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• At Least 6 Vehicles Involved In Major Crash In Slippery Rock Twp.

  28-11-2018 23:59
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  SLIPPERY ROCK TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Multiple vehicles have been involved in a crash this evening in Lawrence County.
  The crash was first reported around 4:45 p.m. at the intersection of Routes 422 and 388 in Slippery Rock Township. Route 388 has been shut down.
  Officials say six vehicles are involved.
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  Those vehicles include a semi-truck, a pickup truck, a New Castle city bus and at least one passenger van.
  Several medical helicopters have
  
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• 8 Injured In 8-Vehicle Chain Reaction Crash In Slippery Rock Twp.

  28-11-2018 23:59
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  SLIPPERY ROCK TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A chain reaction crash, involving eight vehicles, shut down Route 422 in Lawrence County for much of Wednesday evening.
  The crash was first reported around 4:45 p.m. at the intersection of Routes 422 and 388 in Slippery Rock Township, near the Sheetz.
  Officials at the scene say eight people were injured, three of them are in critical condition. There have been no fatalities.Update!Police say they are amazed that no one was
  
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• Trump proposal decried by mayor, immigration advocates

  28-11-2018 23:57 via post-gazette.com
  
  “Think about your own family's history and if these laws were enacted, would your family be in this country?” said Pittsburgh Mayor Peduto.
  
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• Superior Court removes Allegheny County judge from sex offender's resentencing

  28-11-2018 23:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  The appellate court’s unusual move was announced in a blistering opinion about Common Pleas Judge Donna Jo McDaniel’s courtroom conduct.
  
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• Superior Court removes Allegheny County judge from sex offender resentencing

  28-11-2018 23:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  The appellate court’s unusual move was announced in a blistering opinion about Common Pleas Judge Donna Jo McDaniel’s courtroom conduct.
  
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• Kidsburgh: 7 Can’t Miss Holiday Light Displays

  28-11-2018 23:08
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – When the weather outside is cold and dreary, holiday lights always seem to brighten the mood.
  In western Pennsylvania, we are lucky to have huge, professional displays all over the region.
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  Kidsburgh: Don’t Miss These 7 Holiday Light DisplaysKidsburgh has compiled a guide to seven displays the whole family will love.
  You can get details on these displays on Ki
  
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• Mayor Peduto Defends City’s Response To Icy Road Conditions

  28-11-2018 23:07
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Icy conditions caused problems for drivers on Wednesday morning.
  People around Pittsburgh have been complaining about icy roads for days, and now the mayor is defending the city’s response.
  There was a scary scene in Carrick when three cars were involved in a crash. A neighbor says a car started to slide after hitting a patch of ice on Maytide Street and hit at least two parked vehicles.
  “I started to slide down the hill. I
  
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• Balbier named next director of Pitt's Institute of Politics

  28-11-2018 23:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  She will begin her new job in January after serving for five years as executive director of the Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership. 
  
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• Woman Spends Months Behind Bars For Cotton Candy Police Thought Was Meth

  28-11-2018 23:01
  GEORGIA (CBS NEWS) — A woman from Monroe County, Georgia, said she spent over three months in jail for possessing cotton candy, CBS affiliate WMAZ reports.Dasha Fincher said a roadside drug test falsely identified her bag of cotton candy as methamphetamine.
  On Thursday, Fincher filed a lawsuit in federal court against Monroe County, the two deputies who arrested her as well as the company that manufactured the drug test.
  Deputies Cody Maples and Allen Henderson conducted the traffic stop o
  
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• Western Pennsylvania airman one of three killed in Afghanistan blast

  28-11-2018 22:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin, 25, of Hookstown, died from injures he suffered when his vehicle struck an IED.
  
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• Hookstown Native 1 Of 3 Servicemen Killed In Afghanistan

  28-11-2018 22:33
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  CHIPPEWA, Pa. (KDKA/AP) — Long before his senior year at Hopewell High School, Dylan Elchin knew his military future.
  “When he was 14, he started reading books about special services,” says his mom, Dawna Duez.
  But she says he didn’t tell her until he graduated in 2012 about his plans.
  “He said, ‘I’m gonna enlist,’ and he went with my dad and enlisted,” she said.
  Dawna was proud of her son’s decision,
  
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• Cap-and-trade petition aims to cut Pa.'s climate-warming pollution, while helping state budget

  28-11-2018 22:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  The proposed regulation would affect major state industries that produce, or rely on, fossil fuels. 
  
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• Superintendent: Student Posted Threatening Photo As School Prepped For Active Shooter Drill

  28-11-2018 21:58
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  FREEDOM, Pa. (KDKA) — A Freedom Area High School student is accused of posting a threatening photo on social media, the district superintendent says.
  According to the superintendent, the message was found as the district was preparing for its first active intruder drill.
  Officials say the student was “secured,” and the school was searched for weapons. They say no one, students or staff, was ever in any danger.
  The superintendent says the distr
  
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• Sports betting at the Rivers Casino is on track -- but not for Saturday

  28-11-2018 21:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  “We expect to announce a launch date soon,” said Jack Horner, a spokesman for the casino, adding “it will not be Dec. 1.”
  
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• School District: Student Posted ‘Threatening’ Photo With AR-15 During Active Shooter Drill

  28-11-2018 21:58
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  FREEDOM, Pa. (KDKA) — A Freedom Area High School student is accused of posting a threatening photo on social media, the district superintendent says.
  According to the superintendent, the message was found as the district was preparing for its first active intruder drill.
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  The photo reportedly shows the student posing with an AR-15 rifle, and a caption with it reads, “Don’t go to school on Tuesday.”
  The drill continued
  
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• Woman Accused Of Pulling Knife On Man Who Complained About Her Passing Gas

  28-11-2018 21:50
  (CBS Miami/CBS Local) – Police arrested a woman after she allegedly pulled a knife at a man while waiting in line at a store in Dania Beach.
  Police said it happened at a Dollar General store on Sunday.
  Authorities said Shanetta Wilson, 37, pulled a knife on a fellow customer after he commented on her passing gas loudly.
  The police report said Wilson ‘opened the knife and told the victim she was going to “gut” him.’
  The woman left the store shortly after threatening
  
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• There’s A Toy Dyson Vacuum For Kids That Actually Picks Up Dirt

  28-11-2018 21:18
  PITTSBURGH (CBS) – There’s a new toy on the market that will actually make chores fun!
  Casdon Toys has made a toy replica of the Dyson Ball vacuum — and it actually works.
  According to Casdon, the mini Dyson vacuum has been designed to be true to life. The toy comes with working suction that picks up debris, “twist and turn” action, and a removable debris drawer.
  Casdon says the toy will allow for realistic role playing.
  “Little ones adore role play and preten
  
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• Woman, Baby Daughter Killed By Grizzly Bear At Remote Cabin

  28-11-2018 21:07
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  EINARSON LAKE, Canada (CBS Local) — A mother on maternity leave and her 10-month-old daughter were mauled to death Monday by a grizzly bear at a remote cabin in Canada’s Yukon territory, officials said.
  The bodies of Valerie Theoret, 37, and her daughter, Adele Roesholt, were found outside their cabin near Einarson Lake.
  “It appears they had been out for a walk when the incident occurred, sometime between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.,” the Yukon C
  
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• Private School Won’t Allow Religious Exemptions To Avoid Child Vaccinations

  28-11-2018 20:59
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  CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio — A private school in Ohio has decided religious beliefs are no longer an excuse for refusing to have a child vaccinated.
  The Hebrew Academy of Cleveland sent a letter to parents earlier this month notifying them that students are no longer exempt from vaccinations, even for religious reasons.
  “We recognize that there are families that have strong views on both sides of this issue,” the letter said. “However, this
  
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• Local action on climate change needed, Pa. senate committee told in Pittsburgh

  28-11-2018 20:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  "We need to reduce carbon emissions. How we do that will take both immediate steps and a long-term focus," said state Sen. Lisa Boscola.
  
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• Immediate action needed to curb climate change, panel is told in Pittsburgh

  28-11-2018 20:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  "We need to reduce carbon emissions. How we do that will take both immediate steps and a long-term focus," said state Sen. Lisa Boscola.
  
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• Online Postings Creating Controversy About Donations To Tree Of Life Synagogue

  28-11-2018 20:32
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Several articles and posts circulated on social media Wednesday claiming the “Muslim group that raised money for the Tree of Life Synagogue kept almost all of the money.”
  A quick scroll through Twitter using #Pittsburgh revealed countless users retweeting and sharing articles that allege the donations raised for the victims in the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting never made it into the right hands.
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• Pa. AG charges four with passing 264 forged prescriptions

  28-11-2018 19:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  The alleged forgeries resulted in thousands of illegally prescribed pain pills being distributed, the attorney general’s office said.
  
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• Police Seek Help Locating Missing South Oakland Man

  28-11-2018 19:34
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing man from South Oakland.
  According to police, 73-year-old Henry Samuels was last seen at UPMC Shadyside Hospital on Nov. 5. He may be in need of medical attention due to an existing condition.
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  He is described as being about 6-feet tall and weighing 230 pounds. He has gray and black hair, wears thick glasses and walks with a limp.
  
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• Missing South Oakland Man Has Been Found

  28-11-2018 19:34
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  UPDATE: Pittsburgh Police say 73-year-old Henry Samuels has been found.
  Original Story:
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing man from South Oakland.
  According to police, 73-year-old Henry Samuels was last seen at UPMC Shadyside Hospital on Nov. 5. He may be in need of medical attention due to an existing condition.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Police)
  He is described as being about 6-feet tall and wei
  
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• Police: Man Threatened To Kill Woman In Dog Abuse Confrontation

  28-11-2018 19:23
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  SALEM TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A man is facing charges for allegedly threatening to kill a woman who confronted him about physically abusing a dog.
  According to police, the incident happened in the 200-block of Hawk Drive in Salem Township on Tuesday.
  Surveillance video appears to show 31-year-old William Cochran Jr. hit the dog multiple times. It also allegedly shows him slamming the dog to the ground.
  (Photo Courtesy: Mugshots.com)
  The woman said when she conf
  
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• 'I'm young, and I made a mistake,' ID theft scammer, 22, tells federal judge

  28-11-2018 19:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  Prosecutors said U-Majesty Williams, 22, of Pittsburgh had co-conspirators in an identity theft ring led by career criminal Albert McCall. 
  
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• Southwest Airlines Raises Domestic Fares To Combat Higher Costs

  28-11-2018 18:59
  DALLAS (CBS Local) — Southwest Airlines has begun raising domestic fares as it struggles to keep up with an unexpected jump in expenses.
  The low-cost carrier began raising domestic fares $2 to $5 one-way last week, according to Bloomberg. By Monday, the airline had increased approximately 90,000 fares.
  Southwest is facing unexpected pressure from rising operating costs. The airline has been investing in technology upgrades, new planes and expanded airport facilities.
  Last month, Southwest
  
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• Terminally Ill Pa. Teen Asking For Christmas Cards From Around The World

  28-11-2018 18:38
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A terminally ill teenager from Pennsylvania is asking for some holiday cheer for Christmas.
  Maddox Hyde, 14, is an 8th grade student at DuBois Area Middle School. He has been receiving treatment for neuroblastoma at Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh.
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  Sadly, he’s been told he only has a few weeks to live.
  Now, he’s simply asking to receive Christmas cards from around the world.
  Cards ca
  
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• Major road, bridge project begins at Ohiopyle

  28-11-2018 18:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  Over two years, safety projects at Ohiopyle State Park include repairing the Route 381 bridge and installing a pedestrian tunnel.
  
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• Six Pittsburgh professors named as scientific fellows

  28-11-2018 18:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  Fellows are distinguished scientists recognized for accomplishments across disciplines.
  
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• Five Pittsburgh professors named as scientific fellows

  28-11-2018 18:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  Fellows are distinguished scientists recognized for accomplishments across disciplines.
  
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• Mayor Peduto Hits Back At Trump Administration Over Proposal To Expand ‘Public Charge’

  28-11-2018 18:19
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Mayor Bill Peduto held a news conference on Wednesday to oppose the Trump administration’s proposal that could affect immigrants.
  The Trump administration is making a proposal to expand a statutory provision regarding immigrants.
  It’s called “Public Charge.”
  It denies immigrants a green card on the grounds that they would become a public charge, by being dependent on government assistance, including Medicaid and
  
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• Woman Seeks Rightful Owner Of Engagement Ring She Found At Goodwill

  28-11-2018 17:53
  READING, Pa. (CBS Local)— A Pennsylvania woman, who found a decades-old engagement ring at Goodwill, says she’s on a mission to return it to its rightful owner.
  Lauren Smith says she picked up a jewelry box at the Goodwill Outlet in Reading and much to her surprise, she found a gold-and-diamond engagement ring tucked inside.
  Smith, who lives in nearby St. Lawrence, thinks the ring was donated by accident.
  “It was hidden. It seems like the jewelry box was cleaned out and whoever
  
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• SEC Championship Preview: Can Georgia Knock Off Alabama This Time Around?

  28-11-2018 17:37
  Ryan Mayer
  Can anyone stop the Tide?
  That’s been the question that has lingered over the college football world since that fateful January night earlier this year, when Tua Tagovailoa dropped a rainbow of a pass into the hands of Devonta Smith to beat Georgia in overtime in the National Championship Game. Now, 11 months later, that task once again falls to Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs, as the teams meet in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta.
  While the team names are the same as they were
  
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• Police: Woman Arrested In Attack On McDonald’s Employee

  28-11-2018 17:34
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (CBSLA/CBS Local) — Police have arrested a woman accused of trying to punch and choke a McDonald’s employee in an attack that was caught on surveillance video.
  Mayra Berenice Gallo, 24, of Santa Ana, was arrested Thursday, a month after the attack at a McDonald’s restaurant in Santa Ana. She is being held on $15,000 bail.
  Photo Credit: CBS LA
  The surveillance video, which police released to the media in an effort to identify the suspect, shows the wo
  
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• Report Warns Of Crisis In Pennsylvania Fire, Rescue Services

  28-11-2018 17:29
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A new report warns of a crisis in Pennsylvania’s fire and rescue services, saying the number of volunteers continues to fall amid funding needs and training challenges.
  The 95-page legislative study released on Wednesday says there were about 300,000 volunteer firefighters in the state in the 1970s, a number that’s fallen to about 38,000.
  More than 90 percent of the state’s nearly 2,500 fire companies are volunteer
  
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• List Of Most Popular Baby Names For 2018 Revealed

  28-11-2018 17:28
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  (CBS Boston/CBS Local) — The two most popular baby names are back on top for another year.
  According to BabyCenter, Sophia and Jackson are the most popular names for babies in 2018.
  They’re followed by Olivia, Emma, Ava and Isabella for girls. For boys Liam, Noah, Aiden, and Caden round out the top five.
  And when it comes to choosing a name, BabyCenter looked at the top influences for 2018.
  Zen names like Peace and Sky were popular picks. The Kardas
  
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• Top Daily Fantasy Players Week 13: Mahomes And Goff Back In Action

  28-11-2018 16:55
  Steve Silverman
  Two of the NFL’s best quarterbacks this season — Patrick Mahomes and Jared Goff — are coming off of their bye weeks. And their dominant offenses will be matched up against suspect defenses, as the Kansas City Chiefs visit Oakland to take on the Raiders, and the Los Angeles Rams travel to Detroit to face the Lions.
  The Chiefs and Rams combined for 105 points in Week 11, and Mahomes and Goff, not to mention Kareem Hunt and Todd Gurley, are poised to pile on plenty
  
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• Police: Dad Shoots Son After Fight Over Kneeling NFL Players

  28-11-2018 16:52
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  CARY, N.C. (CBS Local) — A North Carolina father shot and wounded his son on Thanksgiving after a heated argument over NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem, police said.
  Jorge Luis Valencia-Lamadrid, 51, is charged with shooting his 21-year-old son in the leg.
  Valencia-Lamadrid, told police his family had just sat down to have Thanksgiving dinner at his home in Cary when two of his sons got into an argument about the athletes’ protes
  
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• Busnegie: A shelter for art is art's exposure to people

  28-11-2018 15:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  A mini museum takes the place of ads in exhibition in bus shelter outside Carnegie Museum of Art
  
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• PTL Links: Nov. 28, 2018

  28-11-2018 14:37
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:The Joy Of Cookie Tour
  Heinz History Center
  Rania’s Catering
  Rania’s Recipes: Biscotti With Herbed Cheese Spread
  Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership Holiday Guide
  Peter Lawrence
  
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• Obituary: John Riegert / Gifted artist who inspired group show with him as the subject

  28-11-2018 14:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  “His outlook on life was profoundly joyful and he had the ability to see the comedy and absurdity of life,” said his ex-wife, Kitty Julian.
  
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• JOHN RIEGERT Gifted artist who inspired group show with him as the subject

  28-11-2018 14:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  “His outlook on life was profoundly joyful and he had the ability to see the comedy and absurdity of life,” said his ex-wife, Kitty Julian.
  
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• Rania’s Recipes: Biscotti With Herbed Cheese Spread

  28-11-2018 14:21
  Rania Harris stopped by PTL to show off a couple of recipes that would be perfect for a tree trimming party!
  Savory Biscotti with Herbed Cheese Spread1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
  1 cup sugar
  6 eggs
  2 tablespoons orange flavored liquor
  4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  2 teaspoons salt
  1 tablespoon baking powder
  ¼ cup toasted cumin seeds, crushed
  3 tablespoons toasted caraway seeds, crushed
  2 cups ground toasted walnutsDirections:
  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, beat
  
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• Chaplain Injured In Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Discharged From Hospital

  28-11-2018 14:16
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A Pittsburgh hospital says the 70-year-old chaplain shot during the Tree of Life Synagogue mass shooting has been discharged from the hospital.
  Daniel Leger, who is a nurse and chaplain at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, was released from the hospital Tuesday. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports Leger was shot in the torso during the Oct. 27 mass shooting, which killed 11 people.TREE OF LIFE UPDATE AS OF 2:30 PM ON TUESDAY, NOV.
  
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• Symphony, violinist Itzhak Perlman pay tribute to synagogue victims

  28-11-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Manfred Honeck led the orchestra, The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and soloist Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman at Heinz Hall.
  
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• Lady Gaga and 'La La Land' inspire Western PA high school marching bands in 2018

  28-11-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Local bands’ use of electronic effects and other visual showstoppers was on the rise during the WPIAL football season.
  
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• Dancing drum major raises spirits at Central Catholic

  28-11-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Joe Wilson, Central’s band director, has never really seen a dancing drum major, and certainly not one like Louis. But he’s embracing it.
  
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• Critic’s notebook: PSO, violinist Itzhak Perlman pay tribute to synagogue victims

  28-11-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Manfred Honeck led the orchestra, The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and soloist Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman at Heinz Hall.
   
  
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