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July 12, 2016

Long divided: Baton Rouge race relations under new scrutiny

By MELINDA DESLATTE and CAIN BURDEAU Associated Press

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — "Pink Lives Matter" and "I can't breathe," the Mardi Gras parade float proclaimed as it rolled through Louisiana's capital city, showing a flamingo being beaten

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Mike McCarthy believes in a 3-4 defense, but how much does he believe in the Steelers’ aging veterans?

By Ray Fittipaldo - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

January 29, 2026

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Often when head coaches are hired, their first order of business is to overhaul the roster they inherited because the previous coac...

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Pitt-Bradford inks 3+3 deal with Pitt Law

January 29, 2026

A new agreement allows qualified University of Pittsburgh at Bradford undergraduate students to complete both a bachelor’s and law degree in six years...

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Eagle Scout places flag disposal boxes

By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com

January 29, 2026

Sean Storer, a member of Scouting America Troop 410 of Mount Jewett, has officially earned the rank of Eagle Scout after completing a community projec...

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Northeast clings to population five years after pandemic

By CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square

January 29, 2026

(The Center Square) – Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the nation, population in most Northeastern states has leveled out, climbing above...

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Has to go somewhere

January 29, 2026

Many parking lots are a little more snug than usual this late January, so snow removal efforts are ongoing throughout the area. Heavy equipment dealt ...

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