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Editorial: Ransomware infects thousands using government tools

By The Pitt News Editorial Board May 16, 2017

How much is all of the information stored on your computer worth? A ransomware that spread to more than 100 countries in just a few hours faced thousands with this very question. When infected users...

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...

Terry Tan | Senior Staff Illustrator

Column: Broken contracts harm passengers’ rights

By Christian Snyder, Columnist April 20, 2017

Everyone has their price — even the guy on his way to a funeral, a retired United Airlines pilot  said in the face of the airline’s recent viral controversy. But United simply couldn’t figure...

Wenhao Wu | Senior Staff Photographer

Top 10: Things We Learned This Year at Pitt

This year brought lessons for the Pitt community and the world as a whole. For this week’s Top 10, we could go over some of the biggest stories of the year and see how we’ve grown from them. Instead,...

The 13 students at the Sexual Assault Open Mic watch a video of women preforming slam poetry about rape culture. John Hamilton | Contributing Editor

Sexual assault survivors heal through storytelling

At the Sexual Violence Open Mic Tuesday night, no one actually used a microphone. Instead, 13 students pushed two tables together inside the William Pitt Union for an intimate discussion on the effects...

Sen. Pat Toomey talks with the media after voting for president Nov. 8, 2016. Toomey voted to confim DeVos as education secretary on Tuesday. Steven M. Falk/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS

Editorial: Toomey’s rule change proposal threatens bipartisanship

By The Pitt News Editorial Board April 4, 2017

If Congressional Republicans thought they had gained the power to disregard the rules with their victories in last November’s elections, they couldn’t have been more wrong. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa.,...

Over the counter medicine, supplements and herbals – benefits and risks

By Julia Lee March 22, 2017

Over the counter medicine, supplements and herbals are commonly used for a variety of purposes and their effects can be very beneficial to our health. However, it is important to be aware of what can occur...

ICE arrests at courts spark backlash from lawyers, judges

LOS ANGELES — Octavio Chaidez was walking out of a Pasadena courtroom with a client last month when four men jumped up from a hallway bench and rushed toward them. The men asked his client’s name....

GALLERY: Pitt vs Virginia, ACC Tournament 2nd round

GALLERY: Pitt vs Virginia, ACC Tournament 2nd round

By John Hamilton | Visual Editor March 9, 2017

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Tommy Emmanuel performs in Rome on Oct. 16, 2016. Giuseppe Savo/flickr

Q&A: Tommy Emmanuel on music and memories

By Emily Brindley / Culture Editor March 2, 2017

Tommy Emmanuel picked up his first guitar at four years old — and has spent the rest of his life with a guitar in hand. Emmanuel, a 61-year-old Australian guitarist, has played on stages around the...

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