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Latest clues in the search for U.S. student who vanished in Punta Cana

CBS Pittsburgh 3/18 7:12A

Here are the latest updates on what's known about Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student who went missing in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

Family of missing college student asks police that she be declared dead

CBS Pittsburgh 3/18 7:10A

Missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki disappeared in the Dominican Republic resort town of Punta Cana almost two weeks ago.

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Members sue Pa. teachers union over personal data hack and theft

WESA 3/27 11:30P Borys Krawczeniuk | WVIA News

In separate federal lawsuits filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, three union members say Pennsylvania State Education Association failed...

CMU president pens letter addressing federal funding turmoil, China ties

WESA 3/27 7:13A Kiley Koscinski

After weeks of silence, Carnegie Mellon University's president is speaking out about the impact of a shifting federal funding landscape and congressional inquiries.

PPS postpones next phase in school closure process after parents call for more data

WESA 3/26 11:30P Jillian Forstadt

Administrators’ decision followed concerns from parents, teachers, and even Pittsburgh City Council, about a lack of data on the repercussions of the school closures.

Penn State made deep cuts to engineering, graduate school amid budget woes

WESA 3/22 1:01A Wyatt Massey | Spotlight PA Stat

Since Penn State announced its multimillion-dollar budget deficit in 2022, the university has deeply cut the budgets to its graduate school and engineering college, a...

Trump administration freezes $175M in funding to Univ. of Pennsylvania over trans athlete policies

WESA 3/20 12:31A Jared Mitovich | WHYY

“This is immediate proactive action to review discretionary funding streams” to the University of Pennsylvania, a senior White House official told WHYY News.

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The Ozempic workout: How gyms and trainers are catering to a new group of exercisers

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 3/28 10:00P Deborah Vankin / Los Angeles Tim

Use of GLP-1 drugs often come with a reduction in lean body mass that includes muscle, making people physically weaker.

Cannabis terpenes shown to prevent pain in new study

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 3/28 10:00P Hanna Webster / Pittsburgh Post-

The primary interest in my lab is in finding new and more effective ways to treat chronic pain, said John Streicher, professor of neuroscience and pharmacology at the...

Surviving a brain aneurysm at book club — and raising awareness of the risks

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 3/28 10:00P By Anya Sostek / Pittsburgh Post

Approximately 5% of people walking around have an aneurysm, says Robert Friedlander, chair of Pitt's Neurological Surgery department.

As CDC looks to retrieve $11.4B in COVID funding, county, state health departments assess impact

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Health) 3/28 10:00P Roberta Burkhart/Pittsburgh Post

Termination notices started to be sent to local and state health agencies on Monday.

Nippon Steel may boost US Steel investment to $7B amid merger talks with Trump administration

BizJournal Pittsburgh 3/28 8:15A Paul J. Gough

Nippon Steel is considering a much larger investment in United States Steel Corp. than initially proposed. Find out how much more they might spend and why.

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Where the Penguins’ top 25 young players are finishing up the 2024-25 season

PensBurgh 3/29 4:16A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images An easy way to keep tabs on where the youngsters are now that a lot of player movement is going on at the end of the various seasons This is one of the more exciting...

Related: Koivunen, McGroarty recalls and the shape of the next Penguin team PensBurgh, Penguins recall forwards Ville Koivunen, Rutger McGroarty PensBurgh, Wilkes Weekly: Playoff clincher nears for AHL Penguins PensBurgh

Sidney Crosby makes NHL history with 20th point-per-game season

PensBurgh 3/28 1:00A Mike Darnay

Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images Crosby passed Wayne Gretzky on the NHL’s all-time list of point-per-game seasons on Thursday night. Sidney Crosby has earned yet another historic...

Related: Pens Points: Sid makes history in blowout loss PensBurgh

Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell also going for personal milestones this season

PensBurgh 3/27 4:24A Gretz

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Sidney Crosby is not the only Pittsburgh Penguins player looking to set big scoring marks this season. The biggest thing Pittsburgh Penguins fans are...

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Pens Points: Battle in Buffalo

PensBurgh 3/27 12:00A rjnaugle2

Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images Pens Points has all the latest as the Penguins are in Buffalo to conclude a three game road trip. It’s not often these days the Pittsburgh Penguins play a...

Pens Points: Tampa Bay Blowout

PensBurgh 3/26 12:00A Garrett Behanna

Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Getty Images The Penguins’ Florida trip ends with an ugly loss. Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning... The Pittsburgh Penguins closed out a two-game Florida trip...

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