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• Pittsburgh Steelers TE Eric Ebron Gleefully Making Noise

  10-10-2020 21:56
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Eric Ebron never stops talking. Ever. In the huddle. In the locker room. On the field. On social media.
  The Pittsburgh Steelers tight end’s inner monologue is broadcast live for all the world to hear, a non-stop barrage of one-liners and verbal mic drops that targets everyone from head coach Mike Tomlin to an opposing defender.
  So much for staying quiet and trying to fit in while joining a veteran team. That’s just not Ebron’s way.
  “I’m going
  
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• United States Military Testing Augmented Reality Goggles For Dogs

  10-10-2020 21:40
  
  (CNN) — Dogs working in the United States military could in the future wear augmented reality (AR) goggles that enable soldiers to give them remote commands during operations.
  The goggles are being developed by Command Sight, a Seattle-based company, with US Army research funding, and would allow military dogs to assist in rescue operations and scout potentially dangerous areas for hazards and explosives while their handlers remain at a safe distance.
  The technology, which the US Army says
  
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• 2 Additional Residents At Westmoreland Manor Test Positive For Coronavirus, Bringing Total To 107

  10-10-2020 21:30
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – Two additional residents have tested positive for coronavirus at Westmoreland Manor.
  In an update Saturday from the Westmoreland County Board of Commissioners, there are now 107 residents who have been infected with the virus, while the total among both employees and contracted staff members remains at 32.
  Most of the residents are asymptomatic and four are currently in the hospital, the commissioners said.
  Members of the National Guard were
  
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• Police: Convenience Store Clerk Shoots, Kills Armed Robber

  10-10-2020 21:13
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police say the clerk of an Ohio convenience store shot and killed one of two suspects during an attempted robbery, and the other suspect and a woman who was in the store were arrested later.
  Columbus police said two armed suspects entered the Beechcroft Newstand shortly after 1 a.m. Friday and demanded money.
  Police said the clerk and the suspects exchanged gunfire, and one of the suspects, 19-year-old Juanye Hawkins-Payne, was killed. The other suspect fired at the c
  
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• West Virginia Attorney General Not Quarantining After Attending White House Meeting Hosted By President Trump

  10-10-2020 21:02
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP/KDKA) — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has opted not to quarantine or take other precautions after attending a White House meeting last month hosted by President Donald Trump, Morrisey’s spokesman told a newspaper.
  Morrisey attended the Sept. 23 roundtable discussion on “Protecting Consumers from Social Media Abuses,” the Charleston Gazette-Mail reported. Nine days later, Trump was hospitalized for treatment of COVID-19. His doctors
  
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• Additional Election Sites Open Across Allegheny County

  10-10-2020 20:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Saturday was the first day for the additional election sites across Allegheny County.
  Within minutes of opening their doors, a line that formed in Homewood at the election site. It went down North Homewood Avenue and almost around the corner.
  “If you don’t participate in the process, then there’s no reason to complain,” Julius Hopson said while waiting to drop off his ballot.
  “I wanted to get my vote in as soon as possible,” Renee Eva
  
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• Human Remains Found In Boyce Park

  10-10-2020 19:51
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PLUM BOROUGH (KDKA) – Human skeleton remains have been found in the woods at Boyce Park.According to police, hunters called the police about the remains around 9:30 a.m. on Saturday when they were in the woods off of Spring Miller Road.Allegheny County Police, Plum Borough Police, and the county medical examiner are on scene investigating.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• President Donald Trump To Hold Rally In Johnstown On October 13

  10-10-2020 19:19
  
  KDKA-TV News Staff
  JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) – President Donald Trump will return to Pennsylvania next week.His campaign announced a “Make America Great Again” Rally in Johnstown at the John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria Airport on Tuesday, October 13.Doors will open for the event at 4:00 p.m. and will begin at 7:00 p.m.
  The President will make remarks to supporters at the event.Tickets to the event will be on a first-come-first-serve basis and must be reserved ahead of the event on the
  
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• Pa. Court Dismisses Trump Campaign Lawsuit Barring The Use Of Ballot Drop Boxes

  10-10-2020 18:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – A western Pennsylvania federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Trump Campaign that aimed to deny voters in Pennsylvania the opportunity to use drop boxes to cast mail-in ballots.The Trump Campaign filed the lawsuit in June and the suit targeted every county throughout the commonwealth after the boxes had been used in the primary elections.In the lawsuit, the Trump Campaign alleged that the use of drop boxes would cause an inconsistent e
  
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• Pa. Court Dismisses Trump Campaign Lawsuit Attempting To Stop The Use Of Ballot Drop Boxes

  10-10-2020 18:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – A western Pennsylvania federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Trump Campaign that aimed to deny voters in Pennsylvania the opportunity to use drop boxes to cast mail-in ballots.The Trump Campaign filed the lawsuit in June and the suit targeted every county throughout the commonwealth after the boxes had been used in the primary elections.In the lawsuit, the Trump Campaign alleged that the use of drop boxes would cause an inconsistent e
  
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• Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Pa. ballot procedures

  10-10-2020 18:36 via post-gazette.com
  
  The ruling by U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan — who was appointed by Trump — in Pittsburgh also poured cold water on the president’s claims that Pennsylvania is fertile ground for election fraud.
  
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• Pa. Health Dept. Reports 1,742 New Coronavirus Cases, Fourth Day Of Positive Cases Over 1,300

  10-10-2020 17:59
  
  By: KDKA-TV News StaffHARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 1,742 new cases of Coronavirus and 36 additional deaths.
  This marks the fourth straight day that the increase in cases has been above 1,300.The statewide total number of cases has risen to 171,050 since Friday’s report, according to the state’s data.
  The number of tests administered within the last seven days, between Oct. 3-9, is 230,104 with 8,204 positive cases, according to the
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 81 New Coronavirus Cases, Total Surpasses 13,000

  10-10-2020 17:04
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 81 new Coronavirus cases Saturday, and no additional deaths.
  Of the newly reported cases, 77 are confirmed and four are probable.
  The total number of cases countywide now stands at 13,183 since March 14.
  New cases range in age from 7 years to 101 years with a median age of 46 years, the Health Department reports.
  The dates of positive tests range from Oct. 3 to Oct. 9.
  There have been 1,281 hospi
  
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• ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Growing In Online Retail, But Not Without Risk

  10-10-2020 16:56
  
  (CNN) — If you’ve bought furniture, clothing, or electronics online recently, chances are you’ve seen a new option that lets you put off paying for an item in full all at once.
  Retailers from Nordstrom to Sephora are allowing customers to pay for items as inexpensive as a tube of lipstick in installments in a concept known as “buy now, pay later.” Shoppers provide details such as their name, billing address, date of birth, email address and contact number, and some
  
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• Workers In W. Va’s Second-Largest City To Receive A $1,000 Allowance

  10-10-2020 16:39
  
  HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — All city employees in Huntington, West Virginia, will receive a $1,000 supplemental uniform and cleaning allowance, officials said.
  Huntington Mayor Steve Williams and City Council Chairman Mark Bates announced Thursday that the payment is a reimbursement for added expenses employees have incurred during the coronavirus pandemic.
  About 325 employees in the state’s second-largest city will receive the payment, according to a statement released by the city. The
  
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• Allegheny County Police Confiscate Gun At Pittsburgh International Airport Checkpoint

  10-10-2020 15:56
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Allegheny County Police and TSA agents found a loaded handgun in a passenger’s bag at the main security checkpoint early on Saturday morning.Just before 6:00 a.m. at the main security checkpoint, TSA screeners observed the loaded, .45 caliber handgun in the passenger’s carry-on bag.Once observed, Allegheny County Police were called to the checkpoint where they learned that the 29-year-old man did have a valid concealed carry permit and
  
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• More Than Half Of The United States On Pa. Dept. Of Health’s Recommended Quarantine List

  10-10-2020 15:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – The Pennsylvania Department of Health now recommends that those planning to travel to 26 states in the continental United States, should quarantine for 14 days upon returning.On Friday, the department updated its list, which now contains 26 states.Despite including over half of the United States, Pennsylvania’s closest neighbors, West Virginia, Ohio, New York, and New Jersey are not included in the list of states with a recommended 14-day qu
  
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• Multiple Fire Crews Battle House Fire In Brownsville

  10-10-2020 14:50
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BROWNSVILLE (KDKA) – Firefighters from several stations were called to battle a house fire in Fayette County.The fire broke out just after 2:30 a.m. in Brownsville Borough.According to dispatch, the home that caught fire was on thecorner of Baltimore Street and Fifth Avenue.No injuries were reported due to the fire but the fire did cause power outages in the area.
  
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• Water Main Break Closes Portion Of Wible Run Road In Shaler Township

  10-10-2020 14:17
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A water main break has shut down a portion of Wible Run Road in Shaler Township.The break has shut down Wible Run Road between Soose Road and the lower section of Marzolf Road, according to Shaler Township Police.
  The call came in reporting the water main break just before 7:30 a.m.It is not known at this time when the road will reopen.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Warm Weekend Temperatures, Rain On The Way

  10-10-2020 12:37
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s going to be another mild day ahead with high temperatures in the mid-70s!
  Clouds from what is now Tropical Storm Delta will increase through the day into our region.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  There’s a small chance of an isolated shower north later in the evening, but the remnants from Delta arrive tomorrow afternoon and last through Monday.
  We will also have a cold front pushing through Monday into Tuesday, so more rain is expected with that
  
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• Hey Ray! Using A Helium Balloon To Show How Science Works

  10-10-2020 12:23
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Have you ever had a helium balloon in your car and notice that its movements are much different than you would expect? If you never noticed, it is certainly something to see.
  It also has a lot of science behind it.
  Much of this science we have talked about in Hey Ray segments, so let’s put a few lessons together to figure out what makes a helium balloon act funny in a moving vehicle.
  We recently talked about how air takes up space and has weight. This continued to
  
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• FirstEnergy Reminds The Public Not To Hang Political Signs Or Flags On Utility Poles

  10-10-2020 11:58
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — FirstEnergy is reminding the public that political signs or flags are not to be posted on or hung from utility poles or electrical equipment.
  (Courtesy: FirstEnergy)
  FirstEnergy says this reminder comes as there has recently been a spike in signs being posted on poles leading up to the upcoming election.
  Nails, staples, and other things that can be used to fasten signs or flags to poles can be dangerous to workers who use these poles when working
  
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• Fire Crews Battle Late-Night House Fire At Home Of Man Accused In Child Pornography Case

  10-10-2020 11:31
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ELLWOOD CITY (KDKA) — Firefighters in Lawrence County battled a late night house fire in Ellwood City on Friday night.
  The fire happened at the intersection of Center Avenue and Ninth Street.
  Crews were called to the scene around 11:00 p.m. and had the fire knocked down before 1:00 a.m.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  KDKA has been told that no one was injured and that the state fire marshal is expected to be at the scene on Saturday to investigate.
  Ellwood City Fire Chief Rick
  
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• Additional Election Sites In Allegheny Co. Set To Open For First Time

  10-10-2020 11:18
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Allegheny County is officially opening its additional election sites for the first time. It’s an effort to cut down on crowds amid the Coronavirus pandemic and allow more options for voters.
  There are a few things you can do at these sites.
  You can drop off a mail-in ballot, as well as apply for a ballot, get the ballot, and fill it out — with the whole process taking about 15 minutes.
  There are several of these election sites across the county.
  (Photo Credi
  
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• Three Inmates At Westmoreland Co. Prison Test Positive For Coronavirus

  10-10-2020 08:27
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WESTMORELAND COUNTY (KDKA) — Three inmates at the Westmoreland County Prison have tested positive for Coronavirus.
  The county says all three inmates are from the same unit.
  The inmates have been quarantined and their unit has been placed on lockdown.
  Those cases are in addition to the two employees who tested positive for Coronavirus earlier this week.
  
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• Vehicle Involved In Rollover Crash In Ross Township

  10-10-2020 08:19
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A vehicle was involved in a rollover crash along Evergreen Road in Ross Township.
  The accident took place Friday night.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Sources tell KDKA that at least one person had to be freed from the vehicle.
  There is no word on the condition of that person.
  
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• Shots Fired Along California Avenue In Brighton Heights, Police Investigating

  10-10-2020 08:07
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating after shots were fired in Brighton Heights on Friday night.
  Officers were seen along California Avenue near Bonaventure Way, marking off several shell casings.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Police tell KDKA that one bull went into a house and another went into a car.
  Police also say that it doesn’t appear anyone was hit by the bullets.
  
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• Waynesburg University Dealing With Small Cluster Of Coronavirus Cases

  10-10-2020 07:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WAYNESBURG (KDKA) — Waynesburg University is dealing with a small cluster of COVID-19 cases.
  Since the start of the fall semester, 13 positive cases have been identified on campus.
  School officials say most recent cases appear to have occurred among connected groups of students.
  They are quarantining at their homes or at designated buildings on campus.
  
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• Pennsylvania House Republicans Drop Plans To Set Up ‘Election Integrity’ Panel

  10-10-2020 04:43
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP/KDKA) — House Republicans in Pennsylvania are dropping plans to fast-track an 11th-hour effort to set up a Republican-majority election panel with subpoena power, officials said Friday, amid accusations that it was an effort to steal the election.
  In an email to House Republicans, Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff, R-Centre, said “the muddied waters and misunderstanding” about the intent of the Select Committee on Election Integrity made it clear “this
  
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• Police: Driver Tries To Run Over Man, Dog In Perry South But Hits Garage Instead

  10-10-2020 04:10
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A woman is accused of trying to hit a man and his dog with her vehicle before crashing into a garage in Perry South.
  On Friday, Pittsburgh Public Safety says officials responded to Luray Street around 7:40 p.m. for a vehicle reported into a structure. Officials say they discovered a vehicle that hit a structure on Arvada Way.
  Police learned that the driver had a dispute with the man before trying to run over him and his dog. Officials say the dog
  
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• Allegheny County Says Approximately 20 Voters Received Wrong Ballots

  10-10-2020 03:47
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. (KDKA) — Allegheny County says approximately 20 voters received incorrect mail-in or absentee ballot packets.
  In a release on Friday, the county says they heard from approximately 20 voters who received the packets but found that they had been sent the wrong ballot. The county says the Elections Division is working to figure out what happened and how many voters were impacted.
  Officials say to email [email protected] or call 41
  
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• West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice Says Bars In Morgantown Can Reopen Next Week

  10-10-2020 03:20
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday that bars around West Virginia University in Morgantown can reopen next Tuesday, a month after images of maskless college students packing bars led them to be shut down.
  Police and state alcohol regulators will step up enforcement in the college town, Justice said at a coronavirus press briefing. The Republican governor abruptly ordered Monongalia County bars to close indefinitely on Sept. 2 — just two days after allowing the
  
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• Know The Score: October 9, 2020

  10-10-2020 03:19
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — It doesn’t get any bigger than high school football in western Pennsylvania.
  We’re committed to bringing you the best team coverage in the region.
  After the games, you can find all the latest scores right here!
  SEARCH FOR YOUR TEAM’S SCORE:
  Frazier 7, Chartiers-Houston 6
  Harrisburg 62, Berks Catholic 28
  Lampeter-Strasburg 42, Donegal 0
  McGuffey 54, Waynesburg Central 8
  Mount Pleasant 42, Brownsville 0
  Notre Dame-Green Pond 51, Catasauqua 14
  Spring-F
  
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• ‘Safe Haven’: Volunteers Turn Ambridge Church Into Pandemic Pod For Kids Learning Remotely

  10-10-2020 01:59
  
  AMBRIDGE, Pa. (KDKA) – As school schedules continue to change, parents are left scrambling to balance work and at-home learning.
  “We are not a babysitting service, we truly are a last resort,” said Cindy Deschaine, who is the director of outreach at the Good Samaritan Roman Catholic Church.
  That church has now become a pandemic pod for Ambridge students currently operating under a hybrid model.
  “One mom said the only choice she had is to set her child on the computer in t
  
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• Open Carry Laws At Pa. Polls At Center Of Controversy Heading Into November Election

  10-10-2020 01:48
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The stakes are high this presidential election, and so are the passions about several of the issues surrounding it.This includes whether people can bring their guns to the polls. The open carry of a firearm is legal in Pennsylvania, but the controversy doesn’t end there.
  According to a recent study, Pennsylvania is one of five battleground states with no restrictions against the right to open carry at the polls. Gun advocates say it’s for self-defense but ot
  
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• Voting Officials Waiting On Guidance From Pa. Supreme Court On Absentee, Mail-In Ballot Signature Matching

  10-10-2020 01:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — When it comes to signing your name, do you always write it the same way? A battle is brewing over this very issue: election signatures.
  Our state’s top voting officials are waiting on guidance from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
  If you’re planning to vote in person, you won’t have to worry about this big debate. But if you’re signing your name on the back of a mail-in ballot, someone could be soon scrutinizing your signature.
  It’s a battle
  
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• Republicans Gain Statewide And Locally In Voter Registration

  10-10-2020 00:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A record number of Pennsylvanians have registered to vote in the presidential election, but voters may not be registering in the political party you think.
  When you dig into the numbers, one thing is clear in this state: in the last four years, the number of registered Democrats has dropped by nearly 50,000, while Republicans have picked up 150,000 registered voters statewide.
  “You had a lot of people who were registered as Democrats but tended to vote Republican,
  
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• Pittsburgh’s National Negro Opera Company House Named One Of The Most Endangered Historic Sites In America

  10-10-2020 00:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A piece of local and national history is falling into disrepair, so much so it’s now on a national list of endangered historic sites.
  The National Negro Opera Company House is now on the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s list of the 11 most endangered historic sites in America.We are working on a story about the National Negro Opera Company House historic site in Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar. It has fallen on a nation list of endangered historic sites.
  
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• Smart Storage: Make The Most Of Your Freezer Space With These Simple Tips & Tricks

  10-10-2020 00:33
  
  Freezer storage is a little bit art and a little bit science, with some good sense and nifty tricks mixed in. These handy tips will help you get your freezer organized and keep your food from getting freezer burn (or being lost in the icy depths until there’s no hope of rescue). Plus, we’ll give some guidelines on what food you should and shouldn’t freeze in the first place.
  Thank goodness the freezer is not a window into someone’s psyche, right? Many peopl
  
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• 13 Ideas For Your Leftover Rice To Improve Any Meal

  10-10-2020 00:33
  
  Wondering what to do with leftover rice? There are a couple obvious choices—that are no less delicious for their ubiquity—but there are also plenty of other creative leftover rice recipe ideas you might never have thought of before.
  Most of these work best with cooked long grain or medium grain rice. Short glutinous rice can be too sticky for certain applications, although everything is also a matter of personal taste, so feel free to try it out in any of these dishes (definitely us
  
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• Researchers Encouraged By Results Of Recent ALS Phase 2 Drug Trial

  10-10-2020 00:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — For someone diagnosed with ALS in 2020, the prognosis is still grim.
  “The outlook is from three to five years survival. But we do have outliers who beat all the odds and will survive longer, up to seven years, nine years,” says Allegheny Health Network ALS specialist Dr. Sandeep Rana.
  ALS is diagnosed by physical exam and nerve and muscle tests. Why it happens still isn’t known, but some risk groups have emerged, such as soldiers.
  “Like professio
  
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