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Ganassi goes to Indy with Johnson and 5 strong shots in 500
Scott Dixon starts from the pole for the fifth time in his career
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The astronomical price of diesel is making everything more expensive
At around $5.50 a gallon, diesel prices are up a whopping 75% more than last year
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FBI records on search for fabled gold raise more questions
The report was authored by a geophysicist who performed testing at the site.
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What some gun owners are saying in the wake of America’s latest mass shooting
The attack is catapulting conversations about gun control and regulation to the forefront
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Min Xian
Penn State, State College school district require masking again, as the county moves back to ‘high’ COVID-19 level
Centre County now has a high COVID-19 Community Level.
By Anne Danahy
Politics & Policy
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McCarthy, GOP lawmakers escalate standoff with Jan. 6 panel
An attorney representing McCarthy wrote to the committee Friday that it does not have the authority to issue subpoenas to the lawmakers.
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Passing Pa.’s next budget could be painful after high-profile GOP primary losses
At least five Republican House incumbents lost reelection on May 17, including Stan Saylor (R., York), who chairs the powerful Appropriations Committee.
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Matt Slocum
Recount cranks up in Pennsylvania’s GOP primary for U.S. Senate
At least seven counties — Bedford, Clinton, Crawford, Lehigh, Montour, Tioga and Warren — said they will begin Friday.
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Allison Dinner
The Uvalde school massacre lasted at least 40 minutes
The Uvalde school massacre lasted at least 40 minutesBy Ayana Archie and Rachel Treisman/NPR -
Kate Landis
Pa. House votes against taking up gun bill after Texas killings
An effort by Democratic lawmakers in Pennsylvania to ban owning, selling or making high-capacity, semi-automatic firearms went nowhere Wednesday
Health
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Min Xian
Penn State, State College school district require masking again, as the county moves back to ‘high’ COVID-19 level
Centre County now has a high COVID-19 Community Level.
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Matt Slocum
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is seeing an upswing in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, likely due to several factors
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Benjamin Franklin gave instructions on at-home abortions in a book in the 1700s
Titled The Instructor and written by George Fisher, which Farrell said was a pseudonym, the textbook was a catch-all manual that included plenty of useful information for the average person.
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Steve Ruark
With Roe in doubt, some fear tech surveillance of pregnancy
Privacy experts fear that pregnancies could be surveilled and the data shared with police or sold to vigilantes.By Maryclaire Dale/ The Associated Press -
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Health care worker shortage, behavioral health resources top concerns for hospital execs in Pa.
Shortages of nurses, doctors and other qualified workers was a challenge before the coronavirus strained hospitals, however, the virus accelerated the need for action, as burned-out nurses fled intensive care units flooded with COVID-19 patients.
National & World News
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Why 18-Year-Olds in Texas Can Buy AR-15s but Not Handguns
Under federal law, Americans buying handguns from licensed dealers must be at least 21
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More baby formula shipments arrive from overseas in an effort to ease the shortage
That stock will bring the total imported supply of baby formula product to the equivalent of 30 million 8-ounce bottles
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In Uvalde, tragedy and food bring a community together
All over town people are holding cookouts to make meals for the families of the victims.
By Nurith Aizenman/NPR
Energy & Environment
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Rachel McDevitt
Harrisburg settles with ACLU over conditions for climate event
Better Path Coalition and the ACLU of Pennsylvania sued Harrisburg over what they say was a lack of transparent standards and fixed permit fees as the group tried to organize a climate action march in June.
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Marie Cusick
Green groups give mixed review of Pa. DEP head as he leaves agency
Some environmental groups praised Secretary Patrick McDonnell’s work on climate change while others said he didn’t do enough.
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Anne Danahy/StateImpact Pennsylvania
Influx of renewables has regional operator planning for future electric grid
Over the next 15 years PJM Interconnection expects to add 100,000 megawatts of renewable power.
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Susan Phillips
Infrastructure plan: $33 million to clean up hundreds of oil wells in Pennsylvania and other states
There are an estimated 15,000 abandoned wells on federal land — and states have indicated that they would need more than $8 billion to clean up 130,000 other orphaned wells.
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AP
Planned treatment plant called a new threat to Dimock’s water
A state court on Tuesday denied an application to temporarily block a permit for construction of a wastewater plant in the town of Dimock,
By Jon Hurdle
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How to talk with kids after Texas shooting
How to talk with our kids after another traumatic event.
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Artsfest of Greater Harrisburg
Artsfest returns to Harrisburg Memorial Day weekend
Artsfest because it is one of the premiere events in Central Pennsylvania.
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How to weather stock market plunge and financial challenges
Wednesday is the 100th stock market trading day of 2022. The year has not been a good one.
By Scott LaMar
