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Supreme Court denies ‘King’s Bench’ petition by anti-death penalty group

The state Supreme Court has denied the “King’s Bench” petition filed by a Philadelphia group advocating against the death penalty that asked the high court to essentially limit Washington County’s district attorney ability to pursue capital punishment in homicide cases. In its two-page ...

Coroner seeks information

The Washington County coroner's office is seeking information for Melinda Hite, who was born July 2, 1973, and died Sept. 28. Her last address was Kadima Nursing, 201 Village Drive, Canonsburg. Information should be directed to the coroner's office at 724-228-6785.

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Brewers withstand Rays’ comeback in Game 1

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Trevor Megill struck out Jonny DeLuca with runners on second and third to wiggle out of a ninth-inning jam as the Milwaukee Brewers escaped with a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night. DeLuca's strikeout came after Tampa Bay's ...

Spirit is willing but the body has become weak

I took off for a month this fall to chase grouse around the northern tier of Wisconsin. After missing out on an entire hunting season last fall because of ill health, I was ready to make up for lost time. So ready that I forgot to account for the fact that I’m 60 years old. I scheduled a ...

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Mo. 1 Miami rolls past Pitt

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Malachi Toney had a big game, again. Darian Mensah had a big game, again. And No. 1 Miami got a big win, again. Toney had a school-record 16 catches, Mensah threw for 387 yards and four touchdowns, and Miami rolled past Pitt 52-23 on Saturday in the Hurricanes' ...

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Opinion

OP-ED: The time to get AI right is now

As recently as early summer, artificial intelligence, or AI, was far from the center of public concern or worry. Now, it's at center stage, though to many it remains a mystery. During a recent class reunion, a friend confided that AI was a head-scratcher. "I don't know anything about it," he ...

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