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1 week ago | 
post-gazette.com | Tim Grant |Anya Litvak |Stephana Ocneanu
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve will likely keep its key short-term interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, despite weeks of harsh criticism and demands from President Donald Trump that the Fed reduce borrowing costs. After causing a sharp drop in financial markets two weeks ago by saying he could fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Trump subsequently backed off and said he had no intention of doing so. Still, he and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have said the Fed should cut rates.
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1 week ago | 
post-gazette.com | Sono Motoyama |Stephana Ocneanu |Adam Babetski
A week’s worth of wet weather — including much of Saturday — has given way to relatively dry conditions as the 2025 Pittsburgh Marathon prepares to kick off at 7 a.m. Sunday. More than 45,000 people were expected to participate in marathon festivities Saturday and Sunday, with runners hailing from 19 countries — and their ages ranging from 5 months to 87 years. It’s the 17th Pittsburgh Marathon since it restarted in 2009 following years off the map because of financial issues.
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1 week ago | 
post-gazette.com | Stephana Ocneanu |Philip Marcelo |Kate Payne |Tim Sullivan
CHICAGO — Over the past few weeks, Greta Reich, editor-in-chief of Stanford University’s student newspaper, has had almost two dozen requests to take down quotes, bylines, photos and opinion articles from current and former sources and writers. She and her staff at the Stanford Daily have been reviewing them on a case-by-case basis. “It’s a number that has been startling to see,” Ms. Reich said. Other student journalists on college campuses across the country are fielding similar requests.
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1 week ago | 
post-gazette.com | Stephana Ocneanu |Suman Naishadham |Joseph Wilson |Christine Fernando
MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. — As a high school hockey player, Adam Drexler wore his Massapequa Chiefs jersey with pride. But as the Chickasaw Nation member grew up and learned about his Indigenous roots, he came to see the school’s mascot — a stereotypical Native American man wearing a headdress — as problematic.
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1 week ago | 
post-gazette.com | Tim Grant |Megan Guza |Jacob Geanous |Stephana Ocneanu
Leftover storm damage won’t hamper the Pittsburgh full and half marathons on Sunday, officials said at a marathon weekend kick-off event Friday, and the weather, medical professionals said, will be close to perfect. “We’re expecting pretty optimal conditions for running this weekend — it’s excellent,” said Dr. Lenny Weiss, the marathon’s medical director. The scattered rain forecast to hit throughout Sunday morning will “be a great natural cooling opportunity,” Dr. Weiss said.
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1 week ago | 
post-gazette.com | Isaac Elster |Megan Guza |Jacob Geanous |Stephana Ocneanu
On Thursday, the clock was ticking for Matthew Knepp. He was in search of a generator after his Mt. Oliver home was one nearly 400,000 to lose power in the wake of Tuesday’s devastating storms that left a trail of destruction across the region. Mr. Knepp, an avid hunter and fisherman who butchers his own meat, was particularly concerned about his three freezers containing about $2,000 worth of beef and venison. As the hours passed with no electricity, it was in danger of spoiling.
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2 weeks ago | 
post-gazette.com | Laura Esposito |Stephana Ocneanu |Jacob Geanous |Colleen Barry
ROME — President Donald Trump on Saturday was among more than 50 heads of state and other dignitaries attending the funeral of Pope Francis, where he paid his respects to the Roman Catholic leader who pointedly disagreed with him on a variety of issues. Trump also met briefly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before the service, both the White House and Zelenskyy's office confirmed.
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2 weeks ago | 
post-gazette.com | Laura Esposito |Stephana Ocneanu |Jacob Geanous |Colleen Barry
VATICAN CITY — As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend Pope Francis' funeral in St. Peter’s Square as he is being laid to rest Saturday. While dignitaries are to attend, prisoners and migrants will usher him into the basilica where he will be buried, reflecting his priorities as pope. U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, the U.N. chief and European Union leaders are joining Prince William and the Spanish royal family will be in attendance.
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2 weeks ago | 
post-gazette.com | Jacob Geanous |Stephana Ocneanu |Colleen Barry |Benjamin Kail
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Heads of state and royalty will start converging on Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square, but the group of poor people who will meet his casket in a small crosstown basilica are more in keeping with Francis’ humble persona and disdain for pomp.
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2 weeks ago | 
post-gazette.com | Jacob Geanous |Stephana Ocneanu
In January, Sarah Bagay and other parishioners began visiting inmates housed a block away from Immaculate Conception Church in Washington County, bringing them essentials like clothes and personal hygiene items. Ms. Bagay, 27, said the new ministry was inspired by Pope Francis, whose papacy was dedicated to spreading the message that all are deserving of mercy.
