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• Pirates Beat Brewers 3-2

  16-09-2018 23:37
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  MILWAUKEE (AP) – Jesus Aguilar and Domingo Santana hit back-to-back home runs to begin the ninth inning for the Milwaukee Brewers, but the NL wild-card leaders couldn’t complete the rally and lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Sunday.
  The Brewers remained 2 1/2 games behind Chicago in the NL Central after the Cubs’ 2-1 loss to Cincinnati. The Brewers came into the day leading the NL wild-card chase by 3 1/2 games.
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• Secretary of the Army — a Uniontown native — visits Steelers game for swearing-in event

  16-09-2018 23:15 via post-gazette.com
  Mark Esper, confirmed by the U.S. Senate and sworn in as the 23rd secretary of the U.S. Army last year, was at Heinz Field on Sunday.
  
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• Fox Chapel Elementary School Cancels Monday’s Classes Pending Air Quality Test Results

  16-09-2018 23:15
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  FOX CHAPEL (KDKA) — A Fox Chapel elementary school is canceling classes Monday due to pending air quality test results.
  Classes were canceled Friday at Kerr Elementary after mold was discovered in three rooms on Thursday.
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  A mold remediation company has been extensively cleaning since the mold was discovered and air quality testing was conducted on Friday, but the results have not yet come back.
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• Army secretary — a Uniontown native — visits Steelers game for swearing-in event

  16-09-2018 23:15 via post-gazette.com
  Mark Esper, confirmed by the U.S. Senate and sworn in as the 23rd secretary of the U.S. Army last year, was at Heinz Field on Sunday.
  
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• Chiefs Hold Off Steelers 42-37

  16-09-2018 22:54
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Patrick Mahomes tied a franchise record with six touchdown passes and the Kansas City Chiefs put on an impressive offensive display in a 42-37 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.
  The 22-year-old Mahomes finished 23 of 28 for 326 yards in his third career start as the Chiefs (2-0) won in Pittsburgh for the first time since 1986. Mahomes has 10 touchdown passes through two weeks, the most ever by a quarterback through two games in
  
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• Camel Gets Loose At Shrine Circus In Pittsburgh

  16-09-2018 22:18
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Video shows that a camel got loose at the Shrine Circus during its stop at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday afternoon.
  A video posted to Facebook shows the camel bucking and running from what appear to be circus employees while a woman hangs on to the animal’s back. Audience members can be heard screaming.
  (Photo Credit: Ronald Smith/Facebook)
  In the video, it appears workers got the camel under control and they can be seen helping the
  
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• Six children, one adult injured after camel is startled during Shrine Circus in Pittsburgh

  16-09-2018 22:12 via post-gazette.com
  An announcement said a shovel was thrown near the camel, which startled the animal.
  
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• Seven injured after camel startled during Shriner Circus

  16-09-2018 22:12 via post-gazette.com
  An announcement said a shovel was thrown near the camel, which startled the animal.
  
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• Seven injured after camel is startled during Shrine Circus in Pittsburgh

  16-09-2018 22:12 via post-gazette.com
  An announcement said a shovel was thrown near the camel, which startled the animal.
  
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• Seven injured after camel is startled during Shrine Circus

  16-09-2018 22:12 via post-gazette.com
  An announcement said a shovel was thrown near the camel, which startled the animal.
  
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• At least two hurt after camel startled during Shrine Circus

  16-09-2018 22:12 via post-gazette.com
  An announcement said a shovel was thrown near the camel, which startled the animal.
  
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• Tenant Says The Landlord Threatened Eviction Over Political Yard Signs

  16-09-2018 20:45
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  Lyndon, IL (WQAD) — A woman living in Lyndon said her landlord took down her political sign and replaced it with his own.
  Melissa Denning had a sign up in the yard, supporting Kris Schmidt for sheriff.
  A woman living in Lyndon said her landlord took down her political sign and replaced it with his own. (Photo Credit: WQAD)
  “Instead of coming and talking to me about the sign, [my landlord] knocked the sign down and ran it over,” Denning said.
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• Jewelry Store Accidentally Ships Couple’s Engagement Ring To Another Country

  16-09-2018 20:06
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  San Diego, CA (KGTV) — A San Diego couple reached out to 10News after a La Jolla jeweler shipped a treasured engagement ring to the wrong country.
  Joe Nguyen and Lidwina Arbianto were engaged last October, and like most brides, Arbianto has been admiring her ring every day since.
  The couple brought the ring to Brilliant Earth in La Jolla to have it resized, but that’s when they said the problems began.
  They picked up the ring at the end of August, b
  
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• Man Charged With Killing 2 Arizona Girls Who Went Missing

  16-09-2018 19:18
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  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A registered sex offender jailed since last year has been charged in the kidnapping and killing of two Arizona girls who went missing in 2012 and 2014, authorities announced Saturday.
  Christopher Matthew Clements, 36, was indicted on Friday by a grand jury on 21 criminal counts, including murder and kidnapping charges in the deaths of 6-year-old Isabel Celis and 13-year-old Maribel Gonzalez, Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus said.
  Celi
  
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• Service On Blue Line Library T Reopens After Crews Clear Tree From Tracks

  16-09-2018 18:59
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Library portion of the Port Authority’s Blue Line service was restored Sunday morning but closed shortly after.A felled tree on the Blue Line tracks just past Washington Junction has suspended service. Crews are on their way to remove the tree.
  — Port Authority PGH (@PGHtransit) September 16, 2018Rail service is operating between Washington Junction and downtown.
  Thank you for your patience while crews work to remove th
  
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• Service On Blue Line Library T Closed Just Hours After Opening

  16-09-2018 18:59
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Library portion of the Port Authority’s Blue Line service was restored Sunday morning but closed shortly after.A felled tree on the Blue Line tracks just past Washington Junction has suspended service. Crews are on their way to remove the tree.
  — Port Authority PGH (@PGHtransit) September 16, 2018Rail service is operating between Washington Junction and downtown.
  Thank you for your patience while crews work to remove th
  
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• Man Who Threatened The President May Have Stolen A Truck In Pennsylvania

  16-09-2018 18:41
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  HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) – Federal authorities suspect a man accused of having threatened President Donald Trump and other officials may have stolen a truck overnight from the same northeastern Pennsylvania business he is believed to have burglarized earlier this month.
  Photo Credit: Facebook
  U.S. Marshals, the FBI and the U.S. Secret Service have been searching for 27-year-old Shawn Christy of McAdoo for more than two months.
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• Police: Man Dies After Shark Attack Off Cape Cod

  16-09-2018 17:45
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  WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) — A man was bitten by a shark Saturday in the water off a Cape Cod beach and died later at a hospital, becoming the state’s first shark attack fatality in more than 80 years.
  The man, identified by Cape and Islands Assistant District Attorney Tara Miltimore as 26-year-old Arthur Medici of Revere, was attacked around noon off Newcomb Hollow Beach, police said.
  The victim of Saturday’s suspected shark attack on Cape Cod has
  
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• 2 US Basketball Players Stabbed In Romania; 1 Seriously Hurt

  16-09-2018 17:36
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  BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Two U.S. basketball players have been stabbed in a club in eastern Romania and one is in a serious condition, Romanian authorities said Sunday.
  Police said Darrell Bowie, 24, and Joseph McClain, 25, who play for local club ACS Cuza Braila were attacked Saturday night in the city after a fight broke out with locals.
  Braila County Emergency Hospital spokeswoman Alina Neacsu told The Associated Press both men underwent emergency sur
  
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• Hong Kong Hit By Typhoon As Over 50 Reported Dead In Philippines

  16-09-2018 17:07
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  (CNN) — The world’s strongest storm this year, Typhoon Mangkhut, continued its path of destruction across Southeast Asia over the weekend, reaching mainland China on Sunday afternoon after pummeling Hong Kong and killing dozens in the Philippines.
  The storm has carved a deadly trail across the region, killing two people in southern China and at least 54 people in the Philippines. Many of the Philippines’ deaths were caused by landslides, with
  
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• Hong Kong Hit By Typhoon As 40 Reported Dead In Philippines

  16-09-2018 17:07
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  (CNN) — Hong Kong residents huddled indoors Sunday and strong winds sent debris flying as Typhoon Mangkhut, the world’s strongest storm this year, carved a destructive and deadly path from the Philippines toward mainland China.
  The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) raised the storm signal to T10 — the highest level possible — Sunday morning local time, with the city almost entirely shut down.
  Fierce winds have already torn off roofs, smashed w
  
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• Lost Dog Leads To Dead Owner

  16-09-2018 16:18
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  WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a lost dog found at a convenience store in northeastern Pennsylvania led to the discovery of the body of the owner who had been stabbed in the back.
  Wilkes-Barre police said 58-year-old Fred Boote was found dead early Friday after a city police officer went to his home after finding his Golden Retriever at a Turkey Hill store less than a mile away.
  Police said the officer found the front door open and the victim&rs
  
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• Cyclist Fired For Flipping Off President Trump’s Motorcade Is Running For Local Office

  16-09-2018 15:37
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  (CBS NEWS) – The cyclist who was fired from her job last fall after flipping off President Trump’s motorcade is running for local office in Virginia. Juli Briskman announced Wednesday she will seek a seat on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in 2019.
  Briskman, who went viral after a photographer caught her flashing her middle finger at Mr. Trump’s black SUVs, filed paperwork to challenge Republican incumbent Suzanne M. Volpe in the Algon
  
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• Ralph Lauren: ‘You Don’t Have To Wear A Label To Be Important’

  16-09-2018 14:25
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  CBS NEWS – Ralph Lauren created one of the most recognizable fashion brands in the world, but he’s not hung up on labels, he tells Jane Pauley in an interview on “Sunday’s Best: Celebrating 40 Years of CBS Sunday Morning,” a one-hour primetime special to be broadcast Friday, Sept. 14 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.
  In a rare interview at Lauren’s sprawling Colorado ranch, the designer talks with Pauley about his childhood, his move into
  
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• Gunmen Disguised As Mariachi Musicians Kill 5, Injure 8 Others In Mexico City Plaza

  16-09-2018 14:11
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  (CNN) — Dozens of mariachi bands were serenading couples and families in Mexico City when five men disguised as musicians unleashed a hail of gunfire.
  Five people were killed and several others were wounded Friday after a group of men wearing traditional mariachi suits descended on the city’s iconic Plaza Garibaldi and opened fire at a restaurant, the city’s prosecutor’s office said.
  Police found three people dead and two others were tak
  
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• Indiana County Traffic Stop Ends Up As Drug Bust

  16-09-2018 13:51
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  INDIANA COUNTY (KDKA) – A routine traffic stop in Indiana County turned into a drug bust when officers discovered an assortment of drugs.
  Pennsylvania State Police say that Jayme Boring of Jennerstown and Aisilinn Mied of Johnstown were involved in a traffic stop with officers on South 7th Sreet in Indiana Borough.During the traffic stop on Aug. 31 at approximately 10:03 p.m. officers discovered several types of drugs inside the vehicle.
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• Age-old challenge persists in Evans City: How to get people to stop

  16-09-2018 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  Officials of the Butler County borough hope for way to profit from the tide of traffic motoring through.
  
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• About 20 Families Facing Eviction After Penn Hills Apartment Complex Is Condemned

  16-09-2018 05:38
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  PENN HILLS (KDKA) — A protest with an urgent call to action was held in Penn Hills on Saturday.
  A group of demonstrators in a desperate situation said they’ve been paying their rent, but they say the owner of the complex wasn’t paying the utilities.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson)
  “Now they shut the water and power off in one day and told everybody to get out in three days,” Andre Mobley with ANEW Community Institut
  
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• N.C. Teen Now In Pittsburgh After Escaping Florence Flooding

  16-09-2018 05:19
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Every evacuee from Tropical Storm Florence has a story about who and what they left behind. One teen evacuated to Pittsburgh is among them.
  The scenes from the storm are heart-wrenching, counties on the coast of North and South Carolina with catastrophic damage, and the evacuated teen KDKA-TV News spoke to knows he is fortunate after being separated from his sisters and his mom.
  Gabe Casamisi made it to Pittsburgh just in time, thanks
  
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• Pirates Beat Brewers 3-1

  16-09-2018 05:03
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  MILWAUKEE (AP) – Zach Davies failed to hold an early lead and gave up a go-ahead double to Francisco Cervelli in the fourth inning that lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 on Saturday night.
  Milwaukee lost for just the fourth time in 15 games and dropped 2½ games behind the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs. The Brewers’ lead for the NL’s top wild card was cut to three games over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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• Report: Texas Board Of Education Votes To Remove Hillary Clinton From History Curriculum

  16-09-2018 04:16
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  (CBS) — The Texas Board of Education voted on Friday to remove historical figures including Hillary Clinton and Helen Keller from the mandatory history curriculum in Texas schools, The Dallas Morning News reported. The preliminary vote is an attempt by the board to “streamline” what students learn in social studies classes, according to the publication.
  Removing figures from the curriculum wouldn’t prevent teaching about them, but would
  
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• ‘Most Unusual Sex Acts?’: Police, Fire Recruits Quizzed About Sex Lives In Application

  16-09-2018 04:06
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  CINCINNATI (AP) – Police and fire recruits in Cincinnati are being asked about their sexual history in an attempt to evaluate their character.
  The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the city’s application process includes questions about applicants’ “most unusual sex acts” and how many times they’ve had sex outdoors.
  Local police union president Dan Hils told the Enquirer he supports questions that might indicate recruits’ &ld
  
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• At Least 11 Dead As Florence Pours On The Rain

  16-09-2018 03:25
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  NEW BERN, N.C. (AP) — The Marines, the Coast Guard, civilian crews and volunteers used helicopters, boats and heavy-duty vehicles Saturday to rescue hundreds of people trapped by Florence‘s onslaught, even as North Carolina braced for what could be the next stage of the disaster: widespread, catastrophic flooding inland.
  The death toll from the hurricane-turned-tropical storm climbed to 11.
  A day after blowing ashore with 90 mph (145 kph) winds, Flo
  
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• Hungry For Desserts? These 3 New Pittsburgh Spots Have You Covered

  16-09-2018 03:12
  PITTSBURGH (HOODLINE) — Interested in trying some new spots for dessert in Pittsburgh? You’re in luck: we’ve found the freshest businesses to fill the bill.
  Insomnia Cookies. | Photo: Alison S./Yelp
  Here are the newest places to check out the next time you’re in the mood for something sweet.
  The Black Cat Market
  5171 Butler St., Upper Lawrenceville
  Photo: Karla D./Yelp
  The Black Cat Market is a bakery, coffee shop and cat adoption place.
  Offering a variety of co
  
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• Row Houses Torn Down After Devastating Fire In Harrison Twp.

  16-09-2018 02:30
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  HARRISON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Several row houses were torn down in Harrison Township on Saturday afternoon just hours after a devastating fire.
  The Citizens Hose Fire/Rescue/EMS company said crews were sent to Linden Street around 4:15 a.m. for a report of a fully involved fire.
  (Photo Credit: Citizens Hose Fire/Rescue/EMS Facebook)
  When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found flames shooting from a 3-story, 4-unit row house near the Polish National Al
  
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• Authorities: Couple Left 5-Year-Old In Woods As Punishment For Wetting Himself

  16-09-2018 01:58
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  ST. PETER, Minn. (AP) – A man and woman in southern Minnesota are accused of dropping off a 5-year-old boy in the woods as punishment for wetting himself.
  Officials say 42-year-old Lynda Michel and 32-year-old Gregory Wilson were charged Friday in Nicollet County District Court with child neglect.
  Authorities say the boy was found on Aug. 28 walking south of St. Peter, a community roughly 55 miles southwest of Minneapolis. He was crying and wet from rain
  
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• An unexpected eviction leaves Penn Hills residents scrambling for housing

  16-09-2018 01:10 via post-gazette.com
  Residents of a Penn Hills apartment complex on Wednesday were evicted because of the buildings’ unsafe conditions. 
  
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• Furry Tails: Hoppy & Veronica Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  16-09-2018 01:05
  Are you looking to bring a pet into your home? Local animal shelters are a great place to find a furry companion. So, as part of Furry Tails, I’ll be doing an ongoing feature on adoptable pets from local animal shelters once a week. If you have room in your heart and are looking to bring a lovable ball of fur into your home, maybe one of these guys is meant to be a part of your family!_____________________________________________________________________________________
  Hoppy
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• Parking Practice Gone Wrong: Car Ends Up Submerged In Community Pool

  16-09-2018 00:58
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  MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md. (KDKA) — Parking practice went very wrong for one driver in Maryland on Saturday.
  Pete Piringer, the Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service, posted photos showing a car almost completely submerged in a public swimming pool.
  According to Piringer, the crash was the result of a driver error during a parking practice session.~1245p 20125 Arrowhead Rd. Gburg, Car into community pool of the North Creek Commun
  
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• Kitten Named ‘Survivor’ Clings To Florence Evacuee In Viral Photo

  16-09-2018 00:34
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  NEW BERN, N.C. (AP) – People aren’t the only ones being pulled from floodwaters in parts of eastern North Carolina inundated by Florence.
  Rescuers are helping pets to safety, too, including one aptly named kitten: Survivor.
  (Photo by Andrew Carter, The News & Observer)
  The News & Observer in Raleigh reported that Robert Simmons Jr. was among those seeking refuge Friday afternoon in New Bern, a city near the coast that’s bordered by two
  
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• Uber Drivers Frustrated As Glitch Prevents ‘Instant Pay’

  16-09-2018 00:26
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  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Drivers for the ride-hailing company Uber are frustrated over a glitch that is keeping them from being paid immediately.
  The Mercury News of San Jose reports San Francisco-based Uber was still working on Saturday to fix a problem that was reported Friday.
  An Uber spokesperson said the company has identified an issue with its “Instant Pay” feature and that drivers will be paid. Instant Pay allows drivers to be paid immediat
  
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• Fantasy Football Week 2: Start Jared Cook, Sit Amari Cooper

  16-09-2018 00:00
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  It’s early. Those two words are key to remember not only for your favorite NFL team, but also for your fantasy team. One week in, maybe your lineup didn’t produce the way that you were expecting after drafting it. But, there’s still plenty of time to right the ship in the coming weeks.
  Or, if you won your opening week matchup, that’s great, but this is no time to sit back on your haunches proud of your accomplishment. Keeping track of matchups and injuries is k
  
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