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The board of Pittsburgh Public Schools approved an updated policy that expands the parameters of sexuality education to include consent, anatomy, gender identity and expression and sexual orientation and identity. The policy still notes that abstinence is the only protection that is 100 percent effective against unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases but will no longer state that abstinence is the expected norm.
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County officials announced more than $6 million to convert the Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge, not to be confused with the Hot Metal Bridge.
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With the 2022 Pennsylvania election less than two months away, the state is recruiting people to set up polling places, assist voters, and more on Election Day.
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Elected leaders and community advocates gathered Monday to discuss how the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act can benefit places like York.
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According to Allegheny County Police, a trace of the gun recovered at the scene of the shooting revealed the firearm had been stolen from a motor vehicle in Columbus, Ohio, in August 2021. No suspects have yet been identified in the shooting.
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Members of Congress have officially objected to the results in four of the last six presidential elections. The partisan practice has been legal for more than a century but became more fraught after a violent mob of then-President Donald Trump’s supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol last year.
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Heritage Highlands will replace the old Hawkins Village, a 198-unit World War II-era public housing complex of brick barracks-style walkups. Residents are expected to move into the redeveloped site in fall of 2023.
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