.
  
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• Smallman Street set for months-long sewer, water project

  26-03-2018 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  A multimillion-dollar project to improve water and sewer infrastructure in the Strip District will affect parking and traffic patterns for several months.
  
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