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How a medical marijuana dispensary balances strict regulation with patient accessibilityA security guard sitting inside the open-for-business medical marijuana storefront along Center Avenue in East Liberty gets up from his black swivel shop stool and unlocks the transparent glass door entrance to the facility. He smiles and asks for a state issued ID and a Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Card.
No one is to get past him unless both forms of identification are presented... [Continued] |
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Varsity gaming: Local universities adapt to the rise of esports
Chris Hower nearly failed out of high school because of his obsession with video games.
He would play them nightly on his bedroom computer and well into the early hours of the morning. His mom would get so...[Continued] |
WATCHPuerto Rican students continue to face hardships months after Hurricane MariaGabriela Soto would go home for winter break, if it weren’t for the looters, power outages and widespread devastation. Instead, she will meet her family in Florida, where many other Puerto Ricans have joined them after relocating from the island...[Continued]
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PROFILE
Risking it all; how a Fulbright scholar made it to Ohio while living under Taliban controlThe nearly daily bombings throughout her city could not intimidate her as a 5-year-old. Nor could she be deterred by the threat of the Taliban killing her if it learned she had school supplies tucked away under a seemingly innocent, yet incredibly simple disguise.
For Safia Amiry, a 28-year-old Fulbright scholar and a graduate student from Afghanistan, education has always been a primary driving force in her life, and no one can...[Continued] |
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LOCAL
Student Senate calls for the renaming of the Roger E. Ailes NewsroomThe senate passed a resolution Wednesday night calling for the intentional renaming of the former Roger E. Ailes Newsroom. The resolution also called for further dialogue and education about power-based personal violence in the workplace...[Continued]
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STATE
Flu season has yet to even reach its peak according to state health officialsThe 2017-18 influenza season has been classified as “widespread” by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, and health officials estimate it is only the beginning. From Oct. 1 – the start of the flu season – to Dec. 30, there have been 302 reported cases of...[Continued]
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INTERNATIONALHow local residents and tourists in Paris are coping with repeated terror attacksThe city of Paris has seen an increase in terror attacks in recent years. With constant coverage of these events, it seems to imply that the city is under siege. But is that really how locals and tourists alike feel while in the City of Light and what do they have to say for those who visit?
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Former NFL Steelers player Mel Blount hosts annual summer youth camp on education and healthMel Blount is not the average retired four-time Super Bowl Champion and former Pittsburgh Steeler. On Friday, the professional athlete and pro football hall of famer hosted his third annual youth camp at his residence, where over 250 kids and more than 100 volunteers from around Western Pennsylvania came together for an event centered around health, wellness and... [Continued]
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SOCIAL JUSTICESurvivors of abuse demand action and change during hunger strike in MadridThe Ve-la Luz organization, which translates to "See the Light," is calling on survivors of domestic abuse and violence to urge lawmakers for more support. The group's hunger strike has reached its tenth day as crowds of residents and tourists continue to grow around the makeshift campsite.
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COMMUNITY
"Christmas Vacation" film comes to life as part of elaborate holiday displayIt’s one thing to deck the halls with boughs of holly, but for Dan Hartman of Bethel Park, the halls, walls, RV and roof are all in need of some holiday ornamentation as he sets up various scenes from the 1989 film “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” throughout his...[Continued]
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HEALTH
Why a new coffee shop could change the approach to battling the opioid epidemicThe location has been selected and construction is underway. By September, a new concept to help those addicted to drugs should be up and running in Canonsburg, if all goes according to plan. It is a new face to an ever-growing challenge; how do communities...[Continued]
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PROFILE
Living a dream; how a pastor with cerebral palsy goes above and beyond his calling to inspire others to live out their livesLeading a congregation in worship multiple times a week, running a youth group program every Friday night and promoting advocacy work when the time permits would keep anyone occupied. But for pastor Michael Matthews, a man who will not allow his cerebral palsy to limit what he can do, he would not prefer...[Continued]
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