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Kathryn Anne Edwards: There’s a secret third path to escaping America’s debt trapThe U.S. deficit has reached $1.97 trillion and is on track to pass 6% of gross domestic product this fiscal year, the latest milestone in a remarkable deterioration of the federal budget. With national debt at a record $40 trillion, the feeling that the music must stop at some point

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Monessen house cleaner pleads guilty to stealing close to $1.9 million over a dozen yearsA Monessen woman pleaded guilty in federal court this week to stealing just under $1.9 million from clients whose home she was hired to clean. Emily Roberts, 55, pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud. According to court records, Roberts repeatedly stole checks from a checkbook, writing checks out

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Betting that funding will be restored, some Texas agencies accept Flock’s offer to keep cameras onDallas will keep more than 300 Flock Safety cameras originally slated for removal after the surveillance company paused certain agencies’ payments for the devices for 90 days, a move made in response to Gov. Greg Abbott’s state funding freeze for the controversial cameras. At least two other cities and one

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5 things to know about Pittsburgh’s preliminary budgetPittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor on Wednesday presented a preliminary 2027 budget amid serious financial challenges and with stark warnings about the city’s financial health. The spending plan includes a $728 million operating budget, slightly larger than this year’s, and a $145 million capital budget. Here are five things to know

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Americans are using buy now, pay later more than ever. Here’s what to know if you’re among themNEW YORK — Americans spent more than $160 billion last year using buy now, pay later plans, according to research published by Federal Reserve economists. Experts say they’re increasingly seeing people use the plans for everyday expenses like groceries, bills, transportation and, sometimes rent. “It has been very hard out

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Libertarian Ken Krawchuk vows to fix schools, cut taxes in 4th run for Pa. governorEditor’s note: This is the third and final profile on this year’s candidates for Pennsylvania governor. A profile of Republican challenger Stacy Garrity was published Sept. 26. One on Democratic incumbent Gov. Josh Shapiro ran Tuesday. Montgomery County Libertarian Ken Krawchuk failed to garner more than 1% of the votes

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Former Pittsburgh cop known for investigating animal abuse settles lawsuit against cityA former Pittsburgh police officer who spent the bulk of her career enforcing animal cruelty laws will receive an $85,000 payment from the city to settle a federal employment lawsuit. City Council could vote on the payment to Christine Luffey, who began her work in the police bureau in July

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O’Connor proposes 2027 budget that raids reserves but avoids tax increase, layoffsPittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor on Wednesday presented a preliminary 2027 spending plan that avoids tax increases and layoffs but proposes major drawdowns of the city’s reserves to make ends meet over the next five years. The proposed $728 million operating budget, slightly higher than this year’s, anticipates no surplus and

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No criminal wrongdoing in Federal Reserve building renovation, watchdog says, but it was mismanagedWASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve’s internal watchdog said Wednesday that the agency has broadly mismanaged an expansive building renovation project but did not find any criminal violations, as alleged by Trump administration prosecutors. The Fed’s inspector general said that a variety of missteps by its Board of Governors inflated the

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Trump will unveil $54 billion in South Korean investment in Alaska, site of a tight Senate raceWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to announce on Wednesday plans for South Korea to invest roughly $54 billion in a project to export natural gas from Alaska, a proposal long backed by Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, who’s in a competitive reelection contest there. The investment would mark the

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Watchdog says Trump can’t cancel more than $800M in spending approved by CongressWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is not permitted to withhold beyond the end of the fiscal year ending Wednesday more than $800 million in spending approved by Congress. That’s according to a review from the Government Accountability Office that was sent to federal lawmakers and Vice President JD Vance on

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Report: ICE wasted taxpayer money on Alligator Alcatraz with no contractMIAMI — A new report by a congressional accountability watchdog found the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement squandered taxpayer dollars on “unsuccessful detention initiatives,” including the Everglades detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz. The report revealed that the DeSantis administration operated the facility without proper…

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Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by CongressWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress, the White House announced on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives. Trump’s Office of Management and Budget described the funding cut as focused on “the

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Federal court says Pentagon can label Anthropic a supply chain riskIn the latest twist in Anthropic’s dispute with the Pentagon, a federal appeals court on Friday rejected the artificial intelligence lab’s challenge to the government’s labeling of it as a supply chain risk. The decision allows the Pentagon to continue to remove Anthropic’s Claude models from its systems and bar

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Clover Commons residents target state senator’s New Kensington office in bid for mobile home rent controlThe folks at Clover Commons are not giving up. With just a few weeks left in the Pennsylvania Senate’s legislative session, residents of Plum’s manufactured home community, Clover Commons, are rallying for one last push to get a rent control bill out of committee and on the state Senate floor

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Elected leaders gather to push for Allegheny County’s paid parental leave ahead of Board of Health voteAllegheny County’s proposed paid parental leave policy drew a strong show of support Thursday, as elected Democratic officials from the county, state and federal levels gathered to rally behind the measure. The event at the Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank in North Point Breeze came just days before a scheduled Monday

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Whistleblower suit claims ‘waste and wrongdoing’ by Shapiro administration over governor’s mansion renovationsA whistleblower lawsuit accuses Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration of bypassing procurement requirements meant to safeguard the use of taxpayer dollars, including during renovations to the governor’s mansion, and firing a staffer who raised concerns. The administration waived competitive bid requirements after purchases were made, split…

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Man shot by ICE in Texas is back in detention after leaving hospital, attorney saysAUSTIN, Texas — A Venezuelan man shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Texas was back in a federal detention center Tuesday after being taken to a hospital for a second time with a bullet still lodged in his back, according to his attorney. A federal judge

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The Trump administration will force Pa. to pay more for SNAP. Gov. Shapiro’s office says it can’tThe Trump administration will be overhauling the SNAP program in two major steps, forcing Pennsylvania to pay more for the federal food program and jeopardizing those in need, according to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office. The first phase begins Oct. 1, when states will have to pay for 75% of the

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Judge imprisons former coach, ex-PNC worker who stole intimate images in Snapchat hackOne of them was a high school coach with a master’s degree in education. The other has a degree in mathematics and worked for PNC. Now, both of them are going to federal prison after admitting to illegally hacking into the Snapchat accounts of unknowing victims and selling and trading

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