Regional & State News
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Pavel Rozman
Librarian says he was told to remove Holocaust survivor’s quote for violating Central Bucks’ ‘advocacy’ policy
The quote is from Wiesel’s 1986 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech.
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Matt Freed
Art Rooney: Steelers’ late push led to decision to retain offensive coordinator Matt Canada
The Steelers president pointed to Pittsburgh’s surge to a 9-8 finish following a 2-6 start as proof an offense that ranked 26th in points is heading in the right direction.
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Matt Rourke
49ers-Eagles NFC championship matchup has old-school feel
But don’t overlook all the playmakers at the skill positions on both teams.
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SCGaming OpCo LLC
Pennsylvania’s Gaming Board green-lights the license for the Nittany Mall casino in Centre County
Plans are for the casino to have slot machines and table games and operate 24 hours a day. The company says it will bring the equivalent of about 350 full-time jobs.
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Abby Drey / Centre Daily Times
Penn State University has not reimbursed Pa. State Police for security at Proud Boys event
While four local police departments were reimbursed for services that night, the university has not cut a check for the 70 State Police employees on hand — and it won’t say why.By Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
Health
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More than 16 million people bought insurance on Healthcare.gov, a record high
What’s driving the upward trend? The big reason is that the plans are cheaper for people than they used to be.
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Elise Amendola
Access to meds for opioid addiction in Pennsylvania expected to increase in 2023
a pilot program at a Lehigh Valley hospital is already under way.
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FDA considers major shift in COVID-19 vaccine strategy
The goal is to simplify vaccination against COVID and perhaps adopt an approach similar that used for the flu vaccine, with annual updates to match whatever strain of the virus is circulating.By Rob Stein/NPR -
Gene J. Puskar
Warning of a health care ‘company town,’ officials and advocates urge efforts to rein in UPMC
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Is it time for a reality check on rapid COVID tests?
By Sydney Lupkin/NPR
Climate & Energy
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Susan Phillips
Pa. drillers abandoned thousands of natural gas wells in 5 years, ignored state law, report says
Gov. Tom Wolf ordered the review, but it will be up to new Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration to take any action.
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Reid R. Frazier
In Pa., heat pumps could be a climate change solution. But contractors and customers would need to buy in
Natural gas heats most homes in Pennsylvania. Heat-pump technology could help reduce one of the largest sources of greenhouse gases in America: home heating.
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Rachel McDevitt
Claim that Pa. climate program was unlawfully delayed is moot, court says
Because the rule is now official, the court says the case is moot and any judgment given would not have an effect.
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Emma Lee
Pennsylvania sets drinking water standards on two ‘forever chemical’ PFAS compounds
There are no federal maximum contaminant levels for PFAS. Pennsylvania joins others states that have set their own.
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Buying an electric car? You can get a $7,500 tax credit, but it won’t be easy
The tax credits for purchasing electric vehicles (EVs) got a major overhaul on Jan. 1
By Camila Domonoske/NPR
Politics & Policy
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Pennsylvania House Republicans
GOP impeachment managers look to revive Philly DA Krasner’s Senate trial
A pair of Pa. House Republicans spearheading the effort have appealed a court decision that halted the trial.By Sam Dunklau -
House Democratic Caucus
Hopes of bipartisan cooperation give way to complete deadlock in the Pa. House
House Speaker Mark Rozzi says he is “hopeful that the House and Senate will come together for our survivors of childhood sexual assault.”
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Sam Dunklau
Pa. counties ask lawmakers to keep mental health, 911 services, and elections front and center
A collective of county commissioners laid out their prioritiesBy Sam Dunklau -
Third party candidate sues Dauphin County for preventing him from gathering signatures
The county said it purchased the parkland in 1980 and that deed has always prohibited political activity there.
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Sam Dunklau
Democrats seek to bar insurrectionists from holding office. In Pa., a Senate leader denies Jan. 6 facts
Republican Sen. Cris Dush reprimands Democratic lawmaker for referring to the Capitol attack as an insurrection, wrongly saying no one has been charged with insurrection.
By Maysoon Kahn, The Associated Press/Report for America
National & World News
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Allison Dinner
Proud Boys expecting ‘civil war’ before Jan. 6 Capitol attack, witness says
Matthew Greene told jurors that the Proud Boys’ conversations became more heated as December 2020 wore on and challenges to President Donald Trump’s election loss were unsuccessful.
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Manuel Balce Ceneta
Four Oath Keepers convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
It’s another major victory for the Justice Department, which is also trying to secure sedition convictions against the former leader of the Proud Boys and four associates.
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A gunman killed 7 people in shootings in Half Moon Bay, California
The shooting comes less than 48 hours after a gunman killed 11 and wounded nine at a Chinese-owned ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park.
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John Minchillo
A former high-level FBI agent faces charges for aiding a sanctioned Russian oligarch
Charles McGonigal, the former special agent in charge of counterintelligence in the FBI’s New York office, is accused of working with Oleg Deripaska, who has been on the U.S. sanctions list since 2018.
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Fox News’ defense in defamation suit invokes debunked election-fraud claims
In countering Dominion, Fox’s lawyers offer a chart of offending statements and what it termed the “omitted context” that could explain why the material was newsworthy.
By David Folkenflik/NPR
