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One of the biggest lessons about playing in the Super Bowl is being prepared to play. Each team has to watch 2 weeks of media hype and reading their own press...especially when that press is ready to hand them the Vince Lombardi Trophy before the game begins. Apparently the Carolina Panthers are the latest team to learn that lesson as...

Community advocate Malik Bankston (b.1962) reflects on his college experience and his desire to better his community based on interviews conducted by teens Calum Brown, JaVon Clark and Kenyon Walker in 2014. More stories like this can be found at www.neighborhoodvoices.org/crossingfences .

Black drivers in Florida twice as likely as whites to get seatbelt tickets, ACLU finds by Tanzina Vega UMT Features  ​ Black drivers in Florida are nearly twice as likely to be ticketed for seatbelt violations than whites, according to a new report from the American Civil Liberties Union released Wednesday. And in some counties, black drivers are getting ticketed at much higher...

Jeter's 23 Leads Pitt to impressive 90-71 victory over Va. Tech The Pitt Panthers got back on the winning side of things as they welcomed the Virginia Tech Hokies to the Petersen Events Center and then sent them home after defeating them 90-71. It was Pitt's most complete game since ACC Play started and it was a much-needed win after...

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Representatives from both local and federal government joined together at UPMC Passavant Hospital Foundation Conference Center in Allison Park Tuesday to announce Pittsburgh's selection as the first pilot city for the United States Drug Enforcement Agency's new 360 Strategy. Other cities also piloting the effort are Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Saint Louis, Missouri; and West Memphis, Arkansas. Described as "a comprehensive approach...

The second amendment of the Constitution of the United States highlights the right to bear arms. Unfortunately, the high crime rate and the increased number of homicides has made gun control and the right to bear arms one of the hottest topics in American society in the last few years. There are many people who are satisfied with this...

For those who didn't know, the right to bear arms is a constitutional right. This right can be found in the second amendment of the US constitution. More than 200 years ago, the Founding Fathers of the United States have decided to grant this right to American citizens and they have called it a natural right. In the recent...