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CNN to cut 100 jobs as it prepares to launch digital subscription products
CNN is cutting 100 positions across the company as it accelerates its push into digital subscription products that reach beyond its shrinking cable TV audience. In a lengthy Wednesday memo, CNN Chairman and Chief Executive Mark Thompson told employees that the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned unit “will lean more heavily into...
Peter Morici: Whatever the inflation reports say, the Fed has no business lowering rates now
Anticipating the Federal Reserve’s moves is tough because the U.S. central bank has not effectively articulated the challenges it faces. Monetary policy features famously long lags that change from one business cycle to another. Much depends on structural changes in government finances and the private economy, external shocks that instigate...
Indiana Township’s Scott Shaffer named executive director of North Hills nonprofit
Scott Shaffer went from working behind a pulpit to a desk without changing his job’s intention — to help those in need. The 37-year-old Indiana Township resident was named the executive director at North Hills Community Outreach, a nonprofit that serves people facing setbacks due to hardship, crisis and poverty....
Rotary Club of Quaker Valley announces new officers at annual picnic
The Rotary Club of Quaker Valley celebrated its recent efforts and announced its next lineup of officers at a picnic in Plum Street Park in Leet. Members gathered at the pavilion for their annual picnic on June 30. They shared stories and enjoyed food and drink while hearing from re-elected...
California fast food workers now earn $20 per hour. Some franchisees respond by cutting hours
LOS ANGELES — Lawrence Cheng, whose family owns seven Wendy’s locations south of Los Angeles, took orders at the register on a recent day and emptied steaming hot baskets of French fries and chicken nuggets, salting them with a flourish. Cheng used to have nearly a dozen employees on the...
Leonard Greene: First lady Jill Biden getting unnecessary abuse after Joe’s debate flop
Her loving students might call her Dr. B., but one cynical columnist has gone so far as to deride her as “America’s most famous community college teacher.” Jill Biden can’t win. If she talks her husband into staying the course after his widely panned debate performance, she’s a power-hungry puppet...
Should Biden take a cognitive test? Here’s what it would — and wouldn’t — tell us
It seemed like a sensible suggestion for assessing the capabilities of an 81-year-old man seeking voters’ approval to remain in the White House until January 2029. To reassure the American people, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos asked President Biden, would he be willing to take a cognitive test and share the results...
Letter to the editor: Where does Dave McCormick live?
There have been many opinions about Senate candidate Dave McCormick and his upbringing. Clearly, McCormick is originally from Pennsylvania, born and raised. Sen. Bob Casey is raising questions about McCormick’s current residency. Meeting the requirements to get on the ballot requires residency. If it’s a property bought to meet these...
Pittsburgh CLO’s ‘Music Man’ charms audience with feel-good Americana
Having just celebrated the Fourth of July holiday, it seems a perfect time for one of the quintessential American musicals: “The Music Man.” The final show in this season’s PNC Spotlight Series runs through Sunday at the Benedum Center in Downtown Pittsburgh. And Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera pulled out all...
Letter to the editor: Credit card swipe fee proposal would hurt consumers, small businesses
Some members of the Pennsylvania Legislature are making a misguided effort to exempt sales tax from credit and debit card interchange fees. I fear this radical change would adversely affect consumers and small businesses, including members of the African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania. Interchange fees are payments...
Editorial: Standing up for youth lost in accidents and crime
We lose children every day. There are a million ways every year that our most precious resource slips through our fingers. All of them are heartbreaking. All of them are terrible. Nationwide, the total is about 37,000 annually, according to the National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention. In Pennsylvania,...
Westmoreland happenings: Turkey dinner, Gettysburg program, more
Fundraisers • Community Church of Hecla, 537 Hecla Road, Mt. Pleasant Township, will host a turkey dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. July 13 at the church. Dine in or takeout. Details and takeout orders: 724-516-0494 or 724-466-2855. • Jeannette Knights of Columbus hosts bingo at 7 p.m. Fridays in...
The Stroller, July 10, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Concert scheduled Friday in Burrell Lake Park The Lower Burrell Parks...
Letter to the editor: Making the Strip District safer
I recently read a letter from a fellow resident who moved to Pittsburgh for work and was convinced to stay because of the Strip District (“Strip District should cater to pedestrians,” June 30, TribLive). He highlighted the pleasant experience of walking to work, getting groceries and dining out, contrasting it...
Pirates farm report for July 9, 2024: David Bednar throws scoreless inning in Altoona rehab outing
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 38-46) and Columbus (Guardians) were rained out. The game will be played as part of a doubleheader Thursday. Next: Wednesday vs. Columbus (Guardians), 1:35 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 35-47) used six pitchers, including rehabbing major leaguers RHP David Bednar and LHP Ryan Borucki, to shut out Bowie (Orioles), 4-0....
Ron Steedle, cornerstone of Shaler hockey community, dies at age 69
When Ron Steedle was promoted to lead Shaler’s ice hockey team in 1988, few could predict how his influence would shape a program that has since amassed more than 500 wins. Like any good mentor, his impact extended beyond practices and games. Steedle went to birthday and graduation parties, wedding...
Penn State lands commitment from DT Randy Adirika
Penn State’s impressive recruiting surge is still going after James Franklin and his coaching staff added yet another sought-after defensive lineman to their 2025 class. Randy Adirika, a four-star prospect from Miami Central (Fla.), verbally committed to the Nittany Lions’ 2025 class Tuesday. He projects as a defensive tackle at...
John Dorfman: Valero and D.R. Horton are on the Casualty List
Get ’em while they’re cold. That’s the idea behind my Casualty List, a quarterly compendium of stocks that have recently been knocked down, and that I believe will rise again. You’d never guess it from watching the market averages, but about half of all U.S. stocks were down in the...
Blamed for Chesapeake Bay pollution, Pennsylvania took steps to clean up. Here’s how it’s going
Pennsylvania has drawn ire from environmental groups, lobbyists and even a lawsuit from Maryland because of its slow pace to reduce pollution flowing into the Chesapeake Bay. In a state where many residents are not connected to the bay and unaware of the upstream impact on the nation’s largest estuary,...
Amber Bloom: Paying student teachers stipends is a win-win
As the daughter of a sixth grade teacher, I’ve grown up surrounded by educators. Ever since I was little, I’ve wanted to follow in my mom’s footsteps and become a teacher myself. I’m very clear on my purpose in life: it’s to serve my students. But as a college student...
Jess Ward and Mattias Gugel: Pa.’s swipe fee cap — more harm than good for small businesses
The latest legislative misstep in Pennsylvania, HB 2394, aims to prohibit financial institutions from charging interchange fees on the sales tax portion of credit card and debit card transactions. While the intent to lower business costs is laudable, the execution is as ineffective as a Hershey’s chocolate teapot. Lawmakers are...
License plate replacement, Yellow Dot kit information available at Jeannette City Hall
PennDOT will be holding two simultaneous events at Jeannette City Hall on Monday to help motorists stay safe. Officials will help motorists have their damaged or illegible license plates replaced. Damage can include peeling or discoloration and a license plate is consider illegible if one or more letters or numbers...
Letter to the editor: We must find middle ground on abortion
Are you familiar with the Ten Commandments? The Fifth Commandment is “Thou shall not murder,” translated loosely as “respect human life.” Unborn babies are human lives. Abortion is the killing of another human being. The unborn baby must be recognized formally as a human life before birth. The Democratic left...
Norah Jones concert review: Soul singer hits all the right notes in Heinz Hall show
After exploding onto the music scene in 2002 with her debut solo album, “Come Away With Me,” Norah Jones has been a decades-long fixture in pop jazz. She has released more than a dozen albums — both as a solo artist and with collaborators — with her most recent release,...
Letter to the editor: Look at Biden, Trump accomplishments before voting
Debates are a poor way to determine votes, especially when one side ignores the truth. In the recent debate, President Biden stumbled early while affected by a cold, while former President Trump spouted nonsense with one lie after another. “After-birth abortion?” This from a man whose party is responsible for...
