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Alcoa wants to mine more of a unique Australian ecosystem. Scientists and First Nations people worry that the Northern Jarrah Forest won't survive. @JamieWiggan and @QuinnGlabicki went and took a look

Black men born between 1951 and 1970 have died of overdose more than any other group of people here. In the Pittsburgh area, only Black men born between 1971 and 1990 are dying from overdoses at a rate nearly as high. @venuris and @JamieWiggan report

Toby Rice backed winners in the Senate. He hobnobbed with Trump at Mar-a-Lago. He has become one of the most influential fossil fuel executives in America. Now, his “Shalennial” vision to vastly expand American gas exports is ever closer to reality. https://t.co/H3IbCRmu70

Pitt grad students win union campaign 5 years after their 2019 bid fell about 40 votes short, Maddy Franklin reports for @PublicSourcePA

"When I do die, after 50 years in politics, all they will show on the news is 60 seconds of me thumping a fellow in Wales." RIP John Prescott

Here are some maps of the election in Allegheny County Trump barely grew his vote share here from 2020, unlike the rest of the state. Just 3 municipalities swung more than 3 points either direction But turnout was down, and lower in Democratic areas. https://t.co/Gh81feg5v2

Trump is narrowly leading Pa with about 55% ballots counted but much of the remaining votes are in deep Blue Philly and its suburbs

We are here at the Allegheny County Thank You Party for a democratic coalition of organizations (see tags), hosted at TLC Libations, the 1st woman-owned craft distillery in PA. Rep. Summer Lee soon to arrive with her win just announced. We’ll be reporting from here for the night.

First batch of Allegheny Co. (PA) mail-in votes Harris: 133,680 (72.18%) Trump: 49,264 (26.6%) Returned ballots were requested by 66% registered Democrats, 23% Republicans and 11% others

Bookmark this page for tonight: Live national election results, plus results for PA statewide offices and congressional, state House, state Senate seats in Allegheny County. We will indicate @AP winner calls live.

Thanks go to @richelord for receiving said earfuls deftly and gracefully

Horrific wifi/cell service meant no live tweets but, for me, it also meant a fun foray into the old school journo practice of yelling your copy to an editor down the phone. Check out our story here:

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These discussions — playing out in testy public meetings and community Facebook pages — rage on as Pittsburgh's mayor works to secure affordable housing minimums on new developments citywide. Similar conversations are echoing in towns and cities across the country.

Proponents say loosening regulations could promote gentle density increase, boosting the town's business district without tarnishing its historical character. Critics worry it will devalue properties and strain local infrastructure...

Plans to permit townhouses, granny flats and reduced parking spaces in Crafton have convulsed the quiet Pittsburgh suburb. Town officials began considering a zoning code revamp in 2017 — but interest picked up when a proposal aired in the spring... https://t.co/dFrs5dXFDx

NEW: Community backlash was widespread after PPS consultants floated a spate of closures and consolidations in August. Their final recommendations include tweaks but no substantial reduction to the proposed downsizing.

Mark Steidl clicks a button w/ their head, moving through a series of letters & words on a screen. Though they can't talk independently, they used this adaptive tech to co-write an opera that they'll also perform through a synthetic voice. https://t.co/QWVxjyLQHq @PublicSourcePA

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