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• Enrollment begins for free grass-cutting program in Pittsburgh

  13-06-2018 23:49 via post-gazette.com
  Veterans, senior citizens and people with a disability are eligible for a free grass-cutting program from the city of Pittsburgh.
  
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• Lawyers in Duquesne death penalty case spar over 13½-hour confession video

  13-06-2018 23:44 via post-gazette.com
  James Karr sat in the police interrogation room for more than 13 hours on Dec. 30, 2014.
  
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• National Flag Foundation plans to show its colors atop the Koppers Buildings

  13-06-2018 23:32 via post-gazette.com
  A nonprofit, described as fiercely apolitical and dedicated to educating the public about all things American flag, is being reborn with a spiffy educational center Downtown and plans to light up the Pittsburgh skyline.
  
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• Federal Transit Administration will consider Pittsburgh's BRT project for funding next year

  13-06-2018 23:31 via post-gazette.com
  Although the Trump administration recommended no money for Port Authority’s proposed Bus Rapid Transit system, the Federal Transit Administration is funding such projects and will consider the local one for funding next year, the agency’s acting administrator said Wednesday.
  
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• Child dies after becoming trapped on second floor of burning Mt. Oliver home

  13-06-2018 23:31 via post-gazette.com
  A boy died Wednesday in a house fire in Mount Oliver.
  
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• 5-year-old boy dies after becoming trapped on second floor of burning Mount Oliver home

  13-06-2018 23:31 via post-gazette.com
  A 5-year-old boy died Wednesday afternoon in a fire in Mount Oliver despite rescue attempts by neighbors and emergency responders.
  
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• Daytime closures set for Commercial Street, Forward Avenue

  13-06-2018 23:06 via post-gazette.com
  Commercial Street and Forward Avenue in Swisshelm Park and Squirrel Hill will be closed entirely from 9 a.m. through 7 p.m. at least through Friday, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s office said.
  
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• Comedian Bill Murray Opening A Food Truck Park This Summer

  13-06-2018 22:56
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (CBS Local) – Legendary actor and comedian Bill Murray is trying his hand at a brand new career field: the food truck industry.
  Murray and two business partners are opening a long-awaited food truck park in Charleston, South Carolina at some point this summer. The plans date back five years, when Murray, Brad Creger, and Mike Veeck turned an abandoned gas station into a neighborhood restaurant.
  The trio then made plans for the food truck park – ca
  
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• Child With Special Needs Dies After Becoming Trapped In Burning Mt. Oliver Home

  13-06-2018 22:55
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  MOUNT OLIVER (KDKA) — A child with special needs has died after becoming trapped in a house fire in Mount Oliver on Wednesday afternoon.
  The blaze was first reported around 4:40 p.m. in the 300 block of Anthony Street.
  (Photo Credit: NewsChopper 2/KDKA)
  Officials at the scene say the child did have special needs. The 5-year-old boy’s name is not yet being released.
  The fire grew from two to four alarms as firefighters called for more help to get int
  
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• Comcast Bids $65 Billion For Most Of 21st Century Fox

  13-06-2018 22:37
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  By: Jill Disis, CNN
  (CNN Money) — Comcast is going all-in to win 21st Century Fox.
  The company on Wednesday formalized a $65 billion all-cash bid for most of Fox. It’s a dramatic attempt to thwart Disney, which reached a $52.4 billion deal in December for the same film and TV assets.
  Comcast’s move comes one day after a federal judge ruled that AT&T could buy Time Warner. The Justice Department had sued to stop the deal. (CNN is a unit of
  
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• Pittsburgh Ranked Most Affordable For Renters In Nation

  13-06-2018 22:18
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) –Good news if you’re looking to rent in Pittsburgh! A new list says the Steel City is the most affordable market for renters in the nation.Zillow ranked Pittsburgh number on its 2018 list of the top 10 most affordable markets for renters.Zillow says renters can expect to have 21.9% of their household income spent on rent in Pittsburgh.Currently they say renters are spending on average $1,083 a month for rent.St. Louis came in numbe
  
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• Disney World Offering 50% Discount To Friends Of Park Passholders

  13-06-2018 22:07
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  ORLANDO, FL (CBS Local) – Disney World is encouraging passholders to bring their friends along for the fun this summer. The Florida theme park is cutting the price of a one-day ticket by over 50 percent for a limited time only.
  Disney’s “bring a friend” program will allow friends of a regular passholder to buy a one-day “Park Hopper” ticket for $79. The regular cost of the single day pass is $174, a savings of nearl
  
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• Smith-Schuster Says He’ll Be Ready For Steelers Training Camp

  13-06-2018 22:03
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  By: Josh Taylor, KDKA-TV
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Although organized team activities have come and gone and mandatory minicamp has arrived for the Steelers, wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, one of the important returning players on offense, has done only limited work in the combined four weeks of offseason workouts.
  Smith-Schuster, entering his second season, confirmed Wednesday that he has been sitting out of practice with a knee injury.
  “It’s j
  
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• First guilty plea entered in Penn State fraternity death of Tim Piazza

  13-06-2018 21:51 via post-gazette.com
  BELLEFONTE, Pa.  — A former Penn State University fraternity brother on Wednesday entered the first guilty plea in the death of a pledge who was fatally injured after a night of heavy drinking and hazing.
  
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• Pittsburgh Launching Free Grass-Cutting Program For Seniors & Vets

  13-06-2018 21:34
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The City of Pittsburgh is launching a free grass-cutting program for seniors, veterans and people with disabilities.
  Applications for City Cuts will open within the next few weeks.
  Approved applicants will be eligible for grass-cutting every two weeks, weather permitting, from July through September.Apply Online HereYou can also apply by calling 311 or by visiting a branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
  
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• James Corden Taking ‘The Late Late Show’ To London

  13-06-2018 21:33
  Legendary musician Paul McCartney will join James Corden in an all-new “Carpool Karaoke” during the London broadcasts of The Late Late Show with James Corden, from Central Hall Westminster. The show will be broadcast from London on Monday, June 18th through Thursday, June 21st (12:37-1:37 AM, ET/PT) only on CBS.
  During this special edition of “Carpool Karaoke,” McCartney takes Corden through a tour of Liverpool as they sing some of his greatest hits, have an exclusive sin
  
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• Pa. Senate passes redistricting reform bill with last-minute amendment

  13-06-2018 21:14 via post-gazette.com
  The Pennsylvania Senate passed a redistricting reform bill Wednesday that had been dramatically changed the day before, drawing fire from anti-gerrymandering advocates who began lobbying against legislation they had helped craft.
  
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• Baby Fights For Life After Mother Delays Cancer Treatment To Give Birth

  13-06-2018 20:51
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  KILLAWOG, N.Y. (CBS Local) – A mother in New York delayed her cancer treatment until her baby could be born. When the baby was born, she received devastating news that the infant’s heart stopped multiple times. Ariana Williams is fighting to survive after suffering from brain damage following her premature birth.
  Andrea Cole, of Killawog, was diagnosed with breast cancer six weeks before giving birth to Ariana. To avoid harming t
  
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• Driver injured after pick-up slams into Millvale home

  13-06-2018 20:43 via post-gazette.com
  One person was injured after a car crashed into a house in Millvale on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Activists allege Peoples is attempting to privatize PWSA, announce petition campaign

  13-06-2018 20:41 via post-gazette.com
  An activist group is petitioning against what it calls a privatization proposal for the municipal Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority.
  
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• Port Authority receives $3.6 million federal grant to help buy new buses

  13-06-2018 20:29 via post-gazette.com
  The Federal Transit Administration announced Wednesday that Port Authority has received a $3.6 million federal grant to help buy 14 new buses.
  
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• Washington County coroner identifies man killed in May house fire

  13-06-2018 20:24 via post-gazette.com
  The Washington County coroner’s office has identified a West Finley man who died last month in an overnight house fire.
  
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• 5 Pittsburgh Authors To Put On Your Summer Reading List

  13-06-2018 20:00
  By Janelle Sheetz
  Photo Credit: JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD/AFP/Getty Images
  While winter seemed like it lasted forever, summer is finally here, and with time lounging in your backyard, by the pool or on vacation at the beach comes plenty of time to delve into a good book. Why not add one of Pittsburgh’s many talented writers to your summer reading list? With a wide variety of genres and subject matter, you’re sure to find something you love from a local writer, so find the book perfect f
  
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• Protest Held To Rally Against Pittsburgh Water Privatization Efforts

  13-06-2018 19:55
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Those opposing an effort by Peoples Gas to privatize the city’s water system gathered to protest Wednesday morning.
  Several county council members, members of the Our Water Coalition and others gathered to rally against the plan.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  They say water is a public right, not a commodity. They’re concerned about what would happen if a private company took over.
  “PWSA must remain controlled and accountable
  
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• Ryan Freel’s Father Is Asking Fans To Donate Baseball Cards To Family

  13-06-2018 19:42
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  By: Ryan Mayer
  Former Cincinnati Reds player Ryan Freel’s father is asking for fans to send any baseball cards they have of him in order to preserve his memory.
  Freel committed suicide in 2012 at the age of 36, leaving behind three young daughters. To help the daughters remember their father as a talented baseball player, his father is collecting baseball cards of Freel to give to the girls as a keepsake.
  According to WLKY-TV in Louisville, Kentucky, a Mo
  
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• More Than 200 Common Drugs May Cause Depression, Report Warns

  13-06-2018 19:33
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  CHICAGO (CBS Local) – Health professionals are issuing a disturbing warning about common medications after finding that hundreds of drugs are putting people at risk for developing depression.
  A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association estimates that more than a third of U.S. adults use prescription drugs that list depression or suicide as potential side effects. More than 200 commonly used medications studied include birth control
  
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• Yale student says he lost county council internship at request of DSA official

  13-06-2018 19:01 via post-gazette.com
  A Yale University student who had agreed to intern for Anita Prizio this summer claims the Allegheny County councilwoman canceled those plans to satisfy a request from the co-chair of the Pittsburgh chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.
  
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• Yale student says he lost county council internship at request of Democratic Socialists official

  13-06-2018 19:01 via post-gazette.com
  A Yale University student who had agreed to intern for Anita Prizio this summer claims the Allegheny County councilwoman canceled those plans to satisfy a request from the co-chair of the Pittsburgh chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.
  
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• Police: Man Stomps On, Kills Ducklings That Entered His Yard

  13-06-2018 19:00
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  MELBOURNE, Fla. (CBS Local) – A man is facing animal cruelty charges after allegedly attacking four ducks with a stick and stomping them to death outside of his home, police say.
  Magdiel Marrero-Pena was taken into custody on June 11 after his neighbor saw the 41-year-old killing the animals — three of which were ducklings — in his backyard.
  Credit: BREVARD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE / WKMG
  “I think this guy really has some issues and
  
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• Judge OKs Steel Valley bond issue to finance pay inequities for teachers

  13-06-2018 19:00 via post-gazette.com
  An Allegheny County Common Pleas Court judge approved the Steel Valley School District’s request to use a bond issue debt to finance gender-related pay gaps related to a recent court settlement.
  
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• Gov. Wolf Calling For Minimum Wage Hike

  13-06-2018 18:41
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  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Gov. Tom Wolf is calling on state lawmakers to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage.
  Currently, minimum wage is $7.25 an hour in Pennsylvania.
  In a tweet on Wednesday, Wolf said legislature hasn’t given workers a raise in nine years. He also pointed out that all of the states bordering Pennsylvania have raised their minimum wage during that time.A PA family of 2 earning minimum wage & working full-time falls below the pove
  
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• Graham Gano Ends Family Kickball Time In Hilarious Way

  13-06-2018 18:38
  Ryan Mayer
  Graham Gano is the starting placekicker for the Carolina Panthers. He is also a father, and as any father is wont to do, he participates in his kids’ backyard games. However, his family made a rule when he joined their kickball game, he couldn’t kick the ball hard. The rule would seem to make sense considering Gano’s day job, but as you’ll be able to tell from the below video, he has zero regard for that rule or his kids’ feelings.
  Got home today and my f
  
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• U.S. Open 2018: Storylines For This Year At Shinnecock Hills

  13-06-2018 18:29
  By Kyle Porter
  (CBS Sports) — All majors are noteworthy, but it sure feels like this year’s are especially monumental. Part of that is surely due to the return of Tiger Woods (more on this shortly) and the level at which golf is being played across the board right now. The top 20 in the Official World Golf Rankings is an embarrassment of riches that includes, by my count, 13 golfers who are either already locks for the hall of fame or on the trajectory towards it. That’s insane
  
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• Brain-Eating Amoeba Found In Louisiana Water System

  13-06-2018 18:09
  HOUMA, LA (CBS Local) – A potentially deadly brain-eating amoeba has been found again in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Independent testing returned positive results for Naegleria fowleri, which causes fatal brain swelling and tissue destruction, in the community of Pointe-aux-Chenes, according to WWL-TV, as well as The Courier.
  The Details:A brain-eating amoeba has been detected in the Louisiana water system
  It is the third time since 2015 that the potentially deadly or
  
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• Gov. Wolf Buys Fetterman A Tie In Light-Hearted Campaign Video

  13-06-2018 17:43
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Braddock Mayor John Fetterman is getting some fashion tips from Gov. Tom Wolf on the campaign trail.
  Last month, Fetterman won the Democratic Party primary race for lieutenant governor.
  In a light-hearted campaign video, Wolf tells his new running mate that he will need to wear a tie while presiding over the Senate. The video is a spoof of the popular television show, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.&rdquo
  
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• Transgender Track Athletes Wins CT State Championship, Debate Ensues

  13-06-2018 17:10
  Ryan Mayer
  Terry Miller and Andraya Yearwood dominated the competition at Connecticut’s girls track and field state championships earlier this week. Miller took 1st place in both the 100 and 200 meter dash, while Yearwood finished second in the 100. According to News 8 in Hartford, CT, both Miller and Yearwood are transgender which has some people saying that the pair had an unfair advantage.
  Cromwell's Andraya Yearwood is a state champion in the 100 dash. Ran 12.66 to win in 1st appearanc
  
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• Transgender Track Athlete Wins CT State Championship, Debate Ensues

  13-06-2018 17:10
  Ryan Mayer
  Terry Miller and Andraya Yearwood dominated the competition at Connecticut’s girls track and field state championships earlier this week. Miller took 1st place in both the 100 and 200 meter dash, while Yearwood finished second in the 100. According to News 8 in Hartford, CT, both Miller and Yearwood are transgender which has some people saying that the pair had an unfair advantage.
  Cromwell's Andraya Yearwood is a state champion in the 100 dash. Ran 12.66 to win in 1st appearanc
  
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• Idaho Child Diagnosed With Plague; Only 5th Case In State History

  13-06-2018 17:03
  ELMORE COUNTY, ID (CBS Local/CBS Baltimore) – A child in Elmore County, Idaho is recovering from plague in the first human case of the bacterial disease in Idaho since 1992.
  Central District Health Department epidemiologists say it is not known whether the child was exposed to plague in Idaho or during a recent trip to Oregon.
  Since 1940, only five human cases of plague have been reported in the Gem State. The last two reported cases occurred in 1991 and 1992, with both patients fully
  
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• Former President Of Charity Charged With Stealing $36K From Group

  13-06-2018 17:02
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  LATROBE (KDKA) – An 80-year-old Latrobe woman is accused of stealing more than $36,000 from a charity.
  According to police, the money was taken from the St. Vincent de Paul Conference. The group helps to provide food, utilities and housing to those in need.
  Eleanor Wallak, 80, is the former president of the St. Florian Church/St. Vincent de Paul Conference.
  Wallak allegedly set up bank accounts for the Conference and was the sole person to
  
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• Gun Rights Advocates Challenge Maryland Bump Stock Ban

  13-06-2018 16:31
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  BALTIMORE (AP) – A gun rights group has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Maryland’s recently enacted ban on devices that increase the rate of fire of semi-automatic firearms.
  The complaint filed Monday by a group called Maryland Shall Issue says the ban passed by the legislature and signed by Gov. Larry Hogan in April violates both the federal and state constitutions.
  The ban prohibits the manufacture, possession, sale or transfer
  
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• Steelers Antonio Brown Teams With Campbell’s Chunky Soup To Help Pittsburgh Food Bank

  13-06-2018 16:25
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown made his debut at Steelers minicamp Tuesday, but he also spent the day giving back to the local community.
  Photo Credit: Edelman
  Brown teamed up with Campbell’s Chunky Soup for an afternoon of volunteering at the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.Brown helped pack boxes of food to be sent to various food distribution centers and after-school programs throughout the Pittsburgh r
  
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• Manchester Bidwell leader steps down after 50 years

  13-06-2018 16:09 via post-gazette.com
  Since he founded a North Side ceramics studio in 1968, William E. Strickland Jr. has molded the minds of tens of thousands of students, training them for careers in health care, horticulture, laboratories, restaurants, pharmacies, hotels and private clubs. 
  
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• Real estate merger to create company with 50 Western Pa. offices, 1,800 agents

  13-06-2018 15:53 via post-gazette.com
  Everest Holding Co., corporate parent of Northwood Realty Services, on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices The Preferred Realty and related entities.
  
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• Taco Bell Is Giving Away Free Doritos Locos Tacos On June 13

  13-06-2018 15:44
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  PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – What’s better than a taco? How about a FREE taco?
  Taco Bell is giving away Doritos Locos Tacos on Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at participating locations (one per customer).
  It’s all part of its “Steal a game, steal a taco” promotion that stated if the road team in the NBA Finals won Games 1-3 of the series, fans would be able to pick up a free taco at their local stores.
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• Penn State Football Coach James Franklin Surprises Walk-On With Scholarship

  13-06-2018 15:37
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  By: Ryan Mayer
  In what has become a yearly tradition, the first of the surprise walk-on videos has surfaced. On Tuesday, Penn State head football coach James Franklin called a team meeting following their summer workout. In the huddle, Franklin began talking with walk-on longsnapper Kyle Vasey about how often Vasey is working over the summer, presumably so he can pay for school. After Vasey, answers, Franklin tells him he can quit his job because
  
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• Greg Hardy Wins First MMA Fight In 57 Seconds, Gets Signed By UFC

  13-06-2018 15:06
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  By: Ryan Mayer
  Former NFL defensive end Greg Hardy’s MMA career got off to a fast start, literally, Tuesday night when he knocked out fellow former NFL player Austen Lane in 57 seconds. The fight was Hardy’s first professional bout, and it was successful enough to warrant a contract from the UFC.
  The 29-year-old Hardy made the transition to MMA in 2016 following the end of his NFL career. He had fought three times as an amateur, going
  
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• PTL Links: June 13, 2018

  13-06-2018 14:42
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Seven Springs Mountain Resort
  Helen’s Restaurant
  Sporting Clays At Seven Springs
  CLO “On Your Feet”
  Heinz History Center 
  
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• Uber, Pittsburgh miscommunication complicates attempt to restore self-driving cars

  13-06-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  Since the fatal crash in March involving a self-driving Uber in Arizona, communication between Uber and the city of Pittsburgh has been quite the roller coaster ride as illustrated by tweets and newly acquired text messages between a city official and an Uber executive.
  
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• Uber, Pittsburgh disagree on who failed to communicate on self-driving cars. Will it get better?

  13-06-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  Since the fatal crash in March involving a self-driving Uber in Arizona, communication between Uber and the city of Pittsburgh has been quite the roller coaster ride as illustrated by tweets and newly acquired text messages between a city official and an Uber executive.
  
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• Text messages, tweets show city's communication with Uber has been a rocky road

  13-06-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  Since the fatal crash in March involving a self-driving Uber in Arizona, communication between Uber and the city of Pittsburgh has been quite the roller coaster ride as illustrated by tweets and newly acquired text messages between a city official and an Uber executive.
  
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