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  • September 2008

    • Parking Goes Green, For a Day

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 19, 08 4:13 PM CDT

      Parking Goes Green, For a Day

      (Newser) - Signs of a movement to highlight the need for more urban green space sprouted in cities across the US today, the LA Times reports, turning parking spaces into bite-sized parks. The second annual Park(ing) Day may prove an inconvenience to commuters from San Francisco to New York, but that’s the point, one organizer says. More »

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      Los Angeles  • New York  • San Francisco  • Pittsburgh  • parking space  • urban planning

    • Cops Tase, Kill Renegade Emu

      Pittsburgh Tribune-Review  |  Sep 3, 08 1:31 PM CDT

      Cops Tase, Kill Renegade Emu

      (Newser) - An Emu ran wild on the Pennsylvania Turnpike for two hours Monday and died after state troopers used a taser on it, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. Motorists said the bird ran up and down the shoulder of the road until getting stuck in traffic lanes with high barriers on either side. More »

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      animal  • Pennsylvania  • birds  • animal attack  • Taser  • Pittsburgh  • escape  • emu  • state police  • exotic animals

  • July 2008

    • Woman Faces Murder Rap After Baby Is Cut From Teen

      Pittsburgh Tribune Review  |  Jul 20, 08 12:32 PM CDT

      Woman Faces Murder Rap After Baby Is Cut From Teen

      (Newser) - Pittsburgh investigators believe a newborn boy brought to a hospital by a woman claiming to be his mother actually was sliced from the uterus of a dead teenager found in the imposter's apartment. Police have identified the victim, who was18 years old and due at the end of the month, reports the Pittsburgh Tribune Review . More »

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      murder  • crime  • baby  • Pittsburgh  • Andrea Curry-Demus

    • Rooney Bros. Split Over Steelers Selloff

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 8, 08 2:10 AM CDT

      Rooney Bros. Split Over Steelers Selloff

      (Newser) - A change of ownership could be in the playbook for one of the NFL's most historic franchises, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Pittsburgh Steelers have been in the Rooney family since the team was forged in 1933—but four of the founder's five sons are now seriously considering getting out of the football business to concentrate on their gambling interests. More »

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      NFL  • football  • Pittsburgh Steelers  • Pittsburgh  • Heinz Field

  • June 2008

    • Everybody's a Critic

      Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  |  Jun 6, 08 5:46 PM CDT

      Everybody's a Critic

      (Newser) - Pittsburgh police have charged a museum guard with defacing a $1.2 million painting he "didn't like," the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Timur Serebrykov, 27, added he was "sorry" for keying the night sky image by Vija Celmins. The work suffered a "large vertical gouge" and is "a total loss," said an official at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Art. Serebrykov may plead a mental health defense. More »

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      art  • painting  • art museum  • Pittsburgh  • vandalism

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  • October 2007

    • New Pirate GM Dumps Old Manager

      Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  |  Oct 5, 07 5:00 PM CDT

      New Pirate GM Dumps Old Manager

      (Newser) - It took 2 weeks for the new Pirate general manager to decide that 2 years was enough for the old Pirate manager. Neal Huntington announced today he had fired Jim Tracy as the Bucs' field boss. Huntington also fired three other key staffers, including the heads of baseball operations, player development, and scouting. More »

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      baseball  • Pittsburgh Pirates  • Pittsburgh  • Neal Huntington

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