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SEE CAMPAIGN, PAGE A-4

By Ashley Parkerand Matt Flegenheimer

The New York TimesSPARTANBURG, S.C. — The

Republican presidential candi-dates hurtled across South Caro-lina on Friday, one day before thestate’s primary, as polls showedthe race tightening after an oftennasty week of campaigning.Across the country in Nevada, Ber-nie Sanders and Hillary Clintontried to lock down supporters inthe fiercely contested Democraticcaucuses there.

The vote today is a critical test oforganization and strength for bothparties. Today’s Republican pri-

mary in SouthCarolina comesas Donald J.Trump’s rivalsare closing in onhim after he en-joyed comfort-able leads in thepolls here. Anew NBC/WallStreet Journal/Marist pollshowed him just5 points ahead,down from his

16-point lead in the state a monthago.

The poll had Sen. Ted Cruz ofTexas in second place with 23 per-cent, followed by Sen. Marco Rubioof Florida in third place with 15percent, and Jeb Bush, the formergovernor of Florida, in fourth place

Races tighten in S.C., Nevada

Gabriella Demczuk/The New York TimesJeb Bush kisses his mother, Barbara Bush, who spoke onhis behalf at a campaign event Friday at the D.W. DanielsHigh School in Central, S.C.Max Whittaker/The New York Times

Matt Rourke/Associated PressAbove: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop Friday in NorthCharleston, S.C. Bottom left: The crowd cheers Friday during a campaign event for Sen. Bernie Sanders atthe Nugget Casino in Sparks, Nev. Today’s Nevada Democratic caucus has turned into a tight race betweenMr. Sanders and Hillary Clinton.

High-stakesvoting for bothparties after anasty weekof campaigning

No more‘Heeeath’cheers fromSteelers fans

SEE HEATH, PAGE A-5

By Ray FittipaldoPittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Steelers pulled out a thrill-ing come-from-behind victoryagainst the Arizona Cardinals onOct. 18 at Heinz Field, but therewas something missing from theatmosphere that Sunday after-noon. For the first time in 104games, tight end Heath Miller didnot catch a pass.

And with that, a long-standingtradition came to an end. For thefirst time since the middle of the2008 season, there was no“Heeeath” chorus from the crowd.

In the regular season or the play-offs, home or away, it was easy toknow when No. 83 hauled in a pass.You didn’t have to open your eyes.All you had to do was open your

Heath Miller will retire.

Highmark to cut doctors’ reimbursement

SEE HIGHMARK, PAGE A-2

By Kris B. MamulaPittsburgh Post-Gazette

Affects care giventhrough ACA plans

Highmark Health is cuttingreimbursement to doctors by 4percent effective April 1 for careprovided to patients with healthinsurance bought through thegovernment exchange — the lat-est effort to trim losses in a mar-

ket segment that has causedheadaches for carriers nation-wide.

All Pennsylvania doctors whoparticipate in Highmark’s healthinsurance plans and treat pa-tients with coverage required bythe Affordable Care Act will beaffected by the reimbursementcut, said Alexis Miller, seniorvice president of individual andsmall group markets.

The doctors’ pay cut is neededto stem losses in individualhealth-law coverage as the in-

surer looks for other ways to stopthe bleeding, Ms. Miller said.

“We’re thoughtfully thinkingthrough all the levers we canpull,” she said. “There’s no silverbullet.”

Reimbursement for High-mark’s commercial plans will re-main the same, softening the im-pact of the reduction on the phy-sician practice revenue to an av-erage of 0.5 percent.

Highmark, which dominated

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AT REST The casket of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia ar-rives Friday at the Supreme Court in Washington. Thousands ofmourners paid their respects as his casket rested in the Great Hallof the court, where he spent nearly three decades as one of itsmost influential members. Story, Page A-4

EU strikes deal with British PMthat may sway vote to stay in bloc

SEE BRITAIN, PAGE A-3

By Raf Casertand Lorne Cook

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — Prime MinisterDavid Cameron on Friday pledgedBritain will never become part of a“European superstate” thanks to ahard-fought deal for a less intru-sive European Union that he hopeswill sway voters in a referendum tokeep the island nation in the 28-na-tion bloc.

The agreement Mr. Cameronwon is a key stepping stone to the in-out referendum in Britain thatcould come as soon as this summer.

Mr. Cameron said that, under

the deal, Britain would be allowedto stay on EU sidelines if other na-tions seek a closer union and hasbeen guaranteed its social welfarewould win more protection fromunfair EU migrant claims. He alsopledged the economy will prosperoutside the euro area.

“This is enough for me to recom-mend that the United Kingdom re-main in the European Union hav-ing the best of both worlds,” Mr.Cameron said after 31 hours of ne-gotiations.

“Turning our back on Europe isno solution at all,” he said, adding

Dips on Parkwaymight be frombridge implosion

SEE PARKWAY, PAGE A-5

By Ed BlazinaPittsburgh Post-Gazette

PennDOT and Pittsburgh offi-cials are monitoring three slightdips in the road surface on theParkway East that may be residualdamage from the implosion of theGreenfield Bridge above the high-way in late December.

Representatives fromPennDOT, the city and bridge con-tractor Mosites Heavy Construc-tion confirmed Friday that theyare watching dips in three areas:the right outbound lane of theparkway, the right inbound lane,and the ramp from ForwardAvenue in Squirrel Hill to the high-way. If the conditions worsen this

She wrotethe novel weall read inhigh school

April 1926 - Feb. 2016

SEE LEE, PAGE A-5

By Tony NormanPittsburgh Post-Gazette

Nelle Harper Lee, whose pen-chant for privacy was legendaryand consistently maintained sinceshe stopped giving formal inter-views in 1964, would’ve appreci-ated how discreet the statement an-nouncing her death Friday at age89 turned out.

According to her nephew, HankConner, the author of “To Kill aMockingbird,” one of the most cele-brated novels in American history,“passed away in her sleep earlythis morning. Her passing was un-expected. She remained in good ba-sic health until her passing.”

In February 2015, Ms. Lee’shealth — specifically her compe-tence — became the subject of thekind of speculation that would ap-pall anyone who valued dignity

Harper Lee

THE ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE

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