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Top responses to the presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Monday weren’t of the late-night TV variety....Read more http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2016/09/27/Viewers-turn-to-Twitter-late-night-shows-for-lighter-side-of-presidential-debate-Trump-Clinton/stories/201609270118 Read More and CommentPublished on Tuesday, 27 September 2016 12:00 am by
Golf legend, Latrobe native and namesake for a refreshing drink, the beloved Arnold Palmer passed away on Sunday.
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Welcome to Trendsburgh! Every Monday-Friday at 5 p.m. (sometimes earlier), we'll give you a quick recap of what was trending on Twitter and/or Facebook here in the 'Burgh and U.S. throughout the day.
This week: Sept. 26-30
Monday
Liberty Bridge
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After Sunday's Steelers game and the passing of Arnold Palmer, this city ... Read More and CommentPublished on Monday, 26 September 2016 3:58 pm by
Pat Narduzzi, as he does every Monday in the fall, met with the media to discuss a slew of topics, most of which centered around Pitt's 37-36 loss last Saturday to North Carolina.
Below is a transcript of that press conference...
Opening Statement:
“We’re obviously working on Marshall. As we close the chapter on last week’s game, it was obviously ... Read More and CommentPublished on Monday, 26 September 2016 1:57 pm by
Toomey is up. No, McGinty. Wait, it’s a tie....Read more http://www.post-gazette.com/early-returns/erstate/2016/09/26/Polls-show-thin-margin-in-Pennsylvania-s-Senate-race/stories/201609260153 Read More and CommentPublished on Monday, 26 September 2016 10:09 am by
Pitt (2-2, 0-1 ACC) lost in stunning fashion to North Carolina on Saturday, and now has one more non-conference game against Marshall to check off this week before the meat of the conference schedule begins. Before the new week gets rolling, let’s take one more look back at loss No. 2 of the season, but No. 1 in your crushed soul.
The good: This one ... Read More and CommentPublished on Monday, 26 September 2016 7:40 am by
Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump will face off for the first time on Monday in a presidential debate that could rank as one of the most watched and highly anticipated political showdowns in U.S. history....Read ... Read More and CommentPublished on Sunday, 25 September 2016 12:00 am by
...Read more http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2016/09/25/The-best-political-ads-through-the-ages/stories/201609180009 Read More and CommentPublished on Sunday, 25 September 2016 12:00 am by
On paper, it should be a blowout. One candidate who has debated 40 times over the last 16 years, doing so with poise and ease. Another who just 14 months ago had never debated at all, and has never participated in a one-on-one debate....Read ... Read More and CommentPublished on Sunday, 25 September 2016 12:00 am by
Remember those 1988 Willie Horton TV spots, with a mug shot of the man who raped and assaulted a couple while on weekend furlough from prison? How about the 1964 Lyndon Baines Johnson ad with the sweet child picking petals off a daisy. Seconds later: kaboom! Mushroom cloud....Read ... Read More and CommentPublished on Saturday, 24 September 2016 1:39 pm by
Looking back at Week 4 of the high school football season.
I slept in this morning. Was tired and worn out. That Beaver-Keystone Oaks game took a lot out of me.
In more than three decades of covering games for the Post-Gazette, I've never seen one like Beaver's 77-49 victory against Keystone Oaks Friday night. It was a record-breaking night for ... Read More and CommentPublished on Saturday, 24 September 2016 1:34 pm by
Looking back at Week 4 of the high school football season.
I slept in this morning. Was tired and worn out. That Beaver-Keystone Oaks game took a lot out of me.
In more than three decades of covering games for the Post-Gazette, I've never seen one like Beaver's 77-49 victory against Keystone Oaks Friday night. It was a record-breaking night for ... Read More and CommentPublished on Saturday, 24 September 2016 12:00 am by
The claim: “Hillary Clinton could take away [your] right to self-defense. And with Supreme Court justices, Hillary can.”...Read more http://www.post-gazette.com/early-returns/2016/09/24/SPIN-CONTROL-NRA-ad-claims-Clinton-would-take-away-guns/stories/201609240059 Read More and CommentPublished on Friday, 23 September 2016 5:34 pm by
Pitt opens ACC play at North Carolina at 3:30 p.m on Saturday. The Panthers have not beaten the Tar Heels since they joined the conference, and this game is becoming a pretty good rivalry. Here are three things to watch for:
1. How about that pass defense?
Let’s face it. It could be another very long day for the Panthers if the pass defense ... Read More and CommentPublished on Friday, 23 September 2016 4:57 pm by
Wellesley College, a liberal-arts college for women in a bucolic setting just west of Boston, is rated these days by U.S. News & World Report as the third-best liberal-arts college in the country. It was founded in 1870, grew gradually, and didn't begin to blossom until just after World War II....Read ... Read More and CommentPublished on Friday, 23 September 2016 1:16 pm by
1) The stages will be less crowded, but the first of the presidential debates — scheduled for 9 p.m. Monday night on pretty much every channel on television except the one showing Monday Night Football — should be entertaining and, we hope, enlightening nonetheless. NPR has an interesting breakdown of what each candidate needs to...Read ... Read More and CommentPublished on Friday, 23 September 2016 1:16 pm by
1) The stages will be less crowded, but the first of the presidential debates — scheduled for 9 p.m. Monday night on pretty much every channel on television except the one showing Monday Night Football — should be entertaining and, we hope, enlightening nonetheless. NPR has an interesting breakdown of what each candidate needs to...Read ... Read More and CommentPublished on Friday, 23 September 2016 10:57 am by
Michael Bagdes-Canning was the lone arrestee during the protests that surrounded Donald Trump’s visit to Pittsburgh yesterday. He was arrested after protesters tried to enter the Duquesne Club while Mr. Trump was holding a fundraiser, and now faces charges that include defiant trespass. As it turns out, the 63-year-old former teacher is ... Read More and CommentPublished on Friday, 23 September 2016 9:49 am by
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi and North Carolina coach Larry Fedora joined the ACC coaches' teleconference earlier this week to answer questions about their teams' matchup Saturday, a game that will almost certainly play a large hand in determining the ACC coastal division champion.
Below is a transcript of those interviews:
PAT NARDUZZI
Obviously we ... Read More and CommentPublished on Friday, 23 September 2016 8:29 am by
Tonight's Post-Gazette Game of the Week is Beaver at Keystone Oaks. Follow @mwhiteburgh for updates. Follow @BrianBatko for updates from Central Valley-Quaker Valley. Follow @PGVarsityXtra for updates and notes on many district games. If you have a score or update, tweet @PGVarsityXtra with #wpial.
Do you realize after tonight the regular season is ... Read More and Comment