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Politicians’ tweets could get slapped with warning labels
SAN FRANCISCO — Presidents and other world leaders and political figures who use Twitter to threaten or abuse others could find their tweets slapped with warning labels. The new policy, announced by the company on Thursday, comes amid complaints from activists and others that President Donald Trump has gotten a...
Future is in doubt for cheaper versions of biologic drugs
TRENTON, N.J. — They were the drugs that were supposed to save the U.S. tens of billions of dollars. Called “biosimilars,” they are near-copies of complex and expensive biologic drugs to treat cancer, rare diseases and autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis and colitis. But U.S. sales have been so limited...
Brentwood Borough School District sets 2019-20 budget
Real estate taxes are going up in 2019-20 for residents living in the Brentwood Borough School District, as district leaders look to offset rising costs. Board members on June 24, in an 8-0 vote, approved the district’s $24.6 million budget for 2019-20, that includes an increase in the tax rate...
Laurels & lances: Movies, memes, stealing and stress
Laurel: To summer fun with serious bite. As part of its new summer programming, The Westmoreland Museum of American Art hosted its first Summer Saturday on June 22. The Greensburg museum’s parking lot turned into a drive-in — or sit-in — of sorts, for an outdoor viewing of “Jaws,” marking...
Team Pa. snaps losing skid in Penn-Ohio Classic
For the first time in three years, Team Pennsylvania came away victorious in the annual Penn-Ohio All-Star Football Classic as it defeated Team Ohio, 21-0, Wednesday night at Geneva College’s Reeves Field in Beaver Falls. Although Pennsylvania was loaded with players who had success on the ground all season, such...
California could become first state to protect natural black hair from discrimination
LOS ANGELES — Kari Williams has worked to make her natural hair salon a refuge for black Angelenos, including those who’ve felt pressured to alter their hairstyles to hold on to a job. Some customers have asked her to cut their locs — short for dreadlocks — because their bosses...
West Jefferson Hills residents to see 7th straight tax increase
Residents in the West Jefferson Hills School District will see their real estate taxes increase for the seventh straight year in 2019-20, as the district follows through on a long-term plan to fund the new $95 million Thomas Jefferson High School. Board members approved the district’s $55.6 million spending plan...
Starbucks is losing money in Britain
Starbucks reported an annual loss in its United Kingdom operations, saying foot traffic at its cafes declined in a downbeat economy and as consumers want coffee delivered to their homes or desks. The company’s British store arm lost about $22 million in the year ended September 2018, after a profit...
Beauty grows in shadow of Carrie Furnace
Rick Darke sees beauty where others don’t. He’s a renowned garden personality, author, photographer, designer and, maybe most importantly, something called a landscape ethicist. He’s spent much of his career obsessed with converting industrial sites into amazing public landscapes. It was more than a decade ago when he was flying...
Letter to the editor: Pa. needs to learn to balance budget without more taxes
Regarding the article “Wolf tours Greensburg blight, touts proposed gas severance tax” (June 7, TribLIVE): I am so tired of our governor only having one plan: raise taxes on us so he can spend more. He can tell me all day long how he is going to tax the gas...
Letter to the editor: Be a leader, not a sheep
As long as we have people behaving like sheep in a group, with no minds of their own, following the leader and not questioning anything, we will always be divided. Neither Democrats nor Republicans are always right. We were born with brains — we need to use them. How can...
Letter to the editor: Pittsburgh needs clean-air champion
Being an avid runner, it has always been my priority to make sure I am surrounding myself with safe, clean air while running to ensure that my health is not at risk. I recently moved to Pittsburgh, excited to run on the beautiful trails and through the city, only to...
Flames rip through Irwin house under renovationVideo
Firefighters battled flames and heat exhaustion Thursday morning at a house fire in Irwin amid summery temperatures. They rotated between the blaze and shade at the two-story structure under renovation along Eighth Street after the 8 a.m. fire call. “We arrived to find the house fully involved as soon as...
Remember When: 1937
In the news this week 82 years ago: • Residents of Coraopolis celebrated the borough’s 50th jubilee with five days of festivities, beginning July 1 with a historical pageant, sports day, commemorations held by local churches, concert at Ewing Field by the 100-piece Altoona P.R.R. band, and a reception for...
Ex-NFL standout Chris Long on Aaron Donald: ‘He’s the best football player in the world’
Chris Long said he knew in summer 2014, before Aaron Donald played one snap with the then-St. Louis Rams, that the former Pitt standout would be as good as he is. “I would like to credit myself with being the first person know he was going to be amazing,” Long...
Brews, Bikes and BBQ hosted in North Park
PRO BIKE + RUN and Cannondale Bicycles hosted Brews, Bikes and BBQ in North Park on June 15 and 16. There was a bike ride, bike demonstrations, food trucks, draft beer and more. This annual event gives riders the opportunity to meet other cycling enthusiasts....
Pirates farm report for June 26, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 41-35) were defeated 2-1 by Columbus (Indians). LHP Black Weiman (0-1, 4.15) took the loss after giving up the winning run in the eighth inning. Weiman went 1 2/3 innings with a run on three hits and two walks. LHP Cam Vieaux (2-0, 3.82) allowed a run in...
Chaos erupts in Pennsylvania Senate over welfare billVideo
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Senate devolved into partisan shouting, name-calling and bare-knuckled procedural tactics Wednesday over a bill to end a decades-old program that offers $200 a month to people deemed unable to work. The bill ultimately passed the GOP-controlled chamber, 26-24, with two Republicans siding with Democrats against it,...
Alabama car dealership offers gun, Bible and American flag with every sale
A car that comes fully loaded now has an entirely new meaning. In an appeal to patriotism, a car dealership in Chatom, Ala., is offering a Bible, an American flag and a 12-gauge shotgun with any new or used vehicle as part of its Fourth of July sales promotion through...
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri says company is exploring ‘new experience’ on platformVideo
Instagram is currently rethinking use of its app, leading to what chief Adam Mosseri claims the company is “rethinking the whole experience” for the user. Mosseri told Gayle King on “CBS This Morning” that the social media platform may plan to make the “like” function private. The rationale behind the...
Trio of WPIAL championships help secure Class 3A Trib HSSN Sports Cup
Shady Side Academy has hoisted the Trib HSSN Sports Cup in the past and came very close to winning it all a year ago, finishing second to North Catholic by less than 20 points. However, the bridesmaid from last year is back to being a blushing bride as the Indians...
Editorial: Is Sestak more primary background noise?
If there’s one thing the Democrats didn’t need going into the first presidential primary debates, it was one more candidate. Even one from Pennsylvania. Yes, the state’s got everything: rural, urban, left, right, industrial, agricultural, basic education, higher education, rich, poor. If you’re going to speak to any state, speak...
Ellis School’s Poerio participates in national all-star game
Tegan Poerio took her place among some of the top field hockey players in the country on Tuesday. A rising junior at The Ellis School, Poerio was selected for and participated in the Stars and Stripes All-Star game that concluded the National Futures Championship U16 girls field hockey tournament in...
Some top NHL players stay put, avoid free agency
Erik Karlsson wanted some time and space. When the San Jose Sharks acquired the Norris Trophy-winning defenseman in a trade last September, he and his wife told them up front they wouldn’t sign a long-term contract until they played a season to see if it was a fit. They gave...
Michael Rosfeld, East Pittsburgh deny liability for death of Antwon Rose
Attorneys for East Pittsburgh and its former police officer, Michael Rosfeld, denied any wrongdoing in the death of Antwon Rose II, contending in court filings that Rose caused his own death by way of his actions. Rose’s death was “caused by his own willful, malicious and criminal misconduct,” attorneys for...
