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Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT
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Rhein Chemie opens plastics laboratory in Pittsburgh
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Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT
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Pittsburgh Cancer Center Warns of Cell Phone Risks
PITTSBURGH -- The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer. The warning from Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, director of the
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:48:00 GMT
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Federated Investors 2Q earnings below Wall Street expectations
Federated (NYSE:FII) said its total managed assets were $333.5 billion at June 30,2008, up 28 percent from the second quarter of 2007, but down $5 billion or 1 percent from the $338.5 reported Mar. 31, 2008. 'Federated's broad product line, designed to
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:47:00 GMT
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Buildings burn in Somerset County
HOOVERVILLE -- At least five fire companies are battling a major fire in the business district of a Somerset County borough. The fires in Hooversville started about 4:30 a.m. Authorities say a former hotel that is now an apartment building caught fire
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:06:00 GMT
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Knoxville man dies in Hill District shooting overnight
A Knoxville man died this morning after he was shot in the chest outside a Hill District bar. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim as Robert Brown, 27. Pittsburgh police said the shooting occurred shortly before 1 a.m.
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:06:00 GMT
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Pittsburgh paper sues West Virginia U. over phone records
Deliberations concerning a lawsuit filed by The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette against West Virginia University continued Tuesday in the Monongalia County Courthouse. The Post-Gazette sued the University for allegedly withholding records related to the
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:42:00 GMT
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Alleged killer of teen mom competent for trial
An Allegheny County judge ruled Thursday that a Wilkinsburg woman is mentally competent to stand trial on charges she killed a teenager while cutting a baby from the womb. Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey A. Manning issued the ruling over the objections of Dr.
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:38:00 GMT
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Council to decide drink tax referendum Tuesday
An Allegheny County Council committee decided Thursday to take no position -- but still move forward -- on a referendum to repeal the 10 percent drink tax funding the Port Authority and increase property taxes in its place. The measure, which a divided
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:38:00 GMT
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Wilkinsburg woman competent to stand trial
An Allegheny County judge ruled Thursday that a Wilkinsburg woman is mentally competent to stand trial on charges she killed a teenager while cutting a baby from the womb. Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey A. Manning issued the ruling over the objections of Dr.
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:23:00 GMT
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County Council handed drink tax measure
An Allegheny County Council committee decided Thursday to take no position -- but still move forward -- on a referendum to repeal the 10 percent drink tax funding the Port Authority and increase property taxes in its place. The measure, which a divided
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:23:00 GMT
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URA to lose finance director
Pittsburgh's Urban Redevelopment Authority will lose its finance director, marking the second time in three months that a top, long-serving official has chosen to leave the authority. Deputy Executive Director Constance L. Eads, 54, has accepted a job
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:53:00 GMT
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Steelers' 'Aunt Rita' clinging to stake
This could be the year Aunt Rita makes it to Steelers training camp. If Rita McGinley has her way, she'll scoot around in a golf cart, soak up some sun and finally meet Big Ben. 'They'll probably take me to see where the players eat,' she said. 'I'd
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:53:00 GMT
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Honey from the 'hood: A new flow from Pittsburgh's urban neighborhoods (Yesterday)
Christina Neumann owns Apoidea, a small urban apiary. The swank honey these days is harvested from city hives atop buildings in Manhattan's East Village and Chicago's West Side. An 8-ounce jar of New York City Rooftop Honey goes for $15 at the city's
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:41:00 GMT
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Best cities for young professionals
A year-long shakeout on Wall Street has put once-proud companies in the red and trimmed thousands of high-salaried jobs from payrolls. That's made the Big Apple less juicy for the upwardly mobile. After a first-place ranking last year, New York City fell
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:16:00 GMT
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Product recalls: Pacifiers, vacuum cleaner accessories,
It's My Binky is recalling about 115,000 personalized pacifiers. The pacifier button, ring handle and shield with nipple can detach, posing a choking hazard to infants. The recalled pacifiers have 'Japlo' imprinted on the front of the pacifier shield at
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:16:00 GMT
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Nova's earnings take big hit from skyrocketing fuel costs
Plastics and chemicals producer Nova Chemicals Corp. said second-quarter net income plunged by 78 percent in part because of a charge related to rising energy prices. Nova, which is incorporated in Calgary, Canada, and has its executive operations in
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:15:00 GMT
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National City has $1.76 billion loss, cites sufficient capital
National City Corp., the Pittsburgh region's second-largest bank by market share, reported a $1.76 billion second-quarter loss but added that it has enough capital to survive the credit-market contraction. The net loss was $2.45 a share, compared with
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:15:00 GMT
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The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Eric Heyl column: Stopwatch puts end to Carson concerns
Jul. 25--Downhill bound, stopwatch on. From Warrington Avenue in Allentown, I began driving down the twisting curves of Brosville Street. One minute and 55 seconds later, I was at 12th and Carson -- the site of what some consider the epicenter of the
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:50:00 GMT
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Movie Review: 'Brick Lane' leads to a delicate story
When Nazneen (Tannishtha Chatterjee) recalls her carefree childhood -- the time before her mother waded into a river and purposefully slipped beneath the water to her death -- she thinks of herself in motion. Running, chasing, bounding through the
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:33:00 GMT
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Movie review: Another gross, amateur ... what the heck, 'Step' is fun
One lump or two? In 'Step Brothers,' you get a pair: Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, both 40-year-old adolescents whose development is not just arrested but convicted. Their hapless, mega-enabler single parents have never quite noticed that the boys are
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:32:00 GMT
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Movie Review: "X" misses the spot, but series fans may appreciate latest 'Files'
Fans of 'The X-Files' want to believe the new movie will be a hit, but it seems unlikely. For the uninitiated, it's a borderline-OK thriller with a few tense moments and a fair number of head scratchers and plot holes. For fans, 'The X-Files: I Want to
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:32:00 GMT
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Judge denies hospital stay for suspect in baby theft
An Allegheny County judge yesterday denied hospitalization for Andrea Curry-Demus, the Wilkinsburg woman accused of killing a pregnant teenage girl and cutting a baby boy from her womb, even though a psychiatrist said she was 'psychotically ill.' Using a
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:45:00 GMT
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Evans' calls stressed black casino ownership
HARRISBURG -- State Gaming Control Board Chairwoman Mary D. Colins said she didn't feel 'intimidated or threatened' by a 60-second phone call from state Rep. Dwight Evans, who stressed the importance of continued black ownership in a planned Pittsburgh
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:45:00 GMT
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PSSA scores improve in city schools
Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Mark Roosevelt, skewered since 2005 for closing and reorganizing schools, released test scores yesterday indicating the district is making an academic turnaround after all. The district improved overall math and
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:45:00 GMT
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Graffiti vandal draws stiff sentence
Graffiti writer Daniel Montano was sentenced yesterday in the criminal division of Allegheny County Common Pleas Court to 21/2 to 5 years in prison, 10 years probation, a restitution of more than $232,000 and 2,500 hours of community service. The
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:45:00 GMT
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Fireworks icing on the cake for Pittsburgh's 250th party
Pittsburgh will celebrate its 250th birthday on Oct. 4 with one of the largest fireworks displays ever in the region. The city will be the birthday cake, said Zambelli Fireworks chairman George Zambelli, and the skyline will be the candles. Fireworks
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:44:00 GMT
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Officials plan for bridge updates
Of the 307 bridges in Pittsburgh, 20 percent are 'structurally deficient,' but none is unsafe, said a group of city, Allegheny County, state and federal officials at a City Council session yesterday. Engineers rule a bridge deficient when any part of it,
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:38:00 GMT
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35 animals seized from Pitcairn man's home
Police and animal control officers seized 35 animals from the home Pitcairn man yesterday, police said. Officers searched the home in the 1000 block of Broadway Street about 10:30 a.m., taking with them dogs, cats, rats, rabbits and some other animals,
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:38:00 GMT
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Animals removed from home in Pitcairn
Police and animal control officers seized 35 animals from the home of a Pitcairn man yesterday, police said. Officers searched the home in the 1000 block of Broadway Street about 10:30 a.m., taking with them dogs, cats, rats, rabbits and some other
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:38:00 GMT
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Chemist's life reflected strong convictions
An analytical chemist, Aryeh Melnick was respected for the concern he had for those who worked for him. 'My father was the division chief of analytical chemistry at the U.S. Steel Research Center in Monroeville,' said his son, Dr. Michael Melnick of
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:37:00 GMT
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