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College removes all Nike uniforms following Colin Kaepernick ad

Gage Goulding, Assistant News Manager
September 7, 2018

A college in Missouri has removed all athletic uniforms purchased from Nike or that have the company's logo. The private Christian college, The College of Ozarks, has decided to "choose its country of company," according to KMBC. The college's action is in response to Nike's...

Mars Area Soccer Club practices at Bethel-Mars Golf.

Soccer golf course opens in the Pittsburgh area

Gage Goulding, Assistant News Manager
September 7, 2018

Joe Vivirito of Bethel-Mars Golf found the crossover sport while he was on a trip to Myrtle Beach. The sport that contains soccer and golf was the solution Vivirito needed after the construction of a new housing development left his driving range unusable. "We had a lot of...

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Ford recalls the F-150

Paige Hilderbrand
September 7, 2018

Ford Motor Company has recalled their F-150 pickup truck, the best selling vehicle model in the U.S., to fix a seat belt defect that could trigger vehicle fires. According to USA Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched an investigation into the situation...

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Four people dead following downtown Cincinnati shooting

Briana Lewis
September 6, 2018

Four people are dead, including the gunman, following an active shooting at a downtown Cincinnati building. Terrible shooting incident in the heart of our city this morning. Multiple shot, and tragically there are fatalities. Details still emerging. Pray for our city.—...

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Rapper Vanilla Ice among passengers quarantined on flight from Dubai

John Blinn
September 5, 2018

After 13 hours in the air, 520 passengers, including 90’s rapper Vanilla Ice, were greeted by the Center for Disease Control Wednesday morning. So I just landed from Dubai and now there is like tons of ambulances and fire trucks and police all over the place pic.twitter.com/i9QLh6WyJW—...

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Nike products burned after release of Colin Kaepernick ad

Paige Hilderbrand
September 5, 2018

Once fans of sportswear brand Nike are now burning their shoes and apparel in an attempt to boycott the brand. .@Nike Due to your support of C.K. in your coming adds, I as an American can no longer support your company. #boycottNike #IStandForOurFlag pic.twitter.com/5JxSMD8SSO—...

Toyota recalls 1 million cars due to risk of fire

Toyota recalls 1 million cars due to risk of fire

Gage Goulding, Assistant News Manager
September 5, 2018

Toyota announced on Wednesday the recall of nearly 200,000 cars in the U.S. due to the risk of a potential engine fire. The car manufacturer announced the recall in a statement on their website. The recall affects the Prius and C-HR model hybrid vehicles produced between...

One person dead at Slippery Rock University

One person dead at Slippery Rock University

Marlissa Miller, Contributor
September 5, 2018

Police were present near Slippery Rock University after a person was confirmed dead at University Edge Apartments, according to The Rocket. JUST IN: The coroner arrived and the body has been removed. The deceased was reported to be a nearly 40 year-old man who had lived in...

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Amazon tops $1 trillion market value

Gage Goulding, Assistant News Manager
September 5, 2018

Amazon joined an elite level of business that only one other company has ever achieved: a market value of over $1 trillion. On Tuesday, Amazon joined Apple in the 13-digit territory, according to CNN Money. The 24-year-old company started the 2018 year with a worth of $580...