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August 27, 2024
Power Your Productivity Built to work on the go thanks to its powerful performance and groundbreaking on-device AI travel assistant, the HP OmniBook X AI PC can help you unlock unparalleled productivi...
Harness the Capabilities of AI
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August 27, 2024
Harness the Capabilities of AI Level up your productivity and get creative with the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x, powered by Snapdragon X Elite. With powerful on-device AI performance and speedy Wi-Fi 7 connec...
Navigate Complex Workloads with Ease
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August 27, 2024
Navigate Complex Workloads with Ease With cutting-edge responsiveness and unmatched speed for navigating the multitasking required in today’s digital-first age, the Dell XPS 13 – featuring powerful, o...
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August 27, 2024
Combine Outstanding Performance with Ultimate Flexibility Effortlessly shift from tablet to sketchbook to multiple monitors – whatever the school or work day requires – with the Microsoft Surface Pro ...
After long road Feigl finally breaks into majors
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By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
August 27, 2024
As Brady Feigl got familiar with his locker in the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse, the 33-year-old left-handed reliever couldn’t explain how his journey finally brought him to the major leagues. Feigl i...
Grandal getting in a groove for Pirates
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By By KEVIN GORMAN Trib Total Media 
August 27, 2024
There was a heightened level of concern for Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton when Yasmani Grandal came to bat in the bottom of the ninth inning against Cincinnati Reds closer Alexis Diaz. With...
Lake Mary, Fla. rallies for LLWS championship
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August 27, 2024
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Lathan Norton was sick and didn’t play on Saturday at the Little League World Series. But on Sunday he scored the winning run in the championship. Lathan raced home from...
Maye has strong outing for Patriots to wrap up preseason
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August 27, 2024
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Drake Maye completed 13 of 20 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown for New England in the Patriots’ 20-10 loss to the Washington Commanders on Sunday night in the preseason finale...
Big 12 Conference: Why UConn and why now?
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By By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer 
August 27, 2024
As Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark steps up discussions in the conference about adding UConn, the question isn’t so much why invite the Huskies as why do it now. “There has never been a better time ...
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August 27, 2024
By The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints rookie Spencer Rattler threw a touchdown pass and led four scoring drives to make his case for New Orleans’ back-up quarterback job behind veteran Der...
Bulked up Big Ten, SEC set to dominate college ball
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By By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer 
August 27, 2024
Faced with the prospect of dealing a potentially fatal blow to a conference it helped start more than 100 years ago, Oregon decided to leave the Pac-12 t o join the Big Ten even though that meant taki...
Who is ‘destroying democracy in darkness?’
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August 27, 2024
The 2023-2024 campaign season is not just the strangest on record, it’s also arguably the most anti-democratic. Ostensibly, the Democratic Party has claimed over the last decade that former President ...
Joy and politics
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August 27, 2024
“Do something.” That was one of the refrains of the recent Democratic convention. It was a brilliant emotional play for votes — many of the speakers clearly got a memo about the need to alleviate the ...
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August 26, 2024
THE U.S. SECRET SERVICE has a remarkable record when it comes to protection. It was born in 1865 — not because of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln but because of wildfire counterfeiting in the wak...
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August 26, 2024
By JENNIFER MCDERMOTT AND ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press When Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz strolled onstage to welcome a conference of clean power advocates to Minneapolis in May, he was quick to note ...
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August 26, 2024
The editorial department of the Mon Valley Independent encourages letters to the editor. Letters must be no more than 500 words, must be in good taste and must include the author’s name, town of resid...
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 24, 2024
A McKeesport man is accused of pointing a gun at a 5-year-old girl’s head and threatening to kill her if she told anyone he raped her. Ronnie Jeffcoat, 26, of Stockholm Street, was charged with rape, ...
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August 24, 2024
• Andrew Blair Blackmon, 33, of Monessen was charged with two counts of terroristic threats with intent to terrorize another, simple assault, disorderly conduct and harassment after an alleged inciden...
Tequila and butter create a saucy base for garlicky, spicy shrimp
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By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL Christopher Kimball's Milk Street 
August 24, 2024
Saucy, spicy shrimp paired with a cold beer or margarita is a simple summertime meal that’s best enjoyed outside with lots of napkins. To make this weeknight-easy dish of “drunken” shrimp, we gently s...