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• Baseball Report: Are The White Sox The Best Team In The Majors?

  17-05-2021 23:42
  
  (CBS Chicago) — MLB has played a quarter of its regular season. And with most of the league around the 40-game mark in their schedule, no team has really distinguished itself as a dominating force. Even the Los Angeles Dodgers, thought to be destined for another 100-win season en route to a World Series defense, have dropped to third in their division. There’s a lot of baseball left, of course. But parity is keeping things interesting now.
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• Former Wilkinsburg Police Officer Under Investigation For Shooting Romir Talley Let Go By Penn Hills Police Department

  17-05-2021 23:36
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The former Wilkinsburg police officer who is under investigation for shooting and killing Romir Talley was let go by the Penn Hills Police Department.
  Robert Gowans was hired last month by the Penn Hills Police Department. Gowans is the former Wilkinsburg police officer under investigation for shooting and killing Romir Talley in December 2019.
  Talley was killed when police responded to a call about a Black man who had pulled a gun on the caller.
  
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• ‘A League Of Their Own’ TV Show Casting Baseball, Softball Players

  17-05-2021 23:14
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Amazon’s “A League Of Their Own” television series filming in Pittsburgh is looking for baseball and softball players as extras.Filming in the Pittsburgh area July through October, a casting call was posted for people ages 19-45 who have knowledge and experience playing baseball or softball to portray 1940s baseball teams.Abbi Jacobson, Darcy Carden and Chante Adams are all slated to star in the new streaming series.Amazon is rei
  
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• 11-Year-Old Pittsburgh-Area Boy Wins 2020 President’s Volunteer Service Award

  17-05-2021 22:50
  
  UPPER ST. CLAIR, Pa. (KDKA) — An 11-year-old Pittsburgh-area boy won the 2020 President’s Volunteer Service Award from President Joe Biden for the time he’s spent volunteering during the pandemic.
  It all started with an interaction with his baby sister, who was born two weeks before everything went into lockdown.
  When Upper Saint Clair Schools went remote last spring, Aaron Chi’s mom — Annie — saw her then-fourth-grade son was bored and encouraged him to learn
  
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• Amazon's 'A League of Their Own' series casting baseball, softball players from Western Pa.

  17-05-2021 22:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  If you’re a local baseball or softball player, you could be perfect for this upcoming Pittsburgh TV production.
  
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• ‘This Is Trying On Your Soul’: Possible Tornado Rips Roof Off Home — Just 2 Years After Rebuild From October 2019 Storm

  17-05-2021 22:06
  
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A possible tornado tore off the roof of a Dallas home Sunday afternoon and damaged a business across the street. Both had just rebuilt after being hit by the EF-3 that came through the same area in October of 2019.
  “When I say it’s déjà vu, it’s déjà vu,” said Cherie Hart, while surveying the severe storm damage to her home for the second time in a year-and-a-half.
  She and her husband had to completely gut the h
  
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• Medical correspondent Maria Simbra retiring from KDKA-TV

  17-05-2021 22:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  Dr. Simbra has been with KDKA since 2002 and has been full-time with the station for 12 years.
  
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• Penn State To Stop Using ‘Freshman,’ ‘Sophomore’ Terms And Others Due To ‘Male-Centric Academic History’

  17-05-2021 21:30
  
  PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Penn State University is making sure its campus becomes more inclusive. The Faculty Senate has approved a proposition that would remove gendered and binary terms from their course and program descriptions, according to the university’s student-operated newspaper The Daily Collegian.
  A spokesperson for Penn State’s Faculty Senate office tells the newspaper, proposition AD84 Preferred Name and Gender Identity Policy was approved on April 27.
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• Teen Accuser Takes Stand In Sexual Assault Trial Of Former Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Felipe Vazquez

  17-05-2021 21:08
  
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – The trial is underway for former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez, who is accused of having sexual relations with an underage girl.
  Vazquez has been in the Westmoreland County Jail since his arrest in September 2019, accused of having a sexual relationship with a girl in Scottsdale, beginning when she was just 13 years old. He’s also accused of exchanging sexually explicit cell phone videos and messages with her.
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• Port Authority to increase vehicle capacity May 31, return to full capacity June 20

  17-05-2021 20:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  As the pandemic eases, Port Authority allows a few more riders on its buses May 31 and resumes full capacity June 20, but masks will remain.
  
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• Jeff Bezos Is ‘Fascinating’ Because Of ‘Inspiration, Intimidation, Invention’: Author Brad Stone Talks New Book ‘Amazon Unbound’

  17-05-2021 20:43
  
  (CBS Local)– Amazon is one of the biggest companies in the world and its founder Jeff Bezos is currently the richest person in the world with a net worth of over $200 billion. The company and its CEO are the subject of new book from author Brad Stone called “Amazon Unbound.” The book was published by Simon & Schuster and features a comprehensive history of the biggest moments in Amazon’s history and conversations with current and former Amazon employees.
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• Kids Get COVID-19 Vaccine In Hopes Of Life Returning To Normal

  17-05-2021 19:59
  
  MONROEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) – Getting life back to normal: That’s why kids are coming to a clinic Monday in Monroeville with their parents to get vaccinated. Many of them were nervous but excited.
  Many would say COVID-19 has been hard for high school students. It cut short or eliminated activities, games and events. But now, with the option to get vaccinated, many are signing up.
  “We have prom, we have graduation, I’m going to Disney with my friends and I wanted to be able to
  
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• Eaglet To Be Buried In Sacred Ceremony After Nest Collapse

  17-05-2021 19:15
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (Colo. ) — An eaglet died in Colorad on Thursday, after an old cottonwood tree split down the middle — causing the nest to collapse. The eaglet had just turned five weeks old and was beginning to stretch its wings, but was not expected to fledge the nest until late summer. This was the only remaining bald eagle nest at Standley Lake Regional Park.
  Eaglet “SL1” in the nest with a parent on May 6, 2021. (credit: Standley Lake Regional Park)
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• Black Crowes Reschedule Star Lake Show For July

  17-05-2021 19:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) – The Black Crowes’ show at Star Lake has been rescheduled.
  The Pavilion at Star Lake says the Black Crowes and Dirty Honey will perform on July 28.
  For everyone who had tickets for the previous date, those will be honored.It’ll be the third show at Star Lake Pavilion since the pandemic left stages empty for more than a year. Before the Black Crowes, Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band is scheduled for July 15 and Chicago is s
  
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• Pa. Governor Tom Wolf Receives Second COVID-19 Vaccine Shot

  17-05-2021 18:55
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  YORK, Pa. (KDKA) — Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf received his second dose of the Moderna vaccine Monday.The Governor went to the Family First Health Center in York to be vaccinated, the same facility he visited to receive his first dose on April 19.“I am very pleased to receive my second vaccine today at Family First Health, a federally qualified health center, that has continued to make a tremendous impact in my home community of York throughout the pandemic,
  
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• Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf Receives Second COVID-19 Vaccine Shot

  17-05-2021 18:55
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  YORK, Pa. (KDKA) — Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf received his second dose of the Moderna vaccine Monday.The Governor went to the Family First Health Center in York to be vaccinated, the same facility he visited to receive his first dose on April 19.“I am very pleased to receive my second vaccine today at Family First Health, a federally qualified health center, that has continued to make a tremendous impact in my home community of York throughout the pandemic,
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Department Reports 872 New Cases, 17 Additional Deaths

  17-05-2021 18:43
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 872 new Coronavirus cases and 17 additional deaths.
  The Department of Health is also reporting 1,111 new cases Sunday and 67 additional deaths.
  This brings the statewide total to 1,187,115 cases and 26,833 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began.
  There are 1,499 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19, and 330 patients are in ICUs.
  The state says 9,723,128 total vaccin
  
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• Tax Refunds Delayed As May 17 Filing Deadline Arrives

  17-05-2021 18:38
  
  (CBS Baltimore) — The May 17 tax-filing deadline has arrived. In a typical year, a tax refund often follows a few weeks after submission, if not sooner. This is not a typical year. COVID and the policies to help fight its economic implications have put the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) far behind in its processing of tax returns. The backlog is likely to grow as filers rush to meet the upcoming deadline. And that could mean potential delays for tax refunds, particularly for those who file
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 162 New Coronavirus Cases, 5 Additional Deaths In Last 48 Hours

  17-05-2021 18:18
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 162 new Coronavirus cases and five additional deaths in the last 48 hours.
  Of the newly reported cases, the Health Department says 135 are confirmed and 27 are probable cases.
  The Health Department says new cases range in age from two months to 84 years with a median age of 33 years.
  All the newly reported deaths occurred between April 30 and May 13. Two of the deaths happened in April. Among the
  
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• Westmoreland County Coroner Called For Reports Of 2 Bodies

  17-05-2021 18:15
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  CLARIDGE, Pa. (KDKA) – The coroner is on scene after two bodies were reportedly found in Westmoreland County.
  Dispatchers say the coroner is at the 2100 block of Claridge Elliot Road in Claridge. The coroner was called there for a report of two bodies.No other details were immediately available.Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• 2 Found Shot To Death Inside Westmoreland County Home

  17-05-2021 18:15
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – Two bodies were found inside a home in Westmoreland County Monday.
  Dispatchers say the coroner was called to the 2100 block of Claridge-Elliot Road in Claridge. The coroner says both were shot.Photos from the scene show a heavy law enforcement presence.(Photo: KDKA Photojournalist Ken Murray)
  Details from police have been limited, but Penn Hills Police put out a BOLO for a vehicle after saying dispatchers received a call for emergency medi
  
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• 2 Bodies Found Inside Westmoreland County Home

  17-05-2021 18:15
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – Two bodies were found inside a home in Westmoreland County Monday.
  Dispatchers say the coroner was called to the 2100 block of Claridge-Elliot Road in Claridge.Photos from the scene show a heavy law enforcement presence.(Photo: KDKA Photojournalist Ken Murray)
  Details from police have been limited, but Penn Hills Police put out a BOLO for a vehicle after saying dispatchers received a call for emergency medical services at a residence on Cl
  
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• Human Remains Found In Burned Vehicle In Washington County

  17-05-2021 18:08
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  EAST FINLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – Human remains were found inside a burned vehicle in Washington County, according to the coroner.The Washington County coroner was called to the scene of a burned vehicle on Maple Road in East Finley Township Sunday night.
  The coroner’s office says no other details are available.State police are investigating and anyone with information is asked to call 724-223-5200.
  
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• Steelers LB Alex Highsmith Announces Engagement

  17-05-2021 18:01
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Alex Highsmith had some good news to share this weekend: she said yes.Highsmith recently proposed to his girlfriend, Alyssa Ungrady, and shared pictures of the happy occasion on Instagram.“You are everything I’ve ever prayed for. The greatest blessing I could ever receive. I love you Alyssa Ungrady and I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you. Here’s to FOREVER ” he wrote on In
  
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• Port Authority To Eliminate Vehicle Capacity Limits In 2 Stages

  17-05-2021 17:56
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Port Authority will get rid of all vehicle capacity limits by next month.
  The Port Authority says eliminating the limits will happen in two phases.On May 31, capacity limits on 35-foot buses will move to 15, 25 on 40-foot buses and 35 on 60-foot buses and T cars. On June 20, the Port Authority will do away with all limits, including on the Mon Incline.The Port Authority says it’s following CDC guidance by still requiring drivers and pass
  
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• WATCH: Andrew Rannells On Season 3 Of Showtime’s ‘Black Monday’: ‘I’ve Really Learned A Lot From Don Cheadle’

  17-05-2021 17:47
  
  (CBS Local)– Showtime is the place to be on Sunday, May 23 because “Black Monday” returns for its third season. The series stars Don Cheadle, Regina Hall, Andrew Rannells, Paul Scheer and Casey Wilson and this season everyone is up to no good as a murder mystery has broken out. The half hour chronicles the anniversary of the worst stock market crash in history that occurred on October 19, 1987 and it is still unclear who caused it.
  CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith talked with
  
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• Target No Longer Requiring Face Coverings For Fully Vaccinated Guests, Staff Members

  17-05-2021 17:35
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Target Corporation announced Monday that face coverings will no longer be required at its stores for guests and staff members who are fully vaccinated — unless it’s required by local ordinances.
  According to Target, the move is in response to last week’s updated CDC guidance, which said fully vaccinated individuals can shed masks in most settings, indoors and outdoors.
  Gov. Tim Walz has since lifted the state’s mask mandate, saying that local ju
  
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• Pennsylvania Was 5th Best At Fighting COVID-19 According To New Study

  17-05-2021 17:15
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pennsylvania had the fifth most effective response to COVID-19 in the country, according to a new study.SYKES, a business process outsourcing company, says it took into account factors like weekly percent positivity, hospital admissions and vaccine admissions.Pennsylvania ranks the fifth most effective at responding to COVID-19, falling behind Hawaii, Maryland, Washington and Connecticut.The top three least effective states are Georgia, Oklahoma a
  
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• COVID-19 Latest: The show will go on; Increased capacity limits begin today; Wolf gets 2nd shot

  17-05-2021 17:13 via post-gazette.com
  
   
   
  
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• Man Killed When Gunfire Erupts During Memorial Service

  17-05-2021 17:11
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A man was fatally shot and another was wounded when gunfire erupted during a memorial service being held in a Toledo park for a man who had been killed hours earlier in a bar shooting, authorities said.
  The shooting occurred around 7:10 p.m. Sunday at Sleepy Hollow Park, where a crowd had gathered to remember Armonte Rogers, who had been fatally shot early Sunday. It wasn’t immediately clear how many people were attending the memorial service or what sparked the s
  
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• Target Says Fully Vaccinated Customers, Employees Not Required To Wear Face Masks

  17-05-2021 16:37
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MINNEAPOLIS, Minn./PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA) — Target announced on Monday that it is changing its face mask policy and is allowing fully vaccinated customers and employees to not have to wear face coverings or masks in their stores.The company said that their decision was informed by the CDC’s new mask guidance.Target did include the caveat that if local health mandates become stricter at any point, stores will then follow those guidelines.Target says it is asking
  
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• Pittsburgh’s Traditional Fourth Of July Fireworks Celebration Returning This Summer

  17-05-2021 16:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The city’s traditional Fourth of July fireworks celebration will return this year.
  The Mayor’s Office says they will be holding a “family-style picnic” at Point State Park with “patriotic music and food vendors from 6 to 10 p.m. Then, the fireworks will begin at twilight.Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• A new wave of election directors steps in to fill Pa.’s many vacancies — with little training and varying experience

  17-05-2021 16:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  After a ‘nightmare’ year led to massive job turnover among those who run Pennsylvania's elections, there are growing calls for standardized training to provide more support and guidance.
  
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• A new wave of election directors step in to fill Pa.’s many vacancies — with little training and varying experience

  17-05-2021 16:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  After a ‘nightmare’ year led to massive job turnover among those who run Pennsylvania's elections, there are growing calls for standardized training to provide more support and guidance.
  
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• Jason Aldean Announces Pittsburgh Stop For Upcoming Concert Tour

  17-05-2021 15:28
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A country concert will be making a Pittsburgh stop this summer at Star Lake.
  Country singer and performer Jason Aldean announced his Back In The Saddle Tour will kick off this summer, after his tour last spring was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Aldean’s tour will be stopping in Pittsburgh, playing at The Pavilion at Star Lake on Friday, August 13.
  Tickets are set to go on sale on May 21.
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• PTL Links: May 17, 2021

  17-05-2021 15:17
  
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• Masks No Longer Required For Vaccinated Staff, Visitors At Westmoreland Co. Courthouse

  17-05-2021 14:17
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) — Anyone who is fully vaccinated with no longer need to wear a mask at the Westmoreland County Courthouse and in most other county government buildings.
  According to the Tribune-Review, masks are no longer required for those who are fully vaccinated, but will still be required to be worn at Westmoreland Manor as well as the at the County Jail.
  This will apply to all people, including those who are vaccinated.
  
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• Body Of 20-Year-Old Colt Snyder, Missing Armstrong Co. Man, Found In Allegheny River

  17-05-2021 13:56
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ARMSTRONG COUNTY (KDKA) — The search has ended for a missing man from Armstrong County.
  Late on Saturday night, the body of 20-year-old Colt Snyder was discovered in the Allegheny River in Washington Township.
  Snyder had been missing for several weeks.
  (Courtesy: PA State Police)
  State Police had previously found his abandoned car in Clarion County, but no one was located inside the vehicle.
  The Armstrong County Coroner’s Office says foul play is not suspected,
  
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• ELECTION 2021: Primary Day is Tuesday. Know where and when to cast your vote and what's on the ballot

  17-05-2021 13:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  From contested races to ballot questions, here’s what your vote will decide in Pennsylvania and what you need to know to make your voice heard.
  
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• ELECTION 2021: Primary Day is Tuesday. Know where and when to cast your vote and what's on the ballot.

  17-05-2021 13:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  From contested races to ballot questions, here’s what your vote will decide in Pennsylvania and what you need to know to make your voice heard.
  
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• ELECTION 2021: Primary Day is today. Know where and when to cast your vote and what’s on the ballot

  17-05-2021 13:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  From contested races to ballot questions, here’s what your vote will decide in Pennsylvania and what you need to know to make your voice heard.
   
  
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• Lou Barletta To Enter Pennsylvania’s GOP Stakes For Governor

  17-05-2021 12:27
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican Lou Barletta tells The Associated Press that he will run for governor of Pennsylvania.
  The 65-year-old Barletta becomes the first prominent figure to enter the 2022 governor’s race.
  Barletta is a former Hazleton mayor and four-term member of Congress, and ran statewide in a 2018 loss to Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey.
  Barletta said he would focus on boosting the state’s economy, but also aiming to overhaul Pennsylvania’s election law and
  
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• How To Maintain Healthy Relationships, Exercise Proper Etiquette With Your Neighbors

  17-05-2021 12:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Loud music, dogs barking, and lawnmowers running at all hours of the day. Oh, the joys of being a neighbor.
  Did you know there is such a thing as neighborhood etiquette? National etiquette expert Diane Gottsman from The Protocol School of Texas says the goal of a neighborly relationship is “collaborative, and not punitive.”
  Yes, she says there are neighbors who clearly do not care what anyone else thinks.
  In those cases Gottsman says, “Unless it’
  
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• New indoor, outdoor COVID-19 capacity limits take effect today in Pennsylvania

  17-05-2021 12:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  With new COVID guidelines on mask-wearing already in effect, new capacity limits begin today.
  
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• New indoor, outdoor capacity limits take effect today in Pennsylvania

  17-05-2021 12:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  With new COVID guidelines on mask-wearing already in effect, new capacity limits begin today.
  
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• Celebrate Mary Cassatt's birthday with her favorite sweets

  17-05-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The artist, who was born in Allegheny City in 1844, gets a party in Allegheny Commons on May 22.
  
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• Celebrate Mary Cassatt's birthday with her favorite caramel sweets

  17-05-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The artist, who was born in Allegheny City in 1844, gets a party in Allegheny Commons on May 22.
  
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• Kenmawr Bridge closure adds to challenges getting to Kernnywood Park

  17-05-2021 11:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  Crews will connect the new Kenmawr Bridge that joins Rankin and Swissvale to South Braddock Avenue, a major link to Parkway East.
  
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• Kenmawr Bridge closure adds to challenges getting to Kennywood Park

  17-05-2021 11:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  Crews will connect the new Kenmawr Bridge that joins Rankin and Swissvale to South Braddock Avenue, a major link to Parkway East.
  
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• Felipe Vazquez sexual assault trial gets underway in Westmoreland County

  17-05-2021 11:34 via post-gazette.com
  
  The trial for Felipe Vazquez, the former Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher accused of sexually assaulting a minor, is set to begin Monday in Westmoreland County.
  
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