The publisher of a highly regarded nonprofit digital news outlet based in Baltimore announced Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire the assets of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, ending nearly a century of family control of the newspaper and ensuring the future of Western Pennsylvania’s largest news organization.
Toledo, Ohio-based Block Communications Inc. is selling the Post-Gazette assets to the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, publisher of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Baltimore Banner. The newsroom and local business leadership will remain in Pittsburgh while other functions, including technology and business operations, will be combined with teams at the Venetoulis Institute.
The sale becomes effective May 4 and the Post-Gazette name will be unchanged. The Post-Gazette, one of the country’s oldest newspapers with roots dating back more than two centuries, was scheduled to cease operations on May 3.
The new owners said they plan to maintain the Post-Gazette’s two print publication days, Thursday and Sunday.
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Faunascrolling--what's visiting where you are?Hummingbirds, "tiny harbingers of spring"...
None around here quite yet...but soon!
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Christopher Sotomayor?For the first time, a new scientific study has provided genetic evidence that points to Christopher Columbus having descended from Galician nobility in Spain and specifically from the Sotomayor lineage..
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Finally, a choir that would accept me as a member“Magic Occurs”: Tuneless Choirs Provide Joyful Outlets for the Tone-Deaf
https://nicenews.com/culture/tuneless-choirs-joyful-singing-outlets-tone-deaf/
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Real books FTW. At least for now.Americans still opt for print books over digital or audio versions; few are in book clubs
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CAR T-cell therapyWoman with three deadly diseases has ‘remarkable’ recovery after cell therapy
Treatment reset wayward immune system of patient with life-threatening conditions, say scientists, in a world firsthttps://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/09/autoimmune-diseases-cell-therapy-immune-reset
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One-upping the PopeIn a matter of days, MAGA media figures have gone from defending President Donald Trump as God’s chosen president to making the case that he is actually the antichrist.
“In 18 months I went from hesitantly voting for Trump to thinking there’s a decent chance he’s the antichrist,” added Clint Russell, host of the right-wing Liberty Lockdown podcast.
“I genuinely believe Trump is currently demon possessed,” far-right Texas pastor Joel Webbon wrote on X. Hours later, Webbon hosted a livestream where he and several others discussed: “Is Donald Trump the Anti-Christ?”
The Knights Templar Order, a Christian organization based on a medieval military order, wrote of the post that they had “no other choice but to condemn it wholeheartedly and ask for a public apology.”
From Wired:
https://archive.is/DtrnW#selection-1773.0-1797.107
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Towns rebel against data center projectsVoters in a small Missouri town, unhappy with the city council’s approval of a $6 billion data center, struck back at the polls last week, ousting all four incumbent council members running for reelection.
On the same day as the Festus election, voters in Port Washington, Wisconsin, a Milwaukee suburb, where tech giants Oracle and OpenAI are building a $15 billion data center campus, also registered their disapproval by overwhelmingly passing a first-of-a-kind referendum to restrict future projects. At least three other cities across the country will vote on similar measures this year.
The rout of half the Festus City Council was fueled by a surge in voter turnout and widespread frustration with the data center approval process.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/13/missouri-city-council-data-center-00867259
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One-upping the Pope
Donald Trump has shared an AI-generated image depicting himself as Jesus Christ, after calling Pope Leo “terrible” in an unprecedented attack on the leader of the Catholic Church.
In the image, the US President appears in red and white robes. His outstretched hand is healing a sick man, dressed in hospital clothes and laying in a bed. Rays of light come out of his hands.
Posted on his Truth Social platform, it came as the President commented “Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy”. Doubling down, in a later post he said: “I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”
The first American Pope has been critical of the Iran war and the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policies and enforcement.
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, said he was “disheartened” by President Trump's comments.
“Pope Leo is not his rival; nor is the Pope a politician. He is the Vicar of Christ who speaks from the truth of the Gospel and for the care of souls,” he said in a statement.
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I shouldn't a done that... re my foot problems, -
I shouldn't a done that... re my foot problems,I think this is a different line of research happening at Stanford.
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I shouldn't a done that... re my foot problems,I have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis in both knees,
There may be hope.
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I shouldn't a done that... re my foot problems,I understand hip replacements are quite difficult
Actually not that difficult, especially if you have the anterior procedure. Mr wtg walked up a full flight of stairs at the hospital less than 12 hours after surgery.
TKR, OTOH, was a whole different story...
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Training AIWow. People have it pretty rough…
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/apr/07/ai-training-work-jobs
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I shouldn't a done that... re my foot problems,I clicked something to reply and got SK's first post to edit. I was able to add a question mark, think I could have changed or deleted her post.
Is it possible you clicked on the Quote button (") on her post? That would copy her post into your reply, and you would be able to edit her quoted post that's embedded in your reply. But it wouldn't allow you to edit her actual post.
I can set up a test user with no superpowers for myself and check it out when I have time...or if someone else wants to try to edit another member's post, maybe you can report back your results...
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You've been pooping wrong all alongNPR article about the book, if you don't feel like watching the Topol video:
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/11/nx-s1-5780065/gut-constipation-bloating-bowel-movement
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Mass pardons"Do what you want. I've got you covered."
Trump Promises Mass Pardons to Staff Before Leaving Office
In a recent meeting, the president said he would pardon those within 200 feet of the Oval Office, say people familiar with the remarks
WSJ:
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You've been pooping wrong all along
