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Pittsburghers share experiences of joy and isolation on Thanksgivings alone

PublicSource asked readers who planned to be alone on Thanksgiving to share their experiences with us. We received responses such as, “I won’t be alone this year, but the year I spent the holiday alone was one of my favorite memories,” mixed with, “Of course I wish the situation were different, but these are the things I do to survive.”

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In a case involving a Pittsburgh man, prosecutors relied in part on a report generated by Pittsburgh’s ShotSpotter gunshot detection system. Pennsylvania's Supreme Court ruled the report admissible, but some justices found weighty implications for the rights of the accused.
Khara Timsina, executive director of the Bhutanese Community Association of Pittsburgh, hopes Mental Health First Aid training helps with stigma in his community.

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