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• Retailers’ Efforts To Stop Gift Card Scams Often Fall Short

  06-06-2018 23:45
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  SAN FRANCISCO (CBS) — Gift cards are a major industry projected to bring in $160 billion this year alone. But gift cards are more than just money-makers — they’re also a common tool for scammers. Now some are questioning whether the stores that profit from gift card-related scams should be doing more to stop them.
  Imposter scams come in many forms, from the IRS Scam, to the Grandma Scam and the Tech Support Scam, but these days they usually be
  
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• Kidsburgh: Ways To Prevent Summer Learning Loss

  06-06-2018 23:33
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — School is letting out for kids everywhere, and while summer vacation is fun, summer learning loss is a real problem.
  One study cited by Brookings Institute found that kids in grades 2 to 9 lost 25 to 30 percent of their school year learning over the summer. The problem disproportionately affects low income students who may not be able to afford camps and vacations that help prevent learning loss.
  There are many free and inexpensive and
  
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• Southwest Pa. Commission proposes $4.9 million in transportation projects over next 4 years

  06-06-2018 23:22 via post-gazette.com
  If you need further evidence of the changing nature of Western Pennsylvania, look at the types of projects proposed in the four-year, $4.9 billion regional Transportation Improvement Program.
  
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• Southwest Pa. Commission proposes $4.9 billion in transportation projects over next 4 years

  06-06-2018 23:22 via post-gazette.com
  If you need further evidence of the changing nature of Western Pennsylvania, look at the types of projects proposed in the four-year, $4.9 billion regional Transportation Improvement Program.
  
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• Mesa Officers Placed On Leave After Video Shows Them Repeatedly Punching Man

  06-06-2018 23:10
  MESA, Ariz. (CBS NEWS) — Four Mesa police officers are on administrative leave following an incident captured on video last month in which a suspect was punched several times. Police Chief Ramon Batista tells Phoenix TV station ABC15 he wasn’t notified of the May 23 incident until a week after it occurred and he then began an investigation.
  Officers responded to a domestic violence call at a Mesa apartment after a woman claimed her 20-year-old ex-boyfriend tried to break in.
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• Convicted Coal Executive Starts Third-Party Ballot Petition Drive In W.Va.

  06-06-2018 23:00
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  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A petition drive has started to place convicted former coal executive Don Blankenship on the West Virginia general election ballot in the U.S. Senate race as the Constitution Party’s nominee.
  Blankenship’s campaign announced the petition drive Wednesday.
  MORGANTOWN, WV – MARCH 01:Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Don Blankenship speaks at a town hall meeting at West Virginia University on March 1, 2018 in Morg
  
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• Police charge Elliott man in killing that followed dispute over dirt bike

  06-06-2018 22:50 via post-gazette.com
  An Elliott man arrested Tuesday for a non-fatal shooting along Route 65 has now been charged with killing a man following a dispute about a dirt bike, Pittsburgh police said.
  
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• Gov. Wolf Planning To Sign Mandated Student Civics Knowledge Test

  06-06-2018 22:46
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Gov. Tom Wolf plans to sign a new law requiring Pennsylvania students to take a test of civics knowledge, although they don’t need it to graduate.
  Wolf’s office announced his plans hours after the state House on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly for the bill that mandates a locally developed test of U.S. history, government and civics.
  The test would be administered to students in grades seven through 12.
  Those who get a pe
  
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• Will Stephen Curry Win NBA Finals MVP Award?

  06-06-2018 22:25
  By Matt Citak
  The 2018 NBA Finals is only two games old, yet it is already filled with many significant storylines.
  The refs changed a Kevin Durant charge into a LeBron James blocking foul in the waning moments of Game 1, giving the Golden State Warriors two free points and drastically changing the final seconds of the fourth quarter.
  J.R. Smith inexplicably held onto the ball with only a few seconds left, after grabbing an offensive rebound in a tied Game 1, resulting in overtime, where the Cle
  
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• Cops Save Autistic Teen’s Birthday When Only 3 People Show Up

  06-06-2018 22:16
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  RUSSELLVILLE, AR (CBS Local) – Police and firefighters are used to getting calls for help. First responders in Arkansas made a different kind of rescue recently when they saved an autistic teen’s birthday party after his friends didn’t show up.
  Bradley Butler, 15, regularly helps his father in their shop in Russellville and decided to celebrate his birthday at the arcade next door. The Butlers reportedly sent out dozens of invitations two
  
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• Woman Catches Foul Ball In Beer, Then Chugs The Beer

  06-06-2018 22:03
  (CBS News) When the San Diego Padres played the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, the game was far from exciting to some people. Padres fans watched the Braves completely pummel the home team, winning 14-1. But if things were seeming predictable, that changed when a foul ball flew into the stands.
  The Braves’ Ender Inciarte hit the foul high into the stands, where a woman named Gabby DiMarco sat, casually sipping her beer, CBS Sports reports. She was shocked when the ball flew her way, and she ca
  
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• Luke Elvy On FedEx St. Jude Classic: ‘Tests Every Part Of Your Game’

  06-06-2018 21:49
  By Dan Reardon
  This is the last year for the FedEx St. Jude Classic, which tees off tomorrow at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee. Next year the tournament will have a new date, an upgraded status on the schedule and a longer title — the World Golf Championship FedEx St. Jude Classic. (Try fitting that on a shirt logo.)
  The new August date will give players and fans a little relief from the current date that sandwiches Memphis between the Memorial, one of the PGA TOUR’s premier eve
  
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• 1 dead, 2 injured when Jeep crashes into Washington County medical center

  06-06-2018 21:43 via post-gazette.com
  A female employee was killed and two people were injured Wednesday afternoon when a car crashed into a Washington Health Services outpatient center in Washington, Pa.
  
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• Addiction clinic operator to plead guilty in drug case involving five Pittsburgh doctors

  06-06-2018 21:32 via post-gazette.com
  The manager of an opioid addiction clinic charged with distributing drugs and healthcare fraud is set to plead guilty later this month in a case in which five doctors who worked at his facilities are also under indictment.
  
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• Humane Animal Rescue celebrates 1,000th transfer rescue

  06-06-2018 21:28 via post-gazette.com
  The Humane Animal Rescue celebrated a big milestone Tuesday: its 1,000th transfer rescue.
  
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• Masturbating landlord on trial tells judge he was aroused by Castle Shannon tenant's underwear

  06-06-2018 21:13 via post-gazette.com
  Thomas Fallon testified that it was all a matter of circumstance.
  
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• Pittsburgh looking to replace Washington Boulevard floodgates after latest failure

  06-06-2018 21:08 via post-gazette.com
  The end appears near for Pittsburgh’s long-troubled floodgates on Washington Boulevard.
  
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• John Tavares’ Free Agency Looms Large For Islanders

  06-06-2018 20:45
  By Steve Silverman
  It is T-minus 25 days and counting for John Tavares and the New York Islanders.
  When the last page of the June calendar has been pulled from the wall, Tavares will have an opportunity to gauge his real value in the NHL.
  He has a pretty good idea now, but that’s not good enough. Barring a late and shocking decision to re-sign with the Islanders, Tavares will open it up to bidders around Gary Bettman’s 31-team league and then decide the best place to call home
  Lou La
  
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• Bartender Saves Elsa The Goat From Drowning; ‘Call 911, One Of The Goats Fell In The River’

  06-06-2018 20:34
  JEFFERSON, WI (CBS Local) – A bartender in Wisconsin is being hailed as a hero after grabbing his canoe and paddling out to save a drowning goat.
  Mike Soleska was working at a tavern in Jefferson on June 1 when a man ran into the bar pleading for help. “Call 911, one of the goats fell in the river,” the man said to Soleska, according to KFVS.
  Mike Soleska jumped into action Friday evening upon hearing that one of the goats on the island in the Rock River, just south o
  
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• Bartender Jumps Into River To Save Elsa The Goat From Drowning

  06-06-2018 20:34
  JEFFERSON, WI (CBS Local) – A bartender in Wisconsin is being hailed as a hero after jumping into a river to save a drowning goat.
  Mike Soleska was working at a tavern in Jefferson on June 1 when a man ran into the bar pleading for help. “Call 911, one of the goats fell in the river,” the man said to Soleska, according to KFVS.
  The bartender told reporters that the nearby Rock River has been much higher than it normally is and likely caused the grazing goat to fa
  
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• Plane Tickets Are About To Get More Expensive

  06-06-2018 20:20
  (CNN Money) — Flying to the beach may be more expensive this summer.
  Rising fuel prices are pressuring airline profits. That means airlines will charge higher airfare.
  It’s difficult to predict how much more expensive seats will become or the timing of fare increases, but the message is the unanimous from the major carriers.
  “Consumers will pay more to travel because of higher fuel costs,” said Henry Harteveldt, a travel analyst and the founder of Atmosphere Research Grou
  
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• 1 Dead, 2 Injured After Vehicle Crashes Into Washington Co. Medical Building

  06-06-2018 20:04
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  WASHINGTON (KDKA) – At least one person is dead after a vehicle crashed into a medical building in Washington County.
  According to officials at the scene, the crash happened at the Neighbor Health Center along Leonard Avenue.
   
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  A female employee inside the building was killed. Her name has not been released.
  Two other people were injured in the incident.
  According to the Observer-Reporter, a vehicle was seen traveling at a high r
  
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• Best Places To Celebrate Father’s Day With Dad In Pittsburgh

  06-06-2018 20:00
  By Jessica Wasik
  Photo Credit: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images
  Dads deserve to be celebrated for the countless ways that they provide, support and love their families. This year, think outside the typical Father’s Day gifts of ties, mugs, and homemade gift cards and tailor your appreciation to his interests. Whether your dad is the outdoorsy type, loves a filling meal or needs a little rest and relaxation, there are tons of options throughout the city that cater to exactly what he’d lo
  
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• It's a boy! Pittsburgh Zoo finally reveals gender of new baby gorilla

  06-06-2018 19:53 via post-gazette.com
  It’s official: Pittsburgh’s newest baby gorilla is a boy. 
  
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• US Steel To Add 300 Jobs, Restart Second Blast Furnace Plant

  06-06-2018 19:25
  (CNN Money) — US Steel is hiring in the wake of President Donald Trump’s steel tariffs.
  The company said Tuesday that it’s restarting the second of two blast furnaces at its plant in Granite City, Illinois, near St. Louis. It will bring on 300 workers to support the effort.
  The company previously announced it would reopen the first furnace at the facility, a move that would create 500 positions to be filled by new and returning employees.
  “After careful consideration of m
  
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• Report: Tiger Woods Docks Yacht, Plans To Stay There During U.S. Open

  06-06-2018 19:25
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  By: Ryan Mayer
  This year, the 2018 U.S. Open is set to be played at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York and players are finding places to stay while they play in the tournament. For Tiger Woods, that apparently means pulling up his 155-foot yacht and staying there.
  According to a report from Page Six, Woods docked his $20 million yacht, named Privacy, at the Montauk Yacht Club ahead of the start of next week’s U.S. Open. The report states
  
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• Bruce Springsteen To Perform At The 2018 Tony Awards

  06-06-2018 19:22
  Bruce Springsteen will make a rare television appearance on THE 72nd ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® when he takes the stage to perform live from the historic Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Sunday, June 10 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. Also, Springsteen will receive a Special Tony Award for his ongoing engagement, “Springsteen on Broadway,” a once-in-a lifetime theater-going experience for the Broadway stage.
  Set to present on Broadway’s bi
  
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• UPS Strike Could Cause Major Consumer, Economic Headache This Summer

  06-06-2018 19:14
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — United Parcel Service (UPS) trucks are a fixture on American streets, especially as online ordering of products has skyrocketed.
  “UPS is the largest package delivery company in the world,” Glenn Zaccara, a UPS spokesperson, told KDKA money editor Jon Delano on Wednesday.
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  So, news that the Teamsters Union representing 260,000 UPS employees just voted to strike sent shock-waves to both residential and bus
  
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• Teamsters: 260,000 UPS Workers Ready To Strike For Better Contract

  06-06-2018 19:14
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  (CBS News) – United Parcel Service workers have given their union the go-ahead to call a strike in what would be their first walkout in decades. The vote gives union negotiators more sway in contract talks with the shipping giant.
  The tally released by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Tuesday night had 93 percent of UPS members endorsing the authorization and 91 percent of UPS freight employees backing the measure. A national pact with the union
  
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• Police: Uber Driver Hits Passenger With Bat After Being Told He’s Going Wrong Way

  06-06-2018 19:13
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  MEMPHIS (CBS Local) – An Uber driver in Tennessee didn’t react too kindly to being told he was driving the wrong way and  wound up allegedly hitting his passenger with a baseball bat, police say.
  According to Memphis police, John Pearson called for an Uber ride home on May 31. When driver Juan Magdalenas arrived, Pearson claimed the ride turned rocky from the beginning.
  “When the Uber driver got there, he was a little agitated. He as
  
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• Uzo Aduba, Matt Bomer, And More Stars To Present At The 72nd Annual Tony Awards

  06-06-2018 19:04
  Broadway’s Biggest Night is nearly here!
  Some of the biggest stars from stage, television, film, and music are set to present at The 72nd Annual Tony Awards®, airing live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, June 10 at 8/7c on CBS and CBS All Access.
  READ: ​72nd Annual Tony Awards: The Complete List Of Nominees
  Celebrities who will hand out the coveted hardware include Uzo Aduba, Matt Bomer, Claire Danes, Tatiana Maslany, Leslie Odom, Jr., J
  
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• The 72nd Annual Tony Awards: Christine Baranski, Mikhail Baryshnikov, And More To Appear

  06-06-2018 18:55
  Yet another round of artists are slated to appear at the 72nd Annual Tony Awards®, which airs live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, June 10 at 8/7c on CBS and CBS All Access.
  READ: The Complete List Of Nominees For The 72nd Annual Tony Awards
  The star-studded lineup includes Christine Baranski, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Melissa Benoist, Erich Bergen, Rachel Bloom, Rachel Brosnahan, Tituss Burgess, Jeff Daniels, Robert De Niro, Brandon Victor Dixon, Tina
  
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• Shazier: Dream Is To Come Back And Play Football Again

  06-06-2018 18:44
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier continues to recover from a spinal injury and hopes to play football again.
  Shazier spoke to reporters for the first time since he was injured during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals in December.
  Shazier said he continues to recover and continues to push himself during rehab with the goal of returning to the field some day.
  “My dream is to come back and play football
  
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• Proposed budget cuts strike sour note in Mars Area schools

  06-06-2018 18:38 via post-gazette.com
  While Mars Area officials do the final tweaking of the district’s 2018-19 budget, parents and students pleaded with the school board Tuesday not to balance the budget by cutting band classes.
  
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• Woman Reportedly Leaves Mascara On Too Long, Almost Loses Her Eyesight

  06-06-2018 18:18
  AUSTRALIA (CBS Local) – A woman in Australia who had a habit of not washing off her mascara developed serious eye problems that could have taken her vision, according to a new report.
  The 50-year-old woman went to the eye doctor after experiencing an uncomfortable feeling that something was in her eyes, according to the report, published in the May issue of the journal “Ophthalmology.”
  The woman admitted that she’d heavily used mascara for more than 25
  
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• Some Not Surprised Fugitive Was Wanted On More Than 150 Rape Counts

  06-06-2018 18:17
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  MCKEESPORT (KDKA) – A man wanted on more than 150 counts of rape in Kansas was arrested in McKeesport. Some people who knew him weren’t surprised by the news.
  If 44-year-old Eric Millsap was hiding, it was all over last Thursday when police along with detectives from Kansas showed up at his door in McKeesport.
  “Somebody said he was hiding from the law,” Shirley McGee said.
  (Source: Allegheny County)
  McGee knew Millsap in K
  
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• Belmont Stakes: Justify Running For The Triple Crown

  06-06-2018 18:14
  By Kevin Martin
  Two years after trainer Bob Baffert guided American Pharoah to the first Triple Crown since 1978, he enters the Belmont Stakes on Saturday in New York with another chance to complete the sweep. The flawless Justify won rainy editions of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes to give his trainer another shot at history.
  If Baffert captures a second Triple Crown with Justify he’ll enter rarefied air as only the second trainer to complete that feat and will do so in the short
  
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• Report: Pittsburgh Public Schools Sat On $187 Million Surplus

  06-06-2018 17:53
  PITTSBURGH (Patch.com) – Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts continue to hoard large reserve funds and the Pittsburgh Public Schools has the state’s largest one.
  The city school district had $187 million in reserve during 2016-17, according to a study by the Harrisburg conservative Commonwealth Foundation. That includes committed funds formally designated by the district for a specific purpose, assigned funds intended for a specific purpose by the school board or its authorized
  
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• Pittsburgh Ranked 3rd-Best Hockey City In America

  06-06-2018 17:43
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Penguins may not be in the Stanley Cup Finals this year, but according to a new study, the city is one of the best cities for hockey fans in the nation.
  WalletHub rated Pittsburgh the third-best city for hockey fans.
  Boston came in first, and Detroit was second on the list.The study did rank Pittsburgh first for fan engagement.WalletHub says they came up with the rankings by looking at 21 key indicators of a good hockey
  
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• Judge Who Gave Light Sentence In Brock Turner Case Removed By Voters

  06-06-2018 17:34
  PALO ALTO, CA (CBS Local) – Voters recalled a California judge over a sexual assault sentence that garnered national attention.
  Santa Clara County’s voter registrar reported the early Wednesday morning showed 59 percent of voters favoring removing Judge Aaron Persky from office, with 40 percent opposed after approximately 52 percent of precincts reporting.
  Stanford University Law professor Michele Dauber launched the recall effort in June 2016 shortly after Persky sentenced Broc
  
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• Virginia Police Chased Stolen Armored Personnel Carrier Through Richmond

  06-06-2018 17:05
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  (CNN) — A stolen armored personnel carrier led police on a two-hour chase through Virginia on Tuesday night.
  Police pursued the vehicle along Route 460 and Interstate 95 before the chase ended with the driver’s arrest in downtown Richmond.
  The military vehicle was stolen from Fort Pickett, a National Guard base in Blackstone, Virginia, shortly before 8 p.m. The vehicle can only drive a maximum speed of about 40 mph and wasn’t eq
  
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• Be a whiskey rebel for a day

  06-06-2018 17:04 via post-gazette.com
  Citizen battles against federal taxes on whiskey ripped through Washington County for several years in the 1790s, and now you can retrace the footsteps of those insurgent farmers in a day-long event of self-guided tours on Saturday.
  
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• It’s A Boy! Pittsburgh Zoo Holds Gender Reveal Party For Baby Gorilla

  06-06-2018 16:58
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It’s a boy!
  The Pittsburgh Zoo held a gender reveal party on Wednesday for its new baby gorilla.
  (Photo Credit: Chris Kunicki/KDKA)
  In May, Moka, the Zoo’s 22-year-old Western lowland gorilla, gave birth to her third baby while she was out in her exhibit.
  The Zoo says Moka is very attentive and encouraging her baby to nurse.
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• Search Resumes For Missing Swimmer In Jacobs Creek

  06-06-2018 16:49
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  SOUTH HUNTINGDON, Pa. (AP) – Emergency responders have resumed their search for a missing swimmer in a western Pennsylvania creek.
  The man had been swimming Tuesday with three companions in Jacobs Creek, in a remote area of South Huntingdon, when he apparently hit his head on a rock while jumping off a cliff. Authorities say he went under the water and didn’t resurface.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The man was reported missing around 6:30 p.m., and rescue t
  
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• Search Crews Comb Jacobs Creek For Missing Swimmer In Westmoreland Co.

  06-06-2018 16:49
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  SOUTH HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Rescue crews continued the search Wednesday for a man who disappeared while swimming in Westmoreland County.
  Police say the victim, Dylan Knopsnider, was jumping from rocks into Jacobs Creek with some friends in South Huntingdon Township on Tuesday evening when he didn’t resurface.
  (Source: Facebook)
  Search crews took to an area of the creek, known to locals as Creek Falls, on Wednesday morning to look for the 21-y
  
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• Lynx Commemorate 2017 Championship With Community Service In Washington

  06-06-2018 16:22
  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — After winning their fourth WNBA championship in 2017, the Minnesota Lynx are celebrating their title differently in the nation’s capital this year.
  In years past, the WNBA champions were invited to the White House to meet the president. After that invitation failed to materialize this year, the Lynx decided to commemorate their championship with a day of community service Wednesday in Washington, D.C.
  According to a press release from the team, players will parti
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Announce 2018 Training Camp Schedule

  06-06-2018 16:19
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Mark your calendars because the Pittsburgh Steelers have announced their training camp schedule.
  For the 53rd straight year, training camp will be held at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. Players must report to camp on July 25. The first practice open to the public will be held the next day.
  The first practice in pads will be held on Saturday, July 28.
  In all, 16 practices will be open to the public. The fan-favorite ni
  
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• Mayweather Tops Highest Paid Athletes List, No Women In Top 100

  06-06-2018 15:35
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  By: Ryan Mayer
  Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s fight against Conor McGregor was one of the most-hyped events of 2017. Now, we’ve come to find out that all the hype made Mayweather the highest paid athlete of the year, according to estimates from Forbes . This year’s edition of the “highest paid athletes” list features Mayweather Jr. at the top with a salary of $275 million and endorsements totaling $10 million. Considering that Mayweat
  
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• ‘Fixer Upper’ Stars Settle With EPA On Lead Paint Violations

  06-06-2018 15:35
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  WACO, Texas (AP) – Chip and Joanna Gaines, stars of HGTV’s “Fixer Upper” series, have settled with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on allegations that they used inadequate protection while removing lead paint during renovations.
  Under the deal with the EPA, Magnolia Waco Properties LLC, doing business as Magnolia Homes, will ensure compliance with lead-based paint regulations in future renovations. It also promises to educate th
  
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• Former ‘Dance Moms’ Star Abby Lee Miller Undergoes Second Emergency Surgery

  06-06-2018 15:08
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  By: Lisa Respers France, CNN
  (CNN) — Former “Dance Moms” star Abby Lee Miller says she had to have another emergency surgery.
  Miller posted a photo late Tuesday on Instagram showing her in the hospital with an IV in her arm.
  “After another 2 hour MRI this morning, the pros thought I needed one more quick little emergency surgery,” the caption says. “Ugh! I’m in recovery now and texting so everything must be ok,just hicc
  
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