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• Zelle Is A Popular New Way To Send Money, But Are There Risks?

  29-05-2018 23:45
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  CHICAGO (CBS) – No more need for cash or checks, the latest way to spend and send money is with a smartphone. But one of the most popular ways to do it is also seeing some complaints.
  “How should I pay you back? I told you dude just pay me with Zelle,” the commercial says.
  With 100,000 people signing up every day, Zelle is one of the fastest growing digital wallets on the market.
  “It’s probably in your bank app. It’s fast as
  
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• Pa. families sue U.S. Soccer, claiming negligence in preventing concussions among girls

  29-05-2018 23:12 via post-gazette.com
  The parents of two teenage girls from central Pennsylvania who have suffered concussions playing soccer say the sport’s governing body hasn’t done enough to protect young female players.
  
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• Mother Claims IHOP Discriminated Against Toddler With No Arms

  29-05-2018 23:00
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  HOT SPRINGS, AR (CBS Local) – An Arkansas mother is accusing a local IHOP franchise of discriminating against her 3-year-old son who was born without arms.
  Alexis Bancroft says the pancake restaurant in Hot Springs refused to serve the toddler because he eats with his feet. IHOP’s general manager reportedly approached the Bancroft family and informed them that 3-year-old William would not be allowed to sit at the table and touch
  
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• Man Pleads To 3rd-Degree Murder In 2016 Marshall-Shadeland Shooting

  29-05-2018 22:54
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to third-degree murder in a 2016 Pittsburgh shooting that killed a man and injured a woman.
  Thirty-six-year-old Abdul Rasheed of Rochester, New York, also pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated assault as well as drug and weapons counts. Allegheny County prosecutors withdrew attempted homicide and other counts in exchange for the plea.
  Photo: Pittsburgh Police
  Police said the two victims were walking in the Marshal
  
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• University Of Memphis Now Tuition Free For Families Of Fallen Soldiers

  29-05-2018 22:32
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  MEMPHIS, TN (CBS Local) – The University of Memphis is making sure the families of fallen service members never have to worry about paying for college again. The public university will now make tuition free for the children and spouses of United States soldiers who died in the line of duty.
  “They’re attending a school that acknowledges the sacrifices a family has made to protect their freedoms,” University President David Rudd
  
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• Woman Makes Gruesome Discovery, Finds Bloody Goat Head On Her Car Hood

  29-05-2018 22:31
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  BOSTON (AP) – A woman woke up to find a gruesome sight on her car in the Boston neighborhood of Hyde Park.
  The woman found a bloody goat head on her car hood early Tuesday morning with a photo of herself tucked under the windshield wiper blades.
  The woman was walking her dog up Garfield Avenue around 6 a.m. and noticed the head of the animal.Goat Head Found On Woman’s Car In Hyde Park https://t.co/6zfSCqXVWb
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• Police Seek Missing 13-Year-Old Girl From East Hills

  29-05-2018 22:25
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are asking for help finding a missing teenager from the East Hills who was last heard from over the weekend.
  According to police, 13-year-old Tessa Rose May hasn’t been seen since Sunday.
  (Source: Pittsburgh Police)
  May is described as being 5-feet-2-inches tall and 115 pounds. She has blonde hair and blue eyes.MISSING KID ALERT: PBP Detectives are looking for a missing East Hills teen. Tessa Rose May, 13, was l
  
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• Police Locate Missing 13-Year-Old Girl From East Hills

  29-05-2018 22:25
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police have located a teenager from the East Hills who was last heard from over the weekend.
  According to police, 13-year-old Tessa Rose May hadn’t been seen since Sunday.
  (Source: Pittsburgh Police)
  May is described as being 5-feet-2-inches tall and 115 pounds. She has blonde hair and blue eyes.MISSING KID ALERT: PBP Detectives are looking for a missing East Hills teen. Tessa Rose May, 13, was last seen Sunday. She is
  
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• USGS Warning: Do Not Try To Roast Marshmallows Over Erupting Hawaii Volcano

  29-05-2018 21:57
  (KDKA/CBS LOCAL) — You would think it would go without saying, but the U.S. Geological Survey took to Twitter on Tuesday to warn residents not to try and roast marshmallows over the erupting Hawaiian volcano.
  The USGS responded to one Twitter user who asked, “Is it safe to roast marshmallows over volcanic vents? Assuming you had a long enough stick, that is? Or would the resulting marshmallows be poisonous?”
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• Rochester, N.Y. man pleads guilty to homicide during robbery on North Side

  29-05-2018 21:51 via post-gazette.com
  A New York state man pleaded guilty Tuesday to third-degree murder for a fatal shooting in 2016 during a robbery on Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood.
  
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• Teacher Won’t Face Charges After Allegedly Drowning Raccoons In Front Of Students

  29-05-2018 21:34
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  OCALA, FL (CBS Local) – A Florida teacher accused of drowning two raccoons and an opossum in front of his students will not face criminal charges, according to the state attorney’s office.
  Forest High School agricultural science teacher Dewie Brewton allegedly killed the three trapped animals by lowering their cages into a trash can that had been filled with water on May 15. Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney Brad King claims the t
  
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• Findlay Connector near airport moving to cashless toll system on Sunday

  29-05-2018 21:13 via post-gazette.com
  After a delay of about five weeks, the Findlay Connector near Pittsburgh International Airport will introduce its cashless tolling system on Sunday.
  
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• Rascal Flatts Restaurant Closer To Opening In Station Square

  29-05-2018 20:26
  PITTSBURGH (Patch.com/KDKA) – Country music band Rascal Flatts is coming to KeyBank Pavilion in July. Country music-themed restaurant Rascal Flatts could be coming to Station Square before the band.
  Renovations continue at the old Bar Louie near the Texas de Brazil steakhouse and Hard Rock Cafe and a sign promises that Rascal Flatts is coming soon.The 7,500-square foot space will house a restaurant, retail store, indoor performance space and outdoor patio space.
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• Police Investigating 2 Attempted Robberies In North Union Township

  29-05-2018 20:17
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  NORTH UNION TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – State Police in Uniontown are trying to determine if two attempted robberies in North Union Township are connected.
  On Sunday night, a 38-year-old man who works at a local beer distributor was walking back to his car after closing the store. At about 9:30 p.m., a man wearing a mask approached him near the Sunoco Station on West Main Street, demanding money.
  The unknown suspect ripped the man’s lunch box out of his hands
  
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• Registration Open For Penguins’ ‘Learn to Play Dek Hockey’ Program

  29-05-2018 20:11
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Penguins want to teach your kids how to play dek hockey.
  Registration for the inaugural “Learn to Play Dek Hockey” program is now open for kids between ages 4 and 9.
  About 800 kids will receive free head-to-toe dek hockey equipment, including a helmet, hockey stick, hockey gloves and shin guards.
  You can only register online and more information can be found here.
  
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• Those with nose for luxury wines make Shadyside vintner tops in state sales

  29-05-2018 20:05 via post-gazette.com
  In August 2014, Eastside Fine Wines and Good Spirits expanded to become one of the Liquor Control Board's "Premium Collection" stores, growing its footprint by a third and adding two full-time "wine specialists" and a specialized collection.
  
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• Those with nose for luxury wines make Shadyside state store tops in Pa. sales

  29-05-2018 20:05 via post-gazette.com
  In August 2014, Eastside Fine Wines and Good Spirits expanded to become one of the Liquor Control Board’s “Premium Collection” stores, growing its footprint by a third and adding two full-time “wine specialists” and a specialized collection.
  
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• After Racist Tweet, ABC Cancels Roseanne

  29-05-2018 19:51
  (CNN Money) — ABC canceled its hit sitcom “Roseanne” on Tuesday after the show’s biggest star, Roseanne Barr, went on a racist Twitter rant.
  “Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show,” ABC said. The cancellation comes just months after the show premiered to huge ratings.
  Barr had earlier apologized and said she was “now leaving Twitter.”
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• Firefighters Battling Ross Township House Fire

  29-05-2018 19:46
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  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Firefighters are battling a house fire in Ross Township.
  According to officials at the scene, the fire broke out in the 100 block of Varney Street around 1 p.m.
  (Photo Credit: Steve Willing/KDKA)
  In addition to the flames, firefighters also had to deal with hot temperatures.
  Initial reports did not indicate any injuries or entrapment.
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• 12 Firefighters Treated For Heat-Related Illnesses While Battling Ross Twp. Fire

  29-05-2018 19:46
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  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Some firefighters received medical attention Tuesday afternoon as the hot temperatures complicated efforts to fight a fire in Ross Township.
  According to officials at the scene, the fire broke out in the 100 block of Varney Street around 1 p.m.
  Ross Township firefighters encountered heavy smoke and sweltering temperatures when they arrived on the scene. No one was at home, and a neighbor could not save a puppy that was stuck inside.
  
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• TRAFFIC: Smallman Street sewer, water project to impact local streets

  29-05-2018 19:39 via post-gazette.com
  The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority on Tuesday began a project to replace more than 7,000 feet of water and sewer lines in the Strip District that will impact parking and traffic patterns along Smallman Street.
  
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• Prosecution to rely on man's videotaped dying declaration in Clairton homicide trial

  29-05-2018 19:38 via post-gazette.com
  As he lay dying on Third Street in Clairton, Chazz Bush told police the name of the man he believed shot him: Dyran Davenport.
  
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• Subtropical Depression Alberto Could Bring Big Rain Totals To W. Pa.

  29-05-2018 19:00
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Subtropical Depression Alberto may be inland and heading for Indiana, but the tiny storm is still expected to bring quite the punch to western Pennsylvania and Appalachia.
  Rain totals of up to 5 inches will be possible in parts of Tennessee and Kentucky over the next 60 hours, with totals of 1-3 inches of rain expected locally.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Alberto has been an unusual system from the very start.
  The storm formed and was named a
  
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• City police unveil Pittsburgh Pride rainbow decals for month of June

  29-05-2018 18:45 via post-gazette.com
  Despite some pushback last year by its union, Pittsburgh police are revisiting the use of vehicle decals that support various events, including LGBTQ rainbows for Pittsburgh Pride month in June.
  
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• Sharpsburg adds K-9 officer to police force

  29-05-2018 18:39 via post-gazette.com
  Sharpsburg Mayor Matt Rudzki has sworn in the newest member of the borough police department — one of the four-legged variety.
  
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• Chiefs Offensive Lineman Earns His Medical Degree

  29-05-2018 18:33
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  Playing professional football is difficult enough as is. Being an NFL lineman, while also studying to finish your medical degree, seems impossible simply due to the amount of time needed to maintain excellence in both. However, Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif proved that it is in fact possible, earning his degree from McGill University over the weekend.
  This is it! Today I become a doctor! It also marks the beginning of a great new adventure for all 2018 g
  
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• Keidel: Would The Rockets Have Won With Chris Paul?

  29-05-2018 18:22
  By Jason Keidel
  We’re often told that life is unfair, and it’s often true. So one of the reasons we love sports is the fairness of the final score, the zero-sum reality of the result. Sports, unlike the rest of the world, is a true meritocracy. If the regular-season isn’t enough to prove which teams are best, we add a playoff to make sure.
  So then the Golden State Warriors were clearly better than the Houston Rockets. Except they weren’t. The Warriors clearly won the
  
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• Peduto Signs Executive Orders Concerning Workforce Makeup For City Construction Projects

  29-05-2018 18:14
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto has signed two executive orders concerning city construction projects and the makeup of the workforce for those projects.
  Peduto says the executive orders come as the City of Pittsburgh is on the cusp of a boom. He wants to make sure that minority and female workers are part of the city-managed projects.
  With city leaders, construction managers and union representatives surrounding him, Mayor Peduto says th
  
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• Consulting Producer Wanda Sykes Announces She Is Leaving Show Even After Roseanne Apologizes

  29-05-2018 17:44
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  (CNN Money/KDKA) — Comedian Wanda Skyes says she won’t be working on the second season of ABC’s “Roseanne,” a decision she made public after the show’s outspoken star went on a racist rant on Twitter Tuesday morning.
  “I will not be returning to @RoseanneOnABC,” Skyes wrote on Twitter.
  I will not be returning to @RoseanneOnABC.
  — Wanda Sykes (@iamwandasykes) May 29, 2018Skyes had been a consulting producer on
  
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• Report: Pennsylvania Ranks 5th In Nation For Highest Credit Card Debt

  29-05-2018 17:35
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  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Pennsylvania is among the states with the highest total amount of credit card debt, according to a new report.
  The New York state comptroller’s office says the nation’s four most-populated states top the list, with California leading the way followed by Texas, Florida and New York.
  Democratic Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says in a report released Tuesday that Californians had racked up more than $106.8 billion
  
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• Pittsburgh area unemployment rate unchanged at 4.5 percent in April

  29-05-2018 17:32 via post-gazette.com
  The jobless rate in the Pittsburgh region held steady at 4.5 percent in April, a low point not seen here since 2007, according to the latest workforce report released Tuesday morning.
  
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• 74 years late, WWII Veteran Receives His High School Diploma

  29-05-2018 17:28
  OHIO–(CNN) A 94-year-old decorated war hero from Ohio held back tears on Sunday as he was awarded his high school diploma.
  Robert Lockard officially graduated as part of Circleville High School Class of 2018, but his journey at the school began more than seven decades ago.
  It means everything to me. Everything,” Lockard told CNN affiliate WBNS. “All these years man, I thought about this.
  Lockard was originally supposed to graduate in 1944 but dropped out of school and
  
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• Bill Peduto sets goal for larger minority workforce on city-run construction projects

  29-05-2018 17:22 via post-gazette.com
  Minority workers should account for at least 12 percent of the labor workforce on major city-managed construction projects, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said Tuesday.
  
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• Bag Policy, Parking Lot Code Of Conduct Announced For Kenny Chesney Show At Heinz Field

  29-05-2018 17:17
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The rules for this weekend’s Kenny Chesney concert at Heinz Field have been announced.
  The North Shore parking lots will open at 1 p.m. for tailgating. The Heinz Field gates will open at 4 p.m.
  All fans who enter the North Shore parking lots must have a ticket to the show and must enter Heinz Field by 7 p.m.
  Stock picture (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Kenny Chesney)
  According to a press release, the follo
  
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• Half Mammal, Half Reptile Discovered In Utah

  29-05-2018 17:11
  Salt Lake City, UT (KSL) — It may have weighed only 2 1/2 pounds and stood about 6 inches tall, but the discovery of a half mammal, half reptile’s skull in eastern Utah has huge implications for geologic timelines.
  The skull of the new species, Cifelliodon wahkarmoosuch, came from a snout-bearing, catlike animal with buck teeth and molars for crushing plants.
  Its discovery is evidence that the super-continental split of Pangea likely occurred more recently than scientists previously
  
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• Powerful Photo: Braves Fan Hold Umbrella For Marine Corps JROTC Member On Memorial Day

  29-05-2018 16:35
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  ATLANTA (CBS) — A photo from an Atlanta Braves game is going viral online. The photo did not capture the action of the game, but instead, a random act of kindness on Memorial Day.
  The photo of the kind gesture was posted on the Braves’ Twitter. It shows a Junior ROTC cadet standing at attention next to SunTrust Park’s memorial, which is dedicated to all of the soldiers who were prisoners of war or missing in action.It was raining, so a man in
  
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• Harvard Grad Surprises 6th Grade Teacher After 21 Years

  29-05-2018 16:24
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  YUMA (CNN) — Judith Toensing didn’t just teach her students, she inspired them.
  A sixth-grade teacher from Yuma, Arizona, Toensing made a strong impact on one of her students 21 years ago.
  At the end of the school year in 1997, Mrs. Toensing, wrote a note on the student’s report card: “It has been a joy to have you in class. Keep up the good work! Invite me to your Harvard graduation!”
  Photo Credit: CNN
  This week, the student, Chri
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Department Unveils New Pride Decals

  29-05-2018 16:10
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Police Department has unveiled a new pride decal for one of their police vehicles in honor of Pride month.The department showed off the new rainbow decals at a press conference Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: KDKA
  The decals cost $350 and were paid for entirely by PBP Command Staff.The department says no taxpayer money was used.“This is part of our ongoing community outreach efforts,” said Chief of Staff Eric H
  
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• Trump: Mueller’s Team Is ‘Meddling’ In Midterm Elections

  29-05-2018 16:04
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is accusing special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigative team of “MEDDLING” in the upcoming midterm elections and blames Democrats for “Collusion.”
  Mueller is leading the probe into whether Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election with the help from Trump campaign aides. So far, four Trump associates have been charged in Mueller’s investigation; three have pleaded gu
  
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• This Week In Golf: Justin Rose Dominates Fort Worth Invitational

  29-05-2018 15:53
  By Sam McPherson
  It’s been 20 years since England’s Justin Rose leaped onto the scene, when he finished fourth at the British Open as an amateur. Since then he has done pretty well for himself, winning the 2013 U.S. Open and the gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. This weekend Rose earned his ninth career PGA Tour victory, and his second title this season, with an impressive four-round performance to win the Fort Worth Invitational by three strokes over American Brooks Ko
  
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• Service Dog Unexpectedly Goes Into Labor At Airport

  29-05-2018 15:49
  TAMPA, Fla. (CBS4/CBS LOCAL) – Emergency responders in Tampa can now add “experts in puppy delivery” to their resumés.
  Ellie (credit: Tampa Fire Rescue)
  Crews responded to Tampa International Airport on Friday when a pregnant service yellow Labrador named Ellie went into labor.
  (credit: Tampa Fire Rescue)
  The agency tweeted the whole ordeal giving the public a first-hand look at the miracle at gate F79.
  (credit: Tampa Fire Rescue)
  With no time to waste, medical expe
  
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• PTL Links: May 29, 2018

  29-05-2018 14:48
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Visit Annapolis
  The Hotels At BWI
  Reduced Shakespeare
  Allegheny County Summer Concert Series
  Be My Neighbor Contest
  Pittsburgh Magazine
  Pittsburgh Magazine Best Restaurant Party
  Bantaam Jeep Festival
  Bantaam Jeep Festival Facebook Page
  Feed The Kids Summer Telethon
  
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• Steelers OT Villanueva: ‘Serving My Country Was The Greatest Honor Of My Life’

  29-05-2018 14:33
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Many celebrated the Memorial Day holiday with cookouts and parades. But, the holiday takes on a different meaning for those who served, including Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Alejandro Villanueva.
  In a video for ESPN, Villanueva delivers an emotional essay about his time in the service and what the holiday means to him.
  “Serving my country was the greatest honor of my life. Not everyone gets to come home to their family
  
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• Special post-holiday delivery: Mom gives birth to baby on Parkway East

  29-05-2018 14:28 via post-gazette.com
  A baby girl apparently couldn’t wait any longer to make her grand entrance into the world.
  
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• Western Pa. dairy farms survive after contracts end, but future remains cloudy

  29-05-2018 14:25 via post-gazette.com
  A two-month scramble involving state agriculture officials, cheesemakers and a Pittsburgh milk company has pulled off the improbable: a chance for several dozen dairy farms in Western Pennsylvania to survive beyond the end of the month. 
  
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• W. Pa. dairy farms survive after contracts end, but future remains cloudy

  29-05-2018 14:25 via post-gazette.com
  A two-month scramble involving state agriculture officials, cheesemakers and a Pittsburgh milk company has pulled off the improbable: a chance for several dozen dairy farms in Western Pennsylvania to survive beyond the end of the month. 
  
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• Patients' double whammy: arthritis and meniscus tear in the knee

  29-05-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  Older adults have knee joints with a history. The wear and tear over time can bring on osteoarthritis and sometimes damage to the meniscus — the rubbery, C-shaped disc that cushions the joint.
  
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• FDA drug approval could revolutionize migraine treatment for millions

  29-05-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  Every week for the past two years, Melissa Henthorn has driven an hour  to West Penn Hospital in Bloomfield to receive 20 injections in her head and neck. Until now, it was the only way to keep the headache pain away. But soon, she’s hoping that won’t be necessary.
  
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• 3 Rivers Outdoor Co. celebrates its grand opening with a weekend of outdoorsy events

  29-05-2018 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  Chris Kaminski and Christine Iksic did what they dreamed of doing — opened a different kind of outdoors store that sells used as well as new gear and local wares.
  
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• Search For Missing MH370 Plane Ends But Mystery Remains

  29-05-2018 13:25
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  By: Jessie Yeung, CNN
  (CNN) — The second search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 ended Tuesday after a fruitless 90-day sweep of the southern Indian Ocean.
  The U.S.-based company that conducted the hunt, Ocean Infinity, said it had covered 112,000 square kilometers of the ocean floor, but ultimately found nothing.
  The aircraft disappeared in 2014 carrying 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in one of the world’s biggest aviation myster
  
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