Hey, friends! It's me, Rachel Tasker, your host of the Pittsburgh Daily. Let's get this day started off right, with a quick review of the most important things happening these days in town. In today's issue, you'll read about these stories and more...
and more! Here we go.
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Here are the top stories in Pittsburgh today:
1) Minimum wage for entry-level employees at UPMC is being raised to $18 an hour by 2025 for workers in Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and Williamsport. The increase will take effect in January 2025 for hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory centers and other facilities and sites. UPMC said its additional sites in Southwest Pennsylvania, Western Pennsylvania, Western Maryland and Southwest New York will reach $18 an hour minimum wage by January 2026. UPMC most recently raised its minimum wage for starting employees to $15 an hour in January 2021.
2) A winning Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million was sold...
Images of the Whitegate fuel protests earlier this month were altered to make it appear gardaí were violent towards protesters. The AI-doctored images were shared widely online, including by inter...