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• Ex-inmate loses toe to diabetes, sues Allegheny County Jail over care

  16-05-2018 23:46 via post-gazette.com
  A former Allegheny County Jail inmate said in a federal lawsuit that jail doctors and nurses didn't properly treat his diabetes, leading to the amputation of a toe and leaving him at risk to have his leg amputated.
  
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• These Are The New Primetime Shows Coming To CBS This Fall

  16-05-2018 23:06
  CBS today unveiled its 2018-2019 primetime lineup featuring three new comedies, five new dramas and the return of the critically acclaimed MURPHY BROWN. The new series will join 24 returning hits to build on the success of America’s Most Watched Network.
  Check out the new fall lineup at CBS.com
  The five new shows for fall include two comedies, THE NEIGHBORHOOD starring Cedric the Entertainer and HAPPY TOGETHER starring Damon Wayans Jr. and Amber Stevens West. The three dramas are MAGNUM P.
  
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• Vehicle Crashes Into Brentwood’s International Food Emporium

  16-05-2018 22:57
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  BRENTWOOD (KDKA) — A Brentwood business will need extensive repairs after a vehicle crashed through the front of it on Wednesday afternoon.
  According to emergency dispatchers, the crash happened around 4:30 p.m. in the 4100 block of Clairton Boulevard, at the intersection with Saw Mill Run Road.
  The car struck the International Food Emporium, which sells African and Mexican imported foods.
  Crews were able to remove the vehicle, but the storefront was left
  
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• The 2017 NBA Offseason And The 2018 Conference Finals

  16-05-2018 22:50
  By Matt Citak
  The 2017 NBA offseason was one of the craziest in recent memory. We saw one blockbuster trade after another go down, with many superstars exchanging their old jersey for a new one.
  Jimmy Butler packed up his things in Chicago and headed west to join Tom Thibodeau and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
  Paul George was traded from the Indiana Pacers to the Oklahoma City Thunder, where Carmelo Anthony would join him a few months later after being shipped out of New York.
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• Puppy Named ‘Monster’ Becomes ‘Hero’ By Saving Owner From Fire

  16-05-2018 22:43
  ATHENS, AL (CBS Local) – An Alabama homeowner says his new puppy saved his life after the man’s front yard went up in flames.
  Monster, a Labrador mix who was adopted by Cameron McKee a month ago, was in his owner’s living room on May 13 when the puppy could tell something was wrong outside.
  “Two of the dogs were on the bed with us sleeping. I think Monster was out in the living room and all of sudden, he comes running in and starts making noise and wakes my girl
  
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• Senate Dems Win Significant Victory To Preserve Net Neutrality Rules

  16-05-2018 22:33
  WASHINGTON (CNET) – Democrats in the Senate squeaked out a major victory in their effort to save Obama-era net neutrality protections.
  A vote on a resolution to turn back the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of net neutrality passed the Senate by a margin of three votes on Wednesday. The final tally was 52 in favor and 47 against.
  Democrats are using the Congressional Review Act to try to halt the FCC’s December repeal of net neutrality. The CRA gives Congress 60 legi
  
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• Amazon Charges Woman $1,000 To Ship Paper Plates Less Than 300 Miles

  16-05-2018 22:05
  GALLATIN, TN (CBS Local) – A woman in Tennessee is regretting her decision to buy paper plates on Amazon after the online giant charged her over $1,000 in shipping fees.
  Lorie Galloway of Gallatin says she does a lot of shopping on Amazon, however a December 2017 purchase stumped both Galloway and her husband. “He sent me a text,” Galloway told WTVF. “‘What did you order at Amazon?’ And, I’m like, ‘What?’ He said, ‘Our bill is
  
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• Pittsburgh police cite Rep. Wheatley for harassment in flap with campaign worker

  16-05-2018 21:58 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh police filed a summary harassment citation Wednesday against state Rep. Jake Wheatley, D-Hill District, following an alleged incident Tuesday outside a Downtown polling place, police spokesman Chris Togneri said.
  
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• Bell’s Single Lifts Pirates Over Reeling White Sox 3-2

  16-05-2018 21:55
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pinch-hitter Josh Bell singled to break a seventh-inning tie, and the streaking Pittsburgh Pirates beat the skidding Chicago White Sox 3-2 Wednesday.
  Pittsburgh has won seven of eight and improved to 10-2 in interleague play this season.
  Chicago has lost eight of nine and 13 of 15. A major league-worst 10-29, the White Sox have matched their worst start since 1948.
  Pittsburgh has won eight straight over Chicago, outscoring the White Sox
  
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• Braddock shop, offering free bikes to kids, has the ride of a lifetime

  16-05-2018 21:48 via post-gazette.com
  Brian Sink thinks kids should have bicycles. In fact, he’s willing to give bikes away to kids who need them.
  
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• FBI, Pittsburgh police searching for Carrick bank robber

  16-05-2018 21:37 via post-gazette.com
  Authorities are searching for a man who robbed a PNC Bank in Carrick Wednesday morning.
  
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• Chimpanzee Nests Contain Less Germs Than Your Bed, Study Says

  16-05-2018 21:27
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  RALEIGH, NC (CBS Local) – Think your bedroom is pretty clean? A new study says humans aren’t even close to being as tidy as the average chimpanzee.
  The Details:A study finds that a chimpanzee’s nest is much cleaner than a human’s bed
  A person’s bed sheet is typically covered in bacteria, which falls off the skin each day
  Chimpanzees create a new nest to sleep in each nightAccording to a study by North Carolina State Unive
  
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• Gelato Shop Creates Heinz Ketchup-Flavored Ice Cream

  16-05-2018 21:17
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (CBS) — Some people like it on hotdogs, others even put it on eggs but how do you feel about ketchup-flavored ice cream?
  This ketchup concoction is made at a gelato shop in Ireland as a tribute to singer Ed Sheeran and his upcoming Irish tour.Sheeran loves Heinz Ketchup and even he has it tattooed on his arm.
  Maybe Heinz will roll out some of the ice cream in Pittsburgh when Sheeran’s concert stops at PNC Park in September.The creamy red i
  
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• School District Forcing Students To Smile In Hallways, Reports Say

  16-05-2018 20:52
  LEBANON, PA (CBS Local) – A Pennsylvania school district is under fire for a policy that allegedly requires students to smile when walking in school hallways.
  The Northern Lebanon School District has reportedly instituted a rule that forces all of their students to keep a smile on their faces or they’ll be sent to speak with school officials. “If you don’t (smile) you get called to the office or down to see your guidance counselor,” the mother of 15-year-old Ju
  
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• Police Seek Help Identifying Carrick Bank Robbery Suspect

  16-05-2018 20:49
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  CARRICK (KDKA) – Pittsburgh police are investigating a Wednesday morning bank robbery in Carrick.
  According to police, the incident happened at the PNC Bank located in the 2100 block of Brownsville Road around 9:10 a.m.
  (Photos Courtesy of Pittsburgh Police)
  A man entered the bank, approached a teller and demanded money. The teller handed over an undisclosed amount of money and the suspect fled the scene.
  The suspect is described as being a black male and
  
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• ‘Come And Take It:’ Photos Of Kent State Grad Wearing AR-10 Go Viral

  16-05-2018 20:33
  (CBS) A recent college graduate from Kent State University in Ohio is gaining attention online for graduation photos she posted on Twitter.
  Kaitlin Bennett shared photos of herself wearing an AR-10 rifle strapped to her back and her graduation cap in hand. A picture of a gun and the words “come and take it” decorated the graduation cap.
  “Now that I graduated from Kent State, I can finally arm myself on campus,” Bennett wrote in the post. “I should have been able to
  
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• Man Acquitted In St. Clair Twp. Police Officer’s Death To Be Released From Prison

  16-05-2018 20:02
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  GREENSBURG (KDKA/AP) – A man acquitted in the fatal shooting of a St. Clair Township Police officer in 2015 was back in court on Wednesday.
  In February, Ray Shetler Jr. was found not guilty on charges of first- and third-degree murder, terroristic threats and simple assault in the death of Officer Lloyd Reed.
  However, he was found guilty on charges of theft and receiving stolen property. Today, he was sentenced to 11.5-23 months with credit for time serve
  
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• Man Acquitted In St. Clair Twp. Police Officer’s Death Released From Prison

  16-05-2018 20:02
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  GREENSBURG (KDKA/AP) – A man acquitted in the fatal shooting of a St. Clair Township Police officer in 2015 was back in court on Wednesday.
  In February, Ray Shetler Jr. was found not guilty on charges of first- and third-degree murder, terroristic threats and simple assault in the death of Officer Lloyd Reed.
  However, he was found guilty on charges of theft and receiving stolen property. Today, he was sentenced to 11.5-23 months with credit for time serve
  
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• Best Memorial Day Walks, Runs And Parades In Pittsburgh

  16-05-2018 20:00
  By Janelle Sheetz
  Photo Credit: KDKA
  Despite falling at the end of May, Memorial Day is practically the official start of summer. Warm weather is finally here to stay, the pools are opening, and the long weekend is perfect for getting outside and having some fun. No matter your preferred Memorial Day activity, Pittsburgh has some great options, with events to enjoy like parades and walks, and even a full morning of activities for the whole family. No matter how you like to remember our country&
  
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• McPhee, Gallant Deserve Credit For Golden Knights Success

  16-05-2018 19:49
  By Steve Silverman
  McPhee and Gallant in starring roles for Vegas
  When looking for reasons as to why the Vegas Golden Knights have been so successful in their initial season, it’s easy to look at players like Jonathan Marchessault, Williams Karlsson, Reilly Smith, James Neal, Colin Miller, and, of course, red-hot goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury as heroes.
  All of them have performed above expectations throughout the regular season and well into the third round of the playoffs.
  However, these p
  
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• Peter Kostis On AT&T Byron Nelson: ‘Past History Out The Window’

  16-05-2018 19:33
  By Dan Reardon
  The AT&T Byron Nelson has a new home. Played at TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas in Irving, Texas since the mid-1980s, the tournament moves over to the Trinity Forest Golf Club in South Dallas.
  The Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw-designed course will give players a very different experience than they’re used to at the Byron Nelson and elsewhere on the PGA TOUR. Opened in 2016, Trinity Forest has many of the hallmarks of links-style golf — wavy, open expanses, dunes, windy
  
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• Senate Intel Panel Agrees Russia Intervened In 2016 Presidential Election

  16-05-2018 19:17
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate intelligence committee says it agrees with a 2017 assessment by intelligence agencies that Russia intervened in the presidential election earlier to hurt the candidacy of Democrat Hillary Clinton and to help Donald Trump.
  Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr said in a statement Wednesday that his staff has spent 14 months “reviewing the sources, tradecraft, and analytic work, and we see no reason to disput
  
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• Microchip Reunites Family With Dog Four Years Later

  16-05-2018 19:17
  LANSING, MI (CBSDFW/CBS LOCAL) — A Lansing, Michigan family got its dog back four years after it went missing thanks to a microchip.
  Bambi’s family was heartbroken when they could not find her. After a seemingly endless search, they feared the worst.
  But time passed and life for the Wieferich family went on, until they got a call from Lucas County Canine Care & Control in Toledo, Ohio.
  “I actually thought it was a prank phone call,” Bradley Wieferich told the Toledo B
  
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• Aliquippa puts police sergeant on leave to grieve with family for slaying victim

  16-05-2018 19:15 via post-gazette.com
  An Aliquippa police sergeant was placed on paid administrative leave Monday because his wife and daughter were close friends of a 33-year-old woman who was killed Sunday.
  
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• Man Killed When Vape Pen Explodes, Sends Pieces Into His Skull

  16-05-2018 19:09
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – An autopsy report says a 38-year-old Florida man was killed by an exploding vape pen.
  The report released Tuesday confirms the vape pen was responsible for the May 5 death of Tallmadge D’Elia in St. Petersburg.
  The Tampa Bay Times reports firefighters found D’Elia inside his burning home.
  The Pinellas-Pasco Medical Examiner’s report sas the explosion sent two pieces of the vape pen into the man’s cranium. The report lists the cause of dea
  
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• Three Rivers Regatta To Feature Crowd Favorites On Water & Stage

  16-05-2018 18:55
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The 41st EQT Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta will feature something for everybody.
  The event, which will be held on Aug. 3-5, will feature some familiar events and some great music.
  The ever-popular ALCOSAN 3 Rivers Proud Anything That Floats Race will be held on Aug. 4.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  “ALCOSAN is proud to sponsor one of the Regatta’s favorite traditions. There’s no better way to showcase and enjoy our Region&rs
  
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• Westmoreland County child porn 'predator' sent to federal prison

  16-05-2018 18:40 via post-gazette.com
  A 21-year-old child molester who distributed images of his abuse of a young boy online went to federal prison Wednesday for more than 11 years.
  
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• More Parents Smoking Marijuana Around Children, Study Says

  16-05-2018 18:30
  NEW YORK (CBS Local) – As regulations crack down on the dangers of cigarette smoke, a new study is warning that many parents are undoing all of this progress by exposing their children to secondhand marijuana smoke.
  The Details:A study says more parents are smoking marijuana around their children
  Researchers point to the decriminalization of marijuana for the change
  The study warns that children are being exposed to more secondhand smoke because of higher marijuana use According
  
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• Michigan State And Nassar Victims Reach $500M Settlement

  16-05-2018 18:14
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  EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan State University has reached a $500 million settlement with hundreds of women and girls who say they were sexually assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar in the worst sex-abuse case in sports history.
  The deal was announced Wednesday by Michigan State and lawyers for 332 victims.
  Nassar pleaded guilty to assaulting victims with his hands under the guise of treatment. He also possessed child pornography and is serving d
  
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• Sherpas Set New Records For Scaling Mount Everest

  16-05-2018 17:42
  KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A veteran Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday for the 22nd time, setting a record for the most climbs of the world’s highest mountain, while a female Sherpa made it to the summit for the ninth time, shattering her own record for the most climbs by a woman.Kami Rita reached the summit on Wednesday morning with a team of foreign climbers and a fellow Sherpa guide and was already safely descending to a lower camp by the afternoon, said Gyanendra Shrest
  
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• Murphy Brown Returns To CBS This Fall

  16-05-2018 17:22
  Ryan MayerFor 10 seasons beginning in the late 1980’s and continuing through much of the 90’s, Candice Bergren’s Murphy Brown entertained audiences as a veteran journalist navigating her return to the field with FYI newsmagazine. Now, nearly 20 years after the final episode of the series aired, “Murphy Brown” is back, looking to take on the world’s new 24-hour news cycle.
  The multiple Emmy Award winner Bergren returns along with series creator Diane Engli
  
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• Police: Woman wakes up to sexual assault; man arrested Source: WPXI

  16-05-2018 17:15
  A Pittsburgh restaurant owner is in the Allegheny County Jail, accused of sexually assaulting a sleeping woman after breaking into her home in Pittsburgh's South Side, Channel 11 News has learned. According to a criminal complaint, Adnan Pehlivan broke into the home on Josephine Street early Tuesday.
  
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• NASA Sending Helicopter To Mars, Aiming For An Aviation First

  16-05-2018 16:41
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  By Jason Hanna, CNN
  (CNN) — NASA has long been able to check out Mars on the ground with rovers and landers and from far above with orbital spacecraft. Now, it wants to prove that it can sustainably fly around the planet’s thin atmosphere at low altitude — with a tiny helicopter.
  NASA announced Friday it will send the Mars Helicopter to the Red Planet with the previously announced Mars 2020 rover, set to launch in two years from Florida.
  The h
  
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• CBS Unveils New 2018-2019 Lineup

  16-05-2018 16:25
  CBS is going to have a whole different look this fall. America’s Most Watched Network announced this morning that it will be adding 8 new shows and will be bringing back the critically acclaimed series “Murphy Brown.”
  Check out the new fall lineup at CBS.com
  Emmy award winner Candice Bergen and series creator Diane English reunite to revive the comedy about a broadcast news legend who is not afraid to voice her opinion in a vastly different political climate. Revivals have been
  
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• Pennsylvania’s All-Male House Delegation Will Be No More Next Year

  16-05-2018 16:16
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  By Dan Merica, CNN
  (CNN) — Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation next year will no longer be made up of only men.
  A host of women candidates won their primaries on Tuesday in Pennsylvania, with some entering general election contests that will ensure a woman will represent at least one district in Pennsylvania come 2019.
  A woman is certain to represent Pennsylvania’s Fifth Congressional District after Mary Gay Scanlon, a member of the Wallin
  
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• Laurel Or Yanny? What Science Has To Say

  16-05-2018 16:10
  (CNN) — As if we needed another thing to divide America.
  Some people who listen to this audio file hear one thing; others hear something completely different. It’s like it was put on the internet just to sow discord.
  Introducing: the Yanny-Laurel debate that’s fractured the internet.
  So what do you hear?
  What do you hear?! Yanny or Laurel pic.twitter.com/jvHhCbMc8I
  — Cloe Feldman (@CloeCouture) May 15, 2018You couldn’t get on social media Tuesday without seeing Team
  
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• Preakness Preview: Can Anyone Beat Justify?

  16-05-2018 15:52
  By Kevin Martin
  The morning after Justify’s dominant win in the Kentucky Derby, it seemed that the field for this Saturday’s Preakness Stakes in Baltimore would offer little challenge. Since then, trainer Chad Brown made the decision to enter Good Magic, the Derby’s second-place finisher, and has set the stage for a compelling re-match at Pimlico. It is expected that five other three-year-olds will enter to take on Justify and Good Magic.
  Justify made his first career start les
  
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• Pittsburgh restaurant owner charged with sexual assault

  16-05-2018 15:43 via post-gazette.com
  A Pittsburgh restaurateur has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in her home early Tuesday following an encounter hours earlier.
  
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• Police find missing Larimer boy, 11, unharmed

  16-05-2018 15:31 via post-gazette.com
  An 11-year-old boy from Pittsburgh's Larimer neighborhood who was reported missing early Wednesday has been found unharmed.
  
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• Police Seek Help Locating Missing Larimer Boy

  16-05-2018 15:23
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  LARIMER (KDKA) – Pittsburgh police are asking for the public’s help to locate a missing boy.
  According to police, 11-year-old Dreantae McClellan was last seen in Larimer around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
  (Photo Courtesy: Pittsburgh Police)
  McClellan is described as being 5-feet-3-inches tall and weighing approximately 90 pounds. He has brown eyes and was last seen wearing a white school uniform shirt, tan pants and white/red Michael Jordan shoes.
  An
  
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• PTL Links: May 16, 2018

  16-05-2018 14:53
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:City Theatre
  Dollar Bank’s Mortgages For Mothers Workshop
  Rania’s Catering
  Rania’s Recipes: Open-Faced Sandwiches & Appetizers
  Your Neighborhood Ford Store
  Quilt For The Cure 
  Winning Plate With Leslie Bonci
  
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• Rania’s Recipes: Open-Faced Sandwiches & Appetizers

  16-05-2018 14:47
  Rania Harris stopped by PTL to show off some delicious recipes for easy open-faced sandwiches and appetizers!
  Crostini with Goat Cheese and Fig TapenadeCrisp Crostini
  Goat Cheese
  Fig TapenadeDirections:
  Spread goat cheese on crostini and finish with a dollop of the fig tapenade
  Crostini with Gorgonzola and Pears or ApplesCrisp Crostini
  Gorgonzola Cheese
  Ripe pear slices or Apple SlicesDirections:
  Spread Gorgonzola cheese on crostini and finish with either a pear or an apple sliceOpen Faced Grill
  
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• NOFX's craft beer and punk festival, Punk in Drublic comes to Pittsburgh

  16-05-2018 14:43
  On May 20, a craft beer and punk festival named for NOFX's 1994 album Punk in Drublic will come to Pittsburgh. The festival was born when Cameron Collins, a punk rock fan and co-founder of Brew Ha Ha Productions made a call to Fat Mike, the lead vocalist and bassist of NOFX, and suggested a collaboration.
  
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• Senators To Vote On Repealing Changes To Net Neutrality Rules

  16-05-2018 14:19
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  By Ted Barrett and Daniella Diaz, CNN
  (CNN) — The Senate is set to vote Wednesday to repeal changes to net neutrality rules that were recently adopted by the Republican-controlled Federal Communications Commission.
  The measure, which is backed by all 49 Democrats and Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, is set to pass the Senate and then be sent to the GOP-led House, where it’ll likely go nowhere — and President Donald Trump is unlikely to
  
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• Now you can sample the royal wedding cake, too, at Spork in Garfield

  16-05-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  Pastry chef Kevi Lee Furgason studied art history and painting at the University of Pittsburgh. So it makes sense she sees food through an artist’s eye.
  
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• Hawaii Is On Red Alert After Ash Clouds, Shooting Lava

  16-05-2018 13:55
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  By Scott McLean, Steve Almasy and Faith Karimi, CNN
  (CNN) — Hawaii warned residents and airplanes to stay away after a plume of ash from the Kilauea volcano rose 12,000 feet into the air.
  Since the Kilauea volcano erupted May 3, it’s been one nightmare after another for residents in the southeast part of the Big Island.
  The U.S. Geological Survey issued a red alert Tuesday, which means a major eruption is imminent or underway and ash could affect ai
  
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• GOP Makes Picks For Governor, Senate; U.S. House Races Feature Upsets

  16-05-2018 13:15
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania Republicans picked a tough-talking state senator and a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump to be their party’s nominees for governor and U.S. Senate, as a big splash in U.S. House primaries made it more likely that women will break the all-male hold on Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation.
  State Sen. Scott Wagner, a garbage magnate, will face incumbent Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, while U.S. Rep. Lou
  
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• PRIMARY RESULTS: Check out the full election tallies from Primary Day 2018

  16-05-2018 12:33 via post-gazette.com
  Republicans and Democrats went to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in key races throughout Pennsylvania.
  
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• PRIMARY RESULTS: Check out the full election tallies from Pa. Primary Day 2018

  16-05-2018 12:33 via post-gazette.com
  Republicans and Democrats went to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in key races throughout Pennsylvania.
  
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