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• Judge denies request to toss homicide charge in 2008 Waterfront homicide retrial

  04-09-2018 23:51 via post-gazette.com
  Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Jill Rangos ruled that Freedom Bey will stand trial Oct. 4 in the shooting death of Brendan Brooks.
  
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• Brookline man charged in domestic assault that led to standoff

  04-09-2018 23:34 via post-gazette.com
  Peter Stepanovich, 28, was charged Tuesday with aggravated assault, unlawful restraint and recklessly endangering another person. 
  
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• Jimmy’s Seafood Responds To PETA With Its Own Billboard; ‘SteaMEd Crabs. Here To Stay’

  04-09-2018 23:26
  Baltimore, MD. (WJZ) — Marylanders were going crabby over a PETA billboard in Baltimore that urged them to stop eating crabs, but Jimmy’s Seafood has fired back with their own billboard.
  The billboard from Jimmy’s reads: “SteaMEd crabs. Here to stay. Get Famous.”
  Just days after PETA put up billboard urging #Baltimore to stop eating crabs, @JimmysSeafood fires back with one of their own: “SteaMEd Crabs. Here to stay.” @wjz pic.twitter.com/AoQtRFWqPr
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• Allegheny County Jail warden blames employee illness on drug exposure; lockdown continues

  04-09-2018 23:23 via post-gazette.com
  Warden Orlando Harper said contraband searches turned up “stained paper,” which may be narcotics or synthetic drugs. 
  
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• Allegheny County Jail warden blames employee illness on drug exposure; llockdown continues

  04-09-2018 23:23 via post-gazette.com
  Warden Orlando Harper said contraband searches turned up “stained paper,” which may be narcotics or synthetic drugs. 
  
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• CDC Warning: ‘Don’t Eat Kellogg’s Honey Smacks’

  04-09-2018 23:04
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Center For Disease Control is warning people not to eat Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal, which is linked to a Salmonella outbreak that continues to make people sick.
  This includes any size package and with any “best if used by” date.
  The CDC tweeted a warning to consumers not to “eat this cereal”.
  OUTBREAK Update: 100 Salmonella infections in 33 states linked to Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal. Do not eat this cereal. https://t
  
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• Epic Prank: College Students Create Poster Of Themselves And Hang It In Texas McDonald’s

  04-09-2018 23:03
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  PEARLAND, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A couple of college students near Houston are taking social media by storm after an epic prank they pulled at a McDonald’s restaurant.
  The Asian pair noticed there wasn’t a lot of diversity on the walls at the restaurant in Pearland so they decided to create their own poster.
  Jevh M, the student with the Twitter account @Jevholution, posted three photos of the poster and wrote, “i noticed there was a blank
  
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• Dog In Prison Foster Program Found Dead In Cell Of ‘Blunt Force Trauma’

  04-09-2018 22:59
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  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An animal rescue group says a dog placed in a program that pairs Ohio inmates with foster dogs was found dead in a cell in a violent death.
  Joseph’s Legacy, an animal rescue charity in southwestern Ohio, says one of its dogs, Evie, was found dead at Warren Correctional Institution late last month.The charity said a necropsy showed that the dog, a 4-year-old German Shepherd-Elkhound mix, died of “blunt force trauma to her
  
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• Police Officer Goes Viral After Buying, Pumping Elderly Woman’s Gas

  04-09-2018 22:54
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  ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich. (CBS Local) – A Michigan police officer’s act of kindness has become a social media sensation after he stepped in to help an elderly woman at a local gas station.
  Seth Kazz, the owner of the station in St. Clair Shores, posted a photo to Facebook on Aug. 31 after the officer went out of his way to make sure the struggling customer got home alright.
  Kazz says the woman gave him $3 in change to buy as much gas as that
  
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• 5-Pound Dog Died Saving His Family From A Bear, Mother Says

  04-09-2018 22:52
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  BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (CBS Local) – A woman in North Carolina says her family’s dog died a hero after he managed to save them from a bear that wandered into their home.
  Pickles, a small five-pound pup, was about to head out into Tiffany Merrill’s yard in Black Mountain when a bear burst through the open sliding glass door on Aug. 31.
  “I thought I was gonna die,” Merrill told WLOS. “I started yelling for my
  
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• ACLU Asks State Officials To Provide Info On Inmate Health During Lockdown

  04-09-2018 22:11
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania wants the state prison system to reinstate inmate mail and visitation privileges that have been suspended because about 50 guards and other employees have fallen sick in recent weeks.
  Pennsylvania ACLU executive director Reggie Shuford said Tuesday that the lockdown in place over the past week is “gravely serious.”
  He argues that state officials should provide more infor
  
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• Boomer Esiason: Jets Eyeing Sam Darnold As The Next Carson Wentz

  04-09-2018 21:57
  The New York Jets announced to the world that the future was now when they traded away quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and named rookie Sam Darnold their starter for Week 1 in Detroit. The first-round draft pick was being hyped as the next great NFL quarterback long before the Jets took him with the third overall pick in April.
  After an impressive preseason, the hype for Darnold only seems to be growing. CBS Local Sports caught up with former NFL MVP Boomer Esiason who says New York
  
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• Pittsburgh-area schools have a second early-dismissal day due to heat

  04-09-2018 21:44 via post-gazette.com
  All Pittsburgh Public Schools students were sent home two hours early Tuesday and will be dismissed early again on Wednesday.
  
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• Hot weather forces Pittsburgh-area schools to dismiss students early for another day

  04-09-2018 21:44 via post-gazette.com
  All Pittsburgh Public Schools students were sent home two hours early Tuesday and will be dismissed early again on Wednesday.
  
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• GoFundMe For Homeless Man That Helped Stranded Driver Has Been Drained, Says Attorney

  04-09-2018 21:40
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  (CBS Philly/CBS Local) – There’s no more money left in a GoFundMe account for a homeless man who used his last $20 to buy gas for a stranded driver in Philadelphia, says the homeless man’s attorney.
  Kate McClure and her boyfriend, Mark D’Amico, originally began the GoFundMe to help Johnny Bobbit, a homeless man, after he shared his last $20 to help McClure, who was stranded in Philadelphia.
  The GoFundMe campaign raised mor
  
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• Firefighters Treated For Heat Exhaustion While Battling Glassport Fire

  04-09-2018 21:39
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  GLASSPORT (KDKA) — Several firefighters had to be treated for heat exhaustion while battling a two-alarm fire in Glassport this afternoon.
  The house fire was first reported after 1 p.m. in rowhouses along Oak Way.
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  According to emergency officials, the fire went to two alarms to call additional crews to the scene because of the extreme heat.
  No word on the conditions of the firefighters who were treated.
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• Dictionary Adds 800 New Words Including ‘Hangry,’ ‘Zoodles,’ ‘Fintech,’ ‘Bougie’

  04-09-2018 21:28
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  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – “TL;DR:” The dictionary added new words.
  Along with the “too long, didn’t read” summary line found at the end of wordy online posts, the Springfield-based dictionary company Merriam-Webster.com added 800 new words and meanings on Tuesday, expanding its database based on frequently used terms.
  Emotionally, people get “hangry” when hunger and anger mix, easily fixed by a meal of “zoodle
  
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• Authorities identify man fatally shot in West Mifflin housing complex

  04-09-2018 20:59 via post-gazette.com
  Brashaun Green, 21, was shot around 4:10 p.m in the Mifflin Estates housing complex and died a few hours later.
  
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• Pa. prison chief hopes to end statewide lockdown by next week

  04-09-2018 19:54 via post-gazette.com
  Both the state prison system and the Allegheny County Jail remained under lockdown protocols after employees took ill.
  
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• Lockdowns continue at state prisons, Allegheny County Jail

  04-09-2018 19:54 via post-gazette.com
  Both the state prison system and the Allegheny County Jail remained under lockdown protocols after employees took ill.
  
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• Mother Caught Putting Son’s Head In Toilet In Viral Video

  04-09-2018 19:42
  LEESBURG, Fla. (CBS Local) – A Florida mother says she’s receiving death threats after a video of her, apparently putting her son’s head in a toilet, went viral.
  Kaitlyn Wolf of Leesburg told reporters that the whole video was a joke and that her three-year-old son wasn’t screaming, he was laughing. Local police are not convinced and have reportedly started an investigation into the incident after being tipped off by social media users who watched the video.
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• Turkeyfoot Valley school in session after delay following dam leakage alert

  04-09-2018 19:38 via post-gazette.com
  “We continue to monitor the situation at High Point Lake,” a message from the Turkeyfoot Valley district states.
  
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• Somerset County dam stable after leaks, officials say, but inspection continues

  04-09-2018 19:38 via post-gazette.com
  “We continue to monitor the situation at High Point Lake,” a message from the Turkeyfoot Valley district states.
  
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• High Point Lake dam stable after leaks, officials say, but inspection continues

  04-09-2018 19:38 via post-gazette.com
  “We continue to monitor the situation at High Point Lake,” a message from the Turkeyfoot Valley district states.
  
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• For Second Straight Day, Thousands Of Students Will Be Dismissed Early Due To Heat

  04-09-2018 19:22
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Due to high heat and humidity, several area school districts will be dismissing students early on Wednesday.
  One of the districts which will be dismissing students early for a second straight day is the Pittsburgh Public Schools District.
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• Pittsburgh Restaurant’s Burger Wins National Award

  04-09-2018 19:01
  PITTSBURGH (The Patch) – A Lawrenceville restaurant has won a prestigious national award for one of its burgers. The James Beard Foundation announced Tuesday that Burgh’ers is one of five winners in its fourth annual Blended Burger Project competition, which features chefs from all restaurant categories developing their take on a mushroom and meat blended burger.
  Burgh’ers won for the Fox Chapel blended burger, which consists of a 75-25 blend of local grass-fed beef to local ro
  
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• Amazon Becomes 2nd US Company To Reach $1 Trillion Market Value

  04-09-2018 17:59
  NEW YORK (AP) – Amazon has become the second publicly traded company to be worth $1 trillion, hot on the heels of Apple.
  Amazon has revolutionized how people shop online and is the world’s dominant internet retailer. In two decades the company expanded far beyond its bookseller beginnings, combining its world-spanning retail operation with less flashy but very profitable advertising and cloud computing businesses.
  The company’s blowout success made its founder and CEO, Jeff Bez
  
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• This Week In Golf: DeChambeau Wins Dell Technologies, Leads FedExCup

  04-09-2018 17:43
  By Sam McPherson
  Bryson DeChambeau does not turn 25 years old until September 16, but over the last two weekends, he has played with more experience and wisdom than his age would suggest. After a four-shot win last week in The Northern Trust, he managed a similar feat at the Dell Technologies Championship, winning by two strokes over Justin Rose. He’s now staked himself to a commanding points lead in the FedExCup playoffs.
  Coming into the 2017-18 PGA Tour season, DeChambeau had one ca
  
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• Parkway East multi-vehicle crash takes hours to clear

  04-09-2018 17:38 via post-gazette.com
  It took several hours for the cleanup to finish and normal traffic patterns to resume on the Parkway East.
  
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• Parkway East crash near Oakland blocks two eastbound lanes, delays outbound traffic

  04-09-2018 17:38 via post-gazette.com
  Pennsylvania State Police say it will take at least an hour for the cleanup to finish and normal traffic patterns to resume.
  
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• Parkway East accident cleared, traffic flowing after morning crash

  04-09-2018 17:38 via post-gazette.com
  It took several hours for the cleanup to finish and normal traffic patterns to resume on the Parkway East.
  
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• As Le’Veon Bell Continues Holding Out, QB Ben Roethlisberger Hopes He Reports Tomorrow

  04-09-2018 17:14
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethsliberger says he hopes to see running back Le’Veon Bell back with the team tomorrow.Roethlisberger told 93.7 The Fan “we have to focus on the 53 that are there, and get ready for Cleveland.”The Steelers took the field Monday at 10:45 a.m. and Le’Veon was noticeably absent.
  “I spoke to him before camp, but that’s it,” Roethlisberger said. “A lot of
  
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• O’Hara Twp. Building Evacuated Due To Possible Gas Leak

  04-09-2018 16:53
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  O’HARA TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A building in O’Hara Township at RIDC Park has been evacuated due to a possible gas leak.
  Emergency officials were called to Cook MyoSite in the 100 block of Delta Road around 9:30 a.m.
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  A monitor in the building alerted something was wrong with lab conditions. Two employees were checked as a precaution.
  Officials are checking to see if a possible gas leak triggered the monitor.#BREA
  
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• O’Hara Twp. Building Evacuated Due To Chemical Leak

  04-09-2018 16:53
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  O’HARA TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Two people were treated after a chemical leak in O’Hara Township at a company in RIDC Park.
  Emergency officials were called to Cook MyoSite in the 100 block of Delta Road around 9:30 a.m.
  Employees were evacuated after the chemical leak triggered an alarm in the building.
  (Photo Credit: Jeff Roupe/KDKA)
  The company investigates cell therapy for muscles. As part of their operation, there are numerous monitors making sur
  
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• Pedestrian killed by train in Jeannette

  04-09-2018 16:37 via post-gazette.com
  The incident occurred at 7:32 a.m. Tuesday.
  
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• Multi-Vehicle Crash Closes Two Lanes Of Parkway East

  04-09-2018 16:35
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Two lanes of the Parkway East are closed due to a multi-vehicle crash.
  According to PennDOT, the crash happened on the eastbound side of the road around 10 a.m.
  (Photo Credit: Brian Murphy/KDKA)
  At least three vehicles were involved and two of the eastbound (outbound) lanes are blocked near the Forbes Avenue/Oakland exit.
  Only a single lane of traffic is slowly getting by in the area.Parkway East outbound crash… at least 3 vehic
  
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• Ban Nike: Support For Colin Kaepernick Protest Has Some Destroying Their Shoes

  04-09-2018 16:24
  (CNN) — Nike’s decision to use Colin Kaepernick as the face of its latest advertising campaign has some sports fans burning with rage.
  People upset with the move have started setting fire to their sneakers and sportswear to protest Nike using Kaepernick to promote the 30th anniversary of its “Just Do It” advertising campaign.
  The former San Francisco 49er has not played in the NFL since the 2016 season. That year, he began kneeling during the National Anthem to raise awar
  
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• Confirmation Hearings Begin For Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh

  04-09-2018 15:46
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – Confirmation hearings are underway in the Senate for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s second nominee to the Supreme Court.
  Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa gaveled in the first day of hearings on Tuesday morning. Kavanaugh, his wife, Ashley, and eldest daughter entered the committee room with Grassley just after 9:30 am.
  In his opening statement, Kavanaugh vows to be a “pro-law judge” w
  
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• Century III Mall Sheriff’s Sale Postponed Due To Bankruptcy Filing

  04-09-2018 15:39
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  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) – The Century III Mall sheriff’s sale has been postponed due to a bankruptcy filing.
  The sheriff’s sale was supposed to take place Tuesday morning, but has now been pushed back to Dec. 3.
  The sale was initially scheduled for June 4, but the mortgage holder asked for a continuance, which was granted.
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  In August, it was postponed a second time.
  Notices announcing the sheriff’s sale were first posted
  
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• At Somerset County school district near leaking dam, start of classes delayed

  04-09-2018 15:39 via post-gazette.com
  As a precaution, the Turkeyfoot Valley School District delayed the start of classes two hours due to issues at High Point Lake dam.
  
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• Pittsburgh, CitiParks extend hours at cooling centers

  04-09-2018 15:32 via post-gazette.com
  The move will help residents in the South Side and Sheraden beat the heat.
  
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• 16-Year-Old Boy Struck, Killed By Train In Jeannette

  04-09-2018 15:28
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  JEANNETTE (KDKA) – A teenage boy was struck and killed by a train in Westmoreland County Tuesday morning.
  According to emergency dispatchers, the Norfolk Southern freight train hit the victim around 7:30 a.m. near S. 6th Street and Magee Avenue in Jeannette.
  The victim, identified by the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office as 16-year-old Jonathon Brown of Jeannette, died instantly of multiple blunt force injuries.Norfolk Southern freight train sits
  
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• Man Killed In Mt. Washington Crash

  04-09-2018 14:48
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  MOUNT WASHINGTON (KDKA) – One man was killed in a Tuesday morning crash in Mount Washington.
  According to police, the crash happened around 5:30 a.m. at the intersection of Grandview Avenue, McArdle Roadway and Merrimac Street.
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  A male driver was traveling along McArdle Roadway, lost control, went into a corner lot near Merrimac Street and Grandview Avenue and struck a tree.
  He was pronounced dead at the scen
  
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• PTL Links: Sept. 4, 2018

  04-09-2018 14:38
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Pittsburgh Irish Festival
  Heinz History Center
  Giant Eagle Market District
  Market District Tailgating Recipes
  Third Annual Power Recovery Walk
  Pittsburgh Magazine
  Pittsburgh Magazine “After Dark” Blog
  “Seen” Column In Post-Gazette
  
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• Market District Tailgating Recipes

  04-09-2018 14:30
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  The Steelers begin their season this weekend and the Giant Eagle Market District has some perfect tailgating recipes to celebrate!
  German Sausage with Curry Ketchup (Currywurst)(Compliments of Chef Crystal A. Baldwin)
  Serves: 4-6Prep Time: 15 minutesCook Time: 45 minutes
  Ingredients:2 tsp canola oil
  ½ cup onion, chopped
  1 tsp mustard seeds
  1 clove garlic, minced
  2 tbsp curry powder
  ¼ tsp allspice, ground
  1 star anise
  6 oz tomato paste
  Water
  3 tbsp
  
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• With sheriff's sale looming, Century III Mall files for bankruptcy

  04-09-2018 14:29 via post-gazette.com
  The mall was expected to go up for sheriff’s sale on Sept. 4. Instead, owners Moonbeam Capital filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
  
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• Trump Says Sessions’ DOJ Has Placed GOP In Midterm Jeopardy

  04-09-2018 13:50
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has tweeted that federal indictments against two Republican congressmen placed the GOP in midterm election jeopardy.
  In a tweet Monday, Trump again attacked Attorney General Jeff Sessions while suggesting that the Justice Department consider politics when making decisions.
  The president cited what he called “Obama era investigations” just before midterm elections and that “two easy wins now in dou
  
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• No Place Like Home: Feds Recover Stolen Ruby Slippers Worn In ‘Wizard Of Oz’

  04-09-2018 13:33
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  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Federal authorities say they have recovered a pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” that were stolen from a Minnesota museum 13 years ago.
  The slippers were taken from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids in August 2005 when someone went through a window and broke into the small display case. The shoes were insured for $1 million.
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• Gordon Strengthening, Expected To Hit Gulf Coast As Hurricane

  04-09-2018 13:19
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  MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Tropical Storm Gordon is expected to strengthen into a hurricane late Tuesday when it hits the central U.S. Gulf Coast, including coastal Mississippi. From there, it is forecast to move inland over the lower Mississippi Valley on Wednesday.
  Gordon formed into a tropical storm near the Florida Keys early Monday as it lashed the southern part of the state with heavy rains and high winds.
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  The storm was centered 2
  
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• No legal sports betting yet in Pennsylvania, but it's on the way

  04-09-2018 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  Two casinos elsewhere in the state have applied to take bets, perhaps later this football season, while Rivers Casino waits to act.
  
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