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Polio Vaccine COVID-19

The polio vaccine's rollout offers lessons as America awaits a COVID-19 vaccine

Pitt scientists isolate tiny molecule that may prevent COVID-19

University of Pittsburgh Coronavirus

Listen to Mac Miller's deluxe 'K.I.D.S.' mixtape, featuring two new songs

Mac Miller K.I.D.S.

Philly, Pittsburgh rank among top cities for health care jobs, report finds

Philly Health Jobs

Report: Sixers’ owners Josh Harris, David Blitzer purchase minority stake in Pittsburgh Steelers

Josh Harris Pittsburgh Steelers

Pa. Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine checks 'insulting' reporter who called her 'sir'

Rachel Levine Griffin

Jill Biden rallies support for husband's campaign during virtual events in Pennsylvania

Jill Biden Philly girl

Actor Russell Crowe allegedly owes Pennsylvania more than $100K in taxes

Russell Crowe taxes pennsylvania

Pennsylvania coronavirus researcher found dead in apparent murder-suicide

Bing Liu Coronavirus

Promising COVID-19 vaccine candidate from Pennsylvania researchers could be fast-tracked for clinical trials

Coronavirus Vaccine UMPC

Naloxone added to first aid kits at seven Pennsylvania airports, including Philadelphia International Airport

Harrisburg Airport Naxolone Overdose

Philadelphia spends $48 million annually trying to stop, clean up litter, reports says

Philadelphia Littering

Toddler inhaled from vaping device as Pittsburgh-area teens recorded video, police allege

Toddler Vaping Video Pittsburgh Teens Charged

Mac Miller's posthumous album 'Circles' to be released this month

Mac Miller Circles album

President Trump visiting Pittsburgh days before one-year anniversary of Tree of Life mass shooting

donald trump

Photo shows squirrel's massive trove of walnuts found under hood of Pennsylvania car

Squirrel Pittsburgh

Lancaster among the best places to retire, according to U.S. News & World Report

Lancaster ranked retirement city 2020

Seven alligators have been found roaming freely in the Pittsburgh area this year

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Pennsylvania man blows up home on daughter’s wedding day

Pennsylvania House Explosion 09162019

Pitt researchers develop breathalyzer prototype for marijuana

Marijuana Breathalyzer

Watch Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers trailer for 'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood'

Tom Hanks Mister Rogers movie

Pittsburgh woman dies from flesh-eating bacteria infection contracted in Florida

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Multiple cases of MRSA confirmed at University of Pittsburgh's Children's Hospital NICU

mrsa pittsburgh nicu

Sequencing the genome of newborns in the U.S.: Are we ready?

Newborn Baby 06282019

Ariana Grande returns to Pittsburgh, gives tearful tribute to late Mac Miller

Pittsburgh man to stand trial for allegedly flushing grandparents' ashes down toilet

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Chrissy Teigen joins forces with Pa-based health network for postpartum depression awareness

chrissy teigan postpartum awareness

First adult case of measles this year confirmed in Pennsylvania

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Five Pa. cities land in Top 25 in particle pollution in American Lung Association report

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Controversial billboard near Pittsburgh displays hate speech, Antwon Rose image

Antwon Rose

St. Joe's professor lauds Newark, Pittsburgh as homes of exceptional European cuisine, skips Philly

PierogieEggTart

Global study of pancreatic cancer offers possible insights into treatment, early detection

Playground in Pittsburgh's Frick Park renamed 'Mac Miller's Blue Slide Park' on maps

Philly-to-Pittsburgh hyperloop gets funding for $2 million feasibility study

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Pennsylvania man allegedly choked minivan driver who sang Christmas music in March

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Hidden FDA reports detail harm caused by scores of medical devices

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Philly artists' work featured on Collective Arts Brewing new cans

artwork by Christina Hess for Collective Arts Brewing

Anti-Patriots GoFundMe supports Pittsburgh producer fired for Tom Brady 'Known Cheater' graphic

Tom Brady Cheater

Man found in Pennsylvania river was from Jersey Shore

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'Late Late's' James Corden parodies 'Thank U, Next' in tribute to Jeff Goldblum

James Corden

Honeygrow scales back market footprint outside Philadelphia

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Philly real estate developer allegedly owes more than $800,000 in back pay to Pittsburgh contractors

Kaufmann Building Pittsburgh

What does Philadelphia drink? Some numbers from Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board's 2017-18 report

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