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Ravenstahls ex-bodyguard arrives at federal courthouse
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl makes a rare public appearance, but keeps mum on a federal investigation of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police that keeps hovering around his ...
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Man armed with knife robs GetGo in East McKeesport
Police are investigating whether an armed robbery at an East McKeesport GetGo on Tuesday morning is related to a similar incident in nearby ...
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Sesame Street unveils muppet with parent in jail
File photo: President of the Jim Henson Foundation, Cheryl Henson attends the 11th annual Sesame Street Workshop Benefit Gala on May 29, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Desiree ...
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Woman says man sprayed her with hairspray before stealing cellphone
A man was arrested Saturday after a woman told police he tried to steal her cellphone by spraying her with hairspray.The alleged victim told police that she was walking on the Boulevard of the Allies about 11:30 a.m. when she felt a mist being sprayed around her.The woman told Channel 11's Vince Sims that she sensed a strange smell and moments later, a man grabbed her by the shoulder.She ...
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Police Registered sex offender arrested in prostitution sting
A 29-year-old Greensburg man was arrested Thursday after a several-week prostitution investigation.According to Southwest Regional police, Adam Ross was arrested Thursday on charges on prostitution and related offenses after he allegedly met with an undercover cop to have sex.Authorities said Ross responded to an ad the undercover officer posted on Craigslist in May.The two talked online for ...
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Mondo Cane
Any way you look at it, "Mondo Cane" (which is pronounced "car-nay") is a patently silly piece of cinematic junk masquerading as an important anthropological documentary of strange and exotic parts of the world. The dead give-away to its exploitative nature is the condescending, inflated narration that immediately clues the viewer in to the fact that the filmmakers have no respect for the cultures ... ...
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Regatta plans 2 fireworks nights for July 4th celebration
For the first time, the city's official Fourth of July celebration will feature two Zambelli fireworks shows. The first will be held atop the Wyndham Grand hotel on July 3, followed by the annual holiday display the next night at Point State ...
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Feds Spying foiled Wall St. subway terror plots
Bomb plots targeting the New York Stock Exchange and the city's subway were among more than 50 worldwide thwarted by top-secret surveillance programs since the 2011 al Qaeda attacks on the United States, authorities said on ...
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Bruins-Blackhawks Bad Blood Boils Over In Final Minute Of Game 3
BOSTON (CBS) — Hate has found its way into the Stanley Cup Final. After nearly three full games (13 periods), the Bruins and Blackhawks got past their pleasantries and engaged in a full-on brawl in the waning seconds of Game 3. With roughly 20 seconds to go and the Bruins leading 2-0, Zdeno Chara dumped Bryan Bickell to the ice on front of the Boston net. Bickell tugged on Chara’s ...
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Lawmakers reach compromise on bill to alter Port Authority’s board of directors
State Senate leaders reached a compromise on a bill to change the makeup of Port Authority's board of directors, increasing the Allegheny County executive's number of appointments from one to four, officials ...
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East McKeesport code enforcement officer gets probation for taking bribe
An Allegheny County judge on Tuesday sentenced the former code enforcement officer for East McKeesport to serve three years on probation for withdrawing a citation in exchange for ...
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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.
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The Plaza, New York City
After a prompt and friendly check-in at The Plaza I was escorted by the bellman to the 15th floor to ...
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