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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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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.

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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

The Guardian - US

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.

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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 Independent UK

‘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

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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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'Monster sound': 10 injured when bridge collapses in Pittsburgh's Frick Park

PITTSBURGH — Hours before President Joe Biden was to visit Pittsburgh on Friday to tout his infrastructure plan, a bridge with a troubled inspection history collapsed, injuring 10 people and stranding seven vehicles, including a Port Authority bus, on the wrecked structure that spans a ravine in Frick Park.

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Red Wings end three-game winless streak, beat Penguins in shootout

This was a different Red Wings team Friday in Pittsburgh.

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'Monster sound': 10 hurt after bridge in Pittsburgh collapses on day Biden visits to tout infrastructure plan

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Collapsed Pittsburgh bridge is one of 44,000 in poor condition in US

Built in 1970, the four-lane bridge carries an average of 14,500 vehicles per day

Axios

In photos: Biden visits collapsed bridge in Pittsburgh

A snow-covered bridge collapsed on Friday morning, hours before Biden was set to travel to the city to discuss infrastructure.

The Independent UK

Pittsburgh bridge collapse - Biden delivers infrastructure remarks and promises to ‘fix them all’

Injuries were reported on the scene after roadway plunged into the ravine

The Guardian - US

Pittsburgh bridge collapses hours before Biden’s infrastructure speech in city

At least 10 injured and a bus and several cars left stranded in wreckage after 477ft-long bridge on Forbes Avenue caved in

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Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Injures 10, Causes Gas Leak

There were no life-threatening injuries. A cause is not yet known.

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A bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed hours before Biden was set to speak about infrastructure in the city

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