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Meredith Oyen: Pelosi’s Taiwan visit puts White House in delicate straits of diplomacy with China
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan Aug. 2 — a highly controversial trip that has been strongly opposed by China. Such is the sensitivity over the island’s status that even before Pelosi’s plane touched down in the capital of Taipei, mere reports of the proposed trip prompted a warning...
AHN doc on monkeypox: Don’t panic, just be aware
As the number of U.S. monkeypox cases passed over 7,000, the outbreak, declared an emergency earlier this week, evoked the ongoing covid pandemic. Monkeypox should have the feel of — “here we go,” said Dr. Brian Lamb, an Allegheny Health Network physician. “But it’s not the again like we had...
Alison Fisk: The value of hiring international employees
The current U.S. labor shortage has affected nearly every industry, from education to health services and child care, leaving many organizations at a loss for how to attract, hire and retain new employees. This year, there are 5.5 million more job openings available than there are candidates to fill those...
Man in critical condition after being shot in head in McKeesport
Allegheny County Police said a man was in critical condition Saturday after being shot in the head in McKeesport. According to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI, police said officers responded to reports of a shooting at Freemont Street and Versailles Avenue at 11:06 a.m. Upon arriving, first responders found a man...
Police make arrest in fatal July 1 Hazelwood shooting
Pittsburgh police have made an arrest in the case of a fatal shooting in Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood on July 1. The city’s Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said police have charged 22-year-old Quentin Primus with criminal homicide; aggravated assault; recklessly endangering another person; criminal attempt homicide; persons not to possess,...
Sheldon H. Jacobson: Covid disrupted global supply chains. Can covid fix them?
Over the past two-plus years, global supply chains have been stretched beyond recognition. Yet stretched is not broken, and covid-19 may serve as the launch pad to create a new and improved global supply chain model. Global supply chains became the norm for most products when labor and materials cost...
Letter to the editor: Erasing God from our countryVideo
Have you noticed that on the newly minted 2022 George Washington quarters that “In God we Trust” is minted behind George Washington’s bust instead of in front as it has been for decades? I believe this is not a coincidence but an insidious and deliberate action to visibly erase God...
Sounding off: Thoughts on ‘fixed’ elections, Mastriano, gun control, Jan. 6, border
No one is ‘fixing’ elections As the public is well aware, Joe Biden won the presidential election fair and square. The Jan. 6 committee has not produced a final report, but its presentation of the facts makes it clear that everyone, including President Trump, knew there was no election fraud....
New coach looks to carry on Fox Chapel golf’s championship tradition
After winning the sixth WPIAL team golf title in school history last fall, Fox Chapel boys coach Bryan Deal retired. But new coach Joe Farrell is anxious to continue the program’s legacy that includes 30 section titles. “The program is a very good program,” Farrell said. “We lost five starters,...
Letter to the editor: We shouldn’t be buying covid test kits from China
I’m am so annoyed I could scream. I just received (I know they are free) tests kits delivered by USPS. I cannot believe the USA is buying tests kits from China. China is making big money from the very problem it created! What the heck? Abbott makes the same kit,...
Letter to the editor: We’re off the rails
It seems our country has run off the tracks. The Biden administration’s policy on supplying Ukraine with resources (money as well as hard assets) seems to be whatever it takes for as long as it takes. Without an exit strategy, and an intensive oversight to assure their intended purpose and...
Editorial: Fix the uncertainty of Pa. mail-in ballot dating
Pennsylvania has an election problem that needs to be resolved. Elections can be complicated. Same with politics. But this is a ridiculously easy issue that doesn’t need to be the stumbling block it has become. It’s all about dates. Since Act 77 of 2019 was passed, broadening the access to...
The Stroller, Aug. 6, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Lottery ticket raffle to benefit AVH Auxiliary projects Allegheny Valley Hospital Auxiliary...
Letter to the editor: No one is ‘fixing’ elections
As the public is well aware, Joe Biden won the presidential election fair and square. The Jan. 6 committee has not produced a final report, but its presentation of the facts makes it clear that everyone, including President Trump, knew there was no election fraud. We have held elections here...
Russell Cicerone scores twice as Riverhounds’ hot streak continues
Russell Cicerone scored a pair of goals, one in each half, and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds kept up their torrid summer pace with a 2-0 road win over the Indy Eleven on Saturday night, The Riverhounds (13-6-4) are 6-0-1 since the beginning of July and are in fourth place in the...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 5, 2022: Roansy Contreras fans 9 in 4 innings for Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 50-51) handled Louisville (Reds), 6-1. RHP Roansy Contreras (2.76) started and worked four innings, giving up one run on three hits, walking none and striking out nine. RHP Travis MacGregor (1-1, 9.00) pitched 2.1 scoreless innings to earn the win. LHP Joe Jacques (5.40) didn’t allow a hit...
Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson break up after 9 months together, reports say
He couldn’t keep up. Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have split after nine rip-roaring months of dating, according to multiple reports. The duo simply couldn’t keep up their relationship because of their contrasting busy schedules, E! News reported. Davidson, 28, has been filming a movie in Australia while Kardashian, 41,...
Gary Franks: Can Democrats save the nation from themselves?
Democrats simply cannot help themselves. The high hopes I had in West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin have diminished, though my high respect for the senator remains. The pressure he felt from being one of the only dissenting voices in the room (Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema being the other) to stop...
Duquesne 2nd, St. Francis 3rd in Northeast Conference preseason football coaches poll
Duquesne is a strong contender to claim another Northeast Conference championship this season, according to the league’s annual preseason coaches poll. After going 8-4, 6-1 in the NEC last season, Sacred Heart finished in the top spot in the poll with five first-place votes. After finishing second with a 7-3...
Critics call water quality bill moving through Pa. legislature a back door to privatization
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers are weighing legislation that would make it easier for private water companies to target municipal authorities for acquisition, purchases that new research shows can lead to higher bills for consumers. The proposal — sponsored by state Sen. Pat Stefano, R-Fayette County, and backed by two large,...
Kim Anderson: EPA must address gas leaks that are harming our children
A few years ago, I smelled gas from my kitchen stove. When I called the gas company, they told me to get out of the house immediately and gave me a long list of things not, to do, such as turning on or off lights or dialing a phone. Any...
Smokey Robinson surging at 82, with biopic and 2 new albums pending: ‘Retirement doesn’t work for me!’
There is a very sound reason Motown music legend Smokey Robinson doesn’t perform “The Impossible Dream,” the classic song of hope and self-affirmation from the 1965 Broadway musical, “Man of La Mancha.” “Being able to have a musical career was my impossible dream. I always wanted a musical career, but...
Critics call water quality bill moving through Pa. legislature a back door to privatization
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers are weighing legislation that would make it easier for private water companies to target municipal authorities for...
Review: Netflix’s lively, unusual adaptation makes the most of Neil Gaiman’s ‘The Sandman’
After a failed attempt at a film adaptation, writer Neil Gaiman has shepherded his comic book epic “The Sandman,” a stew pot of invented and borrowed mythological characters, into a highly satisfying 10-episode Netflix series. “The great stories will always return to their original forms,” Gaiman’s eponymous hero will say,...
PennDOT announces road work on Nicholson Road in Franklin Park set to begin Aug. 8
Roadway improvement work on Route 4049, Nicholson Road, in Franklin Park is scheduled to begin Monday, Aug. 8, weather permitting, PennDOT announced on Friday, Aug. 5. Single lane restrictions will occur on Nicholson Road between Rochester Road and Wexford Bayne Road daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from...
