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Regional & State News
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Gene J. Puskar
3 dead, 4 hospitalized in suspected drug overdose in Pittsburgh
“Police are concerned about a tainted, potentially deadly batch of drugs in the community,” the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety said in a statement.
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Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY
‘This year is about moving forward’: Two years after Maria, Puerto Rican community sends a message in Philly
For Karen Rodriguez, Sept. 20 — the anniversary of when Category 5 Hurricane Maria hit her native land of Puerto Rico — brings back difficult memories.
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Kimberly Paynter
Can this South Philly lifer turn ‘emo’ sports fandom into a business?
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Rachel McDevitt
Harrisburg protesters join global climate strike
More than 100 people gathered on the steps of the state capitol in Harrisburg Friday to call for action on climate change.
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Matt Rourke
Mumia case poised for new hearing, reopening widow’s wounds
“It’s not fair that I have to do this, just to be slapped in the face constantly with this case, over and over and over again,” Maureen Faulkner, 62, told The Associated Press this week. “I’m in a mental prison.”
Politics & Policy
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Tom Downing
Lawmakers return to Gov. Wolf’s fall ‘conversation openers’
With lawmakers returning to Harrisburg from a nearly three-month break this past week, Wolf called those moves “conversation openers” to inject momentum into a second-term agenda the Democrat insists can get done this fall in an often-skeptical Republican-controlled Legislature.
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Kimberly Paynter
Delco Dems: DELCORA sale is a typical bad, backroom Republican deal
DELCORA’s board of directors unanimously approved a deal this week to merge with Bryn Mawr-based Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater Inc. for $276.5 million. The proposed deal still needs approval from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
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Matt Rourke
Legality of using bonds for election machines questioned by state board
National & World News
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Robert F. Bukaty
In gun buyback talk, how do you round up so many weapons?
The number of AR-15 and AK-47s in the U.S. is estimated at a staggering 16 million, creating logistical challenges to take them out of circulation.
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Ng Han Guan
US universities see decline in students from China
Applications from China fell 6 percent this fall at Lehigh University. The school hired a recruiter this month to help bring in more students from India, and it also has been taking more interest in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Michael Ainsworth
Progressive group to spend $50M boosting Sun Belt turnout
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Jeff Chiu
In cryptic tweet, Antonio Brown appears to retire from NFL
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Bryan Woolston
UAW strike puts Trump, GOP in political bind in key states
By David Eggert an Sara Burnett/The Associated Press
Health
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Katie Blackley
Maternal mortality rates for black women in Pittsburgh higher than in most other U.S. cities
Junia Howell, urban sociologist at the University of Pittsburgh, said these statistics signal that black residents can leave Pittsburgh for virtually any other U.S. city and immediately have better health outcomes.
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Vicki Vellios Briner/Special to PennLive
20 years after Columbine, Sue Klebold urges honest discussion on mental health
The mother of killer Dylan Klebold spoke about her memoir at Penn State Harrisburg -
Emma Lee
Judge puts freeze on sale of Hahnemann residency program — for now
The decision puts into limbo the hospital owners’ hopes for an infusion of funds to satisfy creditors and maintain minimal operations as the institution winds down.
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Smart Talk
Shawn’s Law; a bill to combat aided suicide
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Country Music in Pennsylvania
Explore Pennsylvania’s contribution to country music from the songs of the coal miners to today’s country artists from our region.
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iStock
Insights into US foreign policy issues
National security refers to the ability of the country to survive a myriad of threats. The threats can come in the form of physical, economic or diplomatic challenges that the nation must prepare to manage or neutralize
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Rachel McDevitt
New report: Countries must triple climate emission cut targets to limit global heating to 2 degrees celsius
The United in Science report says it is still possible to reduce the gap and keep global heating to a safe level, but it would require an urgent shift in commitments and action.
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Kara Holsopple
‘I want to understand’: Pittsburgh teen questions how climate change is taught — or isn’t — in schools
Kayonia Sowell says, “Though everyday weather isn’t climate change, I want to understand how the weather is changing, and what that is going to mean in the future. My future.”
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Katie Meyer
With TMI closed, nuclear advocates’ concern shifts to Pa.’s other plants
Those who support nuclear worry that without tax breaks, the plants will be shut out of a competitive energy marketBy Katie Meyer -
Brett Sholtis
As Three Mile Island stops producing electricity, one community braces for change
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Pa. State Police stopped tracking the race of drivers who get pulled over, making bias near much harder to detect
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Matt Smith
Amid criticism, Pa. law enforcement confiscated $15 million in property in FY 18
This controversial legal mechanism allows police departments and district attorney offices to profit from property seized during arrests, even if a suspect is never convicted of a crime. This property — which is often tied to drug suspects — ranges from cash, cars and homes to jewelry and flat screen televisions.
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Matt Rourke
A clash on cyber charters kicks off fall legislative session in Harrisburg
Gov. Wolf introduced a charter reform proposal this summer, which included specific measures that could limit cyber charter school growth.
