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• Shell Holds Job Fair For Veterans At Heinz Field For New Cracker Plant

  23-05-2018 23:57
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The soon-to-be Shell cracker plant in Beaver County is hiring and they want to put veterans to work.
  Veterans from around the region were invited to Heinz Field on Wednesday to explore job opportunities.
  “Veterans we found have been a wonderful literal human resource for us. They bring a very good work ethic and discipline to the job, and we’ve had great experience hiring vets throughout Shell,” Michael Marr, of Shell
  
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• Who Will Take Home The $1 Million Dollar Prize On ‘Survivor’?

  23-05-2018 23:43
  After 39 days, one castaway will take home the $1 million dollar prize and earn the title of sole survivor, on the two-hour season finale, followed by the one-hour reunion show, of “SURVIVOR,” Wednesday, May 23.
  Tonight, Castaways try to navigate their way to immunity when facing the biggest maze in the history for the game. Also, a fire-making challenge could change one person’s fate in the game, and, after 39 days, one castaway will take home the $1 million dollar prize and t
  
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• Man pleads guilty to robbing Mount Washington bank

  23-05-2018 23:32 via post-gazette.com
  A Pittsburgh man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to robbing a Mount Washington bank in 2017.
  
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• Sleeping In On The Weekends Can Help You Live Longer, Study Finds

  23-05-2018 23:21
  SWEDEN (CBS Local) – Can you really “catch up” on your sleep by staying in bed on the weekends? A new study suggests that sleeping in on your days off can offset a lack of sleep during the work week.
  According to a study published in the Journal of Sleep Research, extra rest during the weekend helped to lower a person’s mortality rate if they had been suffering from a lack of sleep during the week.
  “The results imply that short (weekday) sleep is not a ris
  
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• Woman Charged After Preschooler Finds Gun In Her Purse, Picks It Up

  23-05-2018 23:16
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police have charged a Pittsburgh woman with bringing a handgun to a preschool where a 3-year-old boy found it and picked it up.
  Stacey Gibson, of Homewood, is charged with endangerment for the incident, which happened at Crescent Early Childhood in East Hills earlier this month.Witnesses reportedly saw the little boy reach into the purse and pick up the gun before both were taken away from him.According to our news partners at the Pitt
  
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• Stop & Shop Recalls Frozen Broccoli Over Bacteria Concerns

  23-05-2018 23:01
  QUINCY, MA (CBS Local) – Major supermarket chain Stop & Shop has issued a frozen broccoli recall for all its stores after health inspectors found potentially dangerous bacteria in one of the packages.
  The supermarket chain released an alert on May 21 saying that it’s voluntarily recalling 16-ounce packages of “Private Brands Frozen Broccoli Cuts.” A routine sampling by Connecticut inspectors found listeria monocytogenes, a potentially deadly bacteria, i
  
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• Checkers & Rally’s Bringing Two Dozen Fast Food Restaurants To Pittsburgh

  23-05-2018 22:55
  PITTSBURGH, PA – Tampa-based fast food chain Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants Inc. is in expansion mode and plans to add two dozen Pittsburgh locations, a company spokesperson announced Wednesday.
  The company, which operates two differently named eateries with the same menu – Checkers and Rally’s, currently has 870 restaurants nationwide. The company is adding another 76 this year and plans another hundred in 2019.
  That aggressive expansion is possible in part because t
  
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• Looks Like The Rockets Are Making This A Series

  23-05-2018 22:40
  By Matt Citak
  It took until the eighth contest of this year’s conference finals, but finally we were rewarded with a nail-biter.
  The Houston Rockets entered Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals with their backs to the wall. Already down 2-1, losing a second straight game at Oracle Arena would have left the league’s regular-season champions in a deficit too large to overcome.
  As good as Houston is, they knew that the chances of coming back from a 3-1 hole were quite slim. The Golde
  
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• In wake of Tempe fatal crash, Uber ending self-driving program in Arizona

  23-05-2018 22:22 via post-gazette.com
  Uber is ending its self-driving pilot in Arizona following a fatal crash in Tempe back in March — but the company is doubling its efforts in cities where it has an engineering presence: Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Toronto.
  
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• As Uber pulls out of Arizona self-driving pilot, Pittsburgh mayor hits the brakes

  23-05-2018 22:22 via post-gazette.com
  Uber is ending its self-driving pilot in Arizona following a fatal crash in Tempe back in March — but the company is doubling its efforts in cities where it has an engineering presence: Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Toronto.
  
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• Cancer-Related Deaths In The U.S. Dropping, Report Says

  23-05-2018 22:03
  ROCKVILLE, MD (CBS Local) – There’s a bright spot in a new medical report out this week: the country’s overall cancer death rate has fallen.
  The Details:A study says the cancer death rate in the U.S. continues to drop
  The death rate among both men and women decreased each year from 1999 to 2014
  Late stage prostate cancer cases stopped declining among menIn a report from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the American Cancer Society and the CDC, researchers say
  
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• Steelers Sign 3rd-Rounder, QB Rudolph

  23-05-2018 21:41
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Steelers signed third-round draft pick Mason Rudolph to a four-year contract on Wednesday.“I couldn’t be more thrilled to be in this situation,” Rudolph said, according to Steelers.com. “It was one of the situations where I kind of had my finger on the whole time. I thought if I get a chance to be a part of this organization, one that everyone has nothing but great things to say about it, with a c
  
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• Uber Shutting Down Self-Driving Cars In Arizona, Will Focus On Pittsburgh

  23-05-2018 21:28
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  PHOENIX (AP/KDKA) – Uber is ending its operation of self-driving cars in Arizona more than two months after a woman was struck and killed by one of its vehicles.
  The company notified about 300 workers Wednesday that their positions would be terminated.
  Uber previously suspended operations of autonomous vehicles following the March 18 accident in which a 49-year-old woman was hit while crossing the street in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe.
  The vehicle was in
  
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• Westmoreland County judge grants man new trial in 1990 rape, orders him freed on $10K bond

  23-05-2018 21:18 via post-gazette.com
  A man who has spent the last 28 years in prison for a rape and brutal assault in Westmoreland County he claims he didn’t commit was Wednesday granted a new trial after a judge expressed skepticism over physical evidence in the case and vacated his conviction.
  
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• Want to know where the city's war memorials are? Pittsburgh updates its searchable website

  23-05-2018 21:06 via post-gazette.com
  For Pittsburgh art and history lovers, exploring the city’s publicly owned art and war memorials is about to get a bit easier.On Wednesday, the city’s Planning Department posted its online “City’s Art Collection” — A Public Art and Civic Design Division initiative, which provides an updated inventory of Pittsburgh art.The collection contains a searchable set of tools to locate and identify these art pieces and memorials in various neighborhoods.
  
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• Fargo Man Runs Full Marathon Thinking He Was Only Running A Half-Marathon

  23-05-2018 21:05
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  FARGO, N.D. (CBS Local) – If you’re a person who runs consistently, you’ve likely found yourself getting into that “zone” where it feels like the workout gets easier and you can push yourself longer than you originally thought. However, you’ve likely not been in the same kind of zone this Fargo, North Dakota man was in this past Saturday when he ran a full marathon despite only signing up to do the half-marathon.
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• Train Derails In Indiana County, Emergency Crews Called

  23-05-2018 20:49
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  NORTHPOINT (KDKA) – Crews are responding to a train derailment in Indiana County.
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  Several cars were either off the tracks or overturned in the area of Ewing Road in Northpoint. The train is believed to have been hauling coal, which has spilled onto the tracks.
  There is no word on what caused the derailment at this time.
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• FDA Warns Infant Teething Medications Are Unsafe

  23-05-2018 20:40
  WASHINGTON, DC (CBS Local) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning parents against using over-the-counter teething products because of an ingredient that can cause serious side effects and even death in infants.
  The FDA released a statement urging Americans to avoid buying over-the-counter (OTC) medications containing benzocaine. “In addition to our letters to companies who make these products, we urge parents, caregivers and retailers who sell th
  
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• Officials demonstrate getting into 'warm zones' during mass attacks to treat victims

  23-05-2018 20:37 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh police officers, firefighters and EMTs on Wednesday demonstrated a new approach for responding to mass shootings aimed at treating victims before the scene has been cleared.
  
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• NFLPA Fires Back Over Passage Of New National Anthem Policy

  23-05-2018 20:29
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – NFL owners approved a new policy regarding players protesting during the national anthem, which has received a mixed reaction.
  The new policy will require all players and personnel that are on the field during the anthem to stand while the anthem is played. However, the NFL also removed the requirement from the Game Operations Manual that required players to be on the field for the anthem.Click Here To See The Full Policy“I think
  
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• TRAFFIC ADVISORY: OpenStreetsPGH festivities forcing traffic restrictions on Sunday

  23-05-2018 20:09 via post-gazette.com
  Several parts of Pittsburgh will be closed Sunday as part of OpenStreetsPGH, an event organized by Bike Pittsburgh.
  
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• Ex-PSU top lawyer testifies at disciplinary hearing; says she felt 'duped'

  23-05-2018 20:01 via post-gazette.com
  Cynthia Baldwin, the former state Supreme Court justice and Penn State University general counsel, spent two hours on the witness stand Wednesday defending herself against allegations of professional misconduct for her representation of clients during the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
  
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• Baldwin says she felt 'duped' by former top PSU official

  23-05-2018 20:01 via post-gazette.com
  Cynthia Baldwin has been through enough, her attorney says.
  
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• Baldwin says she felt 'duped' by former top Penn State official

  23-05-2018 20:01 via post-gazette.com
  Cynthia Baldwin has been through enough, her attorney says.
  
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• Best Kids Menus In Pittsburgh

  23-05-2018 20:00
  By Jessica Wasik
  File photo (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)
  It’s a well-known parenting fact that kids can be finicky eaters. If you’ve got one on your hands, you understand how those picky palettes can quickly put a wrench in your dining plans. Fast food restaurants simply won’t cut it for dinner every night; neither will overly refined upscale restaurants. Finding a restaurant that caters to both adults and children can be tricky, but it doesn’t have to be whe
  
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• Boy witnessed Uniontown slaying, helped lead police to alleged shooter

  23-05-2018 19:59 via post-gazette.com
  A 28-year-old man was shot to death in front of a boy who’d been asleep in bed in Uniontown Tuesday night, according to police. 
  
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• Judge: President Trump Can’t Block Critics On Twitter

  23-05-2018 19:45
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  NEW YORK (AP) – A federal judge in New York says President Donald Trump violates the First Amendment by blocking critics on Twitter for political speech.
  Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald in Manhattan issued the written decision Wednesday.
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  In ruling, she said no government official – including the president – is above the law.
  The case was brought last July by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and seven in
  
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• Police: 6-Year-Old, 12-Year-Old Threw Rocks And Waved Gun At Adults

  23-05-2018 19:40
  ATLANTA, GA (CBS Local) – Police in Atlanta are looking for two children who allegedly chased a group of adults away from a local hiking trail. The incident was made even more disturbing after victims told officers the youngsters pelted them with rocks and waved a handgun at them.
  According to authorities, a 6-year-old and 12-year-old approached a group of adults who were sitting in the Atlanta BeltLine on May 20. The group was reportedly using some public swings in the hiking area&rs
  
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• Corps issues warnings to boaters around locks and dams

  23-05-2018 19:31 via post-gazette.com
  Due to high water conditions, warning buoys placed around the region’s locks and dams on the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers may not all be in place for the Memorial Day weekend.
  
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• Dottie Pepper On Fort Worth Invitational: ‘Every Hole Is Distinctive’

  23-05-2018 19:25
  By Dan Reardon
  Call it the PGA TOUR’s version of the Texas Two-Step. Back-to-back weeks in Dallas-Fort Worth, with tournaments tied to the state’s golf legends, Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan. This week it’s the Fort Worth Invitational at Colonial Country Club, a course so closely tied to Hogan that his statue stands watch over a shot played decades ago. The Hall of Famer captured the title five times at Colonial, including the tournament’s first two in 1946 and 1947.
  As time
  
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• It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood! There's a Mister Rogers clothing collection coming soon

  23-05-2018 19:03 via post-gazette.com
  Be transported to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe with the new “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”-inspired collection.
  
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• Police: Man Impersonated Nurse, Responded To Emergencies At UPMC Presbyterian Hospital

  23-05-2018 18:49
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police have arrested a man who allegedly impersonated a nurse and responded to emergencies within UPMC Presbyterian Hospital.
  According to the criminal complaint, UPMC Police were called after a suspicious man was responding to emergency calls. Members of the hospital’s Rapid Response Team could not identify the man.
  (Photo Courtesy: Allegheny County Jail)
  Officers confronted the man in the cafeteria. He was wearing light blue sc
  
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• Valedictorian Claims High School Censored Graduation Speech

  23-05-2018 18:37
  SCIOTA, IL (CBS Local) – An Illinois high school valedictorian has hired a lawyer after claiming that school officials demanded he remove all religious references from his graduation speech.
  Sam Blackledge was set to deliver the speech at West Prairie High School on May 19. According to the 18-year-old, school administrators informed him that he needed to take out anything that mentioned God and Jesus minutes before Blackledge was scheduled to go on stage.
  “It was terr
  
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• Pittsburgh Filmmakers cancels fall classes for adults, will sell Oakland building

  23-05-2018 18:27 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts will not offer classes for adults this fall at its Melwood Avenue building in Oakland and also plans to sell that property.
  
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• Philip Murray Bridge reduced to one inbound lane of traffic beginning Thursday

  23-05-2018 18:14 via post-gazette.com
  The Philip Murray Bridge between South 10th Street on the South Side and Second Avenue on the Bluff side of the Monongahela River will be limited to one lane of inbound traffic only beginning Thursday night and lasting through November.
  
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• Curious Cat Hangs On To Van At 60 MPH

  23-05-2018 18:10
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  OMAHA, Neb. (KETV) — The Nebraska Humane Society said staff had never seen anything like this until KETV NewsWatch 7 showed them the video.
  Now, there’s a ‘cat chase’ for updates on the feline or someone who may know what happened.
  “My daughter says, ‘There’s a cat on that van,’ and I was like, ‘Oh no, that’s a raccoon,’” recalled Ronda Rankin. “When my husband pulls up closer, I&rsqu
  
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• Toddler finds gun in purse at East Hills preschool; woman charged

  23-05-2018 17:39 via post-gazette.com
  A 3-year-old boy found a handgun at an East Hills preschool and picked it up after a parent brought it to the school in her purse, according to Pittsburgh Public Schools police.
  
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• NFL Owners Approve New National Anthem Policy

  23-05-2018 17:32
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterBy: Ryan Mayer
  The NFL owners have been working throughout the past several days to attempt to figure out what to do (if anything) about players protesting during the national anthem. On Wednesday, they announced a new policy that will require all players and personnel that are on the field during the anthem to stand while the anthem is played. However, the NFL also removed the requirement from the Game Operations Manual that required players to be on the field
  
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• Pittsburgh Parks Make Huge Jump, Now Ranked 23rd Best In Nation

  23-05-2018 17:17
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) —Pittsburgh’s incredible parks are gaining national recognition.Pittsburgh is now ranked 23rd out of 100 in the 2018 rankings of U.S. parks.
  The ranking is an increase from 39th in 2017.(Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Steve Willing)
  The Trust for Public Land releases the rankings every year, ranking the 100 largest cities in the country.A park score is based on park acreage, facilities, investment, and residents access to local
  
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• Driver Crashes Into Bellevue Business, 1 Person Injured

  23-05-2018 17:17
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  BELLEVUE (KDKA) – One person was injured after a vehicle crashed into a business in Bellevue Wednesday morning.
  According to officials, a vehicle crashed into the NAPA Auto Parts store in the 4200 block of Ohio River Boulevard around 11 a.m.
  (Photo Credit: Jeff Roupe/KDKA)
  Firefighters were called to the scene and are working to secure the building.Bellevue: Vehicle crash into structure – 4200 block of Ohio River Boulevard. One reported injury; stru
  
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• Amazon Banning Customers For Abusing Return Policy

  23-05-2018 17:04
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  MINNEAPOLIS (CBS) — Retail giant Amazon may take action on accounts it believes are abusing its return policy, according to a spokesperson.
  Customer complaints found online indicate the company has shut accounts down because of flagged returns.
  Amazon officials gave WCCO-TV this statement:
  We want everyone to be able to use Amazon, but there are rare occasions where someone abuses our service over an extended period of time. We never take these decisions
  
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• Amazon Banning Certain Customers For Excessive Product Returns

  23-05-2018 17:04
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Blacklisted by Amazon?
  That may be too strong a word, but Amazon is clearly banning certain customers from making online purchases if they return too many products. That’s what a former Amazon enforcement investigator told The Wall Street Journal.
  “It’s really surprising because Amazon has really set the bar and the standard,” Duquesne University business marketing Prof. Audrey Guskey told KDKA Money editor Jon
  
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• Police: Man posed as nurse, responded to medical emergencies at UPMC

  23-05-2018 16:54 via post-gazette.com
  A man posed as a nurse at UPMC Presbyterian and responded to patient emergencies in the hospital, according to hospital police.
  
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• NFL Draft Headed To Nashville In 2019

  23-05-2018 16:53
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  By: Ryan Mayer
  The NFL officially announced today that the 2019 NFL Draft will be held in Nashville, Tennessee, confirming reports that circulated earlier in the week. The league’s owners approved the city’s bid at the Spring League Meeting in Atlanta this morning and commissioner Roger Goodell announced it to the assembled media shortly thereafter.
  .@nflcommish: Congrats to Nashville @Titans pic.twitter.com/Z0fxEZh48x
  — Jim Wyatt (@jwyattspor
  
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• Water, Profanities Thrown At Fox News Contributor Tomi Lahren

  23-05-2018 16:46
  MINNEAPOLIS (CBS) — Fox News contributor and controversial commentator Tomi Lahren’s trip to Minneapolis did not end well.
  The day after Lahren appeared at a “Family, Freedom and Final Thoughts” show at the Pantages Theatre, she visited the Union Restaurant in downtown Minneapolis for brunch Sunday.
  As she and her parents were making their way out, someone threw water on her, splashing both her and her mother.
  So this is disgusting, disrespectful and abusive behaviour. @T
  
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• Kennywood’s Phantom’s Revenge Battling For Title Of Best Roller Coaster In U.S.

  23-05-2018 16:10
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – One of Kennywood’s popular roller coasters is vying for the title of best in the United States.
  According to USA Today, a panel of experts narrowed the field down to 20, which includes Phantom’s Revenge!
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Kennywood is facing stiff competition from other coasters at Cedar Point, Busch Gardens, Six Flags and more.
  Now, it’s up to the public to decide the winner.Click Here To Vote!
  Voting will end at
  
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• News Crew Intervenes After Moose Caught On Video Charging Bicyclist

  23-05-2018 16:00
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  ANCHORAGE, Ala. (CBS4/CBS Local) – A moose cow was caught on camera charging a bicyclist riding near her and her calves in Anchorage, Alaska.
  The CBS-affiliate, KTVA, reports the scary interactions were captured in the station’s Facebook Live.
  The cow and her calves stood on a trail near the Glenn Highway on Monday. The cow lunged at one rider and caused him to fall, but he wasn’t hit by the moose.
  Moose family in Anchorage, Alaska (credi
  
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• After His Son Died In Crash, Dad Takes Girlfriend To Prom

  23-05-2018 15:50
  MERCERSBURG, Pa. (AP) — It was supposed to be Carter Brown putting on the corsage and doing funny poses in photos with his date for senior prom.
  His father instead took his place, one month after the Pennsylvania teen died in a car crash.
  Robert Brown took Kaylee Suders to the James Buchanan High School event Saturday, because he said he knew his son would’ve still wanted Suders to go to the prom.Carter Brown was heading home from Indiana State University April 15 to surprise Suders
  
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• Australian Investigators Dismiss MH370 Murder-Suicide Theory

  23-05-2018 15:26
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  By: Jessie Yeung, CNN
  (CNN) — Australian investigators who led a four-year search for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 have defended their theory that the plane’s disappearance was due to an accident.
  Peter Foley and Greg Hood from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) told a parliamentary hearing Tuesday that the plane, which disappeared in 2014 carrying 239 passengers on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, had likely crashed
  
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• Report: NFL Considering 15-Yard Penalties For Players Kneeling During Anthem

  23-05-2018 15:15
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  By: Ryan Mayer
  Heading into this week’s league meetings in Atlanta, one of the biggest questions was how, if at all, the NFL would attempt to address players protesting during the national anthem.
  According to a report from Albert Breer at Sports Illustrated, one of the ideas that was discussed was potential 15-yard penalties for any player that is kneeling if the teams decide to come out of the locker room for the anthem. From the report:
  “An idea
  
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