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DAKAR, Senegal — On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But on the Equal Earth projection showing continents in their true proportions, 14 Greenlands would easily fit inside the African continent. Criticism that the Mercator projection...

Oakmont officials ratify local union agreement Oakmont Council ratified a collective bargaining agreement between borough officials and the union representing the Oakmont Street Department and Wastewater Treatment Plant employees Tuesday night. The four-year agreement with Teamsters Union 249 includes a 3% increase in pay each year until the fourth year...

Hearing scheduled for Bridgeville downtown zoning Bridgeville Council will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 8 to hear comments on a proposal to establish a new “downtown district” for zoning purposes. The hearing will be held in the borough building, 425 Bower Hill Road. The proposal can be...

I have stood in parks where children laughed under streetlights, safe and free. I’ve walked downtown plazas alive with music, boarded spotless subways arriving to the second, saw maglev trains over 600 mph and visited schools with the latest technology. I saw a people happy and proud of their country....

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There’s nothing good about seeing the Jolly Roger raised on a sinking ship. I have a way for the Pirates to make the playoffs and maybe win the World Series. Don’t laugh just yet … hear me out. Many baseball tournaments have a loser’s bracket with a chance to win...

Feedback sought for library renovation The Penn Hills Library is looking for feedback as it plans a renovation of the facility to better serve the community. Residents are encouraged to share their thoughts to help the library design a welcoming and functional space for everyone. To participate, visit tinyurl.com/mutvc6rb; the...

Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 25....

Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Aug. 25....

5 arrested during sobriety checkpoint The North Hills DUI Task Force conducted a stationary DUI checkpoint Aug. 15 in Shaler. According to the task force, 1,308 vehicles passed through the checkpoint. Seven people were administered a field sobriety test. Of those tested, five were arrested for driving under the influence...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 73-52) scored a 12-9 victory over Syracuse (Mets) in a game shortened to eight innings. 3B Alika Williams (.282) was 4 for 5 with a three-run homer, double and three runs scored. RF Sammy Siani (.333) was 2 for 4 with three RBIs, including a two-run home run....

High schools Soccer Boys Sunday’s results Chartiers-Houston tournament McGuffey 4, Chartiers-Houston 0 Brownsville 4, Carlynton 2 Pine-Richland tournament Archbishop Ryan 2, Pine-Richland 2 (OT) Central Catholic 5, Mercyhurst Prep 0 LaSalle College HS 1, Kiski School 1 North Catholic 2, Winchester Thurston 0 Seneca Valley 6, Moon 0 Monday’s schedule...

WPIAL soccer rankings (Through Saturday’s games) Girls Class 4A Team, Record, Last rank 1. Peters Township (0-0-1) 1 2. Seneca Valley (0-1-1) 2 3. North Allegheny (1-1) 3 4. Canon-McMillan (0-0) 4 5. Mt. Lebanon (2-0) 5 Class 3A 1. South Fayette (0-0-1) 1 2. Fox Chapel (1-0) 2 3....

MIAMI — Five of the contractors Florida has employed to build and operate Alligator Alcatraz ⁠— the controversial immigration detention site in the Everglades ⁠— have links to allegations of improper business practices and misuse of public funds, a Miami Herald review of legal records found. One of the firms...

SEPTA, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, warned us for two years. Some people stopped listening because impoverishment has been the perpetual soundtrack of the transit system, and salvation always seemed to arrive at the last minute. Not this time. Massive cuts in SEPTA service began early morning Sunday. For the...

Congressional Republicans are embracing Donald Trump’s tariff campaign as a way to advance home-state causes, lobbying the president to impose more import duties to protect local companies. The rank-and-file GOP lawmakers’ entreaties, which often present trade actions shoring up favored manufacturers as a winning tactic for midterm elections, bolster the...

In the modern era of the NFL Draft, 63 Penn State linebackers have been selected, the most at any position for one of the most distinguished programs in college football. Six PSU linebackers are in the College Football Hall of Fame: Dave Robinson, Jack Ham, Dennis Onkotz, Shane Conlan, LaVar...

I have three questions regarding mass transit funding (“Pa. Senate leaders look to skill games tax as transit funding debate continues,” Aug. 17, TribLive). First, how did state government get into transit in the first place? Second, school districts go to private bus companies to transport kids; why not put...

Baldwin Borough CK Property Brothers LLC sold property at 5672 Sixth St. to Paige Michaela Shea Tudi for $155,000. BJ & T Development LLC sold property at 112 Bella Vista Drive to Brett and Callie Lanzel for $294,299. BJ & T Development LLC sold property at 120 Bella Vista Drive...

Patrick Donohue sold property at 5541 Claytonia Drive to Brian Breland for $320,000. William Kelly sold property at 930 Havenwood Drive to Pamela Slampak for $345,000. Eugene Stark sold property at 53 Highland Road Unit 508 to Linda Deans for $131,000. Bryan Calhoun sold property at 5827 Kings School Road...

Aleppo Paul Heffernan sold property at 312 Sewickley Ridge Drive to James and Celia Rutt for $1,198,000. Edgeworth Albertus Beumer sold property at 331 Sycamore Road to Cameron James Boots for $1,350,000. Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 1307 Adrian Drive to Shivani Dave and Ankit Patel for...

Aspinwall Charles Totten sold property at 411 Center Ave. to George Andrew and Michelle Jamie Harter for $432,000. Estate of William Slanders sold property at 404 Lexington Ave. Unit 2 to Madison Osheskie for $195,000. Blawnox Estate of Mary Ann Wright sold property at 300 Carla Drive to Eric Stern...

When I lost my grandmother to Alzheimer’s seven years ago, I never would have imagined that I would now be working with the elderly as an emergency medical technician and using my new degree in biology and neuroscience to start my career in research. I also never would have imagined...

It is no secret that President Donald Trump does not like mail-in voting. “Tremendous potential for voter fraud, and for whatever reason, doesn’t work out well for Republicans,” he said of it on Twitter in 2020. Despite pushback from officials across the country who have maintained the practice is safe...

Safe driving class planned in Washington Township A Seniors for Safe Driving class will be offered from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 10 at Washington Township Volunteer Firehall, 4078 Route 66. Sponsored by Rep. Jill Cooper, the class is PennDOT approved and for drivers who are at least 55....