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Turnpike plans about a dozen layoffs

Harrisburg :: PA :: USA | about 9 hours ago | Business News

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pennsylvania Turnpike's chief executive says about a dozen employees are being laid off now that the period to accept voluntary buyouts is over. Turnpike CEO Joe Brimmeier said today that some 20 employees took the buyout. Exact figures on...

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Phils' Utley, Feliz need surgery

Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | about 8 hours ago | Sports News

Source: Miami Herald

The Philadelphia Phillies announced Thursday that half of its starting infield -- All- Star second baseman Chase Utley and third baseman Pedro Feliz -- will undergo surgery...The 29-year-old was rumored to have problems with the hip most of the season,...

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Authorities charge 6 in $40 million fraud scheme

Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | about 7 hours ago | No category

Source: Bradenton Herald

Authorities say the suspects scammed the money over the past several years from settlements involving the Nasdaq stock market, Bank of America Corp. and Cendant Corp. In announcing the charges Thursday, authorities said the six went to elaborate lengths to...

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Century III hopes for 'healthy' holiday sales

West Mifflin :: PA :: USA | about 15 hours ago | Business News

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The economy is down and bus routes have been reduced, but officials at Century III Mall are keeping their fingers crossed for a healthy holiday shopping season...Commerce Department announced that retail sales dropped by 2.8 percent in October, the largest...

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NFL notes: 'Housh' outplaying Ocho

Pittsburgh :: PA :: USA | about 14 hours ago | Sports News

Source: Lexington Herald-Leader

Houshmandzadeh is at the top of the league in catches and third-down receptions. He's been a one-man passing game at times — quite a feat, given what's going on around him. "We've had one shining light in Housh," Ocho Cinco...

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Smile's in a with a shout

Trainer :: PA :: USA | about 11 hours ago | Sports News

Source: The Daily Telegraph (Australia)

Paul Fitzpatrick is not conceding defeat to Blacks A Fake in tonight's Cordina Quicken Chicken Sprint at Harold Park. No one expects Australia's best pacer to lose, including Fitzpatrick, but he believes his Harold Park specialist Make Me Smile will...

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A Dallas catch phrase: Romo to Owens, touchdown!

Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | about 17 hours ago | Sports News

Source: The Mercury News

The Cowboys duo is so tight that when Romo went out with a pinkie injury, Owens essentially went down with him. In the three games Romo was sidelined, Owens didn't top 36 yards in a game...Romo returned Sunday, at Washington,...

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Rick Rodgers riffs on autumnal fare

Pittsburgh :: PA :: USA | about 21 hours ago | Technology News

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Rick Rodgers' new cookbook, "Autumn Gatherings: Casual Food to Enjoy with Family and Friends" is the second in what is to be a series of four seasonal cookbooks ("Summer Gatherings" came out earlier this year). They serve the growing trend...

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FBI agent killed serving warrant near Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh :: PA :: USA | 1 day ago | No category

Source: Bradenton Herald

Pa. — An FBI agent has been shot and killed while serving a warrant at a home near Pittsburgh. The agent was shot early Wednesday in Indiana Township, about 10 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, said FBI Special Agent William Crowley,...

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Bengals deactivate WR Johnson for Steelers game

Pittsburgh :: PA :: USA | 1 day ago | Sports News

Source: Bradenton Herald

The Cincinnati Bengals deactivated wide receiver Chad Johnson for their Thursday night game against the division rival Steelers for violation of a team rule. After a season of relative calm for the mercurial wideout following a turbulent offseason, Johnson will...

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