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Pittsburgh region’s population changes little, census data show
Although census estimates for the Pittsburgh area show a decline in the population last year, overall the number of people here has remained about the same as during the last official head count, numbers released Wednesday show. The seven-county metropolitan area lost 4,597 people from July 2013 to July 2014, after having lost just 122 people in the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
Perspective of a moderator
When I was approached with the idea of leading a Pittsburgh-based community advisory group I was excited, but largely clueless about what I was getting into. The concept was simple: Bring community members representing different city council districts into the same room with members of local media to candidly critique neighborhood coverage and share story ideas that might have been missed.
The Language of Love
When I was a toddler, my Grandpa Cochran, my mom's dad, would steal my nose. Tall and slender with snow-white hair despite his relatively young age, he would approach me and announce, "Debbie, I am going to steal your nose." I would collapse into giggles, never questioning the theft, and never running away. For one thing, I was fascinated by the ability to steal one's nose and besides, he always returned it to its place on my face.
How These Doctors are Bridging the Racial Gap in Medicine in Pittsburgh
‘Ask a Black Doctor’ brings physicians and the community together to dispel misconceptions and build trust. When COVID-19 swept across the United States last year, there was generalized confusion surrounding how the virus was contracted, the effectiveness of safety guidelines, testing, and how long Americans would need to shelter in place.
They are The Future of Social Justice in Pittsburgh
(L) KYLIE COLEMAN AND CHRISSY CARTER The future can be hard to envision from the fog of the front lines. As the days of a fight stretch into weeks, then months, then years, successes and defeats can bleed into a nebulous concept of justice and victory that’s always on the horizon, but just out of reach.
Rising hip-hop stars call Pittsburgh home
By Deborah M. Todd, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette An outsider looking in on Pittsburgh's hip-hop music scene today would find it bursting at the seams, poised to blast through Pennsylvania's borders to engulf an industry thirsty for new talent. But insiders know recent successes are partially the result of an uphill, seemingly Sisyphean struggle by local artists over the past 20 years to reach the top of the genre.
Microsoft Reconsidering AI Ethics Review Plan
Microsoft, which has taken the ethical implications of AI so seriously that president Brad Smith met with Pope Francis in February to discuss how to best create responsible systems, is reconsidering a proposal to add AI ethics to its formal list of product audits.
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Pledge $3 Billion to Cure “All Disease”
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, on Wednesday pledged more than $3 billion toward a plan to “cure, prevent or manage all disease within our children’s lifetime.” Investments will include a bioscience research center, called the Biohub, and plans for a chip to diagnose diseases, continuous bloodstream monitoring and a map of cell types in the body.
Silicon Valley's Yahoo diaspora mourns company's decline
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Former Yahoo executive Dan Rosensweig has not worked at the pioneering internet company in nearly a decade. But last week, as Yahoo Inc YHOO.O prepared to sell its core internet business, he was sporting a Yahoo T-shirt and, in an interview, reveled in memories of the company’s heyday, along with the deep impact its alumni had - and still have - in shaping Silicon Valley.
Yahoo pioneers lament company’s decline
San Francisco - Former Yahoo executive Dan Rosensweig has not worked at the pioneering internet company in nearly a decade. But last week, as Yahoo prepared to sell its core internet business, he was sporting a Yahoo T-shirt and, in an interview, revelled in memories of the company's heyday, along with the deep impact its alumni had - and still have - in shaping Silicon Valley.
Alphabet, Indonesian companies to expand Web access via balloons
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O), the new holding company for Google, has teamed up with three Indonesian telecommunications companies to expand Internet access in that country using solar-powered balloons. Alphabet officials, including co-founder Sergey Brin, and representatives from Indonesian companies Telkomsel, XL Axiata Tbk PT (EXCL.JK) and Indosat Tbk PT (ISAT.JK) signed an agreement Wednesday to bring so-called Project Loon to the nation of 250 million people.
The Last Thing We Need Is Yet Another Conversation About Video Games and Violence
Within 48 hours of the Parkland, Florida, shooting, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin blamed the 17 deaths at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on entertainment and video games. “It’s not the gun” that’s responsible for the murders, he said. As Bevin repeated his obtuse theory over the ensuing days, President Trump echoed it, saying Feb.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative pledges $3 billion to fight disease
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan on Wednesday pledged more than $3 billion toward a plan to “cure, prevent or manage all disease within our children’s lifetime.” Speaking through tears at a San Francisco event to announce the initiative, Chan said she hoped to spare parents the pain she had seen while delivering difficult news as a pediatrician.
Yahoo reverses course on plan to spin off Alibaba stake
SAN FRANCISCO/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc shelved plans to spin off its stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on Wednesday, under pressure from activist investors worried about billions of dollars in taxes, and said instead it is looking at creating a separate company to hold the rest of its assets.
Alphabet profit sends shares up; overtakes Apple in value
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc easily beat Wall Street’s quarterly profit forecasts on Monday, helped by strong mobile advertising sales, sending the shares of Google’s parent higher in after-hours trading to surpass Apple Inc as the most valuable U.S. company. For the first time, the company disclosed the profitability of Google’s search engine and its other online services, and how much it is spending on ambitious technology projects such as self-driving cars.
Google's parent Alphabet misses Wall Street view, hit by strong dollar
(Reuters) - Google's parent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) missed Wall Street targets for first-quarter profit and revenue on Thursday, driving shares of the Web search company down 6 percent in late trading on Thursday. Alphabet, the world's No.2 publicly traded company by market capitalisation, just missed analysts' revenue targets, citing the strong U.S. dollar. Rosenblatt Securities analyst Martin Pyykkonen said the effect of foreign currency was worse for Alphabet than expected.
All Sorts Of Jobs Can Now Be Done From Home - Working Woman Report
From Spa specialist to chief operating officer, the range of professional positions that have transitioned from the headquarters to the home office has broadened more than ever before, according to Boulder, Colo.-based telecommuting service FlexJobs. An analysis of tens of thousands of positions posted on the company’s database was narrowed down in December to a list of the top 50 most surprising professional work-from-home opportunities.
Sharpsburg firm is 'victim of sophisticated cyber attack' in Target breach
The Target security breach that compromised the data of millions of Christmas shoppers could be traced to the cybertheft of information from a Sharpsburg-based heating, air conditioning and refrigeration company. Fazio Mechanical Services Inc.
Pittsburgh tech companies headed to South By Southwest festival
Hoping to break out as the life of tech's biggest annual party, aspiring Steel City tech titans are going Lone Star. Deeplocal in the Strip District, BirdBrain Technologies in Squirrel Hill and EyeSee360 in Green Tree are just a trio of the regional companies expected to swarm Austin, Texas, for the South By Southwest Music, Film and Interactive Festival that starts this weekend.
Evacuees from California dam can return home, sheriff says
A previous evacuation order has been reduced to an evacuation warning, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea told a news conference, after water management officials drained enough water from the Oroville Dam.The warning means that people can return but should be prepared to evacuate again if necessary, Honea said.Both the primary and backup drainage channels of the dam, known as spillways, were damaged after a buildup of water that resulted from an extraordinarily wet winter in Northern California...
Evacuees from California dam allowed home even as storms near
OROVILLE, Calif. (Reuters) - Californians who were ordered to evacuate due to a threat from the tallest dam in the United States can now return home after state crews working around the clock reinforced a drainage channel that was weakened by heavy rain. Officials had ordered 188,000 people living down river from the Oroville Dam to evacuate on Sunday and reduced that to an evacuation warning on Tuesday, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said.
Evacuees from California dam can return home, sheriff says
A previous evacuation order has been reduced to an evacuation warning, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea told a news conference, after water management officials drained enough water from the Oroville Dam.The warning means that people can return but should be prepared to evacuate again if necessary, Honea said.Both the primary and backup drainage channels of the dam, known as spillways, were damaged after a buildup of water that resulted from an extraordinarily wet winter in Northern California...
Evacuees from Oroville dam allowed to return home even as storms near - National | Globalnews.ca
Californians who were ordered to evacuate due to a threat from the tallest dam in the United States can now return home after state crews working around the clock reinforced a drainage channel that was weakened by heavy rain. Officials had ordered 188,000 people living down river from the Oroville Dam to evacuate on Sunday and reduced that to an evacuation warning on Tuesday, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said.
No return home in sight for thousands of Californians sheltering from dam
After what looks set to be the wettest winter in Northern California following years of drought, more rain was forecast for as early as Wednesday and through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.Crews were working to shore up an overflow channel and drain the reservoir at the Lake Oroville Dam but authorities gave no indication of when it would be safe for people to go home.Late on Sunday, about 188,000 residents were ordered to evacuate their homes in the Feather River valley...
Evacuees from California dam can return home, sheriff says
A previous evacuation order has been reduced to an evacuation warning, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea told a news conference, after water management officials drained enough water from the Oroville Dam.The warning means that people can return but should be prepared to evacuate again if necessary, Honea said.Both the primary and backup drainage channels of the dam, known as spillways, were damaged after a buildup of water that resulted from an extraordinarily wet winter in Northern California...
Evacuees from California dam can return home, sheriff says
A previous evacuation order has been reduced to an evacuation warning, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea told a news conference, after water management officials drained enough water from the Oroville Dam.The warning means that people can return but should be prepared to evacuate again if necessary, Honea said.Both the primary and backup drainage channels of the dam, known as spillways, were damaged after a buildup of water that resulted from an extraordinarily wet winter in Northern California...
Evacuees from California dam can return home, sheriff says
A previous evacuation order has been reduced to an evacuation warning, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea told a news conference, after water management officials drained enough water from the Oroville Dam.The warning means that people can return but should be prepared to evacuate again if necessary, Honea said.Both the primary and backup drainage channels of the dam, known as spillways, were damaged after a buildup of water that resulted from an extraordinarily wet winter in Northern California...
Future uncertain for thousands of Californians fleeing Lake Oroville dam
Nearly 200,000 Californians faced an indefinite stay in shelters on Tuesday as engineers worked around the clock to fix the United States’ tallest dam before more rain arrives. After what looks to be the wettest winter in Northern California following years of drought, more rain was forecast for as early as Wednesday and through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
Evacuees from California dam can return home, sheriff says
A previous evacuation order has been reduced to an evacuation warning, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea told a news conference, after water management officials drained enough water from the Oroville Dam.The warning means that people can return but should be prepared to evacuate again if necessary, Honea said.Both the primary and backup drainage channels of the dam, known as spillways, were damaged after a buildup of water that resulted from an extraordinarily wet winter in Northern California...
Evacuees from California dam allowed home even as storms near
A damaged spillway with eroded hillside is seen in an aerial photo taken over the Oroville Dam in Oroville, California, U.S. February 11, 2017. California Department of Water Resources/William Croyle/Handout via REUTERS OROVILLE, Calif. (Reuters) - Californians who were ordered to evacuate due to a threat from the tallest dam in the United States can now return home after state crews working around the clock reinforced a drainage channel that was weakened by heavy rain.
Evacuees from California dam can return home, sheriff says
A previous evacuation order has been reduced to an evacuation warning, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea told a news conference, after water management officials drained enough water from the Oroville Dam.The warning means that people can return but should be prepared to evacuate again if necessary, Honea said.Both the primary and backup drainage channels of the dam, known as spillways, were damaged after a buildup of water that resulted from an extraordinarily wet winter in Northern California...
Evacuees from California dam can return home, sheriff says
A previous evacuation order has been reduced to an evacuation warning, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea told a news conference, after water management officials drained enough water from the Oroville Dam.The warning means that people can return but should be prepared to evacuate again if necessary, Honea said.Both the primary and backup drainage channels of the dam, known as spillways, were damaged after a buildup of water that resulted from an extraordinarily wet winter in Northern California...
Evacuees from California dam can return home, sheriff says
A previous evacuation order has been reduced to an evacuation warning, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea told a news conference, after water management officials drained enough water from the Oroville Dam.The warning means that people can return but should be prepared to evacuate again if necessary, Honea said.Both the primary and backup drainage channels of the dam, known as spillways, were damaged after a buildup of water that resulted from an extraordinarily wet winter in Northern California...
Evacuees from California dam allowed home even as storms near
By Deborah M. Todd | OROVILLE, Calif. OROVILLE, Calif.
Quarter of US tech workers perceive discrimination shows survey
About a quarter of US workers in the technology sector, which has faced criticism for a lack of diversity, said they felt discrimination at their workplace in a survey released on Tuesday by job site Indeed.com. The survey of 1,002 US tech sector workers, conducted in December, found that 24% said they felt they had been discriminated against at their current companies due to their race, gender, age, religion or sexual orientation.
Quarter of U.S. tech workers perceive discrimination - survey
REUTERS - About a quarter of U.S. workers in the technology sector, which has faced criticism for a lack of diversity, said they felt discrimination at their workplace in a survey released on Tuesday by job site Indeed.com. The survey of 1,002 U.S. tech sector workers, conducted in December, found that 24 percent said they felt they had been discriminated against at their current companies due to their race, gender, age, religion or sexual orientation.
Quarter of U.S. tech workers perceive discrimination: survey
(Reuters) - About a quarter of U.S. workers in the technology sector, which has faced criticism for a lack of diversity, said they felt discrimination at their workplace in a survey released on Tuesday by job site Indeed.com. The survey of 1,002 U.S. tech sector workers, conducted in December, found that 24 percent said they felt they had been discriminated against at their current companies due to their race, gender, age, religion or sexual orientation.
Quarter of U.S. tech workers perceive discrimination: survey
(Reuters) - About a quarter of U.S. workers in the technology sector, which has faced criticism for a lack of diversity, said they felt discrimination at their workplace in a survey released on Tuesday by job site Indeed.com. The survey of 1,002 U.S. tech sector workers, conducted in December, found that 24 percent said they felt they had been discriminated against at their current companies due to their race, gender, age, religion or sexual orientation.
Quarter of U.S. tech workers perceive discrimination: survey
About a quarter of U.S. workers in the technology sector, which has faced criticism for a lack of diversity, said they felt discrimination at their workplace in a survey released on Tuesday by job site Indeed.com.
Quarter of U.S. tech workers perceive discrimination: survey
(Reuters) - About a quarter of U.S. workers in the technology sector, which has faced criticism for a lack of diversity, said they felt discrimination at their workplace in a survey released on Tuesday by job site Indeed.com. The survey of 1,002 U.S. tech sector workers, conducted in December, found that 24 percent said they felt they had been discriminated against at their current companies due to their race, gender, age, religion or sexual orientation.
Quarter of U.S. tech workers perceive discrimination: survey
(Reuters) - About a quarter of U.S. workers in the technology sector, which has faced criticism for a lack of diversity, said they felt discrimination at their workplace in a survey released on Tuesday by job site Indeed.com. The survey of 1,002 U.S. tech sector workers, conducted in December, found that 24 percent said they felt they had been discriminated against at their current companies due to their race, gender, age, religion or sexual orientation.
Yahoo Japan defies calls to halt ivory sales as poaching soars
Yahoo Japan, the country’s biggest online auction site, is rebuffing calls to end online ivory trading despite Yahoo Inc. CEO Marissa Mayer’s misgivings over facilitating a business blamed for the illegal slaughter of African elephants. Yahoo Japan doesn’t accept that ivory sold on its platform — supposedly imported into Japan before a 1989 ban on international shipments — is a factor behind the sharp rise in poaching on the African savannah in recent years.
Wife of Florida nightclub gunman pleads not guilty to aiding attack
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - The wife of the gunman in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges she assisted him ahead of the fatal shooting of 49 people at a gay nightclub in Florida and later misleading authorities. Noor Salman, 30, aided and abetted husband Omar Mateen in his attempt to provide material support to a terrorist organization, federal prosecutors said.
Wife of Florida nightclub gunman pleads not guilty to aiding attack
By Deborah M. Todd | OAKLAND, Calif. OAKLAND, Calif. The wife of the gunman in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges she assisted him ahead of the fatal shooting of 49 people at a gay nightclub in Florida and later misleading authorities.Noor Salman, 30, aided and abetted husband Omar Mateen in his attempt to provide material support to a terrorist organization, federal prosecutors said.
Yahoo Japan defies calls to rethink ivory sales
Yahoo Japan, the country’s biggest online auction site, is rebuffing calls to end online ivory trading despite Yahoo Inc CEO Marissa Mayer’s misgivings over facilitating a business blamed for the illegal slaughter of African elephants. Yahoo Japan doesn’t accept that ivory sold on its platform - supposedly imported into Japan before a 1989 ban on international shipments - is a factor behind the sharp rise in poaching on the African savannah in recent years.
Wife of Florida nightclub gunman pleads not guilty to aiding attack
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - The wife of the gunman in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges she assisted him ahead of the fatal shooting of 49 people at a gay nightclub in Florida and later misleading authorities. Noor Salman, 30, aided and abetted husband Omar Mateen in his attempt to provide material support to a terrorist organization, federal prosecutors said.
Yahoo Japan defies calls to rethink ivory sales as Yahoo Inc CEO weighs in
By Yoshiyasu Shida and Deborah M.
Yahoo Japan defies calls to rethink ivory sales as Yahoo Inc CEO weighs in
TOKYO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Japan, the country's biggest online auction site, is rebuffing calls to end online ivory trading despite Yahoo Inc CEO Marissa Mayer's misgivings over facilitating a business blamed for the illegal slaughter of African elephants. Yahoo Japan doesn't accept that ivory sold on its platform - supposedly imported into Japan before a 1989 ban on international shipments - is a factor behind the sharp rise in poaching on the African savannah in recent years.
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