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• 7 Easy Mistakes Could Alter Blood Pressure Readings

  22-05-2018 23:45
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – May is High Blood Pressure Awareness Month. Nobody wants to have high blood pressure, but some people are being misdiagnosed with elevated pressure because of simple mistakes being made when they get their pressure taken.
  Crossing your legs or even talking can have a significant impact on your blood pressure reading, according to the American Heart Association, which identifies seven common errors that can lead to inaccurate blood pres
  
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• Police seek Facebook data in Aliquippa teacher's slaying

  22-05-2018 23:30
  Authorities are examining the Facebook accounts of three people who are connected to slain Aliquippa teacher Rachael DelTondo as part of the ongoing investigation into her death, court records show.
  
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• Police seek Facebook data in Aliquippa teacher slaying

  22-05-2018 23:30
  Authorities are examining the Facebook accounts of three people who are connected to slain Aliquippa teacher Rachael DelTondo as part of the ongoing investigation into her death, court records show.
  
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• Pidich Shuts Down Georgia Tech As Pitt Advances In ACC Tournament

  22-05-2018 23:18
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  By: Josh Taylor, KDKA-TV Sports
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In Pitt’s first appearance in the ACC baseball tournament, one of their veteran leaders took the ball and took control of the game early. Redshirt senior Matt Pidich dominated on the mound, allowing only one run on three hits with one walk, and the Panthers backed him up with just enough offense to carry them to a 2-1 victory.
  “We got the timely hit, a couple of timely hits,” said head
  
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• VIDEO: Labrador ‘Adopts’ 9 Orphaned Ducklings

  22-05-2018 23:09
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  STANSTED, Essex, United Kingdom (CBS4) — When nine tiny ducklings were found waddling around the grounds of Mountfitchet Castle, with their mom nowhere in sight, staff members were concerned.
  Luckily, a 10-year-old yellow Labrador named Fred also lives at the castle and was willing to step in as a sort of surrogate parent.“Fred the resident dog at the Castle stepped up to the challenge when nine little ducklings became orphaned last Thursday,”
  
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• Elliott man pleads guilty to third-degree murder for 2016 homicide

  22-05-2018 23:00
  An Elliott man pleaded guilty Tuesday to third-degree murder for killing a Brookline man who got mad over a $20 drug debt.
  
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• Incredible Video Of Lynx Fight Caught On Camera

  22-05-2018 22:58
  ONTARIO (KDKA) — The incredible sights and sounds of two lynx staring each other down and shrieking at one another has gone viral.The video was taken in near Kenora, Canada by a man and his girlfriend who were reportedly heading fishing.The couple posted the video on Facebook and the video has gone viral.
  Edward Trist and his girlfriend Nicole Lewis told Global News that they’ve been overwhelmed by all the attention the video has received.The two cats wail at each other during the en
  
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• Kindness and cardigans: #ThingsILearnedFromMrRogers

  22-05-2018 22:51
  The iconic host of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” was known for spreading messages of inclusion, diversity and positivity during the show’s 33-year run, but the story hasn’t ended.
  
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• State Police Seek 4 Suspected Beer Thieves In Indiana County

  22-05-2018 22:42
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  INDIANA, Pa. (KDKA) — State police are hoping the public can help them identify four men accused of stealing more than $100 in beer from a Sheetz in Indiana County.
  The theft happened at the Sheetz on State Route 22 in Burrell Township in the early morning hours of March 24.
  (Source: Pennsylvania State Police)
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  According to state police, the men got away with two 12-packs of Budweiser and five 30-packs of Corona. Altoget
  
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• Mans Sets Out To Mow Lawns In 50 States For People In Need

  22-05-2018 22:33
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  HUNTSVILLE, AL (CBS Local) – An Alabama man wants to make a difference this summer, one lawn at a time.
  “I’m on a journey called ’50 States, 50 Lawns,'” Rodney Smith Jr. said, via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The founder of Raising Men Lawn Care Service started mowing lawns for those in need three years ago after seeing a neighbor in Huntsville struggling to cut his grass.
  “I pulled over and helped him out,&rdq
  
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• Man Sets Out To Mow Lawns In 50 States For People In Need

  22-05-2018 22:33
  HUNTSVILLE, AL (CBS Local) – An Alabama man wants to make a difference this summer, one lawn at a time.
  “I’m on a journey called ’50 States, 50 Lawns,'” Rodney Smith Jr. said, via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The founder of Raising Men Lawn Care Service started mowing lawns for those in need three years ago after seeing a neighbor in Huntsville struggling to cut his grass.
  “I pulled over and helped him out,” Smith told WTTV. “That ni
  
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• DEP revokes permission to dump wastewater brine from drilling on dirt roads

  22-05-2018 22:00
  The state Department of Environmental Protection has conceded it erred in allowing the spreading of hundreds of thousands of gallons of salty “brine” wastewater from gas and oil well drilling on dirt roads in Farmington Township, Warren County last year.
  
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• DEP revokes permission to dump brine on dirt roads

  22-05-2018 22:00
  The state Department of Environmental Protection has conceded it erred in allowing the spreading of hundreds of thousands of gallons of salty “brine” wastewater from gas and oil well drilling on dirt roads in Farmington Township, Warren County last year.
  
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• Underrated NFL Rookies Who Will Make An Impact In 2018

  22-05-2018 21:54
  By Chris Trapasso
  (CBS Sports)- Last week, I pinpointed likely Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year candidates. But what about other first-year pros who’ll make important contributions to their respective clubs in their debut seasons?
  While they may not garner considerable attention and aren’t likely to be household names in Year One, these rookies have the skills to thrive instantly at the professional level and landed in exquisite situations that should ac
  
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• Robotics, IT propel $5.5 billion investment in Pittsburgh region

  22-05-2018 21:32
  Deal-making in the information technology and robotics sector reached record levels as capital investment in the Pittsburgh region rose to $5.5 billion in 2017, the third-highest annual amount since economic development officials began tracking deals 11 years ago. 
  
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• Search underway for 3 men caught on home surveillance during burglary Source: WPXI

  22-05-2018 21:23
  Three men were caught on surveillance video while burglarizing a home Monday in Pittsburgh's South Side Slopes neighborhood. A search of the home turned up empty, police said.
  
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• Pitt administrator among three finalists to withdraw from troubled UMass presidential search

  22-05-2018 21:19
  A chancellor search at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, that had narrowed to three finalists — including a University of Pittsburgh administrator — was scuttled after faculty representatives challenged the qualifications of all three, and the contenders withdrew.
  
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• Pitt administrator among three finalists to withdraw from troubled UMass chancellor search

  22-05-2018 21:19
  A chancellor search at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, that had narrowed to three finalists — including a University of Pittsburgh administrator — was scuttled after faculty representatives challenged the qualifications of all three, and the contenders withdrew.
  
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• 7 Firefighters In The Same Department Welcome New Babies

  22-05-2018 21:19
  GLENPOOL, OK (CBS Local/CBS News) – There’s a baby boom at a firehouse in Oklahoma. Several of their bravest not only battle blazes, but also perform daddy duties — and there are adorable photos to show for it.
  Seven firefighters at the Glenpool Fire Department have become fathers in the last 15 months. Their wives wanted to commemorate the special occasion with group photos on May 20 — even if the star subjects didn’t always want to cooperate.
  Seven firefighte
  
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• Sinkhole Appears On White House Lawn

  22-05-2018 20:58
  WASHINGTON (CBS News) — A sinkhole has appeared on the White House’s North Lawn — which has naturally spawned jokes on the Internet.The sinkhole, confirmed by groundskeepers, is just outside the office of White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley. The sinkhole, which groundskeepers remarked was smaller than they thought it might be, was roped off with cones and caution tape.
  Photo Credit CBS News/Jacqueline Alemany
  But, according to reporters who have observed it, it appe
  
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• Big Ben ‘Trying To Help’ Rudolph During Steelers’ OTAs

  22-05-2018 20:51
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Today was the first day of Steelers Organized Team Activities (OTAs) and it was the first chance Ben Roethlisberger and new quarterback Mason Rudolph had a chance to spend some time together.
  Roethlisberger even offered Rudolph some tips during practice.
  “We’re in meetings and stuff and try to help him out with a couple things I saw out there,” Roethlisberger said.
  Big Ben noticed Rudolph threw it pretty hard at Rosie
  
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• Pittsburgh aims to cut water, energy use under latest climate plan

  22-05-2018 20:39
  Pittsburgh will try to slash energy and water use by 50 percent citywide under a revised climate plan adopted Tuesday by city council.
  
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• Publix Refuses To Write ‘Summa Cum Laude’ On Graduation Cake

  22-05-2018 20:33
  CHARLESTON, SC (CBS Local) – A South Carolina teen had his graduation cake censored by a local supermarket after the store failed to understand what “summa cum laude” meant.
  The Latin phrase commonly used in academic – meaning “with greatest honor” – was requested by Cara Koscinski for her son’s surprise graduation cake she ordered online from Publix. “Publix refused to write the words Summa Cum Laude because I was using ‘prof
  
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• Federal Board Recommends Seatbelts On All New School Buses

  22-05-2018 20:18
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  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A federal transportation panel is recommending to states that all new large school buses be equipped with seatbelts.
  The National Transportation Safety Board approved the lap-shoulder seatbelt recommendation Tuesday in Washington.
  Chairman Robert Sumwalt said the agency has previously tiptoed around the issue, saying it’s time to take a hard stance.
  The recommendation came during a meeting about deadly school bus crashes in C
  
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• Disciplinary hearing opens for PSU's ex-top lawyer during Sandusky investigation

  22-05-2018 20:06
  An expert in grand jury proceedings testified Tuesday that former Penn State University general counsel Cynthia Baldwin violated attorney-client privilege and failed to competently represent three top officials at the school during the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse investigation.
  
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• Humans Have Wiped Out 85 Percent Of Mammals On Earth, Study Says

  22-05-2018 19:51
  (CBS Local) – Humans make up only a tiny minority of the life on Earth, however a new study claims people are responsible for wiping out more than half of the planet’s lifeforms.
  The Details:A study of the Earth’s biomass finds that 80 percent of the planet is made of plants
  Humans represent just 0.01 percent of life on Earth
  Since humans arrived, the study says they have helped wipe out 85 percent of mammalsAccording to a study of the Earth’s living “biom
  
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• Pittsburgh-area students join call for gun control in Harrisburg

  22-05-2018 19:45
  Jonna Backers was just a year old when her 19-year-old brother was shot in the head. 
  
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• Labor group: Pay gap between CEOs, average workers has widened -- again

  22-05-2018 19:33
  The average pay of a S&P 500 company CEO rose 6 percent last year to $13.9 million, or 361 times more than the average worker made, according to the AFL-CIO.
  
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• Sources: Police Probe Friend’s Version Of Events In Rachael DelTondo Murder Case

  22-05-2018 19:30
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  ALIQUIPPA (KDKA) – Sources tell KDKA investigator Andy Sheehan that police are now looking into the version of events reported by one of the last people to see a murdered Aliquippa school teacher alive.
  Lauren Watkins, 17, was a friend of 33-year old Rachael DelTondo and was with her shortly before she was shot to death in her parents’ driveway on Mother’s Day.
  Since then, police have retraced DelTondo’s steps and the movements of severa
  
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• Youngwood Park Vandalized For 2nd Time, Suspects Sought

  22-05-2018 18:56
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  YOUNGWOOD (KDKA) – Vandals have struck again at a park in Westmoreland County.
  According to a Tribune-Review report, the Youngwood Park and Pool has been vandalized for a second time this month.
  In the most recent incident, the suspects knocked over portable toilets and broke into a box where tools and other supplies are stored. The damage is estimated to be at least several hundred dollars.
  Earlier this month, Park and Pool Field saw vanda
  
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• Police Issue Warning After Black Bear Spotted In Whitehall

  22-05-2018 18:56
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) —Police are warning residents in Whitehall after a bear was spotted Monday night.The Whitehall Borough Police Department posted a photo of the bear on Facebook.They say the bear was spotted in the 3200 block of Woodridge Drive.
  According to residents the bear took a few minutes to sample a salt lick and scraps from a wildlife feeder before continuing on his way.Officers say bear sightings are rare in Whitehall but they do happen from time
  
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• The PA Partnership for 5G looks to accelerate adoption of faster internet service

  22-05-2018 18:50
  There are more mobile devices in the U.S. today than there are people, and that means the demand for faster mobile data is growing exponentially.
  
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• Are We Growing Numb To The Opioid Epidemic?

  22-05-2018 18:45
  By Lloyd I. Sederer, MD, author of The Addiction Solution: Treating Our Dependence on Opioids and Other Drugs (out now on Simon & Schuster)
  It’s clear to me, as a public health doctor and journalist, that there have been fewer news stories on the opioid epidemic in recent months, in print, online, and on the radio and TV. While I don’t have a major survey to point to, my work demands that I pay attention to this epidemic and the stories written about it — and that I en
  
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• Police: Rookie K-9 Finds 60 Pounds Of Meth In First Drug Bust

  22-05-2018 18:31
  WEST COVINA, CA (CBS Local) – A rookie K-9 officer in California has already made a big impression on his new department after finding nearly 60 pounds of meth in a suspect’s car.
  Rye is the newest K-9 in the West Covina Police Department. The pup recently learned how to sniff out drugs and received his field certification in narcotic detection in April, according to the department’s Facebook page.
  The fresh-faced recruit looked like an old pro when officers stopped a
  
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• Cavaliers-Celtics: LeBron James, Terry Rozier And The Matchup Game

  22-05-2018 18:23
  By James Herbert
  Cleveland, OH (CBS Sports) — The Boston Celtics don’t quite look like the Boston Celtics anymore. At their best this season, they were known for not merely their tough defense — they were first in the league in net rating — but for their offensive system, predicated on ball movement, player movement, screening and cutting.
  In the playoffs, though, pretty sets tend to get disrupted by defenses that know what’s coming. Passing lane
  
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• NFL Helmet Makers Awarded U.S. Army Contract To Improve Safety Of Marine, Army Combat Helmets

  22-05-2018 17:54
  Seattle, WA (AP/CBS) –The creators of one of the most technologically advanced football helmets currently available on the market was awarded a contract from the U.S. Army on Tuesday according to a press release. VICIS, Inc., makers of the VICIS Zero-1 helmet, have been contracted by the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center to try and improve the safety of Army and Marine Corps combat helmets. According to the release, VICIS will research ways to
  
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• Staying Home: Soaring Gas Prices Will Curb Summer Travel, Study Says

  22-05-2018 17:51
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Rising gas prices will have many families staying closer to home this summer rather than hitting the road.According to a GasBuddy survey only 58 percent of people surveyed said they would take a road trip this summer, that compares to 82 percent last year.A whopping 39 percent of those surveyed said it’s due to high gas prices.The survey results were released as the national gas price is at its highest point in more than three yea
  
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• Social media had some things to say about Gabby Barrett's loss

  22-05-2018 17:46
  Gabby Barrett finished third on Monday night’s “American Idol” finale, and social media exploded. Ms. Barrett, a Munhall native, was a hometown favorite and expected by many to win the competition.
  
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• Pittsburgh stinks! So how exactly would we put our stamp on stench?

  22-05-2018 17:29
  According to the Associated Press, the U.S. Postal Service will be introducing scratch-and-sniff stamps that feature illustrations of ice pops. The agency said the stamps, depicting art by California artist Margaret Berg, will "add the sweet scent of summer" to correspondence and will be issued on June 20 at a children's museum in Austin, Texas.
  
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• Moon Meets With Trump Amid Fears For U.S.-North Korea Summit

  22-05-2018 17:19
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  WASHINGTON DC (KDKA) – South Korean President Moon Jae-In arrived at the White House Tuesday afternoon to meet with President Donald Trump before a highly-anticipated summit with North Korea.
  KDKA-TV was invited to cover this important meeting between the two world leaders.
  When President Trump greeted President Moon at the door to the West Wing, he was asked whether he would still be going to Singapore for the North Korean summit. He said “We&rsquo
  
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• Moon Meeting With Trump Amid Fears For U.S.-North Korea Summit

  22-05-2018 17:19
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  WASHINGTON (KDKA) – South Korean President Moon Jae-In arrived at the White House Tuesday afternoon to meet with President Donald Trump before a highly anticipated summit with North Korea.
  KDKA-TV has been invited to cover this important meeting between the two world leaders.
  Strategy is critical as President Trump embarks on the rare diplomatic opportunity to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
  That is why today’s meeting between President T
  
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• Tomato Pie Cafe ordered to close over water issue

  22-05-2018 17:18
  Tomato Pie Cafe on East Ingomar Road in Allison Park was ordered to close by the Allegheny County Health Department for using a potentially unsafe private water supply.
  
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• Police: Man Strikes Dog With Baseball Bat After Animal Ate Whopper

  22-05-2018 16:54
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  DARTMOUTH, Mass. (KDKA) – A Massachusetts man is facing charges after he allegedly beat his dog with a baseball bat because it ate his Whopper sandwich.
  According to CBS Boston, Dartmouth Police were called about the attack, which happened inside a car on Friday.
  Officers found the vehicle and after an investigation they arrested 50-year-old Gregory Ostiguy.
  Gregory Ostiguy. (Image Credit: Dartmouth Police)
  The dog was taken to an area veterinarian. It su
  
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• Power Outage Triggers Zombie Alert In Florida

  22-05-2018 16:49
  FT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami/CBS Local) – Lake Worth city officials are investigating how a power outage triggered a zombie alert to be sent out to residents on social media.
  It happened early Sunday morning and made a reference to a fictional town in AMC’s “The Walking Dead.”
  “Power outage and zombie alert for the residents of Lake Worth and Terminus. There are now far less than 7-thousand 3-hundred 80 customers involved due to extreme zombie activity. Restoration time
  
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• Conflict of interest? Larimer taste-tests The Larimer beer

  22-05-2018 16:32
  How many Larimer breweries do you know? Well, I found one. But this is not some shameless plug for my family's beer.
  
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• Hawaii Volcano Lava Flows Into Power Plant, Sparking Fears Of Deadly Gas Release

  22-05-2018 16:24
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  PAHOA, Hawaii (CBS News) – Emergency workers in Hawaii are racing to protect a geothermal power plant near the Kilauea Volcano. Slow-moving molten rock entered the site and is just a few hundred yards from the wells. There is concern lava could trigger the release of deadly hydrogen sulfate gas, reports CBS News’ Mark Strassmann.Lava from Hawaii volcano oozes into ocean, creating new toxic hazardLava continued its steady advance toward the Puna Geot
  
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• Martinez, Betts Powering Red Sox To Top Of A.L. East

  22-05-2018 15:27
  By Matt Citak
  The New York Yankees made one of the biggest moves of the offseason when they went out and acquired Giancarlo Stanton from the Miami Marlins. The reigning NL MVP was on his way to the Bronx, where he would be joining the reigning AL MVP runner-up, Aaron Judge, to form what was supposed to be one of the best power-hitting duos the game of baseball has seen in recent memory.
  Through the first 44 games of the season, the two have not disappointed, as both players have hit 11 home runs
  
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• Teen Arrested Following Maryland Officer’s Death

  22-05-2018 15:12
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  PERRY HALL, Md. (AP) – Police say a teen has been arrested after the slaying of a Baltimore County, Maryland, police officer, and three other suspects are still being sought.
  The Baltimore County Police and Fire Department said Tuesday on Twitter that the 16-year-old was arrested shortly after the female officer was fatally injured Monday. The police tweet did not explain the delay in announcing the teen’s apprehension. The teen’s name was not
  
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• Spruced-up Oxford Centre on display

  22-05-2018 14:30
  Like the host of a HGTV fixer up show, Shorenstein Properties is ready for the big reveal.
  
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