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Top Pittsburgh news: Parents urge schools to stop using herbicide; defenseman Lovejoy retires; more

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Published on August 30, 2019
Top Pittsburgh news: Parents urge schools to stop using herbicide; defenseman Lovejoy retires; morePhoto: Mihir Samel/Flickr

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Amazon enlisted to help researchers sift through Pittsburgh's trove of health care data

Pittsburgh's medical community creates a lot of data, and embedded within that data are potential answers to important questions. The Pittsburgh Health Data Alliance sifts through that data. This month, they announced a new sponsor in that effort: Amazon's computing subsidiary. 

Read the full story on WESA.

Parents petition Pittsburgh Public Schools to stop herbicide spraying

A common but controversial herbicide is used on school grounds across Pennsylvania to kill weeds. But a group of concerned parents and others in Pittsburgh are raising questions about its use. 

Read the full story on WESA.

Downtown Pittsburgh businesses unhappy about 'aggressive' panhandling

While stabbings and shootings in downtown Pittsburgh cause alarm, restaurant owners said it's the aggressive panhandlers that annoy customers daily.

Read the full story on CBS Pittsburgh.

Former Pittsburgh Penguins Defenseman Ben Lovejoy Retires From NHL

After 11 NHL seasons, veteran defenseman Ben Lovejoy has called it a career.

Read the full story on CBS Pittsburgh.


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