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Beto O’Rourke, the former three-term Texas congressman and Senate hopeful, campaigns at Penn State University a week into his presidential bid on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 in State College, Pa. O’Rourke’s stop in Pennsylvania follows visits to Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan before heading to New Hampshire.
Erika Brosig, 36, of Johnstown, Pa., clinical director at Victim Services Inc., which works with children and adults who have suffered physical and sexual abuse, sits in her office on Friday, March 8, 2019 in Johnstown, Pa. Brosig was a victim of Johnstown pediatrician Dr. Johnnie “Jack” Barto who faces more than 70 counts of child sexual assault, stemming from alleged contact with several minors over a nearly 20-year period that started in 1989.
Jennifer Goetz, 42, of Windber, Pa., was a patient and victim of Dr. Johnnie “Jack” Barto when she was eight or nine years old. The Johnstown pediatrician faces more than 70 counts of child sexual assault, stemming from alleged contact with several minors over a nearly 20-year period that started in 1989.
Jennifer Goetz holds a photo of herself from the age when she was a patient and victim of Dr. Johnnie ÒJackÓ Barto.
Amanda Dorich, 33, of Windber, Pa., sits in her home on Friday, March 8, 2019. Dorich was a patient and victim of Dr. Johnnie “Jack” Barto. The Johnstown pediatrician faces more than 70 counts of child sexual assault, stemming from alleged contact with several minors over a nearly 20-year period that started in 1989.
Amanda Dorich holds a photo of herself from the age when she was a patient and victim of Dr. Johnnie Barto.
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Steam billows out of U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 in Clairton, Pa. The coke plant has come under scrutiny after a Dec. 24 fire triggered an air quality alert from the release of sulfur dioxide.
Cheryl Hurt stands in her home where she runs a daycare center on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 in Clairton, Pa. Hurt keeps an air monitor in her home to keep an eye on the air quality since the Dec. 24 fire at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works. A lifelong resident of Clairton, Hurt says, "I just want us to be able to breathe."
Steam billows out of U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works behind a shuttered business along route PA-837 on Monday, March 4, 2019 in Clairton, Pa. The coke plant has come under scrutiny after a Dec. 24 fire triggered an air quality alert from the release of sulfur dioxide.
U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works stands behind homes on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 in Clairton, Pa.
Mia Hamlin, 51, of Clairton, Pa., stands near U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 in Clairton, Pa. Hamlin says, "It's just not me I'm concerned about. It's all the residents," speaking of her fear of the air quality in Clairton after a Dec. 24 fire at the plant triggered an air quality alert from the release of sulfur dioxide.
U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works stands above homes on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 in Clairton, Pa.
Flames shoot out of the hillside at U.S. SteelÕs Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pa., where coke oven gas is being flared from U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works on Tuesday, March 5, 2019.
Don Elliott, 40, of North Huntingdon, Pa., a gas handling technician and union safety representative at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works, sits in the United Steelworkers Local 1557 union hall on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 in Clairton, Pa.
Don Furko, president of the United Steelworkers Local 1557, which represents workers in the Clairton plant, left, and Don Elliott, a gas handling technician and union safety representative at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works, right, stand in the union hall on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 in Clairton, Pa.
A photograph of President Harry Truman meeting with the mayor of Clairton in 1948 hangs on the walls of the United Steelworkers Local 1557 union hall on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 in Clairton, Pa.
David Palyo, 63, of Glassport, Pa., stands in his home on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 in Glassport, Pa. Palyo is concerned about the air quality in Clairton after a Dec. 24 fire at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works triggered an air quality alert from the release of sulfur dioxide. Glassport sits directly downwind from the plant and across the river from another one of U.S. Steel's plants where coke gas is being flared.
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An ethane cracker plant sits under construction along the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pa on Thursday, January 17, 2019.
Shawn Jones, 30, of Baldwin holds his AR-15 in an alley in Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood on Tuesday evening, January 15, 2019. Jones was part of the pro-gun rally in Pittsburgh on Jan. 7 that was held in response to Pittsburgh City Council legislation calling to ban assault-style weapons and types of ammunition in the wake of the Oct. 27 mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue. "I believe its important for any human to have the ability to protect themselves," says Jones.
Several hundred supporters of the Second Amendment gather at the City-County Building on Monday, January 7, 2019 in Downtown, Pittsburgh. The protesters gathered to rally against the city council's proposed restrictions and banning of semi-automatic rifles, certain ammunition and firearms accessories within city limits.
Nick Grimes, who keeps an arsenal of firearms in his Oakmont, Pa., home, sees a practical line between his right to own those weapons and the federal government’s right to ban so-called “bump stocks,” which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like machine guns.
In the wake of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting, Sanjeeb Rai, 22, a Bhutanese refugee speaks about her life in the Pittsburgh and her thoughts on facing hate on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 in Baldwin, Pa.
Dev Kumar Damai, 42, a Bhutanese refugee speaks about being a refugee in Pittsburgh.
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The Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue sits in the heart of a vibrant Jewish community in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. On October 27th it became the site of the deadliest attack against the Jewish community in American history. Law enforcement allege Robert Bowers, 46, stormed into the synagogue during Sabbath prayers armed with an AR-15 style assault rifle and at least three handguns shouting anti-Semitic slurs as he opened fire. 11 worshippers were killed and six others injured including four police officers. Kris Kepler of Hazelwood, a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, joins other mourners in front of the Tree of Life Synagogue on Sunday, October 28, 2018.
A woman beaks into tears as she visits a makeshift memorial near the Tree of Life Synagogue on Monday, October 29, 2018 in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood.
Mourners leave flowers and other items at a makeshift memorial near the Tree of Life Synagogue.
Holly Donahoo, left, and Diana Ciniello, right, both of Shadyside kneel and cry at a makeshift memorial.
Mourners join a vigil on Saturday evening in Squirrel Hill.
A mourner stands outside of Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum watching a livestream on a cell phone of a vigil to remember the victims of the Squirrel Hill mass shooting on Sunday evening. The hall was filled to capacity and hundreds more gathered outside.
Dima Kislovskiy, right, and Yasaswi Paruchuri, left, stand outside of Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum holding back tears during a vigil to remember the victims of the Squirrel Hill mass shooting on Sunday evening.
A Pennsylvania State Police Trooper stands watch near the Tree of Life Synagogue on Monday, October 29, 2018.
People join a solidarity march in response to the visit by President Trump to Pittsburgh and the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood.
Items hang from a police roadblock near the Tree of Life Synagogue.
People watch as several thousand people pass by their home in a solidarity march in response to the visit by President Trump to Pittsburgh in the wake of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood.
A woman is comforted by a man in a tense moment during a solidarity march.
Bob Goldstein, 71, of Squirrel Hill walks past memorials in front of the Tree of Life Synagogue on Monday, October 29, 2018. Goldstein has attended the Tree of Life for his entire life and knew 8 of the victims.
Rabbi Mendel Rosenblum of the Chabad of South Hills stands outside of Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum during vigil to remember the victims of the Squirrel Hill mass shooting.
Members of the Jewish faith gather in front of the Tree of Life Synagogue for the Shabbat on Friday evening, November 2, 2018 in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood.
People join a solidarity march in response to the visit by President Trump.
Pittsburgh Police move in during a tense moment at a solidarity march.
People march though the streets of Squirrel Hill in response to the visit by President Trump.
Sheila May-Stein of Wilkins Township hugs a fellow mourner after a supporter of President Trump upset her as she visited a makeshift memorial near the Tree of Life Synagogue.
A freshly dug grave sits open at the Tree of Life Memorial Park on Monday afternoon, October 29, 2018 in Pittsburgh's North Hills.
Men walk behind a hearse carrying the casket of Irving Younger, one of the victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting, in front of Rodef Shalom Congregation after funeral services on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood.
Mourners gather around the gravesite of Irving Younger, one of the victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting, at Shaare Torah Cemetery on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 in Brentwood.
The funeral procession of Richard Gottfried makes its way to the New Light Cemetery on Thursday, November 1, 2018. Gottfried was one of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting victims.
Mourners gather around the gravesite of Richard Gottfried during his burial service at New Light Cemetery on Thursday, November 1, 2018 in Etna, Pa.
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President Donald J. Trump photographed during an exclusive interview with the Washington Examiner prior to a campaign stop on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 in Erie, Pa.
Vice President Mike Pence stands with Republican Congressional candidate Troy Balderson during a rally at the Skylight Banquet Facility on Monday, July 30, 2018 in Newark, Ohio.
A supporter of Republican congressional candidate Troy Balderson waits for returns in Ohio's special election for the 12th Congressional District at Balderson's election night party at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel on August 7, 2018 in Newark, Ohio. (Photo by Justin Merriman/Getty Images)
Bruno Leone, 18, of Alliance, Ohio, a supporter of Republican congressional candidate Troy Balderson, looks at early returns in Ohio's special election for the 12th Congressional District at Balderson's election night party at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel on August 7, 2018 in Newark, Ohio. (Photo by Justin Merriman/Getty Images)
Caleb Hall, 15, of Newark, Ohio, a supporter of Republican congressional candidate Troy Balderson, watches returns in Ohio's special election for the 12th Congressional District at Balderson's election night party at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel on August 7, 2018 in Newark, Ohio. (Photo by Justin Merriman/Getty Images)
Supporters of Republican congressional candidate Troy Balderson react as returns come in for Ohio's special election for the 12th Congressional District at Balderson's election night party at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel on August 7, 2018 in Newark, Ohio. (Photo by Justin Merriman/Getty Images)
Republican congressional candidate Troy Balderson gives his victory speech at his election night party at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel on August 7, 2018 in Newark, Ohio. Balderson defeated Democrat Danny OConnor in a widely watched race that is considered a bellwether for November's elections. (Photo by Justin Merriman/Getty Images)
Republican congressional candidate Troy Balderson celebrates after giving his victory speech at his election night party at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel on August 7, 2018 in Newark, Ohio. Balderson defeated Democrat Danny OConnor in a widely watched race that is considered a bellwether for November's elections. (Photo by Justin Merriman/Getty Images)
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Dr. Jim Withers, who established the practice of street medicine, visits with Amanda Stedman, 59, in UPMC Mercy Hospital on Jan. 17, 2018. Withers helped Stedman many years ago get off the streets and find permanent housing. She has been housed for the last few years. Withers has kept in contact with her through the years and wanted to visit with her prior to a surgical procedure.
Dr. Jim Withers (right) stands with Janice Kochik, a nurse practitioner (center), and Joe Tholany, a first-year medical resident, as they wait for an elevator in a hospital prior to visiting a former patient of his on Jan. 17, 2018.
Operation Safety Net's Janice Kochik, a nurse practitioner (right), and Calla Kainaroi, an outreach specialist, drive around Pittsburgh checking on people experiencing homelessness.
Operation Safety Net's Janice Kochik, a nurse practitioner (center), and Calla Kainaroi, an outreach specialist (right), talk with Steve Balog to check on his needs on Jan. 24, 2018, at a transitional camp for people experiencing homelessness near the North Side.
Operation Safety Net's Janice Kochik, a nurse practitioner (center), and Calla Kainaroi, an outreach specialist (left), and Kelsi Bockenhauer, a registered nurse, walk through a transitional camp for people experiencing homelessness on Jan. 24, 2018, near the North Side.