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U.S. curbs WeChat transfers, freezes TikTok as deadline loomsVideo
The U.S. will ban some transactions over the Chinese-owned WeChat app while freezing TikTok’s app starting Sunday, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said. Ross said Friday that the U.S. will prohibit U.S.-to-U.S. transactions related to WeChat and its parent company Tencent Holdings Ltd. but that will not impact activity in China....
Pittsburgh Playhouse plans virtual theater, dance, speaker events
Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse is getting ready to launch “Here. Now. Next!,” a fall season of virtual offerings, including theater and dance productions, the new Dance Speaker Series and a re-imagined Media Innovators Speaker Series. The season will include several new works. “Some of our work this fall will...
TV Talk: Pittsburgh-filmed ‘Manhunt’ chronicles Atlanta Olympics bombings
It’s a round-about way that “Manhunt: Deadly Games” came to film in Pittsburgh. The show’s first season, Discovery Channel’s “Manhunt: Unabomber,” was set to shoot in Western Pennsylvania in 2016 but initially couldn’t find a male lead. Once producers lined up a cast, there were no more Pennsylvania film tax...
Nike’s special anniversary Colin Kaepernick jersey sells out within seconds of releaseVideo
Nike’s limited edition jersey for Colin Kaepernick sold out in a swoosh. The black monochromatic No. 7 jerseys, which commemorated the four-year anniversary of when then-San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to protest racial inequality and police brutality, sold out in seconds...
Twisted Sister to anti-maskers: Don’t use our protest song
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Twisted Sister singer Dee Snider took to social media to condemn anti-maskers who went into a Florida Target store blaring the group’s hit “We’re Not Gonna Take It” while ripping off their masks. In a tweet Wednesday, Snider called the stunt “moronic” and shared a video...
Petalo, not Charmin: Pandemic brings Mexican toilet paper to U.S.
NEW YORK — Toilet paper is back on store shelves. But you may not recognize some of the brands. Demand for toilet paper has been so high during the pandemic that in order to keep their shelves stocked, retailers are buying up foreign toilet paper brands, mostly from Mexico. Major...
Carnegie Museum hiding famous ‘Lion Attacking a Dromedary’ diorama from view
It’s a visceral scene that has made an indelible impression on countless schoolchildren and many other visitors to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History for generations. A fight for survival is at the heart of the famous “Lion Attacking a Dromedary” diorama depicting a violent encounter between two lions and...
Trib Total Media CEO Jennifer Bertetto named to international board
Trib Total Media President and CEO Jennifer Bertetto has been named to the board of directors of the World Association of News Publishers, an organization representing media organizations internationally. The World Association of News Publishers, or WAN-IFRA, is headquartered in Paris and Frankfurt, Germany. The organization, founded in 1948, is...
Jim Carrey selected to play Joe Biden in SNL’s 46th seasonVideo
NBC announced Wednesday that Jim Carrey will join “Saturday Night Live” to take on the role of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden when the show returns for its 46th season on Oct. 3, the start of five consecutive broadcasts of the program. According to the network, “SNL” is planning to...
Top Pa. Republican’s campaign sues journalists over public records costs
Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter. HARRISBURG — The campaign committee of the state Senate’s top Republican is suing a publication of LNP Media Group and...
Penn Hills family creates blessing box to supply food, items for those in need
Chelsey Speed wants her children to learn the value of helping others and how to appreciate what they have. The Penn Hills family participates in at least one community service effort each year, from organizing a Christmas toy drive to volunteering at a local Salvation Army. “I want to make...
Pittsburgh woman’s portrait cookie art comes to Heinz History Center
Jasmine Cho has loved to bake since she learned how in high school. The joy of making sweet things, cookies in particular, has led Cho to accomplish great things, including becoming a Food Network Champion and the founder of Yummyholic, her online bakery connecting art with pastry. But the Pittsburgh-based...
TV Q&A: Will KDKA-TV’s ‘Hometown High Q’ return with new episodes this fall?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: I would like to know if “Hometown High Q” will be returning this fall on KDKA-TV. -Jean, Oakland Rob: KDKA is continuing the show, according...
Neighborhood News Network hosts virtual tourVideo
To further expand the reach of its hyper-local websites called the Neighborhood News Network, TribLive hosted a virtual tour of the sites Tuesday. The Facebook Live presentation introduced readers and users to the sites and the MeSearch technology that runs the platform. It also showed participants how to sign up...
Disney debuts ‘Mandalorian’ Season 2 trailerVideo
Just when we needed it most, Disney delivered a Season 2 trailer for its mega hit series “The Mandalorian” on Tuesday. Din Djarin (aka “Mando”) and The Child (aka “Baby Yoda”) are back — this time with the bounty hunter (Pedro Pascal) getting his latest mission statement: Reunite the child...
Rosa Parks’ home displayed in Italy as U.S. race tensions rise
NAPLES, Italy — The run-down, paint-chipped Detroit house where U.S. civil rights icon Rosa Parks took refuge after her historic bus boycott is going on display in Italy in a setting that couldn’t be more incongruous: the imposing central courtyard of the Royal Palace in Naples. It’s the latest stop...
Laurelville programs explore Kentuck Knob, pollinator garden design
Visitors can learn about one of the region’s lesser-known Frank Lloyd Wright houses during an Oct. 6 lunch-and-learn program at Laurelville Retreat Center in Mt. Pleasant Township. Tim Fischer, manager at Kentuck Knob, will lead attendees on a PowerPoint “walk-through” of the dwelling near Chalk Hill, Fayette County, one of...
Herd of hungry goats brought in to nosh on invasive knotweed along Harmony TrailVideo
Clearing highly invasive Japanese knotweed along the Harmony Trial can be backbreaking work for volunteers trying to maintain the mile-long bucolic walking and biking path. But for a dozen goats and their donkey protector, keeping the ornamental plant from crowding out native species is just another chance to chow down...
Robert Levin works to keep his promises as furniture chain celebrates 100 years
Robert Levin is stunned by the reception his reconstituted family-owned furniture chain received since reopening 19 stores in Pennsylvania and Ohio two months ago. Levin, who sold the chain to Michigan-based Art Van Furniture in 2017, came out of retirement this year to rescue the business from bankruptcy. Now, he...
Greenfield woman, 89, crafts hundreds of pandemic masks to donateVideo
Jackie Stebler pushes her walker among the rows of fabric. She’s in search of the perfect material. When she finds what she needs, she places it on the seat of the walker and keeps moving. Her daughter, Karen Culley, transfers the fabric pattern to a shopping cart. Jackie is on...
Pittsburgh Symphony and Opera performers grateful to play live concertVideo
A small group of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musicians and a pair of singers from the Pittsburgh Opera stepped on an outdoor stage in front of a live audience Sunday night. It was the first high-profile concert in Pittsburgh since the start of the covid-19 pandemic and the first time these...
Latrobe-area dogs enjoy a day at Rogers-McFeely Memorial PoolVideo
About 15 families and their four-legged pets enjoyed the Dog Days of Summer Saturday at the Rogers-McFeely Memorial Pool in Legion-Keener Park in Latrobe for the 6th Annual Pooches in the Pool event. Program & Aquatic Coordinator For Latrobe Parks & Recreation Dawn Vavick, created the end of summer event,...
From relief to despair, one Pa. family struggles with the ambiguity of federal eviction ban
Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter. HARRISBURG — On Tuesday, Joseph Fallacaro exchanged anxious emails with his lawyer, trying to understand whether a new federal eviction...
Because of pandemic, Pittsburgh Fashion Week has virtual look this year
Pittsburgh Fashion Week will have a signature look this year. Because of the pandemic, the event is being held virtually Sept. 21-25. There won’t be an in-person runway show, but there will be plenty of style, said John Valentine, executive director of the Downtown Community Development Corp., which is hosting...
Third year a charm for North Park Bald Eagle chicks?Video
The bald eagle pair known as Ms. Rachel and Mr. Carson have returned to North Park, presumably for a third attempt at nesting with courtship expected to ramp up later in the fall. The pair have created buzz in the only Allegheny County park with an eagle’s nest. Although the...
