Welcome to Monday, the 36th anniversary of Christa McAuliffe being chosen to be the first teacher in space. She died in the Challenger explosion in January 1986. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Missouri lawyer ...

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Welcome to Monday, the 36th anniversary of Christa McAuliffe being chosen to be the first teacher in space. She died in the Challenger explosion in January 1986. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Missouri lawyer ...

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(AP) United States Steel Corp. announced Monday it will build its new world headquarters in Pittsburgh as part of the ongoing redevelopment of the former Civic Arena site by the NHL’s Penguins. Company, team, local and state officials made the ...

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WASHINGTON — A record number of U.S. counties — more than 1 in 3 — are now dying off, hit by an aging population and weakened local economies that are spurring young adults to seek jobs and build families elsewhere. ...

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PITTSBURGH — PNC Financial Services Group President William Demchak will replace Chairman and CEO James Rohr who is set to step down in April after nearly 13 years as head of southwestern Pennsylvania’s largest bank. The 64-year-old Rohr will step ...

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PITTSBURGH — A top official with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is optimistic that a nationwide project examining natural gas hydraulic fracturing and potential drinking water impacts will provide comprehensive guidelines to help scientists and the public identify the key ...

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Notre Dame got everything it wanted and the Atlantic Coast Conference got Notre Dame. The school announced Wednesday that it would join the ACC in all the conference’s sports except football, though it will play five ...

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Let’s say you’re watching municipal employees at work on the street. A first set of them paints a fresh set of lines on the street. A little while later, a second crew comes along and tears up the street — ...

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PITTSBURGH — State prosecutors say a defense motion asking a judge to dismiss child sexual-abuse charges against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is premature because there are no “facts” in the form of sworn testimony on which ...

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PITTSBURGH — Production of Marcellus Shale natural gas in Pennsylvania rose again in the second half of 2011, slightly exceeding projections. The state reported Friday that drillers produced the equivalent of 1.66 billion cubic feet of gas per day from ...

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