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Tornadoes slam several states 300 homes hit
But the destructive weather isn't over. Baseball-sized hail, wind gusts and tornadoes could pummel parts of the central Plains and Midwest through ...
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Car Hit by Train
EAST DEER TWP. (KDKA)- A driver is lucky to be alive, after getting his car struck on the train tracks. It happened along Freeport Road in East Deer Township. Around 11:30 Sunday night, the driver got stuck on the tracks. Fortunately, everyone in the car got out before the train hit ...
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Tornadoes pummel several states and kill 1
But the destructive weather isn't over. Baseball-sized hail, wind gusts and tornadoes could pummel parts of the central Plains and Midwest through ...
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Polling stations may be changed for some voters
The polling place for that borough's Ward 2 District 1 was moved from the former police station along Ninth Avenue to the new fire hall along the 200 block of Ninth ...
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Deer Lakes School District may raise meal prices
However, the $1.2 million cafeteria budget is still about $56,600 short. The district would need to cover the difference with money from its general ...
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Diary of a Chambermaid (Le Journal d'une femme de chambre) [DVD]
Luis Buñuel's Diary of a Chambermaid (Le Journal d'une femme de chambre) is not one of his better-known or his best films. But, it is a fascinatingly bizarre minor work, a seemingly straightforward country melodrama that becomes gradually weirder as the story progresses even though the surface of the narrative never quite ruptures in absolute absurdity, as in other Bu&nti ... ...
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NHL Colin Greening goal lifts Ottawa Senators over Pittsburgh Penguins
Colin Greening scored 7:39 into double overtime as and the Ottawa Senators rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins that cut their deficit in ...
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Line putting in their time this offseason
Marcus Gilbert or any of the linemen. They are all taking part in the team's offseason program and they are there to support and help each other get better."That is the beauty of the position we play," said Foster. "It's five guys trying to play as one. That is part of being on the offensive line, and with that comes us pushing and encouraging each other to get better ...
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Debate on drones raises issue of safety vs. privacy
Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering legislation to regulate aerial drones, something several other states have done. Yet wall-mounted surveillance cameras, overhead satellites and even cellphones ubiquitously capture scenes of daily ...
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Congressional leaders unswayed by VA promises
With more than $140 billion in annual discretionary and entitlement spending, VA has more employees than any federal agency except the Department of Defense. Unlike the Pentagon, however, the VA was spared from sequestration spending cuts and employee ...
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Pa. capital’s woes big focus of primary
HARRISBURG -- Voters in the state capital, a city teetering toward bankruptcy, will select a Democratic nominee for mayor on Tuesday in a primary that experts see as a referendum on enigmatic Mayor Linda ...
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