Rejection of Nippon Steel’s bid upsets ally
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January 8, 2025
BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to reject a bid by Nippon Steel to acquire U.S. Steel on national security grounds isn’t the first time friction over trade and investment has irked ...
Recovering alcoholic continues picking up the pieces
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January 8, 2025
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I were together for 11 years, married for six of them. I had an alcohol addiction for the last few years, which led to my being unfaithful. He never drank, so he had a hard t...
Weight-loss resolutions can be tough to tackle
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January 8, 2025
DEAR HARRIETTE: I am one of those people who tries to make a New Year’s resolution just about every year. As you might imagine, it doesn’t usually work. I stay focused for a week or so, but something ...
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Elizabeth Township
January 8, 2025
• Ayanna Lunsford, 20, of Pittsburgh was charged with terroristic threats, simple assault, criminal mischief, harassment, disorderly conduct and cruelty to animals stemming from an alleged incident Mo...
Peter, Paul & Mary member dies
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January 8, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio whose impassioned harmonies transfixed millions as they lifted their voices ...
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McKeesport
January 7, 2025
• Daniel Moss, 24, of Elizabeth was charged with simple assault and harassment stemming from an alleged incident Saturday, court records state. A preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge ...
Old friend’s inappropriate behavior makes waves
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January 7, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I have a friend, “Doug,” I’ve known for 30 years. I moved away, but we get together once or twice a year. I’ve known his wife longer than him and watched their son grow up, attending his sp...
One sibling finds family trip too stressful
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January 7, 2025
DEAR HARRIETTE: My adult siblings and I went on a trip to Italy last month. It was our first time ever traveling outside the United States, so naturally, I was excited about the experience. I thought ...
Ecommerce in 2025
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January 7, 2025
FAMILY FEATURES Thanks to the explosion of ecommerce over the past couple decades, consumers can find virtually any product or service they can think of online. In fact, the consumer ecommerce market ...
Easy ECommerce Shipping Tips
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January 7, 2025
Whether you’re a buyer or a seller, getting smart about shipping can help improve your ecommerce experience. Be cost-conscious. Buyers obviously benefit from lower costs, but as a seller, managing shi...
Pittsburghers reflect on region’s industrial arc in wake of blocked U.S. Steel deal
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By By JUSTIN VELLUCCI TribLive 
January 6, 2025
President Joe Biden’s decision to thwart a Japanese firm from buying U.S. Steel doesn’t pen an obituary for the Pittsburgh- based industrial titan whose decades-long fall from grace has been inextrica...
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January 6, 2025
THE PRICE OF EGGS was political in 2024. The breakfast staple and baking building block often came into the conversation over the cost of groceries. Vice President-elect JD Vance provided an inadverte...
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By By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press 
January 6, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has a new focus as lawmakers brace for the prospect that President-elect Donald Trump may soon pardon many of the more than...
Connecting the strands of a frayed Democratic Party
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January 6, 2025
Two are men, one a woman. Two are rebels, one a moderate. One leans left, another leans right, the third hews to the middle ground. They come from states that represent the geographical diversity of t...
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January 6, 2025
• Community dinner, Carnegie Free Library ofMcKeesport,1507LibraryAve.,4p.m. • Computer Basics classes, Monongahela Area Library, 813 W. Main St., halfhour, one-on-one sessions, by appointment only. L...
Friendship declines with distance after couple relocates
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January 6, 2025
DEAR ABBY: Fifteen years ago, after six years of marriage, my husband and I moved 3,000 miles away from everyone I knew. I wasn’t in favor of the move and never felt at home in the new city, but I tri...
‘Brutalist,’ ‘Emilia Perez’ triumph at Golden Globes
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By By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer 
January 6, 2025
There were surprises in the acting categories, including Demi Moore’s win for “The Substance.” Two wildly audacious films — Brady Corbet’s 215-minute postwar epic “The Brutalist” and Jacques Audiard’s...
‘Mufasa’ and ‘Sonic 3’ rule first weekend of 2025
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By By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer 
January 6, 2025
The Walt Disney Co.’s “Mufasa” claimed the No. 1 spot on the North American box office charts over the first weekend of 2025. The photorealistic “Lion King” prequel earned $23.8 million in its third w...
Monessen fighter pilot lost 80 years ago
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By By JOHN J. TURANIN For the MVI 
January 4, 2025
This story is part of Mon Valley Sons of World War II, a series about our sons who lost their lives in service to our country during the war. Today marks the 80th anniversary of the loss of a Monessen...
Johnson reelected speaker in dramatic vote
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January 4, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday to the House speakership on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts after a tense standoff and buoyed by a nod of su...