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Why dentists are prescribing fewer opioids

PITTSBURGH — If you've ever had a root canal or tooth extraction, you might have been handed a prescription for Vicodin or another opioid painkiller to help you recover after your procedure.

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NTSB: Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed from the Squirrel Hill side, but cause not determined yet

PITTSBURGH — The National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary report Monday on the Jan. 28 Fern Hollow Bridge collapse indicates the bridge began falling from the Squirrel Hill side of the structure, but it doesn't offer any reason why.

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Initial report doesn't ID cause of Pittsburgh bridge failure

The National Transportation Safety Board initial review doesn't identify the cause of a recent bridge collapse in Pittsburgh

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Grays legend Vic Harris might be Pittsburgh's most under-appreciated Negro Leagues star

As president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Mo., Bob Kendrick is plenty familiar with the players who starred for the Grays and Crawfords and made Pittsburgh an integral part of Black baseball, names like Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston, Satchel Paige, Cool Papa Bell or Buck Leonard…

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At travel convention, pandemic-weary visitors are in a buying mood

PITTSBURGH — All hail Mickey Mouse. According to AAA, the No. 1 destination for Pittsburgh travelers remains Orlando, Florida, the home of Walt Disney World.

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Shirley Cuban, mother of Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, dies

Shirley Cuban, the mother of Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, has died

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'Moonfall' star Patrick Wilson talks college legacy and making a disaster movie

PITTSBURGH — When Patrick Wilson attended Carnegie Mellon University in the early 1990s, he remembered hearing Holly Hunter and other famous alumni speak on campus and thinking about how long it would take to have a career like that.

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Steelers president defends Rooney Rule but acknowledges head coach hires are lacking

PITTSBURGH — Steelers president Art Rooney II said the NFL has not seen enough advancement with hiring minority head coaches, but he defended how advancements and new policies implemented in the Rooney Rule have impacted front-office positions in the league.

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'It was a no-brainer': How USC transfer Kedon Slovis ended up at Pitt

PITTSBURGH — Kedon Slovis entered the transfer portal on Dec. 13 and signed with Pitt on Dec. 21. But really, Slovis was in the portal for only five days. That’s all it took for the USC quarterback to leave the Trojans and move 2,000 miles away.

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More than 43,000 bridges across the US in poor condition, study finds

PITTSBURGH — A national study released Wednesday confirms Pennsylvania is among the leaders in bridges rated in poor condition across the country, but it is hardly alone.

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Farmaceuticalrx Launches Operation Of Ohio Medical Marijuana Cultivation Business

Farmaceuticalrx announced that it has received final certification to commence operations as a medical marijuana cultivator from the Ohio Department of Commerce. The approval makes the Pittsburgh-based company vertically integrated operator in Ohio.

Benzinga

Why the Steelers should pass on a QB and trot out Mason Rudolph in the 2022 season

In just a few short months, Mason Rudolph will get into the nitty-gritty of his first offseason as QB1 for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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State ordered Pittsburgh bridge to be inspected more frequently years before collapse

PITTSBURGH — As far back as 2014, the state of Pennsylvania found enough problems with the Fern Hollow Bridge over Frick Park that it said inspections should be launched every year instead of every 24 months, a state official told the Post-Gazette on Monday.

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Crews at Pittsburgh bridge collapse site hoist Port Authority bus, other vehicles from wreckage

PITTSBURGH — Crews on Monday evening used a massive crane to hoist the trapped Port Authority bus out of the wreckage from Friday’s Forbes Avenue bridge collapse, capping the daylight hours that saw other vehicles also lifted out of the rubble, Frick Park reopen to the public and a viewing…

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The Independent UK

Officials: Bridge not bad enough to close after inspection

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation says the bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh last week showed deterioration during a September inspection that wasn't bad enough to require its closure

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Terry Bradshaw goes deep on '70s Steelers and his life in HBO documentary

PITTSBURGH — Even though Keith Cossrow hasn't lived here for years, anyone who meets him knows he's still a huge Pittsburgh Steelers fan.

The Guardian - US

Biden says US is ‘ready no matter what happens’ as Russia escalates threat on Ukraine – as it happened

‘We continue to urge diplomacy as the best way forward’ Biden says as UN meeting outlines potential Russian invasion of Ukraine

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George Romero and Billy Cardille archives helping to turn Pitt into a horror haven

PITTSBURGH — To Ben Rubin, horror is about much more than cheap thrills and creature features.

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Penguins fall to Kings despite coming back from another slow start

PITTSBURGH — Let’s start with the good news: The Penguins are displaying a knack for clawing back late in games. They’ve certainly had a lot of practice the last two weeks.

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'The damage is massive': NTSB dives into investigation of Pittsburgh bridge collapse

PITTSBURGH — The National Transportation Safety Board will be at the scene of the collapsed bridge in Frick Park for a number of days as it takes a “microscope” to the situation to determine what led the structure to fall into the ravine below it Friday morning.

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Collapsed Pittsburgh bridge was hailed as 'one of the country's best new bridges' in 1974

PITTSBURGH — The Fern Hollow Bridge in Frick Park was built over 14 months in 1972 and 1973 for $1.2 million, replacing a 70-year-old bridge that was closed because it was deemed "hazardous" and to have "extreme deterioration," according to stories at the time.

The Independent UK

Investigators vow to put collapsed bridge under 'microscope'

Federal investigators are vowing to put a collapsed bridge in a Pittsburgh park “under a microscope” as they examine evidence

The Guardian - US

‘We have to fight back’: can Joe Biden recover before the midterms?

Pitfalls await as the president seeks to reset course, but the booming economy and receding pandemic, reveal encouraging signs

The Independent UK

What does poor rating for collapsed bridge mean for others?

A 50-year-old bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh had been rated as poor on a recent inspection report

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Joe Starkey: Who would you want to win one game — Terry Bradshaw or Ben Roethlisberger?

PITTSBURGH — Like a lot of you, I'm sure, I've gone back and forth on who was the better quarterback — Ben Roethlisberger or Terry Bradshaw.

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