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Was TWA Flight 800 crash accidental
Skeptics who have long theorized that TWA Flight 800 was brought down by sinister forces will get a fresh surge of energy when a new documentary attempts to disprove that the 1996 crash was ...
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Police find burglary suspect’s cellphone at crime scene
That's what happened in a burglary incident over the weekend at a trailer owned by a contractor working on the new ATI-Allegheny Ludlum hot-strip ...
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Glassport council president resigns
DiMarco was in his second year as president. Vice president Eugene Skerkoski assumed the role of acting president. He ran Tuesday night's meeting and plans to continue to do so unless council wishes to reorganize and chose a new president and vice ...
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Chamber to become regional with merger
Mary Bowlin, (left), from the Allegheny Valley Chamber of Commerce, Charmin Worthington of StrongLand Chamber, Frank Amato of StrongLand and steering committee spokesman for the new AKRCC and Lynda Pozzuto from the Armstrong Chamber gather during the local Chambers of Commerce, Armstrong, StrongLand and Allegheny Valley press conference on Tuesday June 18, 2013 at the Belmont Complex in East ...
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West Mifflin council tables plan to regulate borough resale shops
Council on Tuesday considered, then unanimously tabled a plan that would require dealers to wait a full 30 days before they could resell items brought into their shops. Dealers now must wait five ...
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Movie Review
Les enfants terribles [DVD]
Les enfants terribles is fascinating primarily as an unexpected meeting of two brilliant, but vastly different minds: the iconic independent French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville, who is best known for his numerous crime films, including Bob le flambeur (1956), Le ... ...
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Pittsburgh Pirates battling through injuries to pitching staff
Pittsburgh Pirates ' Opening Day rotation remaining in his current role on June 19, pat yourself on the back. Injuries have reshaped the starting staff as individuals have gone on both the disabled list and come off of it to take vacant ...
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Secretary hired in Charleroi
While preparing to pass its final 2013-2014 budget next week, the Charleroi Area School Board made sure someone will be recording its actions and organizing its ...
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Cheswick settles on firetruck
Borough council voted 4-0 Tuesday to buy the firetruck from Rosenbauer America of South Dakota for about $354,000. Councilmen Jonathan Skedel, Neal Hohman and Brian Harvanek were ...
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CLO brings ‘other’ Phantom to town
CLO veteran actor Paul Palmer, who is playing the Minister of Culture, said choosing between the two versions doesn't have to be an either/or equation for fans of the story. He said the Kopit and Yeston show gives audiences more back story on the ...
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It’s beginning to sound a lot like summer again on Plum Street
"I was confident we'd be back," series organizer Lori Kolodziej of the Plum Street Project said. "The series has the support of the community and ...
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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.
Hassan Rouhani
Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.
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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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