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Pittsburgh paper to launch 'members-only' website

As US newspaper publishers mull charging readers on the Web, a Pennsylvania daily announced plans on Monday to put some content behind a pay wall.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Google admits trespassing in Pa., pays couple $1

(AP) -- Google Inc. has acknowledged that it trespassed when it took a photo of a Pittsburgh-area house for its Street View service, but will pay only $1 in damages to a couple who sued.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 02, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

US soccer robots get new algorithm for RoboCup 2010 (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- The World Cup is gaining the most attention at the moment from soccer fans around the globe, but next week RoboCup, the annual world championship for soccer robots, gets underway in Singapore. ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Jun 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Want to read all about it online? It may cost you

(AP) -- With their advertising revenue drying up, newspaper publishers spent much of the spring and summer debating whether to cut off free online access to some of the material they run in their shrinking ...

Technology / Internet

created Sep 20, 2009 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (3) | comments 11

Double hand transplant taking place in Pittsburgh

(AP) -- The first U.S. double hand transplant is taking place at a Pittsburgh hospital.

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sensor-equipped footballs could help refs and players

(PhysOrg.com) -- When Dr. Priya Narasimhan moved to Pittsburgh seven years ago, she fell in love with the people, the city, and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Although the Carnegie Mellon computer engineering professor ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 19, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 weblog

Parrot fever halts PetSmart bird sales

PetSmart has halted sales of birds at 775 of its stores after cockatiels at 23 of the U.S. retail chain's shops tested positive for parrot fever.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jan 06, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Deer denigrate Pennsylvania forests

Pennsylvania natural resources officials say the state's forests aren't showing any new growth because of overgrazing by deer.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 02, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tiny shrimp species found in Pa. river

(AP) -- Biologists have discovered a species of shrimp in the Monongahela River for the first time, a discovery the scientists say is evidence that the river's water quality is improving.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 24, 2006 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Gov't wants to trash stored egg powder

A U.S. attorney and the Food and Drug Administration want to destroy 24.75 tons of stored powdered eggs they claim are dangerous for people to eat.

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created May 19, 2006 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Study: cell calls pose risk to aircraft

A Carnegie Mellon University study suggests the use of cellular telephones aboard aircraft might affect the plane's instruments, creating a safety hazard.

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created Mar 01, 2006 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0


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