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• Woman Struck By Pickup Truck, Killed At Murrysville Walmart

  27-07-2018 23:57
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  MURRYSVILLE (KDKA) — A woman was struck by a truck and killed in a parking lot in Westmoreland County on Friday afternoon.
  It happened just before 2 p.m. at the Walmart in the 6700 block of Hollywood Boulevard in Murrysville.
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  KDKA-TV’s Ralph Iannotti reports the driver is facing homicide charges.
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• Woman Struck By Pickup Truck, Killed At Delmont Walmart

  27-07-2018 23:57
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  DELMONT (KDKA) — Wendy Shumaker, 49, is facing charges of homicide by vehicle and DUI after a fatal vehicle-pedestrian accident Friday afternoon.
  She expressed no remorse at the police station in Murrysville as she was taken to a District Court in Greensburg.
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  Police said Shumaker was driving a white pickup truck and ran over an elderly woman in the crosswalk of the Delmont Walmart parking lot. The victim was identified as Gail Rohrbac
  
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• System glitch might have allowed thousands of non-citizens to register to vote in Pennsylvania

  27-07-2018 23:46 via post-gazette.com
  The state’s motor voter system inadvertently allowed legal residents who were not U.S. citizens to register. 
  
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• State review of voter registrations narrows list of potentially ineligible voters to 8,698

  27-07-2018 23:46 via post-gazette.com
  The state’s motor voter system inadvertently allowed legal residents who were not U.S. citizens to register. 
  
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• Glitch in system allowed 11,000 non-citizens to register to vote in Pennsylvania

  27-07-2018 23:46 via post-gazette.com
  The state’s motor voter system inadvertently allowed legal residents who were not U.S. citizens to register. 
  
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• Penn Hills man is county's first with West Nile virus in 2018

  27-07-2018 23:10 via post-gazette.com
  The county Health Department said a West Nile virus-carrying Culex mosquito bit the man in mid-July.
  
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• CBS Independent Directors Respond To Report Of Misconduct By CEO Les Moonves

  27-07-2018 23:01
  The Independent Directors of CBS have responded to reports of an upcoming story expected to allege misconduct on the part of CEO Les Moonves.
  
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• Pa. Supreme Court: Clergy Abuse Report To Be Released With Names Redacted

  27-07-2018 22:55
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP/KDKA) – Pennsylvania’s highest court is allowing a landmark grand jury report into clergy child sexual abuse and efforts to cover it up to be released, but for now without the names of priests and others who have challenged the report.
  The Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling Friday that directs the redaction process be completed by Aug. 8, when the 900-page report is expected to be made public.
  The court says it will still co
  
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• Stream The RBC Canadian Open

  27-07-2018 22:21
  The PGA Tour comes to you live from Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
  
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• Duquesne Police Arrest 2 DUI Drivers Who Had Kids In Vehicles In Separate Incidents

  27-07-2018 22:19
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  DUQUESNE (KDKA) — Duquesne Police arrested two drivers suspected to be under the influence in two separate incidents Friday morning and both drivers had children in their vehicles.
  The first incident happened around 1:30 a.m. when officers saw a car driving erratically on Savey Street. Officers pulled the car over and noticed the driver, a 27-year-old Duquesne man, appeared to be intoxicated or under the influence. There was also a 5-year-old child in the
  
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• Pennsylvania’s First Human Case Of West Nile Virus This Year Reported In Allegheny County

  27-07-2018 21:57
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An Allegheny County resident may be the first person in Pennsylvania this year to contract West Nile Virus.
  The Department of Health and the Department of Environmental Protection say the samples are being sent out for confirmatory testing.
  The Allegheny County Health Department says a Penn Hills resident in his early 70s was bitten by a mosquito carrying West Nile Virus in mid-July. He began exhibiting symptoms of the infection and wa
  
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• Pittsburgh ranks among America's top 20 cities for arts vibrancy

  27-07-2018 21:52 via post-gazette.com
  The National Center for Arts Research names the city No. 20 among the “hotbeds of America's arts and culture.”
  
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• Plum school board plans to have school police force

  27-07-2018 21:33 via post-gazette.com
  Superintendent Brendan Hyland said he will be looking for retired law enforcement officers with years of training for the jobs.
  
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• Two guards injured in stabbing at Allegheny County Jail

  27-07-2018 20:52 via post-gazette.com
  Correctional officers Paul Romanelli and Michael Marzano were reported recovering from injuries that were not life-threatening. 
  
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• South Carolina Schools End Snow Days, Will Have Students Learn Online

  27-07-2018 20:46
  ANDERSON, S.C. (CBS Local) – It may be the middle of summer, but one South Carolina school district is already planning to eliminate their student’s snow days.
  Anderson School District 5 plans to be the first district in the state to do away with the practice of closing school to prevent children from traveling to class on dangerous roads in the winter.
  Kids will no longer get to enjoy the day off at home or sledding down snowy hills in their local park. The school district will
  
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• Section Of Turnpike To Close In Both Directions For Bridge Removal

  27-07-2018 20:19
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be closed in both directions this weekend.
  According to officials, the road will be closed in both direction between New Stanton (Exit 75) and Breezewood (Exit 161).
  The closure will start at 11 p.m. Saturday and run through 6 a.m. Sunday.
  Crews will be removing an existing bridge.
  Motorists at New Stanton and Breezewood interchanges will be given these recommended detours:
  Eastbound traffic
  
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• New Hybrid Whale-Dolphin Discovered Off Hawaii

  27-07-2018 20:07
  HAWAII (CBS Local) – Last year, a team of scientists spotted what they believed was a hybrid animal off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii. A new report from Cascadia Research Collective confirms they did and the new sea creature is the result of a whale and a dolphin mating, the team’s head researcher told CBS News.
  What the researchers discovered was a hybrid of a melon-headed whale and a rough-toothed dolphin. In an interview with local newspaper&nb
  
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• Backyard Chickens Eat Harmful Ticks, But Are Giving People Salmonella

  27-07-2018 20:00
  CALVERTON, N.Y. (CBS Local) – As disease-carrying ticks continue to spread across the country, many Americans are turning to an inventive and all-natural approach to removing ticks: chickens.
  “Within a couple of weeks, we realized, ‘hey, it’s funny, we’re not seeing any ticks.’ Our dog wasn’t gnawing on his paws trying to get the ticks off. We’re like, ‘wow,’ and then we realized they’re eating the ticks,” Christop
  
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• Allegheny County Jail On Lockdown After 2 Guards Stabbed

  27-07-2018 19:29
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Two guards at the Allegheny County Jail were stabbed Friday afternoon, which has prompted a lockdown.
  According to officials, the incident happened around 1 p.m.
  At least one of the guards was taken to the hospital. The extent of the injuries is unknown.
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• Allegheny County Jail Corrections Officers Stabbed By Inmates

  27-07-2018 19:29
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Two corrections officers at the Allegheny County Jail were stabbed Friday afternoon, which prompted a lockdown.
  Allegheny County Police say a corrections officer called 19-year-old inmate Dakil Blair back into his cell just before 1 p.m. as the officer began to conduct a random cell search. Blair and the corrections officer then got into an altercation.
  As the altercation was happening, 20-year-old inmate Douglas Lockett and a second c
  
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• TRAFFIC: Lane restrictions scheduled on Liberty Bridge through next week

  27-07-2018 18:40 via post-gazette.com
  These restrictions form part of the $80.08 million Liberty Bridge Rehabilitation Project.
  
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• Authorities Warn Of ‘Sextortion’ Phishing Scam Using Real Passwords

  27-07-2018 18:38
  (CBS San Francisco/CBS Local)— The newest “sextortion” phishing scam circulating online is targeting victims with threats of exposing their use of porn and actual passwords.
  It’s a new, more-believable twist on an old scam that is popping up in email accounts across the country.
  Con artists are threatening to release compromising videos and using victims’ real passwords to convince them it’s not a scam.
  Imagine opening your inbox to find your name — and
  
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• Exclusive: Victim Talks About How ‘Assault By Officer’ Led To Premature Birth

  27-07-2018 18:32
  Miami Beach, Fla. (CBSMiami) — A woman who says she was forced to give birth prematurely to her son after she was struck by a North Miami Beach police officer says she hopes that cop “gets the help that she needs.”
  In an exclusive interview with CBS4’S Peter D’Oench as she recovers at Mt. Sinai Hospital, the victim—-Evoni Murray—-said her son Joseph Predelus III was doing well.
  “I’m just happy he is a healthy baby,” she said.
  Murray, wh
  
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• Port Authority awards $10.5 million contract for Bus Rapid Transit design

  27-07-2018 18:31 via post-gazette.com
  The board’s vote means the Port Authority will switch away from the firm that handled the first phase of the project.
  
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• Fantasy Football Preview: Top 10 Defenses/Special Teams

  27-07-2018 18:28
  Ryan Mayer
  The final part of our fantasy football preview positional rankings is here. For those of you asking, no, we’re not going to do a top 10 kickers post. Go outside and take a break from the fantasy sports if you’re looking for a kicker breakdown. Now, one big thing to note before getting into the projections for defenses and special teams. This is likely the most unpredictable of the spots on your fantasy roster (outside of kickers). With injuries to key players, what’s
  
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• New Network ‘Start TV’ Launches This September

  27-07-2018 18:04
  CHICAGO, IL– Weigel Broadcasting Co. has announced the launch of a new multicast entertainment television network- Start TV, beginning Monday, September 3, 2018, in association with CBS Television Stations. Start TV showcases strong and resourceful female leading characters in a lineup of contemporary and proven procedural dramas. Each lead character and series embody a boldness and determination to “start” leading the way, seeking the truth, solving the crime and defending the
  
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• How to see Mars Friday night

  27-07-2018 18:01 via post-gazette.com
  It’s opposition day when the sun and Mars are lined up on opposite sides of the Earth. 
  
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• Taylor Swift Donates Tickets To Mourning Police Department

  27-07-2018 17:57
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  WEYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) – Taylor Swift is helping ease the pain of a Massachusetts city mourning the recent loss of a police officer.
  Weymouth Mayor Robert Hedlund tells The Patriot Ledger that Swift donated “a significant number of tickets” to the town for her shows this weekend in Foxborough, which were distributed among city police officers.
  (Steve Exum/Getty Images)
  Weymouth Sgt. Michael Chesna was shot and killed while investigating a car cr
  
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• Caught On Camera: Suspect Climbs On Top Of Moving Police Car

  27-07-2018 17:32
  WICHITA FALLS, Texas (CBS Local) – Eyewitness video captured a daring escape attempt along a Wichita Falls highway in Texas Wednesday.
  Local news broadcasters report a man being taken to jail, kicked out a back window and climbed on top of a Taylor County Sheriff’s patrol car as it traveled down the highway.
  Police officers responded, driving two vehicles on to each side of the patrol car.Suspect on top of moving police car (courtesy: Jason and Jennifer Mustain)The vehicle with
  
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• Food, fun and Segways: Pittsburgh tours for every taste

  27-07-2018 17:05 via post-gazette.com
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• 18 Things You Didn’t Know About WWE Star And Ex-UFC Champ Ronda Rousey

  27-07-2018 17:04
  By Norm Elrod
  Ronda Rousey is taking WWE by storm, but that’s generally her approach to things. Once the world’s most dominant female fighter, taking down opponent after opponent via armbar within seconds, she’s widely credited with establishing and elevating women’s mixed martial arts.
  But her accomplishments also include a bronze medal in Judo at the Olympics and now a burgeoning career with the WWE. Never mind that she’s one of the more recognizable athletes on t
  
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• Protesters Call On DA To Remove Judge From Antwon Rose Case

  27-07-2018 16:48
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Protesters gathered outside the District Attorney’s office Friday morning.
  Around 10:30 a.m., a small group of protesters went to Stephen Zappala’s office to discuss the Antwon Rose II fatal shooting case.
  Today, there was supposed to be a preliminary hearing for the East Pittsburgh police officer charged in the shooting. However, Officer Michael Rosfeld waived that hearing earlier this week and will now face formal arraign
  
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• Protesters Call On DA To Remove From Antwon Rose Case

  27-07-2018 16:48
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Protesters gathered outside the District Attorney’s office Friday morning.
  Around 10:30 a.m., a small group of protesters went to Stephen Zappala’s office to discuss the Antwon Rose II fatal shooting case.
  They read a letter which said in part:
  “As the people’s prosecutor, we need you to utilize you authority to remove Judge Manning from the case, provide a fair and just jury selection process of folks who repre
  
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• New Ryan Shazier Bobblehead Released Ahead Of Steelers Season

  27-07-2018 16:38
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum announced that a new Ryan Shazier bobblehead has been released.
  The officially licensed, limited-edition bobblehead features Shazier wearing his Steelers number 50 jersey.
  Photo Credit: National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museuem/FOCO
  The bobblehead is the first of three new Pittsburgh Steelers bobbleheads that will be released over the next few months as football season starts.“Th
  
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• Thomas Town Officially Opens At Kennywood

  27-07-2018 16:18
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Kennywood’s newest attraction is finally open.
  Thomas Town opened today at the amusement park.
  That area features rides and characters from “Thomas the Tank Engine.”
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  It has four new rides and is centered around the park’s historic train.
  “Thomas Town” will be the second-largest permanent “Thomas and Friends” attraction in North America.
  “Thomas Town” will
  
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• All Aboard! Thomas Town Officially Opens At Kennywood

  27-07-2018 16:18
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – With a robust “All aboard,” Thomas the Tank Engine pulled out of the Thomas Town station Friday for his maiden trip around the ground of Kennywood carrying passengers.
  The legendary engine has been months in construction on the site of the Old Kennywood Railroad and comes to the tracks with a legacy that has been drawing people to the park on day one.
  Dana Plowman and her family came down from Bradford.
  “Strictly beca
  
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• Trump Claims U.S. Is ‘Economic Envy Of The Entire World’

  27-07-2018 16:10
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is praising new economic data released Friday, saying the U.S. is the “economic envy of the entire world.”
  Trump is celebrating data showing the U.S. economy surged in the April-June quarter to an annual growth rate of 4.1 percent.
  Trump is predicting that as he renegotiates trade deals, “we’re going to go a lot higher than these numbers.”
  Trump says on the South Lawn of the White Hous
  
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• Shadyside school's kindergarten filmmakers get festival slot

  27-07-2018 16:10 via post-gazette.com
  Video: Get a sneak peek of the stop-motion animation short “Joana and the Bad Guys” from the kids of the Kentucky Avenue School.
  
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• SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: Lots Of Baseball

  27-07-2018 16:05
  Cleveland Indians vs. Detroit TigersFriday, July 27, 2018, 7:10 pm ET
  CLEVELAND -200
  The projection model forecasts a win by the Indians more than 70 percent of the time Friday against the Tigers, and with a margin of nearly two runs per contest. These numbers justify a play on the large favorite. The Indians are on a 6-1 road clip and are 22-7 when Carlos Carrasco starts against losing opponents. The Tigers are on a 1-5 home stretch against right-handed starters.
  SportsLine Expert: Stephen Oh (
  
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• All aboard! Thomas Town is open

  27-07-2018 15:45 via post-gazette.com
  $8.5-million “Thomas & Friends”-themed attraction at Kennywood Park offers a train trip with more character, plus four new rides and more.
  
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• Trump Denies Knowing About Trump Tower Meeting In Advance

  27-07-2018 15:10
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is denying that he knew in advance about a Trump Tower meeting in June 2016 between a Russian lawyer, his eldest son and other aides.
  Trump tweeted, “NO,” he “did NOT know of the meeting with my son, Don jr.”…..I did NOT know of the meeting with my son, Don jr. Sounds to me like someone is trying to make up stories in order to get himself out of an unrelated jam (Taxi cabs maybe?). He
  
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• Krispy Kreme Offering Dozen Doughnuts For $1 To Celebrate Birthday

  27-07-2018 14:41
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  By: Susan Gonzalez
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  LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — This is one deal you dough not want to miss.
  To celebrate it’s 81st birthday, Krispy Kreme is offering one sweet discount: if you buy a dozen doughnuts at regular price, you can get another dozen doughnuts for $1.
  The deal applies only to Original Glazed Doughnuts though, so don’t get fancy with the second batch.
  (Photo Illustration Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
  The
  
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• Westmoreland County nonprofit helps recovering addicts through drumming

  27-07-2018 14:39 via post-gazette.com
  Free weekly recovery meetings are held with a focus on drug and alcohol abuse. Family recovery meetings provide information and support.
  
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• Pennsylvania’s ‘glass city’ finds footing in battle against Rust Belt hardships

  27-07-2018 14:04 via post-gazette.com
  Business and political leaders in Jeannette seem determined to not let the city die along with its glass industry.
  
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• 250-Pound Bear Rescued From Colorado Storm Drain

  27-07-2018 13:58
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  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) — Rescuing a 250-pound bear from a storm sewer is not an easy task, but that’s what wildlife officers were called to do on Thursday in Colorado Springs.
  The fact that it was raining didn’t help.This bear has managed to get into a storm sewer in #ColoradoSprings. @COParksWildlife officer is on the scene. #wildlife pic.twitter.com/nGffS48Fbf
  — CPW SE Region (@CPW_SE) July 26, 2018
  “[Colorado Parks and W
  
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• Roseanne Barr On Racist Tweet: ‘I Wish I Worded It Better’

  27-07-2018 13:17
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  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Roseanne Barr has told Sean Hannity in her first televised interview that she’s sorry for a racist tweet that led to the cancellation of her hit ABC series and insists she is not racist.
  The comedian appeared on Hannity’s prime-time show on Fox News on Thursday night in a wide-ranging interview that focused on the damage of her tweet about Valerie Jarrett, a former adviser to President Barack Obama.
  Hannity repeatedly urged
  
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• Zoo Accused Of Painting Donkey, Passing It Off As A Zebra

  27-07-2018 13:08
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  By: Amanda Jackson, Stephanie Busari and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN
  (CNN) — It gives new meaning to the phrase “a wolf in sheep’s clothing.” Or in this case, a donkey in zebra stripes.
  A zoo in Cairo, Egypt, has been accused of trying to fool visitors by painting zebra stripes onto a donkey, but the zoo director insists the animal is the real thing.
  Mahmoud Sarhan, 18, said he was visiting a recently-opened animal sanctuary at the Internationa
  
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• OpenStreetsPGH prepares to launch new route and day during last event of the summer

  27-07-2018 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  OpenStreets host Bike Pittsburgh decided to hold the event on a Saturday instead of a Sunday, as it has traditionally been held, after talking to East End community members.
  
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• Skywatchers Looking Forward To Century’s Longest Lunar Eclipse

  27-07-2018 12:53
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  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Skywatchers around much of the world are looking forward to a complete lunar eclipse that will be the longest this century.
  The so-called “blood moon” Friday, when it turns a deep red, will be visible at different times in Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe and South America when the sun, Earth and moon line up perfectly, casting Earth’s shadow on the moon.
  The total eclipse will last 1 hour and 43 minutes
  
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• Truckers' lawsuit may force Turnpike to delay $112.5 million payment for transit

  27-07-2018 12:47 via post-gazette.com
  Transit agencies shouldn’t have any day-to-day funding problems if the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission delays a transit payment to PennDOT.
  
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