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• Pittsburgh teachers union president arrested during rally in Harrisburg

  11-06-2018 23:59 via post-gazette.com
  The president and vice president of the Pittsburgh teachers union were arrested for disorderly conduct Monday after refusing to leave the State Capitol Rotunda during a rally, according to a news release from the union.
  
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• App Helping Children Learn About Finances & Get Work Done

  11-06-2018 23:45
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterDALLAS (CBS) – Teaching financial literacy to kids is more than just piggy banks and cash allowance for chores. Learning to save and spend has become more difficult in this time of plastic money.
  “No one carries cash,” Dawn McCord, a mother of three told CBS Dallas/Fort Worth. “And, it is really inconvenient paying cash for chores and looking for change etc.”
  So, she found an app that pays her children for chores done. Drew, 11, tak
  
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• A Squirrelly Steal! Furry Shoplifter Swipes Candy At Disney World Store

  11-06-2018 23:45
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  ORLANDO (CBS) — A shoplifter stealing from a store in Disney World’s Magic Kingdom was caught on camera on Saturday. But this isn’t your average thief by any stretch.
  CBS News reports Brianna Bradshaw shared a video her friend, Jessica Dornfried, took of the quick-footed bandit. “Here’s the cute little shoplifter at Magic Kingdom,” the caption to the Facebook video reads.
  It wasn’t a human burglar, it was a squirrel.
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• Newly Engaged Man Killed When Friend’s Home Goes Up In Flames

  11-06-2018 23:41
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  GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP/KDKA) – Authorities say fire claimed the life of a man in Westmoreland County over the weekend.
  The Westmoreland County coroner’s office says 32-year-old Matthew Pacacha was pronounced dead at the scene of the Hempfield Township fire.
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  Fire crews were called to the scene shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday after multiple witnesses reported the home on fire.
  According to Eric Smartnick, a friend of the victim, Pacacha
  
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• Newly Engaged Father Of 3 Killed When Friend’s Home Goes Up In Flames

  11-06-2018 23:41
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  GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP/KDKA) – Authorities say fire claimed the life of a man in Westmoreland County over the weekend.
  The Westmoreland County coroner’s office says 32-year-old Matthew Pacacha was pronounced dead at the scene of the Hempfield Township fire.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Fire crews were called to the scene shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday after multiple witnesses reported the home on fire.
  According to Eric Smartnick, a friend of the victim, Pacacha
  
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• Police charge 15-year-old in non-fatal Clairton swimming pool shooting

  11-06-2018 23:35 via post-gazette.com
  A teenager has been charged in connection with a non-fatal shooting Saturday at a city swimming pool in Clairton.
  
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• Pittsburgh Federation Of Teachers President, Vice President Arrested At Rally

  11-06-2018 23:30
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  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers president and vice president were both arrested and cited at a rally in Harrisburg on Monday.
  President Nina Esposito-Visgitis and Vice President William Hileman were marching at the Poor People’s Campaign rally in the State Capitol Rotunda, along with more than 100 PFT members, retirees and activists.PFT is proud to stand with the Poor People's Campaign to fight for unions, higher wages, and
  
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• Matthew Polly: ‘Bruce Lee Wanted To Be The Next Clint Eastwood’

  11-06-2018 23:28
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  Actor and marital artist Bruce Lee is one of the rare people who became more famous after he died. While many people have written about Lee’s life, Matthew Polly’s new book published by Simon & Schuster “Bruce Lee: A Life” provides the most intimate and detailed account of the icon’s life to date. Polly, who teaches a class on Lee at Yale University, interviewed hundreds of people for the book and spent years researching the martial artist’s li
  
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• Polio Returns To Venezuela 30 Years After Last Known Case, Report Says

  11-06-2018 23:19
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  VENEZUELA (CBS Local) – A deadly and highly infectious disease that was thought to be eradicated has returned to Venezuela.
  The Details:A new case of polio has been reported in Venezuela for the first time since 1989
  Polio can only be prevented through vaccination and can cause paralysis
  Venezuela’s public health has crumbled due to political and economic crisesPolio, which can only be prevented through immunization, has been found again in a V
  
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• U.S. Babies, Toddlers Eat Way Too Much Added Sugar, Study Finds

  11-06-2018 23:11
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  BOSTON, MA (CBS Local) – It’s well-known that Americans consume too much sugar. In fact, that affinity for the sweet stuff starts as early as infancy. Some babies are consuming added sugar that exceeds maximum levels recommended for adults, according to a new report from U.S. researchers.
  The Details:A new study says U.S. children are consuming too much added sugar
  Researchers say 85 percent of infants are eating more sugar than recommended
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• Trump Administration Drops Asylum Protections For Domestic Violence Victims

  11-06-2018 22:50
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  By Tal Kopan, CNN
  (CNN) — The Trump administration Monday overturned asylum protections for domestic violence victims in a decision that could affect thousands of asylum seekers from Central America.
  The move from Attorney General Jeff Sessions specifically addresses domestic violence victims from Central America and ruled that a 2014 Board of Immigration Appeals decision protecting such women was wrongly decided. But it will have broader implications for
  
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• 'A serious download of mercy': Near the end of Ramadan, hundreds of Muslims gather for all-night event

  11-06-2018 22:34 via post-gazette.com
  As Sunday crossed midnight into Monday, several hundred Muslims were defying sleep and standing prayerful in rows at the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh for one of the climactic moments of their spiritual year.
  
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• The Baseball Report: Pujols Passes A St. Louis Cardinals Legend

  11-06-2018 22:33
  Ryan Mayer
  Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols has had a legendary career as one of the best hitters in baseball. While his talents have tailed off a bit since signing his mammoth contract with the Angels during the 2011-2012 off-season, Pujols has continued to climb up the milestone charts. In Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Twins, he moved another spot up the all-time RBI list passing St. Louis Cardinals legend Stan Musial in the process.
  Albert Pujols delivers his 1,952nd caree
  
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• Raccoon Killed By Dog In Plum Tests Positive For Rabies

  11-06-2018 22:21
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  PLUM (KDKA) — A raccoon that was killed by a dog in Plum had rabies.
  The Allegheny County Health Department says the dead raccoon was brought to one of its facilities last weekend after a dog killed it in the 300 block of Abers Creek Road.
  The raccoon did test positive for rabies. Officials say the dog was up-to-date on its rabies vaccinations.
  This is the sixth rabid animal reported in Allegheny County so far this year. Two other rabid raccoons and three
  
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• Man Claims Restaurant Asked Him To Leave For Wearing Cross

  11-06-2018 22:20
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  INDIANAPOLIS, IN (CBS Local) – An Indiana man and his pastor are claiming that a local restaurant profiled them and threatened to throw the man out for wearing a cross in public.
  Jerry Bond was with a group of friends and Minister David Latimore when they entered Kilroy’s Bar N’ Grill on May 19. According to reports, a bouncer at the eatery confronted the group and told Bond he needed to remove or hide his cross necklace under his sh
  
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• Crews Battle Fire At Vacant Home In Bellevue

  11-06-2018 22:17
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  BELLEVUE (KDKA) — Crews battled a fire at a vacant home in Bellevue on Monday.
  It broke out around 3 p.m. on Carson Avenue. 
  Officials said the home was abandoned and no injuries had been reported.
  Firefighters had the blaze under control around 4 p.m. The home appeared to be a total loss.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Paul Spradley)
  Ohio River Boulevard northbound was closed while crews were on the scene.
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• Perry North man charged with sexually assaulting five girls

  11-06-2018 22:00 via post-gazette.com
  A Perry North man has been charged with the alleged assault of five underage girls, according to a criminal complaint.
  
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• Penn State, Pitt Among Nation’s Top Party Schools: Report

  11-06-2018 21:39
  PITTSBURGH (Patch.com) — Pennsylvania has some of the nation’s finest colleges and universities academically, and many of the institutions of higher learning also have a vibrant and diverse party scene. According to Niche, a Pittsburgh-based website that analyzes neighborhoods, school districts and colleges, the Keystone State has 7 of the nation’s top 100 party schools.
  Penn State even cracked the top 10, finishing eighth behind Tulane, Georgia, Miami of Ohio, Florida State, W
  
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• Nigerian man arrested, part of crackdown on fraud scheme linked to W. Pa.

  11-06-2018 21:02 via post-gazette.com
  Federal authorities in Pittsburgh announced Monday the arrest of a Nigerian man charged with conspiring to commit money laundering as part of a “business email compromise” scheme, a type of fraud that often targets senior citizens.
  
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• Police: Man Breaks Into Convenience Store Through Roof, Steals Cigarettes After Failing To Open Register

  11-06-2018 21:01
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  NEW CASTLE (KDKA) — Police say a man injured himself after breaking into a convenience store through the roof and got away with cigarettes after he was unable to open the cash register.
  New Castle Police officers were sent to the Last Minit Mart convenience store on Wilmington Avenue after a burglary alarm went off early Monday morning.
  Surveillance footage captured a white male suspect getting into the store through the ceiling and trying to open the cas
  
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• Girl Wouldn’t Stop Playing ‘Fortnite’ To Use Bathroom, Sent To Rehab

  11-06-2018 20:37
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterUNITED KINGDOM (CBS Local) – A young girl in the UK has been sent to rehab after her parents claim she became so addicted to a video game she refused to stop playing, even to use the bathroom.
  According to reports, the 9-year-old downloaded the online multiplayer battle royale “Fortnite” after being given an Xbox One in January.
  “She was so hooked to the game she wouldn’t even go to the toilet,” the child’s mother s
  
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• Pa. to test security of voter-registration system in time for 2020 elections

  11-06-2018 20:36 via post-gazette.com
  HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale announced Monday that his office will test the security of the state’s voter-registration system, the target of Russian hacking attempts before the 2016 presidential election.
  
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• After Russian hack attempts on Pa. voter data, registration system to be audited

  11-06-2018 20:36 via post-gazette.com
  HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale announced Monday that his office will test the security of the state’s voter-registration system, the target of Russian hacking attempts before the 2016 presidential election.
  
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• Science just got 'cooler' at Carnegie Science Center's new PPG Pavilion

  11-06-2018 20:35 via post-gazette.com
  After two years of construction, the Carnegie Science Center on Monday unveiled the $33 million PPG Science Pavilion, which will provide 48,000 more square feet for exhibits and educational programming. It opens to the public Saturday morning and starts some of its 26 new summer classes next Monday.
  
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• Trial Begins For Man Accused Of Pouring Vodka On Wife, Setting Fatal Fire

  11-06-2018 20:30
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A trial has begun for a man accused of having killed his estranged wife in a fire in western Pennsylvania.
  Fifty-year-old James Karr is standing trial without a jury on charges including homicide and arson in the December 2014 death of 56-year-old Maureen Karr.
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  Authorities in Allegheny County allege that he knocked her unconscious, tied her up, poured vodka on her and set fire to the Duquesne home.
  Days earlier, the
  
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• Man Accused Of Shooting Neighbor’s Cat For Defecating On His Property

  11-06-2018 20:00
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  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) – A Butler County man is accused of shooting his neighbor’s cat because he was mad it had defecated on his property.
  Pennsylvania State Police were sent to a home on Hays Lane in Butler County around 6 p.m. Sunday for an animal cruelty report.
  When the trooper arrived at the scene, a man said his neighbor, 21-year-old Jacob Palatinas, had shot and killed his pet cat.
  According to a criminal complaint, the cat owner told the troope
  
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• Net Neutrality Repeal May Be Delayed By Pa. Attorney General’s Action

  11-06-2018 19:38
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — If you download video, music or information online, you better know what Net Neutrality is.
  “In the long run, we should absolutely be concerned,” says Point Park University Professor Paige Beal.
  Effective Monday, the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission has repealed net neutrality enacted during the Obama years to guarantee equal access to all internet content.
  “Those people that control the f
  
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• Consumers’ Internet Use Could Change As ‘Net Neutrality’ Ends

  11-06-2018 19:38
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterNEW YORK (AP) – Your ability to watch and use your favorite apps and services could start to change – though not right away – following Monday’s official repeal of Obama-era internet protections.
  The repeal of “net neutrality” takes effect six months after the Federal Communications Commission voted to undo the rules, which had barred broadband and cellphone companies from slowing down or blocking sites of their choosing or ch
  
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• Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Blasted For Patronizing Chick-Fil-A

  11-06-2018 19:35
  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey found himself back pedaling after tweeting about using Chick-fil-A’s mobile app, saying he’d forgotten about the fast-food chain’s history of opposing gay marriage.
  Dorsey found himself the subject of a tweetstorm after he posted a screenshotshowing how he’d saved 10 percent using Chick-fil-A’s app at one of the fast-food chain’s outlets in Los Angeles.
  “This is an interesting company to boost during Pride month, Jack,”
  
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• Police: Robbery Suspect Allegedly Forces Victim To Strip, Drives Straight At Officer & Victim While Trying To Flee

  11-06-2018 19:31
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  NEW CASTLE (KDKA) — Police say a man allegedly forced another man to strip during a robbery, then drove straight at the victim and a police officer while trying to flee the scene.
  New Castle Police officers were sent to Greenwood and Burke streets around 12:30 a.m. Saturday for a report of a robbery and shots fired.
  When they arrived at the scene, they found the victim standing outside in his underwear yelling that he had been robbed. The victim told poli
  
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• Soggy Start To 2018: Pittsburgh Running Nearly 8 Inches Above Average

  11-06-2018 19:03
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s official, this year won’t be the driest year on record in Pittsburgh.
  Not even a full six months into the year and we’ve already bested the rain total for the driest year on record for the city. In 1930, the city of Pittsburgh recorded “just” 22.65 inches of rain.
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  Through Sunday, the city of Pittsburgh is at 24.31 inches of rain this year. While interesting, the soggy pattern for
  
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• Will Barry Trotz Return To Capitals After Cup Winning Run?

  11-06-2018 19:01
  By Steve Silverman
  Barry Trotz is currently a free agent.
  He is living in the euphoria of having led the Washington Capitals to their first Stanley Cup, and he clearly did a brilliant job of leading the Caps through four rounds of the postseason, beating the Blue Jackets, Penguins, Lightning and Golden Knights in the process.
  All of the decisive series victories came on the road, and that’s indicative of the mental toughness on a team that never seemed to have that characteristic in previo
  
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• 3 Homes Likely Facing Demolition Following Millvale Landslide

  11-06-2018 18:27
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  MILLVALE (KDKA) – A landslide is threatening three homes in Millvale.
  Officials have been keeping an eye on the Spring Street slide since April, but things took a dramatic turn over the weekend.
  One home is now significantly leaning forward. Meanwhile, trees have punctured the home next door. Officials said if anyone had been in the bathroom of that home, they would have been killed.
  Fortunately, the residents were evacuated in April, when the slide start
  
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• Landslide Closes Route 837 In Union Township

  11-06-2018 18:26
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  UNION TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Heavy rainfall sparked a landslide early Monday morning along Route 837 in Union Township.
  The slide engulfed a large truck and the driver escaped to safety by crawling out of his passenger side. The driver tried to slam on his brakes, but couldn’t stop fast enough.
  “Yeah that’s not something you see every day,” said PennDOT’s Brian Malik.
  (Photo Credit: Meghan Schiller/KDKA)
  PennDOT crews worked throu
  
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• Father Shares Heartbreaking Photo Of Young Son Comforting Dying Sister

  11-06-2018 18:17
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  SPRINGDALE, Ark. (KDKA) — A heartbreaking photo of a little boy comforting his younger sister the day before she lost her battle with a brain tumor received thousands of responses on Facebook.
  Matt Sooter shared the photo of his children on June 2, saying, “A little boy should not have to say goodbye to his partner in crime, his play mate, his best friend, his little sister.”
  (Photo Credit: Matt Sooter/Facebook)
  Sooter’s daughter, Addy,
  
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• Suicide Prevention And Coping With Loss

  11-06-2018 17:29
  CHICAGO (CBS) — This week’s shocking suicides of designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain brought conversations of mental health and depression to the forefront.
  Also this week, a new study from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention raises concerns about the rise of suicides across the country.
  CBS 2’s Suzanne Le Mignot is joined in the studio by Dr. Sheela Raja, a clinical psychologist to talk about suicide prevention and coping with loss.
  “W
  
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• In charity event, Steelers' JuJu Smith-Schuster meets foe with more bite than bark

  11-06-2018 17:22 via post-gazette.com
  Steelers wide receiver Juju Smith-Schuster has probably never been tackled quite like this.
  
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• Feds indict Washington County-based addiction clinic owner on drug-related charges

  11-06-2018 17:02 via post-gazette.com
  The owner of a Washington County-based addiction clinic where five former contract doctors are already under indictment has been accused of illegally distributing Suboxone, a drug used to treat addicts.
  
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• Get ready for a new rooftop restaurant on the South Side

  11-06-2018 16:58 via post-gazette.com
  Hotel Indigo will fire up its restaurant on the South Side
  
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• Supreme Court Allows Ohio Voter Purge

  11-06-2018 16:52
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is allowing Ohio to clean up its voting rolls by targeting people who haven’t cast ballots in a while.
  The justices are rejecting, by a 5-4 vote Monday, arguments that the practice violates a federal law intended to increase the ranks of registered voters. A handful of other states also use voters’ inactivity to trigger a process that could lead to their removal from the voting rolls.
  Justice Samuel Alito sa
  
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• This Week In Golf: Dustin Johnson Runs Away With FedEx St. Jude Classic

  11-06-2018 16:40
  By Sam McPherson
  A Sunday showdown never materialized at the FedEx St. Jude Classic in Memphis on the TPC Southwind course, mostly because 2016 U.S. Open champion, Dustin Johnson, would not let one happen. He moved out of a tie with Andrew Putnam on the first hole in the fourth round and never looked back on his way to a six-stroke victory. Johnson finished at 19-under when he holed out his second shot from the fairway on the 18th hole for an eagle.
  It was that kind of week for Johnson, who
  
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• Woman Accused Of Driving Children In Kennels To Be Arraigned

  11-06-2018 16:26
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  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A Tennessee woman accused of driving her two young grandchildren around in pet kennels is scheduled to appear in court.
  Leimome Cheeks will be arraigned Monday on child endangerment charges.
  A Memphis police affidavit says the children, ages 7 and 8, told officers there wasn’t room inside Cheeks’ vehicle Saturday, so she told them to get inside the kennels.
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  The Commercial Appeal obtained video a
  
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• Arizona Cardinals Rookie Chase Edmonds Plans To Pay Off Sister’s Student Loans

  11-06-2018 15:29
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  By: Ryan Mayer
  Being drafted into the NFL and signing with a team often leaves players with more money than they’ve seen up until that point in their lives. In the wake of their signings you often hear stories of draftees taking care of the members of their family who supported them along the way. Arizona Cardinals rookie Chase Edmonds is no different, as the 22-year-old running back is planning to use his signing bonus to pay off his sister’s $80,0
  
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• Oven explosion forces evacuation of Giant Eagle in McIntyre Square

  11-06-2018 15:27 via post-gazette.com
  A Giant Eagle supermarket in McIntyre Square was evacuated Monday morning as emergency crews investigated a possible oven explosion.
  
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• Sonic Debuts Much-Anticipated Pickle Juice Slushie

  11-06-2018 15:26
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Would you try a pickle juice slushie?
  It’s one of four new flavors debuting at Sonic today.
  The other new ones include Bahama mama, blue Hawaiian and Tiger’s blood.
  (Photo Courtesy: Sonic)
  However, the pickle juice flavor is generating the most buzz.
  Sonic says it’s both sweet — and tart.
  Sonic even says you can add the pickle-flavored syrup to anything on their menu – shakes, ice cream and even burgers.
  
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• PIAA baseball semifinal games postponed for West Allegheny and Canon-McMillan

  11-06-2018 15:04 via post-gazette.com
  Due to Sunday’s rain, the PIAA has postponed two semifinal baseball games involving WPIAL teams Canon-McMillan and West Allegheny.
  
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• PIAA baseball and softball semifinal games postponed

  11-06-2018 15:04 via post-gazette.com
  Due to Sunday’s rain, the PIAA has postponed two semifinal baseball and three semifinal softball games involving WPIAL teams.
  
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• Smoking Oven Prompts Evacuations At McCandless Giant Eagle

  11-06-2018 15:02
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterMCCANDLESS (KDKA) – A Giant Eagle store was evacuated early Monday morning.
  According to officials at the scene, the store located along McIntyre Square in McCandless was evacuated around 7:30 a.m.
  (Photo Credit: Brian Smithmyer/KDKA)
  Initial reports indicated an oven inside the store may have exploded. However, a small vent motor above an oven became dislodged, which caused some smoke. The store was evacuated for about an hour.There are no reported injuri
  
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• Possible Oven Explosion Prompts Evacuations At McCandless Giant Eagle

  11-06-2018 15:02
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterMCCANDLESS (KDKA) – A Giant Eagle store was evacuated early Monday morning.
  According to officials at the scene, the store located along McIntyre Square in McCandless was evacuated around 7:30 a.m.
  (Photo Credit: Brian Smithmyer/KDKA)
  Initial reports indicated an oven inside the store may have exploded.
  There are no reported injuries.
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• How the Post-Gazette determined the 2018 Fortunate 50

  11-06-2018 15:00 via post-gazette.com
  The Post-Gazette Fortunate 50 was determined by reviewing the most recent proxy statements filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by 36 publicly held companies based in the region.
  
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