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Conn. rail service to return to normal Wednesday
Metro North railroad employees use heavy equipment to repair tracks near Bridgeport, Conn., Monday, May 20, 2013. A train collision on Friday injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. (AP Photo/Mark ...
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Oklahoma twister a top-of-the-scale EF-5
MOORE, Okla. -; The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., was a top-of-the-scale EF-5 twister with winds of at least 200 ...
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Massive search underway for abducted teen in Iowa
This photo provided by The Iowa Department of Public Safety shows Kathlynn Shepard, 15. Authorities said Tuesday, May 21, 2013, a man suspected of abducting Shepard and a 12-year-old girl from a bus stop in central Iowa has been found dead, but a search continues for Shepard. Authorities said the 12-year-old girl was able to escape and ran to a nearby rural residence for help. (AP Photo/Iowa ...
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Committee nears final vote on immigration bill
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, confers with the committee's ranking Republican, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, May 20, 2013, as the committee assembles to work on a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions. The panel is aiming to pass the legislation out of committee this ...
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Clippers wont offer Del Negro new deal as coach
Del Negro had a 128-102 regular-season record in three years with the team. The Clippers made the playoffs the last two seasons, including last year when they advanced to the second round for only the second time since the franchise moved to Los Angeles in ...
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Why they voted Delco diehards explain why they went to polls
District Judge candidate Deanna Krull seated, talks with Nether Providence School Board candidate Kenneth Ezzell while waiting for voters at Putnam Village in Nether Providence. (Times Staff / ERIC HARTLINE) Many registered voters didn’t think Tuesday’s local primary election was a big deal. But for the minority that did turn out to vote, they felt strongly about doing so and ...
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Upper Darby High student wins scholarship that honors Bailey ONeill
Upper Darby High School student Corey Crews-Williams, left, accepts scholarship in the name of Bailey O'Neill from Dr. Claudio Cerullo, director of Teach Anti-Bullying Inc. ASTON - Upper Darby High School student Corey Crews-Williams was presented with a $1,000 scholarship Tuesday honoring the late Bailey O’Neill, a Darby Township Elementary School sixth-grader who died earlier this ...
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Villanova hoops star Jayvaughn Pinkston gets ARD in assault case
Pinkston, 21, the 6-6, 240-pound forward from Brooklyn, N.Y., appeared in a Montgomery County courtroom on Tuesday to be accepted into a special probationary program in connection with an incident during which he was accused of assaulting another man at a 2010 off-campus party in Upper ...
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Police Family kept 80 animals in Pa. mobile home
EPHRATA, Pa. (AP) -- Three people are facing criminal charges after police say they were discovered to be living in a mobile home with an infant, two other people and more than 80 ...
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Pa. gov seeks to clarify proposed school standards
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Gov. Tom Corbett has asked state education officials to clarify that a set of proposed academic achievement standards for Pennsylvania public school students are not uniform national standards, a step a spokesman said Tuesday is designed to respond to criticism of the ...
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Casino-goers will have to spend money in order to enter new Lady Luck Casino
Nemacolin general manager Chris Plummer said since the casino is attached to a resort, it's considered a category three casino. "With the category three license, it was developed as an amenity to a resort. You have to patronize that resort in order to get entrance into the casino. That was completely set by the legislature," said Plummer. He said Nemacolin staffers were aware ...
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Voters trickle into Pa. polls on primary day
Voters across Pennsylvania are going to the polls on Tuesday to choose the Democratic and Republican party nominees for municipal positions in the Nov. 5 ...
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Pa. voters not exactly storming polling places for primary
Democratic candidate for Mayor of Pittsburgh, former Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner, left, greets supporters at a city voting poll in the Pennsylvania primary election on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Pittsburgh. Luke Ravenstahl, the incumbent mayor, is not seeking re-election. In heavily Democratic Pittsburgh, a city that hasn't elected a Republican mayor since the Great Depression, ...
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Appeals Court Strikes Down Arizona’s 20-Week Abortion Ban
permanently struck down Arizona’s ';fetal pain'; law that would have criminalized abortion services after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The panel of judges determined that the 20-week ban is unconstitutional ...
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Judge Stop feeding the voters
Common Pleas Judge Don R. Walko, who is overseeing Elections Court, issued an order for people to stop handing out hoagies to people at the Pressley Street High Rise in the North ...
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Judge refuses to stop Wilkinsburg mayoral election over ballot complaint
An Allegheny County judge on Tuesday refused to stop voters in Wilkinsburg from casting votes in the primary election because a man who wanted to run for mayor was not on the ...
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Mystery surrounds deaths of doctor a Monroeville native and wife
A federal, state and local task force is investigating the possibility that the killings of a Monroeville native and his wife may be linked to the unsolved deaths of a young boy and his family housekeeper, Omaha police ...
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Pitt to play ball in Brooklyn
Pitt's early season basketball schedule includes a trip to Brooklyn, New York for the 2013 Legends Classic. The university announced the details in this ...
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Steelers Hire Chidi Iwuoma as BLESTO Scout
The Pittsburgh Steelers have hired former cornerback Chidi Iwuoma as the team's BLESTO Scout, it was announced today. The team's former BLESTO Scout, Mike Butler, will now serve as a college scout. Iwuoma comes to the Steelers after serving as the Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Development at the University of California from 2010-12. Prior to that, Iwuoma worked in Cal's ...
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Police Suspect in abduction of 2 girls found dead
A convicted sex offender suspected of abducting two girls from an Iowa bus stop has been found dead, and a massive search for one of the girls continues, authorities said ...
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Cops Suspect may face DUI rap after slamming into Yeadon borough hall
YEADON – The driver of an SUV may have been under the influence when he crashed into a wall at borough hall late Monday, narrowly missing several firefighters, police ...
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What we know about the Oklahoma tornado and its aftermath
The tornado passes across southern Oklahoma City on Monday, May 20, 2013. (Paul Hellstern/The Oklahoman/AP)How many are dead Ninety-one are feared dead, though the medical examiner's office is confirming only 51 deaths as of 8 a.m. Tuesday. The office said emergency workers found 40 more bodies in the debris overnight, but it had not yet received them, according to Reuters. How many are ...
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Head of La Salle University in Philly to step down
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The longtime leader of La Salle University in Philadelphia will be leaving the institution.President Michael McGinniss says he'll step down at the end of his third term in May 2014. By that time, he will have led the private Catholic school for 15 years.McGinniss said in a statement Tuesday that while he is proud of his work at La Salle, it seems like the right time to ...
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FBI IDs Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. officials say they have identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year. The officials say they have enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists - but not enough proof to try them in a U.S. civilian court as the Obama administration ...
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Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister at least 24 people killed
A teacher hugs a child at Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Monday, May 20, 2013. A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary ...
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Philadelphia expands recycling, but not all is well
Philadelphia is expanding the range of recyclable products its accepts in the refuse disposal systems and in effort to increase recycling rates and save money for the city council during current lean times. But, there is a concern among environmentalists that increased recycling may actually have negative side effects.
Recycling across the country is not entirely mainstreamed yet, according to figures from 2007 to 2008 (the most recent available), just 11% of all the USA’s garbage was recycled. Environmentalists point to figures such as these for the reason why landfills are running out, pollution is increasing and the environment is suffering. Read more
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