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In this Monday, Feb. 11, 2019 photo, the steeple of Saint Joseph's Church in Nanticoke, Pa., is knocked down as Brdaric Excavating began the demolition of the property. The church and an adjoining rectory closed in May 2010 as part of the Catholic church consolidation.
Warren Ruda/The Citizens' Voice
RELIGION
Striking Photos Show Demolition Of Century-Old Pennsylvania Catholic Church
By Carol Kuruvilla
The Diocese of Scranton was unable to sell the historic St. Joseph’s Church in Nanticoke, once a popular worship site for Slovak families.
PITTSBURGH - AUGUST 26: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 26, 2016. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)
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U.S. NEWS
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Publisher Went On 'Intoxicated' Newsroom Rampage, Staffers Say
By Nina Golgowski
John Robinson Block allegedly threatened to “burn the place down” and punish staff for union activity as he dragged along his sobbing child.
President Obama awards Warren Washington the National Medal of Science.
National Center For Atmospheric Research
U.S. NEWS
Pioneering Black Scientist Wins ‘Nobel Prize For The Environment’
By Nexus Media News, Editorial Partner
Warren Washington wins the award for climate science. His freshman college advisor told him to avoid physics because it was “probably too hard” for him.
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POLITICS
Newspaper Cuts Ties With Comic After Discovering 'Go F**k Yourself' To Trump
By Jenna Amatulli
In the Sunday issue of Pennsylvania's Butler Eagle, a reader spotted the insult in "Non Sequitur."
FILE - This undated Pennsylvania Department of Transportation photo shows Robert Bowers. Bowers, a truck driver accused of killing 11 and wounding seven during an attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue in October 2018 is expected to appear Monday morning, Feb. 11, 2019, in a federal courtroom to be arraigned on additional charges. (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation via AP, File)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. NEWS
Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty To New Charges
Robert Bowers' attorney is a noted death penalty lawyer whose past clients have included a 9/11 conspirator and Unabomber Ted Kaczynski.
Original illustration by Ji Sub Jeong/HuffPost
Ji Sub Jeong/HuffPost
POLITICS
How Can American Jews Stay Safe Now?
By Mitch Eiven, On Assignment For HuffPost
Rabbis aren't sure what it'll take to protect their congregants -- or whether guns should be part of the solution.
BELLEFONTE, PA - AUGUST 12: Jerry Sandusky enters the Centre County Courthouse to appeal his child sex abuse conviction on August 12, 2016 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. Sandusky was facing a prison sentence for his conviction in June, 2012 on 45 counts of child sexual abuse, including while he was the defensive coordinator for the Penn State college football team. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
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CRIME
Ex-Penn State Assistant Coach Jerry Sandusky Gets New Sentence Hearing
By Mark Scolforo, AP
The former assistant football coach for Penn state was convicted of child sexual abuse in 2012.
Tom Wibberley and Ashley Evans
White House
POLITICS
Trump's State Of The Union Guests Include Bullied Boy, Synagogue Shooting Survivors
By Nina Golgowski
The 13 guests, who also include former jail inmates, are touted as representing "the very best of America."
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U.S. NEWS
Going To School Is A Struggle When Your Family Is Hiding From ICE
By The Hechinger Report, Editorial Partner
“At my age I’m supposed to make friends and have a good high school life. Not being able to do that really hurts.”
ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 29: New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) is interviewed during the New England Patriots Super Bowl LIII Press Conference on January 29, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, in Atlanta GA. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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MEDIA
Tom Brady Is Labeled A ‘Known Cheater’ By TV News Station Caption
By Ron Dicker
Pittsburgh's CBS affiliate KDKA fired the employee responsible.
This undated Pennsylvania Department of Transportation photo shows Robert Bowers, the suspect in the deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation via AP)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. NEWS
19 New Charges Filed Against Alleged Tree Of Life Synagogue Shooter
By Sara Boboltz
If convicted, Robert Bowers could face the death penalty for a mass shooting that left 11 dead in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.
David Lee Poulson, center, a Roman Catholic priest who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two boys, is taken away from court after sentencing on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 in Brookville, Pa. Poulson is one of two priests charged as a result of a damning Pennsylvania grand jury report that named almost 300 predator priests accused abusing more than 1,000 victims in six of the state's dioceses.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CRIME
Catholic Priest Sentenced To Jail For Abusing Boys, Forcing 1 To Say Confession
David Lee Poulson was charged as a result of Pennsylvania's landmark grand jury report into the Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal.
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SPORTS
Philadelphia Eagles Fan Completes Bucket List Goal To Attend Every Game After Health Scare
By Samantha Tomaszewski
After contracting a viral infection in his heart in 2016, Koroun Butler set out on his mission to attend every single 2018 regular season game.
CBS Pittsburgh
CBS Pittsburgh
RELIGION
Syrian Refugee High School Student Hospitalized After Bathroom Attack
By Carol Kuruvilla
Police are treating the attack at Chartiers Valley High School as a bullying incident.
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SPORTS
Hockey Enforcer's Punch Answers Rival Executive Who Called Him A Coward
By Ron Dicker
"I read the stuff that's said after last season and leading up to it," the Washington Capitals' Tom Wilson said after brutally pummeling Pittsburgh's Jamie Oleksiak.
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POLITICS
The Bible-Thumping Tech CEO Who’s Proud Of Keeping Neo-Nazis Online
By Jessica Schulberg
Rob Monster claims he helped resurrect Gab because of his commitment to free speech. He also has a lot to say about Jews.
Keith Srakocic/The Associated Press
U.S. NEWS
Why Some Cities Are Losing People But Getting Wealthier
By Stateline, Editorial Partner
Conventional wisdom says job and population growth is a marker of a healthy economy. But these cities show that's not always the case.
A menorah is installed outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in preparation for a celebration service at sundown on the first night of Hanukkah, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. A gunman shot and killed 11 people while they worshipped Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 at the temple. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. NEWS
Anti-Semitic Flyers Found In Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Neighborhood: Police
By Hayley Miller
Police confirmed an ongoing investigation into the matter on Sunday, the eighth night of Hanukkah.
Debra Green, of Duquesne, poses for a portrait in the driveway of her apartment complex.
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IMPACT
Bad Public Transportation Keeps Americans Poor. These Folks Won’t Tolerate It.
By Colin Deppen
For many, achieving the American Dream depends on access to public transit.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks at a news conference Friday Oct. 12, 2018, in Norristown, Pa. Shapiro is appealing to legislators to change state law so that civil cases can be pursued in court in decades-old clergy abuse cases. Shapiro also wants the Legislature to lift the statute of limitations for criminal prosecutions going forward. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
RELIGION
Court Sides With Clergy Who Don't Want To Be Named In Landmark Sex Abuse Report
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court decided the 11 Catholic priests' reputations could be “irreparably and illegitimately impugned" if their names were disclosed.
A menorah is installed outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in preparation for a celebration service at sundown on the first night of Hanukkah, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. A gunman shot and killed 11 people while they worshipped Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 at the temple. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. NEWS
Pittsburgh Synagogue Holds Hanukkah Ceremony Where Mass Shooting Left 11 Dead
By RAMESH SANTANAM, Associated Press
“To me, it’s a simple message: The light is the message."
Shown are blighted and abandoned row homes in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
HEALTH
How Mowing Overgrown Lots Reduced Shootings In Philadelphia Neighborhoods
By Erin Schumaker
In a hyperpolarized political climate, researchers say cleaning blighted spaces could be an apolitical option.
Philadelphia Eagles' safety Malcolm Jenkins, 27, walks off the field after an NFL training session at the London Irish rugby team training ground in the Sunbury-on-Thames suburb of south west London, Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. The Philadelphia Eagles are preparing for an NFL regular season game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London on Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SPORTS
Philadelphia Eagles Bailed 9 People From Jail Using Social Justice Funds
By Carla Herreria
The NFL team's players raised money that was matched by the Eagles Social Justice Fund over Thanksgiving.
This November 2018 photo provided by the Burlington County Prosecutors office shows Katelyn McClure. A feel-good tale of Johnny Bobbitt, a homeless man using his last $20 to help Katelyn McClure, a stranded New Jersey woman, buy gas, was actually a complete lie, a prosecutor said Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. A GoFundMe that was set up by McClure and her boyfriend Mark D'Amico raised more than $400,000 to help Bobbitt. (Burlington County Prosecutors Office via AP)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CRIME
Woman Accused Of Duping People On GoFundMe Claims She Was ‘Duped’ Herself
By Dominique Mosbergen
Kate McClure, her ex-boyfriend and a homeless veteran have been accused of conspiring together to defraud people out of their money.
Protestors gather on Independence Mall in Philadelphia in response to the "We the People" rally across the street, expected to draw members of far-right groups including the "Proud Boys" and attendees of Unite the Right, November 17, 2018. (Photo by Michael Candelori/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
NurPhoto via Getty Images
U.S. NEWS
Cab Drivers Refuse To Pick Up Racists After Philly Rally With Proud Boys
By Sebastian Murdock
Video appears to show various drivers declining to give the far-right activists a ride.
D.C. residents Edward and Jeffrey Clark were active neo-Nazis.
U.S. Attorney's Office
POLITICS
D.C.'s Neo-Nazi Brothers Were Hiding In Plain Sight
By Ryan J. Reilly and Jessica Schulberg
A neighbor in Washington’s Bloomingdale neighborhood warned a cop about extremists Jeffrey and Edward Clark. It wasn’t enough.
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