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Mayor Ed Gainey ran for office in 2021 promising to make Pittsburgh’s police more accountable. As his term nears its end, the director of the independent board tasked with investigating police misconduct claims says he’s coming up short ([link removed]) .

“This administration has not been transparent, they have not been cooperative,” said Citizen Police Review Board director Beth Pittinger during a public meeting Tuesday ([link removed]) .

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* CMU students worked through the night to challenge on the university president’s decision to shut down ‘The Fence’ ([link removed]) ahead of President Trump’s visit.
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Tonight:[link removed]📖 Meet author Sherrie Flick ([link removed]) Her book, “Homing: Instincts of a Rust Belt Feminist,” reflects on her upbringing and travels and “the ways that time transforms our homes around us.” (7 p.m. Thursday | Andrew Carnegie Free Library, Carnegie)

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