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Former Steelers wide receiver Plaxico Burress will be available to sign with any team. He hasn't played since 2008. Would you like to see him return to Pittsburgh?
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Arthur Thomas, a urologist at St. Clair Hospital, with the $1.8 million robot. The hospital has acquired the robotic device for minimally invasive surgeries.
Robosurgeon: St. Clair Hospital acquires robotic-arms device for prostate surgeries
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An imposing sight in one of St. Clair Hospital's new surgical suites, the da Vinci Si surgical system has a design that seems inspired by Dr. Otto Octavius of Spiderman comic book fame. (Today)
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U.S. jobless rate rises again
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The national unemployment rate ticked up again in May to 9.1 percent, an incremental change from April's 9 percent rate, but the second month of increases, a sign that the jobs recovery may have stalled (Today)
Business credit cards provide few safeguards
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Households receiving offers for "business" credit cards would be wise to throw them away, a nonprofit research group is warning consumers. Business credit cards are marketed to corporations, small business owners, sole proprietors and individuals who may want to use the cards to keep track of work-related expenses. (Today)
Dick's Sporting Goods steps up pace of expansion
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Dick's Sporting Goods is stepping up the pace of its expansion, but the company's chief executive says it's not yet time to follow the National Hockey League and Major League Baseball across the northern border. (Today)
Coupon seller Groupon ready for IPO
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Rapidly growing online coupon seller Groupon Inc. is offering its most tantalizing deal yet -- an initial public offering of stock likely to intensify a debate about whether an investment bubble is forming around promising but still unproven Internet companies. Groupon took the first step toward selling its stock on Wall Street by filing its IPO papers Wednesday. (Today)
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