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Jack Nunge scored 18 points, Adam Kunkel added 15 on five first-half 3-pointers, and No. 3 seed Xavier beat 11th-seeded Pittsburgh 84-73 to reach its first Sweet 16 since 2017. Missouri. Blake Hinson scored 18 points and Jamarius Burton had 16 for Pitt.
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An Allegheny County judge declared a mistrial last week for defendant Christian Bey after a prosecution witness mentioned that she had known Bey since he moved into their neighborhood after having been "released from prison." He is charged with fatally shooting Officer Calvin Hall in July 2019.
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A half-century-old bit of American bureaucracy is leaving hundreds of thousands of nursing home residents in an unthinkable bind: Living on as little as $30 a month.
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Not long after the Ohio train derailment, pro-Russian voices on Twitter began spreading anti-U.S. propaganda about the incident. Researchers at Reset, the London-based nonprofit that uncovered the accounts, say they show how authoritarian governments are hijacking social media platforms operated by U.S. companies for the purpose of meddling in domestic debates.
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Dylan Disu had a season-high 28 points and Texas advanced to its first Sweet 16 in 15 years with a 71-66 victory over Penn State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
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As the number of violent incidents in Pennsylvania prisons increased in 2022, compared with the year before, the corrections officers’ union hopes to work with Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration to help make prisons safer.
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A new “good neighbor” rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency will restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog-causing pollution they can’t control.
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As the Pennsylvania film tax credit causes the film scene in Pittsburgh to grow in demand, networking events like Pitch-Burgh are starting the connection for young filmmakers at the academic level.
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As part of a yearlong investigation, The Associated Press obtained the data points underpinning several algorithms deployed by child welfare agencies to understand how they predict which children could be at risk of harm. They offer rare insight into the mechanics driving these emerging technologies.
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Democratic candidate David Fawcett noted that candidates for county office, unlike those for federal posts, can receive campaign contributions of any size, and he called for contribution limits similar to those that exist under federal law as well as additional financial reporting.
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Nelly Cummings scored 13 points and No. 11 seed Pittsburgh held sixth-seeded Iowa State to 23% shooting in a 59-41 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Jamarius Burton added 11 points and Greg Elliott had 10 for coach Jeff Capel’s Panthers, who stormed to a 22-2 lead after Iowa State missed its first 11 shots.
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The court's ruling reverses a 2021 Pittsburgh ordinance designed to create a registry of landlords in the city.
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The killing of a Black man in a mental health crisis by a white cop in State College prompted several reports and promises for change. Four years later, progress has been sluggish in some areas.
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