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• President Trump & Family Visit Pittsburgh To Pay Respects To Synagogue Shooting Victims

  30-10-2018 23:01
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — President Donald Trump and members of his family were in Pittsburgh on Tuesday to pay their respects to the victims of Saturday’s deadly synagogue shooting.
  Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrived in Pittsburgh around 3:45 p.m. along with Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner.
  US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, alongside Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, place stones and flowers on a memorial as
  
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• Two more cases of paralysis syndrome confirmed in children

  30-10-2018 22:02 via post-gazette.com
  The CDC has now confirmed a total of five cases, all treated at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
  
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• Thousands Gather In Squirrel Hill For Protest, Turn Backs On President Trump’s Motorcade

  30-10-2018 21:56
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Thousands of people gathered in Squirrel Hill Tuesday for two protests in opposition to President Donald Trump’s visit to the City of Pittsburgh, following the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue.
  Tens of thousands of people signed an online petition against the visit after it was first announced over the weekend, in the hours after the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue that claimed 11 lives.
  The White House says the
  
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• Beaver County mother of drug-dealing brothers admits to storing fentanyl for them

  30-10-2018 21:20 via post-gazette.com
  Dorothy McCracken, who had supported sons, Sam and Wayne McCracken, in court pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. 
  
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• Trump and his family pay respects at Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill

  30-10-2018 21:11 via post-gazette.com
  Congressional leaders and Mayor Bill Peduto declined to appear with Mr. Trump in Pittsburgh today
  
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• Pittsburgh police name officers injured in Tree of Life mass shooting

  30-10-2018 21:08 via post-gazette.com
  Officers Daniel Mead, Michael Smidga, Anthony Burke and Timothy Matson were injured by gunfire.
  
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• Healing power of art inspires Pittsburgh lawyer's Mister Rogers drawing

  30-10-2018 21:08 via post-gazette.com
  The Sunday Facebook post by Sasha Phillips has been shared more than 15,000 times since the shooting at Tree of Life synagogue.
  
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• Names, Conditions Of Officers Injured In Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Released

  30-10-2018 20:58
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Public Safety Department has released the names and conditions of the police officers injured in Saturday’s deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue.
  The officers have been identified as:Timothy Matson
  Daniel Mead
  Anthony Burke
  Michael Smidga
  John Persin
  Tyler PashelMatson and Mead both remain in the hospital. Matson suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Mead was shot in the hand.
  Family and friends have set up Go
  
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• Youngstown, Ohio, diocese releases names of priests accused of sex abuse

  30-10-2018 20:49 via post-gazette.com
  The Roman Catholic Diocese said 34 priests are credibly accused of sexually abusing minors.
  
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• Ray Lewis: ‘Patrick Mahomes Is My MVP Right Now’

  30-10-2018 20:47
  Ryan Mayer
  At the halfway point of the NFL season, we begin to take stock of what we have seen and re-calibrate our expectations for the rest of the year. Nowhere is that more evident than in Kansas City, where the Chiefs have roared out of the gates to a 7-1 start, with an offense that is lighting up the scoreboard against every team they face. Prior to the season, there were plenty of questions about how quarterback Patrick Mahomes would perform once he was given hold of the reins, and he has
  
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• Zappala yields to feds, puts state case on hold against accused Pittsburgh synagogue shooter

  30-10-2018 20:45 via post-gazette.com
  An Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge signed an order directing the U.S. Marshals Service to present Robert Bowers for arraignment.
  
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• Now Hiring: Get Paid $100/Hour To Pet Puppies At Restaurant

  30-10-2018 20:27
  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Petting dogs for cold, hard cash? Yes. It’s a thing.
  MUTTS Canine Cantina, a pup-friendly restaurant and dog park in Dallas and Fort Worth, has announced plans for its first-ever fall internship.
  The eatery will hire their ‘Puptern’ to greet MUTTS members and their pets with adoration.
  Oh, and the pay for such heavy lifting?
  A hundred dollars an hour. That’s right — $100/hr.
  MUTTS posted the job on their Instagram, garnering quit
  
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• Tomlin: Roethlisberger Broke Finger During Browns Game

  30-10-2018 19:42
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin says quarterback Ben Roethlisberger broke his finger during Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns.
  Tomlin said Tuesday afternoon that Rothlisberger suffered a fractured index finger on his left hand, but it “didn’t prohibit him from being effective in the second half of the game.”
  He says he doesn’t expect the injury to cause any problems for next Sunday’s game ag
  
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• Community Throws Birthday Party For Boy After Classmates Said They Wouldn’t Come

  30-10-2018 19:42
  SPOKANE, Wash. (CBS Local) — A 12-year-old boy in Washington got the surprise of a lifetime when nearly 100 people showed up to his first-ever birthday party. It was a surprise — because most of his new classmates declined to attend.
  The boy and his mother had just recently moved into an apartment after living in shelters for years around Spokane to escape a dangerous domestic violence situation.
  The boy, whose mother requested to keep their identities private, enrolled in a new scho
  
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• Child Killed By Car While Chasing Dog Will Be Buried With Beloved Pet

  30-10-2018 19:37
  ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. (CBS News/CBS Local) — A 12-year-old girl from Rockbridge County, Virginia, died on Saturday when she was chasing after her dog.
  Jennarae Goodbar was training her dog Cash when he took off running, WTVR reports. The dog ran onto Route 60, and Goodbar followed her dog into traffic. A driver was unable to stop in time, killing both the girl and her dog.
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• Man Wearing Trump T-Shirt Mistakenly Turned Away From Voting

  30-10-2018 19:27
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (CBS Local) — Early voting is underway in several states for next week’s midterm election, but a man in New Mexico says he was turned away at the polls because of the shirt he wore.
  Greg Malafronte says he went to his polling center in northeast Albuquerque early Friday to cast his vote, but the poll committee refused to take his ballot because he was wearing a t-shirt that said “TRUMP 2016.”
  “I was like what? You can’t take my ballot? He&rsq
  
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• Youngstown Diocese Releases Names Of 34 Religious Leaders Accused Of Sexual Abuse

  30-10-2018 19:17
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  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (KDKA/AP) – The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown has made public the names of 34 religious leaders it says have been credibly accused of sexually abusing minors.
  The diocese said in September it would release a list of names dating back to the diocese’s 1943 formation.
  The Vindicator reports Bishop George Murry at a news conference Tuesday apologized to sexual abuse victims and said “our promise” is that it doesn’t h
  
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• Youngstown Diocese Releases Names Of 34 Priests Accused Of Sexual Abuse

  30-10-2018 19:17
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  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (KDKA/AP) – The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown has made public the names of 34 priests it says have been credibly accused of sexually abusing minors.
  The diocese said in September it would release a list of names dating back to the diocese’s 1943 formation.
  The Vindicator reports Bishop George Murry at a news conference Tuesday apologized to sexual abuse victims and said “our promise” is that it doesn’t happen agai
  
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• Top Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups For NFL Week 9

  30-10-2018 19:14
  By Matt Citak
  Week 9 is a big week for byes, as the Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals and Jacksonville Jaguars all have the week off. This means plenty of fantasy owners will be turning to the waiver wire to look for temporary replacements.
  With just five weeks remaining until the start of the fantasy postseason, every game and every point matters. Whether you are looking for that one week stop-gap, an injury replacement, or that high
  
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• Police Seek Identity Of July Robbery Suspect

  30-10-2018 18:59
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police want to identify the suspect in a street robbery.
  The incident happened on Middle Street in East Allegheny on July 17.
  According to police, the male suspect shoved an unidentified male victim to the ground, hit him and stole his wallet. The victim suffered minor injuries.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety)
  Police released photos of the suspect, who they have not been able to identify, on Tuesday.
  Anyone who r
  
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• Refugee Aid Group Leader Can’t Believe ‘Act Of Love’ Triggered Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Suspect

  30-10-2018 18:36
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The FBI says the gunman responsible for Saturday’s mass killing at the Tree of Life Synagogue posted online about a refugee aid group known as “HIAS,” or the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society.
  In a post on the social network “Gab,” the alleged gunman claimed “HIAS likes to bring invaders in that kill our people.”
  Many people had never even heard of HIAS until this weekend, but it is active in Pittsb
  
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• Jewish students at Community Day School honor victims of Tree of Life shooting

  30-10-2018 18:27 via post-gazette.com
  The eighth-grade students held a remembrance vigil for the shooting’s 11 victims at the Holocaust memorial on the school campus. 
  
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• Pittsburgh's Jewish refugee resettlement agency, HIAS vow to continue work after threats, Squirrel Hill shooting

  30-10-2018 18:19 via post-gazette.com
  Suspected gunman Robert Bowers posted about HIAS before 11 were killed at synagogue where congregation had participated in a refugee event.
  
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• Congressional leaders, Peduto, Fitzgerald among those declining to appear with Trump

  30-10-2018 18:13 via post-gazette.com
  “The city’s sole focus is on supporting the families,” said Timothy McNulty, a spokesman for Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto.
  
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• Whitey Bulger Killed In West Virginia Prison

  30-10-2018 17:59
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  BOSTON (CBS/AP) — Notorious mobster Whitey Bulger was killed in a West Virginia prison Tuesday, sources told CBS Boston’s Cheryl Fiandaca. He was 89 years old.
  Bulger had just been moved to USP Hazelton, a high-security prison with an adjacent minimum security satellite camp in Bruceton Mills. The facility houses 1,270 male offenders.
  The prison is located approximately 100 miles south of Pittsburgh and 30 miles from Morgantown, West Virgi
  
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• ACHD: Confirmed Cases Of Polio-Like Illness AFM Grows To 5

  30-10-2018 17:51
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The total number of confirmed cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis in Allegheny County has grown to five.
  Earlier this month, the Allegheny County Health Department said they were treating three confirmed cases of AFM and three suspected cases.
  The Health Department announced Tuesday that two suspected cases in patients currently being treated at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh have now been confirmed.
  Of the five total confirm
  
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• Cartoon Network Opening Up First Hotel In Pennsylvania Next Summer

  30-10-2018 17:44
  LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (CBS) — Cartoon Network is getting into the hotel business. The network announced Tuesday that they have teamed up with Palace Entertainment to build the Cartoon Network Hotel in Lancaster County.
  The hotel will feature 165 rooms and immerse guests in the antics of characters from popular shows like “Adventure Time,” “We Bare Bears,” and “The Powerpuff Girls.”
  Pack your bags for Pennsylvania! @cartoonnetwork to open first hotel summ
  
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• NFL Ratings Slightly Up Through First 8 Weeks

  30-10-2018 17:20
  Ryan Mayer
  At the midway point of the NFL season, the league is continuing to experience a slight uptick in TV viewership compared to the 2017 season.
  Week 7 was the first week this season that the majority of windows were down year-over-year, but the league bounced back once more with a solid Week 8. It started on Thursday night with a Dolphins-Texans matchup that scored a 7.5 rating, up seven percent from 2017. Then, during the weekend slate, CBS scored a big increase with its singleheader gam
  
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• Jury selection starts in Pittsburgh for 2014 federal witness murder trial

  30-10-2018 17:09 via post-gazette.com
  Price Montgomery is charged with murdering Tina Crawford, who prosecutors say was a drug courier turned witness against him.
  
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• Legend of the 'Green Man' glows anew

  30-10-2018 17:00 via post-gazette.com
  Every year around Halloween, the story of a disfigured Beaver County man — to whom some took a shine — comes back to life. 
  
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• A Fertility First: Texas Same-Sex Couple Carries Same Baby

  30-10-2018 17:00
  DALLAS, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A North Texas same-sex couple both wanted to carry their baby and through a special type of in vitro fertilization they were able to. Ashleigh and Bliss Coulter call 5-month-old Stetson their miracle baby.
  “The way that Mr. Stetson came into this world was pretty special,” Ashleigh said.
  When Ashleigh and Bliss married, they knew they wanted kids and through what’s called “Effortless IVF” they were both able to carry their son
  
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• Parents Upset After Children Come Home With Bald Spots From Drug Test

  30-10-2018 16:46
  PHILLIPSBURG, Kan. (CBS Local) — Several parents in a Kansas town are upset after “too much hair was taken” from their children’s heads during a random drug test at school.
  Janette and Brian Anderson told KSNW they were shocked when their child came home earlier this month with a bald spot.
  “She came home and was upset because she had shaven a big spot off of her head, which wound up being the size of the quarter on the back of her head,” Brian said.
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• Penguins To Wear ‘Stronger Than Hate’ Patches, Hold Fundraisers For Victims Of Synagogue Shooting

  30-10-2018 16:34
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Penguins will be wearing special “Stronger Than Hate” patches on their jerseys tonight in a show of support for the victims of a shooting at a synagogue over the weekend.
  According to the Penguins, each player will sign their jersey after the game and they will be made available for auction. The jersey auction will continue until noon on Nov. 12.
  (Photo Courtesy: Pittsburgh Penguins)
  The Penguins will also be
  
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• Funerals underway for Tree of Life synagogue shooting victims

  30-10-2018 16:01 via post-gazette.com
  Services are being held for 
  
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• Community gathers at funerals for Tree of Life synagogue shooting victims

  30-10-2018 16:01 via post-gazette.com
  Funeral services were held for Cecil and David Rosenthal and Jerry Rabinowitz.
  
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• WATCH: Girl, 14, Arrested After Video Of Bathroom Fight Goes Viral

  30-10-2018 15:40
  SEFFNER, Fla. (CBS Local)— A 14-year-old Florida girl was arrested and charged after a video allegedly showed her beating up a classmate in the school bathroom.
  Deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office say a witness recorded a video of the incident and posted it on social media.
  The video shows the attacker punch, kick and drag another 14-year-old girl around the bathroom as others stood by and watched.The fight between the two 14-year-olds happened just before 1 p.m. T
  
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• Bucks Guard Malcolm Brogdon Launches Program To Help Bring Clean Water To East Africa

  30-10-2018 15:39
  Milwaukee, WI (CBS Local)- Milwaukee Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon announced the launch of a new program, Hoops2o, with the goal of bringing clean water to countries in East Africa.
  Brogdon and four other NBA players are asking fans help to reach the fundraising goal of $225,000, which would allow the program to fund five wells, one for each team member of the “Starting 5”.
  The NBA players joining Brogdon in the effort are: Justin Anderson (Atlanta Hawks), Joe Harris (Brooklyn Nets), G
  
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• Tickets For ‘Hamilton’ In Pittsburgh To Go On Sale Monday

  30-10-2018 15:30
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It’s been known for some time that “Hamilton” will be coming to Pittsburgh in January, but fans have been wondering when tickets would go on sale.
  On Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announced that tickets go on sale on Monday, Nov. 5 at 9 a.m.
  The show will be in town from Jan. 1 through Jan. 27.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  According to the Cultural Trust, “Ticket prices will be $81, $105, $150.25, $190.25 with
  
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• Political Experts: Early Signs Pointing To ‘Considerably Higher’ Midterm Election Turnout

  30-10-2018 14:38
  (CBS Local)– There’s only a week until the midterm elections and there are several tight races for the House and Senate across the country. The Democrats must flip 23 Republican held seats in order to take control in the House.
  One of the biggest factors expected to influence this year’s midterm election races could be voter turnout. While numbers at the polls are always lower for a non-presidential election, Dr. Larry Sabato, Director of the University of Virginia Center for P
  
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• Local, National Officials Decline To Appear With Trump During Pittsburgh Visit

  30-10-2018 14:29
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  (CNN) — Local and national officials are declining to appear with President Donald Trump on Tuesday when he visits a grieving Pittsburgh, where funerals for slain congregants at the Tree of Life synagogue are set to begin.
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Paul Ryan, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi were all invited to join the President on his visit but declined, according to two congression
  
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• PTL Links: Oct. 30, 2018

  30-10-2018 13:56
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Magician Lee Terbosic
  Market District
  Market District Recipes: Chicken Quesadillas & Hot Chocolate
  Photographer Tom M. Johnson
  
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• Market District Recipes: Chicken Quesadillas & Hot Chocolate

  30-10-2018 13:18
  Market District Chef Crystal Baldwin stopped by PTL to cook up some delicious Mexican dishes!
  Chicken Quesadillas(Courtesy of Chef Crystal A. Baldwin)
  Serves: 12Prep Time: 3 ½ hours (including rising time)Cook Time: 50 minutes
  Ingredients:2 tbsp vegetable oil
  1 onion, chopped
  2 cloves garlic, minced
  1 ½ teaspoon cumin
  3 poblano chile, roasted, peeled, seeded and chopped
  4 cups shredded cooked chicken
  Salt and pepper
  4 cups masa prepared from store-bought masa harina
  4 tbsp lard
  1 t
  
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• Trump Considering Ending Birthright Citizenship For Some U.S.-Born Babies

  30-10-2018 13:06
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he wants to order the end of the constitutional right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants born in the United States.
  The president’s comments to “Axios on HBO” come amid a renewed push for hardline immigration policies before the midterm elections. Trump believes focusing on immigration will energize his supporters and help Republicans keep control of Congres
  
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• Some businesses elect to give workers day off to vote

  30-10-2018 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  “It should be easier to vote, not more difficult,” Downtown attorney R.J. O’Hara said.
  
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• Meet the 145-foot wide construction robot from Hampton that doesn't want to steal your job

  30-10-2018 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  TyBot can see the grid-like structure of reinforcing steel, called rebar, on a bridge and then tie the intersections autonomously.
  
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• First Funeral Services To Be Held For Victims Of Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

  30-10-2018 12:17
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The first funeral services will be held today for victims of Saturday’s synagogue shooting in Squirrel Hill.
  Eleven people were killed, when a gunman entered the Tree of Life Synagogue just as services were beginning and started shooting.
  The victims range in age from 54 to 97 and include a pair of brothers and a married couple.
  Cecil Rosenthal (Photo Provided)
  Visitation and services will be held Tuesday morning for brothers Cec
  
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• First Funeral Services Held For Victims Of Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

  30-10-2018 12:17
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The first funeral services are being held today for victims of Saturday’s synagogue shooting in Squirrel Hill.
  Eleven people were killed, when a gunman entered the Tree of Life Synagogue just as services were beginning and started shooting.
  The victims range in age from 54 to 97 and include a pair of brothers and a married couple.
  Thousands Attend Visitation For Cecil and David Rosenthal
  David and Cecil Rosenthal (Photo Courtesy:
  
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• Fire Damages 3 Homes In Munhall, 1 Woman Taken To Hospital

  30-10-2018 11:31
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  MUNHALL (KDKA) – One woman was taken to the hospital after a fire broke out at a home in Munhall Tuesday morning.
  According to officials at the scene, the fire broke out on 21st Avenue around 5 a.m.MORE INFO: The home to left is under renovation & home on right was occupied but no one was home at time of fire. Fire started at the home in middle which collapsed. Woman who lives there taken to hospital to get checked out. This is on 21st Ave. in Munhall
  
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• Work stopped on pipeline that exploded in Beaver County, after Pa. regulators find environmental violations

  30-10-2018 11:00 via post-gazette.com
  After a pipeline burst blamed on a landslide, environmental regulators found Energy Transfer is not doing enough to control erosion.
  
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• Regulators order work stopped on pipeline that exploded near Monaca last month

  30-10-2018 11:00 via post-gazette.com
  After a pipeline burst blamed on a landslide, environmental regulators found Energy Transfer is not doing enough to control erosion.
  
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