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Some tax deductions offered by the IRS encourage taxpayers to help society. Whether it’s encouraging donations to charity or caring for elderly relatives, there are several ways to reduce your own tax burden and feel good about how you did it. Here are seven tax breaks that might bring a smile to your face. 1. Donate to Charity The IRS encourages...

Towards the end of the 2015-16 NCAA College Basketball season, the chances of the Pitt Panthers making it to the NCAA Tournament didn't look too good: They hadn't beaten a top 25 team and they also lost several games vs. lesser opponents, but that changed when Pitt pulled off a huge upset after beating ranked Duke, and when they...

PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh men’s basketball team, 22-11 overall and 9-9 in the ACC, was awarded the 10-seed in the NCAA Tournament East Region as announced by the NCAA selection committeeSunday evening. The Panthers, one of six ACC teams to make the field, open tournament play against Wisconsin in St. Louis Friday, March 18.   “It’s a great opportunity...

  Stress Stress is a serious business. The subject is often in the news: we know that it causes the loss of more working days than physical illness and can lead to serious conditions of the heart and other organs. Stress is taken so seriously these days that employers have a legal duty of care towards their employees. The media put far...

  The Pitt Panthers' stay at the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Tournament ended with an 88-71 loss to top-seeded North Carolina. This took place a day after they beat the Syracuse Orange 72-71. I wish Pitt would've went further, but they fell to the best. But let's be fair: The score didn't indicate the game. Pitt stormed to an 8-0 lead...

Award-winning filmmaker Spike Lee will attend the screening of his latest film, “Chi-Raq,” at Carnegie Mellon University, at 6 p.m., Saturday, March 19 in McConomy Auditorium. Lee also will interact with audience members at a “Face to Face with Spike Lee” event prior to the screening.  Part of the 2016 CMU International Film Festival “Faces of Conflict” lineup, “Chi-Raq” is a modern-day adaptation of the ancient Greek...

WASHINGTON -- Cameron Johnson scored a career-high 24 points off the bench as Pittsburgh strengthened its NCAA resume by fending off a late run to beat Syracuse 72-71 in the second round of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday. Johnson and Ryan Luther helped Pitt's bench outscore Syracuse's 39-10 to finish a season sweep and deal a significant blow to the Orange's NCAA Tournament hopes. After...

Newswise — SILVER SPRING, MD – Given the high stress levels, extended periods of screen time and regular social outings many Americans experience day-to-day in environments where high-calorie foods are readily available, it can be easy to fall into the habit of mindless eating – where we’re too distracted to pay attention to how much, what and why we’re...

“Contrary to some opinions, murder and social isolation do not come naturally to nor are inherent in one group of people,” says Rashad Byrdsong, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pittsburgh’s Community Empowerment Association. “Filled with disparities in education and lack of economic opportunities, paired with substance abuse and underemployment, violence springs from the hopelessness of people who have...

Starting from the middle of the 19th century, most of the major American cities started building centralized water supply systems. Until 1948, water supply and sanitation were responsibility of the local authorities, but starting from this year and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the federal government started sharing this responsibility with the local government. This change improved the...