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U.S. Supreme Court Won't Hear Pa. Abortion Clinic Free Speech Case
The decision not to hear the case leaves in place an earlier ruling by an appeals could that upheld the creation of a buffer zone law mandating space between abortion clinics and protests.
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Home Prices Are Rising Faster in the Middle of the U.S. as Covid Drives People Away From Coasts
Home prices are rising across the nation, but the usual geographical trends are being turned on their heads by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pennsylvania Hospital Gift Wraps Newborns in Knitted Swaddles
A nurse at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh crocheted swaddles and bows for newborns for the holidays.
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NFL's Steelers-Ravens Game Postponed a Third Time Due to Covid
The National Football League will postpone its Week 12 matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers due to Covid-19 until Wednesday.
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What A Conservative Majority Means for the Supreme Court
If confirmed, Judge Amy Coney Barrett would solidify the Supreme Court’s conservative majority. Barrett could be confirmed as early as October 29, a month after the nomination. Widener University’s Delaware School of Law, John Culhane explains the speed at which this confirmation is moving.
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Rising COVID-19 Infections in Southwest Pennsylvania Prompt Concern
Renewed pandemic restrictions appear likely in southwestern Pennsylvania as virus infections in Pittsburgh and its border counties surge, driven in part by people frequenting bars and restaurants
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Pittsburgh Remains Virus Hot Spot; Pa. Child Care Providers Getting Help
Pennsylvania health officials say an additional 450 people statewide have tested positive for the coronavirus, with nearly half the new cases coming from the Pittsburgh area.
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Millions in Coronavirus Funds to Be Distributed to Pa. Child Care Providers
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced that child-care providers will receive millions in federal coronavirus relief funds to ensure they can pay for costs caused by the pandemic.
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Pittsburgh's Spread Helps Drive Up Pennsylvania Coronavirus Infections
The rising number of COVID-19 infections in the Pittsburgh is helping drive Pennsylvania’s number of confirmed new infections to 667.
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Coronavirus Infections Hit Record High
More than 50,000 new cases were confirmed in the United States on Thursday.
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Ex-Librarian, Bookseller Get Home Detention in Library Theft
A former librarian and a bookseller who pleaded guilty in the theft of rare books from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in a years-long scheme have been sentenced to lengthy terms of home detention and probation by an Allegheny County judge who cited the coronavirus in sparing them time behind bars.
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Black Reporter Sues Pittsburgh Paper Over Ban on Her Protest Coverage
A Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter prohibited from covering the city’s Black Lives Matter protests because of a tweet sued the paper on Tuesday
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Some Counting Continues, a Week After Pennsylvania's Primary
The counting from Pennsylvania’s first foray into mass voting by mail is wrapping up a week after the primary, with results of some of races still up in the air
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It's a Beautiful Day in Pennsylvania on Mister Rogers' Trail
A three-day long road trip from Pittsburgh to Latrobe takes people through the sights of Mr. Rodgers’ life and legacy.
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Pa. Researcher ‘on Verge of Making Very Significant' Virus Findings Shot to Death
A medical researcher said to be on the “verge of making very significant” coronavirus findings was found shot to death over the weekend in Pennsylvania, officials said.
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Aerial Images Show Long Lines of Cars at Food Drives
Hundreds of cars lined up at a food drive in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as organizations try to help people through the coronavirus pandemic. In Oklahoma City, the lines of cars even caused traffic delays.
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Death Penalty on Table for Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre Suspect, Judge Says
A federal judge has rejected a bid by the suspect in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting to have the death penalty removed as a potential sentencing option.
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A Look at Some Recent Deadly Mass Shootings in US
A mass shooting at the Molson Coors Brewing Company headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is the latest on a list of deadly shootings that have rocked the country. Here are some deadly mass shootings over the past few years.
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Glen Mills Schools Appeals DHS Decision to Revoke Licenses
An embattled Pennsylvania reform school appealed the state’s decision to revoke its 14 licenses amid allegations of child abuse at the suburban Philadelphia campus.