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Mayor Bill Peduto said a spike in homicides will mean a stepped-up police presence — but said police alone wouldn't end the violence.
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On today's program: A virologist and epidemiologist explains why a pause in administering Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines is reasonable as we learn more about the side effects; the Pennsylvania Department of Education will use a near-million dollar grant to research how the pandemic is affecting student outcomes; and how the Biden administration’s climate-friendly infrastructure plan could impact fossil-fuel workers, and what a worker transition would look like. -
A Pittsburgh union doubts that dealing with climate change will be good for workers.
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After being sued last month for blocking virtual access to his courtroom, an Allegheny County judge now allows remote attendance – but not in all cases.
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The lieutenant governor raised nearly $4 million in the first quarter of the year, from around 140,000 donations.
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Pittsburgh's newest sport is competitive trash clean-up.
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The former Minneapolis police officer faces manslaughter and murder charges in George Floyd's death. The prosecution and defense get one last chance to be heard before the jury begins deliberation.
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Companies like Tyson and Amazon are offering on-site coronavirus vaccinations to their employees in order to remove barriers to getting the shots.
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The largest number of deaths have come in the United States, Brazil, Mexico, India and the United Kingdom. The pandemic death toll reached 1 million in September 2020 and 2 million in January.
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County election directors were asking for that extra time well before last November, when the triple-threat of the pandemic, a newly-authorized expansion of mail-in voting, and delivery slowdowns at the U.S. Postal Service promised a surge of mail ballots that counties wouldn’t be able to handle quickly.
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Closing arguments in Chauvin’s trial are scheduled for Monday, and city officials say they have learned from their mistakes in responding to the protests against police brutality and racial injustice after Floyd’s death in late May.
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Last year’s presidential election keeps coming up on the campaign trail in this year's Republican primary for an open seat on Pennsylvania's high court.
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