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The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Comey memo says Trump asked him to end investigation into Flynn

President Donald Trump, in a private meeting with then-FBI Director James B. Comey, asked him to end the criminal investigation into retired Gen. Michael Flynn, according to a memo written by Comey shortly...

Duke divinity professor calls diversity training ‘a waste,’ faces discipline

A divinity professor at Duke University has apparently resigned following disciplinary actions against him, after he questioned the value of diversity training at the school. Paul Griffiths, a professor...

Chris Taylor hits a grand slam in Dodgers’ 12-1 rout of Pirates

At the time, the trade looked unremarkable. There was little reason to think otherwise. On June 19, 2016, the Los Angeles Dodgers sent Zach Lee, a first-round pick who had slipped in the organization's...

College libraries ditch books for study space

BERKELEY, Calif. — The remodeled undergraduate library at the University of California, Berkeley, is modern and sleek. Its top two floors have low-slung couches, a nap pod, and meeting spaces with...

Mom who donated son’s body to science alleges remains were illegally trafficked

By Becky Yerak | Chicago Tribune (TNS) April 20, 2017

CHICAGO — As he suffered from spindle cell sarcoma, Jacob Sandersfeld told his mother that he’d like to donate his body to medical research. A day after her son died in June 2014 at age 23, Poplar...

Professor put on leave after tweet on Trump

A history professor at California State University, Fresno has been placed on paid leave after writing on Twitter that President Donald Trump "must hang" to save American democracy. Cal State Fresno...

UC Berkeley cancels Ann Coulter appearance, citing safety concerns after violent protests

University of California, Berkeley officials on Wednesday canceled conservative commentator Ann Coulter's appearance at the university next week, citing safety concerns following several violent clashes...

Duke’s Grayson Allen to return to school for senior season

By Jessika Morgan | The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (TNS) April 18, 2017

Duke junior guard Grayson Allen will return for his senior year, the school announced Thursday. Allen, a 6-foot-5 point guard from Jacksonville, Fla., averaged 14.5 points for the Blue Devils his junior...

Snapchat’s newest feature lets people dance around rainbows

LOS ANGELES — No matter how silly and ridiculous they complain the feature is, even non-Snapchat users have appreciated the novelty of lenses. That’s the special effects tool on Snapchat where with...

Republicans brace for results of Georgia special congressional election

President Donald Trump has been in office fewer than 100 days and already is facing the prospect of a major electoral setback. Or at least Democrats hope so. Voters in a suburban Atlanta congressional...

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