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Handcyclist Attila Domos of Greenfield laughs as he greets friends before his attempt to break German hand-cyclist Thomas Lange’s 24-hour world record of 403.8 miles on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at the Uber test track in Hazelwood. He was forced to stop around 3 a.m. about 16 hours into the challenge without breaking the record. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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University of Pittsburgh students and friends from the top down, Maple Maloney, a psychology and pre-law sophomore from Phoenixville; Andrew Stricklin, a environmental engineering freshman from Lafayette Hill; and Bailey Bower, a biology pre-med sophomore from Plymouth Meeting, share in a laugh together as they enjoy the weather in between classes on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, near the Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain in Oakland. Among the many factors in the three friends deciding on Pitt, a campus with trees was high on their list. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Matt Samach, a graduate student from Miami, Fla., reacts to statements by candidates while watching a Democratic Presidential Debate at Wean Hall on the Carnegie Mellon University Campus on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Joe Charny, 91, a survivor from the Tree of Life shooting Oct. 27, 2019, reads during a morning minyan prayer service at Congregation Beth Shalom on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in Squirrel Hill. Since the Tree of Life synagogue shooting last year Beth Shalom has invited members of Tree of Life, New Light and Dor Hadash to join and lead their daily prayer service. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The daily morning minyan prayer service at Congregation Beth Shalom on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in Squirrel Hill. Since the Tree of Life synagogue shooting last October 27, Beth Shalom has invited members of Tree of Life, New Light and Dor Hadash to join and lead their daily prayer service. (Andrew Rush\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Holocaust survivor Solange Lebovitz, 89, of the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh talks to the media while participating in the opening of Lest We Forget Exhibit Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019 at the Cathedral of Learning. Lest We Forget by German artist Luigi Toscano, features 60 life-size photographs of Holocaust survivors, including 16 from the Pittsburgh area and will be in display from Oct 18th till Nov. 15th. (Lake Fong\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Margo Shear, Communication manager of the University of Pittsburgh looks at the portrait of her grandfather Sam Shear, 93, of Squirrel Hill, a Holocaust survivor in the Lest We Forget Exhibit Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019 at the Cathedral of Learning. Lest We Forget by German artist Luigi Toscano, features 60 life-size photographs of Holocaust survivors, including 16 from the Pittsburgh area and will be in display from Oct 18th till Nov. 15th. (Lake Fong\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Brandon Tanev slams into the glass after scoring the game winner in overtime against the Avalanche Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, at the PPG Paints Arena Uptown. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Brantley Clark, 2, of North Huntington hugs R2-D2, a Star Wars movie character in the Spirit Halloween party Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2019 at UPMC Children\u2019s Hospital of Pittsburgh in Lawrenceville. The event is hosted by the Spirit of Children Program, which has raised more than $683,000 for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation to date. (Lake Fong\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Peters Township tennis player Kat Wang is hugged by her mother after Wang beat Fox Chapel’s Carissa Shepard to win the WPIAL 3A girls team tennis championship on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, at Alpha Tennis Center in Harmar. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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With a new office building serving as a backdrop, William Gerner leads a chant at a Strip District rally in which he and other office cleaners represented by 32BJ Service Employees International Union protested wage disparity between Downtown cleaners and those in the Strip, Oakland and other neighborhoods in eastern portions of the city on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. Cleaners in the Downtown business district collect $17.57 per hour; those in other neighborhoods are paid $13.80 per hour. “Inadequate wages make me feel inadequate,” said Leslie Rose, who works in Oakland. “And I am not inadequate.” (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The East Room is planted with the theme of a Tanabata, or Star Festival, one of Japan’s most colorful celebrations for the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Fall Flower Show: Japanese Inspirations Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 in Pittsburgh. The three-week only exhibit opens this coming Saturday. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Siblings Tessie, Cora, and Peter Frommeyer, who are 13, 8, and 11 go down a slide at Bedner’s Fall Fest, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at Bedner’s Farm and Greenhouse in McDonald. The festival is open every weekend until October 27. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Fox Chapel girls tennis team reacts during the match between Peters Township’s Kat Wang and Fox Chapel’s Carissa Shepard during the WPIAL 3A girls team tennis championship on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, at Alpha Tennis Center in Harmar. Wang beat Shepard, 6-3, 0-6, 6-3. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Peters Township girls tennis players surround Kat Wang after she beat Fox Chapel’s Carissa Shepard to win the WPIAL 3A girls team tennis championship on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, at Alpha Tennis Center in Harmar. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pine-Richland’s Eli Jochem intercepts a pass on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at Mt. Lebanon High School. Pine-Richland beat Mt. Lebanon, 41-0.(Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pine-Richland’s Luke Meckler rushes against Mt. Lebanon’s Everett Lefever on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at Mt. Lebanon High School. Pine-Richland beat Mt. Lebanon, 41-0.(Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pine-Richland quarterback Cole Spencer runs to the band with his teammates after they beat Mt. Lebanon, 41-0, on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at Mt. Lebanon High School. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mt. Lebanon’s Joey Daniels prepares in the locker room before playing Pine-Richland on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at Mt. Lebanon High School. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pine-Richland’s Luke Miller catches a touchdown pass against Mt. Lebanon’s Jack Sullivan on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at Mt. Lebanon High School. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sweat flies as Mt. Lebanon’s Evan Jones maneuvers in the backfield against Pine-Richland on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at Mt. Lebanon High School. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pine-Richland head coach Eric Kasperowicz, left, and Mt. Lebanon head coach Bob Palko greet one another before their game on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at Mt. Lebanon High School. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Clairton High School football team celebrates after defeating West Greene 49-7 after the Post-Gazette high school football game of the week, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at Neil C. Brown Stadium in Clairton. (Michael M. Santiago\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kenlein Ogletree, defensive back for Clairton, center, runs the ball after catching an interception during the West Greene at Clairton Post-Gazette high school football game of the week, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at Neil C. Brown Stadium in Clairton. (Michael M. Santiago\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Upper St. Clair’s Ethan Dahlem, right, is trailed by Moon’s Brady Panucci, as he runs in to score during a game between Moon and Upper St. Clair, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at Moon Area High School in Coraopolis. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":15206,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,9,13,4,15,11,428,132],"tags":[454,49,80,82],"coauthors":[41],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/Week-in-photos_03-1.jpg?fit=2946%2C5031&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15238"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15238"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15240,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15238\/revisions\/15240"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15238"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=15238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}