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By By JULIA MARUCA Trib Total Media 
July 11, 2024
A bill placing regulations on pharmacy benefit managers is headed to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk. The bill, which began in the state House, passed overwhelmingly in the state Senate on Wedne...
Inflation cools again, potentially paving way for Fed to cut interest rates soon
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July 11, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States cooled in June for a third straight month, a sign that the worst price spike in four decades is steadily fading and may soon usher in interest rate cut...
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July 11, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — If you’ve noticed that you’re paying more than before for the same amount of groceries, you’re not the only one. Inflation is easing slightly, but grocery prices are still high — up 21...
House rejects GOP effort to fine Garland
Politics
July 11, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday rejected a GOP effort to fine Attorney General Merrick Garland $10,000 a day until he turns over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview in his classified docu...
Demolition project begins on dam near Elizabeth
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
July 10, 2024
Several more explosions are planned before the dam is fully cleared away by the end of the year. After high winds delayed the planned demolition for several hours, a 50-foot section of the dam in Eliz...
EF school board gets more details on proposed tax credit
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 10, 2024
Board members have discussed it with Commissioner Chris Thoma of Elizabeth Township, which offers a similar program. A Volunteer Tax Credit Incentive Program received further consideration at Tuesday’...
Sloane has bail revoked and reset in animal cruelty case
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 10, 2024
The Washington County controller was able to post the $150,000 figure through a bond agency. Bail was revoked and reset Wednesday for Washington County Controller April Sloane, who is accused of tortu...
High winds knock out power throughout the region
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By By BRIAN C. RITTMEYER Trib Total Media 
July 10, 2024
First Energy said the largest cluster without power Wednesday night was near Belle Vernon. More than 7,500 Westmoreland and Allegheny residents were without electric service as of 8:30 p.m. Wednesday,...
Restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers approved in Pa. Senate
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By By JULIA MARUCA Trib Total Media 
July 10, 2024
Some revisions were made, so those have to be OK’d by the House. A bill placing regulations on pharmacy benefit managers — third-party intermediaries who work with drug manufacturers, pharmacies and i...
7 Bridges to headline next Rockin’ on the Mon show
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By MATT PETRAS For the MVI 
July 10, 2024
The band plays the music of the Eagles, along with solo songs by Joe Walsh. For this weekend’s Rockin’ on the Mon summer concert series show, the Monongahela Aquatorium will feature headliner 7 Bridge...
SCOTUS girls gone wild
Latest News, Politics
July 10, 2024
On MSNBC, they’re convinced that the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity will finally usher in the long-feared Trump Dictatorship, though I’m almost certain the Supreme Court explicitly limi...
Latest News, Politics
July 10, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Campaigning for her husband in Florida, Jill Biden took a break to get some tea. She was on the second stop of a three-state swing and reporters traveling with her had tried multiple...
Entertainment Calendar, Latest News
July 10, 2024
Tonight’s Music • Open stage, Dead Head Winery, Monongahela, 6:30 p.m. • Elmoz Fire, Plum Street, Elizabeth, 6 p.m. • Bad Mother Trucker, Coconut Joe’s Tiki Bar, Finleyville, 6:30 p.m. • Train, Stage ...
Mystery of missing undies leaves host embarrassed
Features, Latest News
July 10, 2024
DEAR ABBY: We invited a couple for a short visit to our remote country cabin. Afterward, I discovered a pair of pink panties lying on the road in front of our mailbox. When I picked them up with a sti...
Group frustrated by friend’s boyfriend freeloading
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
July 10, 2024
DEAR HARRIETTE: I have a close group of six friends. “Jane” has always been tight on money, and we’ve often covered her expenses without much fuss, since the other five chip in. Whether it’s going to ...
Pop-soul band Lake Street Dive wants to spread a little joy around
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July 10, 2024
The group will tour this summer and fall to promote its new release, “Good Together.” NEW YORK (AP) — Lake Street Dive chooses to spread some joy. You got a problem with that? The veteran pop-soul ban...
AI presents pluses and minuses in new mystery series, ‘Sunny’
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By By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press 
July 10, 2024
As an actor and a writer, Rashida Jones has spent a lot of time thinking about artificial intelligence. The use of AI was a major issue at the bargaining table during last year’s Hollywood strikes. AI...
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July 10, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — The August theatrical release for the second chapter of Kevin Costner’s ambitious Western epic “Horizon: An American Saga” has been canceled after the first film fizzled in theaters. N...
Business owner ready to open restaurant/bar in Rostraver Township
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 10, 2024
Kathy Heinz expects Small Town Tavern to begin operating in August or early September. There’s going to be a new restaurant in Rostraver Township called Small Town Tavern and the owner, Kathy Heinz, i...