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• Pennsylvania Starts Taxing, Regulating Online Fantasy Sports

  01-05-2018 23:59
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Six online fantasy sports game operators are now offering wagers that are regulated and taxed by Pennsylvania.
  The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said Tuesday that regulation began over the weekend of games operated by six companies that filed applications to the agency.
  The gaming board was charged with regulating the growing business in last October’s law that also expanded casino-style gambling in Pennsylvania.
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• Pittsburgh’s Most Luxurious Residential Rentals, Revealed

  01-05-2018 23:55
  Story Hoodline — This just in: the priciest listing in today’s Pittsburgh rental market is going for $3,000/month. As absurd as it may seem, it’s not the only opulent residential listing out there. But what glamorous features might someone land, given these astronomical prices?
  We scoured local listings in Pittsburgh via rental site Zumper to identify the city’s most glamorous listings.
  Behold the city’s select listings, below. (Note: prices and availability ar
  
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• Police: Woman Strikes 2 Pedestrians While Trying To Hit Boyfriend; Infant In Car At Time

  01-05-2018 23:38
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A woman is facing charges after she allegedly struck two pedestrians while trying to run over her boyfriend, all while her infant son was in the back seat.
  According to a criminal complaint, officers were sent to East Ohio Street just before 2 a.m. Saturday for a report that a pedestrian had been hit by a vehicle outside J.R.’s Bar.
  When the officer arrived on the scene, he found two women who had been struck and injured. One wom
  
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• ‘I Don’t Really Want To Step Onto That Field Ever Again’: Injured Students Recovering After Tree Falls During Softball Game

  01-05-2018 23:30
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  BELLEVUE (KDKA) — Several people are recovering after Monday’s freak accident on the Northgate campus.
  A large tree came down during a middle school softball game, injuring 10 people. Two of the victims are from the same family.
  “I heard the crackle and I turned around, and I was like, ‘What the heck?'” Kelly Ayers said. “And I literally saw it starting to slowly slide, and I just started screaming, ‘Run, run, oh my god
  
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• Hope Floats Along the Allegheny River at New Kensington's Schreiber Industrial Park

  01-05-2018 23:21
  May 01 --The only thing that's stayed the same about New Kensington's Schreiber Industrial Park is change, and more is coming. The city is set to buy the industrial park in a bid to make it a center for manufacturing and return some of the jobs it used to provide to residents.
  
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• Black Student Allegedly Punches White Student For Repeatedly Using Racial Slur

  01-05-2018 23:12
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  MARS (KDKA) — An altercation at Mars Area High School ended with one student in the hospital and another suspended for five days, but some students and parents in the district say they are upset over how the discipline in this case was passed out.
  “I think kids, I mean, when they get bullied so much, they just get to the point where they feel nothing’s being done, they have to take matters into their own hands,” parent Carlee Valiknac sa
  
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• Days Inn Offers $10K Summer Job Taking Pictures Around The U.S.

  01-05-2018 23:07
  CBS Local — Looking to travel this summer and take some great pictures? A hotel chain is looking to pay one lucky traveler $10,000 to be their “sun-tern” for a month and take as many sun-drenched photos as they can.
  The Details:Days Inn by Wyndham is hiring one person to travel the U.S. to take pictures for a month
  The summer internship pays a stipend of $10,000 with travel expenses covered
  The pictures will be featured on the Days Inn website and social media accountsDays
  
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• Border Agents Find Tiger Inside Abandoned Duffel Bag

  01-05-2018 22:51
  (CNN) — Border patrol agents are used to seeing many strange things on the US-Mexico border.
  However, when they came across an abandoned black duffel bag Monday, they had to do a double take.
  Photo Credit: US Customs and Border Protection
  While on duty, the agents saw three people attempting to enter the Unites States illegally, through Brownsville, Texas.
  The men dropped the bag as they fled back to Mexico.
  When agents approached, they found an unconscious male tiger stuffed inside.
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• Swisshelm Park man charged in attack on Squirrel Hill man

  01-05-2018 22:47 via post-gazette.com
  A man who identified himself as a police officer barged into a man's Squirrel Hill apartment on Sunday evening, attacked him and then followed him to a nearby pizzeria where employees were forced to intervene, according to a criminal complaint.
  
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• Greater Downtown in the midst of a building boom, report confirms

  01-05-2018 22:20 via post-gazette.com
  Downtown and its fringe are teeming with development, with 28 projects worth $1 billion under construction and much more in the pipeline.
  
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• 28 projects worth $1 billion under construction and more on the way: Downtown in midst of building boom

  01-05-2018 22:20 via post-gazette.com
  Downtown and its fringe are teeming with development, with 28 projects worth $1 billion under construction and much more in the pipeline.
  
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• Couple Saves Pit Bull Shot In The Head Twice, Left For Dead

  01-05-2018 22:15
  ST. JOSEPH, MO (CBS Local) – A pit bull is fighting for her life after someone shot the dog twice in the head and left her in the woods. Luckily, a Missouri couple’s quick thinking and pleas for help on social media saved the dog before it was too late.
  The Details:A female pit bull named Lagertha was shot twice in the head on April 26
  A Missouri family found the dog and saved her from bleeding to death
  A nearby animal clinic took the dog in after the family’s pleas for he
  
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• John-Henry Krueger, Olympian and Pittsburgh native, leaving Team USA to compete for Hungary

  01-05-2018 21:08 via post-gazette.com
  Last Friday, John-Henry Krueger was at the White House, celebrating alongside President Donald Trump and many other members of the U.S. Olympic team their recent accomplishments at the Pyeongchang Games.
  
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• Reputed coke ring member in Ga. turns himself in

  01-05-2018 21:03 via post-gazette.com
  A Georgia man who was among 39 people indicted last week in what could turn out to be the region's largest-ever cocaine ring turned himself in Tuesday.
  
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• Person stabbed in head during fight in Crafton Heights

  01-05-2018 21:01 via post-gazette.com
  A person was stabbed in the head during a fight in Crafton Heights Tuesday afternoon, according to Pittsburgh police.
  
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• Wave Of Huge Alligators Wreaking Havoc Across Southern States

  01-05-2018 20:57
  FLORIDA (CBS Local) – Alligator sightings are a common thing if you live in the south, but a wave of the monstrous creatures made their presence felt over the final weekend in April. Several residents in Florida and Texas were sent into a panic as large gators stopped traffic, invaded porches, and even approached a Target store over the weekend.
  The Details:Several large alligators were spotted in Florida and Texas over the last weekend of April
  A gator stopped traffic in Texas on U.S
  
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• Reserve police officer confirms suspension from force following arrest in Ohio

  01-05-2018 20:51 via post-gazette.com
  A Reserve police officer who was charged with driving while impaired in Ohio on April 21 had been in a bar fight earlier that night and abandoned his sport-utility vehicle with a loaded gun inside after crashing into a curb, according to a police report.
  
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• Reserve officer gets into bar fight, crashes car, wanders several miles away before arrested for DUI

  01-05-2018 20:51 via post-gazette.com
  A Reserve police officer who was charged with driving while impaired in Ohio on April 21 had been in a bar fight earlier that night and abandoned his car with a loaded gun inside after crashing into a curb, according to a police report.
  
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• KDKA-TV Military Support Day 2018

  01-05-2018 20:28
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In support of our current and former military members and their spouses, KDKA-TV is partnering with the Mall at Robinson to provide our service men and women with knowledge of the valuable resources available to assist with the transition back into the private sector.
  Join us 2 to 6 p.m., Saturday, May 19 to celebrate Armed Forces Day.
  Corporations, schools, and services will all be available on-site providing valuable information to our everyday heroes.
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• Stormy Daniels To Perform In Pittsburgh

  01-05-2018 20:03
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – The porn actress who claims she had an affair with President Donald Trump will be performing in Pittsburgh this week.
  According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Stormy Daniels will be performing at Blush on Wednesday and Thursday. Tickets were reportedly still available.
  Daniels made more headlines on Monday when it was announced she was suing Trump for defamation.
  Daniels filed the complaint in federal court in
  
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• Police: Chase Suspect Ditches Car, Breaks Down Door To Own Home, Hides In Bed

  01-05-2018 19:24
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  NEW KENSINGTON (KDKA) – A man has been arrested after leading police on a chase and breaking down the door to his own home in Westmoreland County.
  According to police, the incident happened in New Kensington around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday.
  Officers were initially called for a vehicle possibly being involved in a narcotics transaction. The vehicle was described as being a red Ford Escape.
  An officer parked near the intersection of Seventh Street and Freeport R
  
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• Children Who Play Football Before Age 12 Show CTE-Related Symptoms Much Sooner

  01-05-2018 19:09
  (CBS Local)— A new study published in Annals of Neurology found kids who start playing tackle football before age 12 will, on average, develop cognitive and emotional symptoms associated with the degenerative brain disease CTE much earlier than those who start later. One California family whose son began playing football at 9 years old is blaming the sport for his early death.
  “I loved my son. He was just a wonderful kid,” an emotional Gregory Ransom told CBS New
  
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• Crash Involving Port Authority Bus Leaves 4 Injured

  01-05-2018 18:44
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Several people were injured in a crash that involved a Port Authority bus and a passenger vehicle.
  It happened at the intersection of Sixth Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard, near Steel Plaza.
  A total of 20 people were on the bus at the time.
  Four people were taken to UPMC Mercy Hospital for injuries that were not believed to life-threatening.
  The driver of the passenger vehicle has been cited.
  Results of drug and alcohol tests are pending.
  
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• 4 taken to hospital after Port Authority bus, car collide downtown Source: WPXI

  01-05-2018 18:42
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• Man Tried To Drown Himself, Now Suing Police Who Saved His Life

  01-05-2018 18:38
  FAIRFAX, VA (CBS Local) – A Virginia pool worker, who tried to drown himself during a bipolar episode, is now suing the police officers and lifeguard who saved him because they allegedly took too long to do it.
  The Details:Mateusz Fijalkowski is suing police for taking too long to save his life
  Fijalkowski tried to drown himself in May 2016 during a bipolar episode
  Fairfax police say they acted properly and call the lawsuit “frivolous”
  Fijalkowski wants the officers w
  
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• For Second Year In A Row, Pittsburgh Ranked Best City In America For First Time Homebuyers

  01-05-2018 18:20
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — For the second year in a row, a new study has ranked Pittsburgh as the best city in the nation for first time homebuyers.SmartAsset says people looking to buy their first homes in the Steel City should be excited about the affordability of local homes.The average price per square foot of home in Pittsburgh is only $91, which is 13th lowest in the study.SmartAsset also says first-time homebuyers can also feel confident that their home wo
  
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• Facebook Asks Users, ‘Does This Post Contain Hate Speech?’

  01-05-2018 18:09
  MENLO PARK, Calif. (CBS) — Is Facebook stepping up its efforts to combat hate speech?
  On Tuesday morning, many users reported seeing a prompt beneath every Facebook post on their News Feed asking if the post contained hate speech.
  The Facebook note about hate speech (Screengrab from Facebook.com)
  Some noted that it appeared to be a bug on Facebook’s part, offering “test” options to people who clicked yes. The message apparently disappeared for many Facebook users within a
  
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• 4 injured when Port Authority bus, car collide in Downtown Pittsburgh

  01-05-2018 17:58 via post-gazette.com
  Four people were injured when a Port Authority bus collided with a vehicle in Downtown Pittsburgh Tuesday morning.
  
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• Pittsburgh joins lawsuit challenging citizenship question on U.S. Census

  01-05-2018 17:50 via post-gazette.com
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• Second annual Pittsburgh Cello Fest to include world premiere performance

  01-05-2018 17:47 via post-gazette.com
  The second annual Pittsburgh Cello Fest, a day of everything cello, kicks off May 5 at 9 a.m. at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Music.
  
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• Leaderboard: The Fuzzy Math Of Zurich Classic’s Team Format

  01-05-2018 17:39
  By Dan Reardon
  Sometimes the math doesn’t work out. Sometimes you write the equation and plug in the number,s but you don’t get the answer you anticipated. That’s what happened in New Orleans at the Zurich Classic.
  The second-year team format, and the days switching between Foursome and Fourball attracted one of the best “name” fields in recent tournament history. All four current major winners were on the roster. U.S. Open Champion Brooks Koepka was back in action
  
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• Pa. AG: 12 More Fraternity Members To Be Charged In PSU Pledge’s Death

  01-05-2018 17:16
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  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – After an independent review of the case, Attorney General Josh Shapiro wants the court system to allow the case of a Penn State University pledge’s hazing-related death to go to trial.
  He also plans to file charges tomorrow against 12 additional fraternity members.
  Shaprio said he wants justice for Timothy Piazza and his family.
  Photo: Provided
  Piazza died after consuming an excessive amount of alcohol and falling down the steps
  
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• Man charged with Pitt student's killing faces hearing in altercation with jail guards

  01-05-2018 17:10 via post-gazette.com
  A preliminary hearing has been postponed in an assault case that involves a man already accused of homicide and two rapes, each separate criminal cases.
  
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• Report: NFL Not Considering Eliminating Kickoffs This Season

  01-05-2018 17:04
  Ryan Mayer
  In the NFL’s continuing quest to make the game safer, many rules changes have been made, and a number of other ideas have been considered. One that has been gaining more steam in the last several years is the idea of eliminating the kickoff. The play has been a part of the sport since its inception, but recent data has suggested that players get injured at a higher rate on kickoffs than they do on other plays. Despite that, league executive vice president, Troy Vincent, told rep
  
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• Guitar Legend Gibson Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

  01-05-2018 17:04
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  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The maker of the Gibson guitar, omnipresent for decades on the American rock ‘n’ roll stage, is filing for bankruptcy protection after wrestling for years with debt.
  Gibson guitars have been esteemed by generations of guitar legends. After Chuck Berry died, his beloved cherry-red Gibson guitar was bolted to the inside of his coffin lid. David Bowie favored the 1989 Gibson L4 when he fronted Tin Machine. Slash swears by
  
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• Police: Perry South woman trying to run over ex-boyfriend hurt two bystanders

  01-05-2018 16:39 via post-gazette.com
  A 38-year-old Perry South driver tried to run over her ex-boyfriend with a vehicle on Saturday on the North Side but missed him and struck two bystanders, according to Pittsburgh police.
  
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• Police: Perry South woman trying to run over boyfriend hurt two bystanders

  01-05-2018 16:39 via post-gazette.com
  A 38-year-old Perry South driver tried to run over her boyfriend with a Jeep on Saturday on the North Side but missed him and struck two bystanders, according to Pittsburgh police.
  
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• Cranberry Twp. Split In Half By New Pa. Congressional District Map

  01-05-2018 16:38
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  CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Among the many changes to Pennsylvania’s newly redrawn congressional districts, one town in Butler County is being split in half.
  Cranberry Township is now split between the 16th and 17th Districts.
  To help residents determine which district they are in ahead of this month’s primary election, the township has launched an online tool.
  For more details and to see the map, visit the township’s webs
  
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• Pittsburgh Native, Olympic Silver Medalist John-Henry Krueger Switching Countries

  01-05-2018 16:11
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh native, and U.S. speed skater John-Henry Krueger won a silver medal in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, but now he wants to compete for a new country.
  USA Today reports that Krueger will no longer compete for the United States after a dispute with the U.S. federation and will now compete for Hungary.Krueger, 23, was the only American short-track skater to place at the Olympics.
  In a statement to USA Today he says:“I was
  
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• Man Charged In Alleged Sexual Assault Of Underage Co-Worker

  01-05-2018 16:06
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  MONONGAHELA (KDKA) – A man is facing charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage co-worker at a Washington County Subway restaurant.
  According to police, the incident happened on April 16 at the restaurant located in the 200 block of West Main Street in Monongahela.
  (Photo Courtesy: Washington County Jail)
  The victim told police Christopher Rosario, 25, pulled her into the bathroom and sexually assaulted her.
  Rosario is facing a lis
  
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• The Baseball Report: Kingham Dazzles In Debut

  01-05-2018 15:40
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  The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted right-hander Nick Kingham out of high school in the fourth round of the 2010 MLB draft. After eight years, including a season and change missed due to Tommy John surgery, Kingham finally debuted with the big club over the weekend. He didn’t disappoint.
  Going against the St. Louis Cardinals, Kingham took a perfect game into the seventh inning before Cardinals shortstop Paul DeJong singled to left field with two outs to break up the bid. The 20 batte
  
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• Dozens Of Unsolicited Packages Sent To Underage Girls Prompts FBI Investigation

  01-05-2018 15:17
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  ANDALUSIA, Ala. (AP) – The FBI is on alert after someone sent unsolicited packages to at least 50 minor-age girls.
  Prosecutors say unsolicited packages have been sent to two Alabama girls that were addressed to them in care of their elementary school.
  A crest of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is seen 03 August 2007 inside the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP
  
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• Police: Texas Wife Slashed Husband For Ogling Other Women

  01-05-2018 15:02
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  SAN ANTONIO (AP) – San Antonio police say a woman has been jailed for slashing her husband with a kitchen knife after catching him looking at other women during a night out together.
  Authorities say 27-year-old Star Perez was with her husband celebrating a city festival called Fiesta on Saturday when she complained he was ogling others.
  An argument erupted when they returned home and authorities allege Perez grabbed the knife and swung at h
  
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• Fugees member will introduce Blacture initiative in Pittsburgh

  01-05-2018 14:59 via post-gazette.com
  Pras Michel, a founding member of Grammy-winning hip-hop trio The Fugees, will be in Pittsburgh this week to introduce Blacture, a new platform that celebrates black innovation and achievement.
  
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• Source: Kim Jong Un Agrees To Meet Donald Trump At DMZ

  01-05-2018 14:53
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  By Will Ripley, Ralph Ellis and Ben Westcott, CNN
  (CNN) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in has convinced North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to hold his upcoming meeting with President Donald Trump at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, a source tells CNN.
  Moon and Kim met at the same location in Panmunjom last Friday, a historically significant event that was televised worldwide and led to an agreement to denuclearize the Korea
  
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• Penguins fail to gain low-income tax credits for former arena development

  01-05-2018 14:45 via post-gazette.com
  The Pittsburgh Penguins may have to abandon plans for greater levels of affordable housing at the former Civic Arena site after failing to win low-income tax credits for the 935-unit development.
  
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• PTL Links: May 1, 2018

  01-05-2018 14:44
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Pittsburgh Magazine
  Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon
  Sewickley House Tour
  Market District
  
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• Trump Slams ‘Disgraceful’ Leak Of Mueller Questions

  01-05-2018 14:35
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  By Betsy Klein, CNN
  (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed the disclosure of special counsel Robert Mueller’s questions for the him, calling the leak “disgraceful.”
  “So disgraceful that the questions concerning the Russian Witch Hunt were ‘leaked’ to the media. No questions on Collusion. Oh, I see…you have a made up, phony crime, Collusion, that never existed, and an investigation begun
  
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• Obituary: Darcy B. Tannehill / RMU professor, raised money for amyloidosis research

  01-05-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  In a September 2016 Post-Gazette article about patients fighting the rare disease amyloidosis, Darcy B. Tannehill promised: “I am not going to go down easy.”
  
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• Jefferson finalist: Karen Scuilli co-founds group that supports inner healing for people with facial disfigurement

  01-05-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  Karen Scuilli doesn’t want anyone with facial or other type of disfigurement to feel alone and isolated from other people.
  
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