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Joe Biden Shows His Love for His Pennsylvania Hometown, a Former Mayor Reflects
Joe Biden grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania. On the verge Biden’s inauguration, former Scranton Mayor Jimmy Connors talks with pride about Biden’s Pennsylvania roots.
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Ex-Mayor of Scranton Says He ‘Betrayed' Residents, Sentenced to 7 Years
The former mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison on charges that he shook down businesses for bribes and campaign contributions
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Pa. School Officials Charged With Hiding Lead, Asbestos Problems
The former superintendent of a Pennsylvania school district and two other officials have been charged with felony child endangerment over allegations they knew about lead and asbestos contamination in the schools but failed to do anything about it
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Man Runs 218 Miles to Virus-stricken ‘Nana's' Nursing Home
As his “Nana” battled COVID-19, endurance athlete Corey Cappelloni ran 218 miles from Washington, D
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Trump to Make First Visit of 2020 to Pennsylvania
President Donald Trump is making his first visit this year to the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania, in a town hall-style event hosted by Fox News.
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Sit. Study. Fetch a Bachelor's Degree in Dog Training
Luna the springer spaniel is learning to sniff out a troublesome golf course fungus in return for a tennis ball while helping her handler fetch a new breed of bachelor’s degree. The four-year program in “canine training and management” officially launches this fall at the State University of New York at Cobleskill amid a surge in demand for specially trained...
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Biden, Booker Rake in Campaign Dough in Their Home States of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware
Hometown roots paid off for presidential candidates with ties to the Philadelphia region in the first half of the year. Here’s a look at how the candidates raised cash in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
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New Chapter Opens in Pennsylvania Fight Over Suing Catholic Church
When post offices close Monday, the last victim compensation funds at Pennsylvania’s Roman Catholic dioceses will also close, hours before lawmakers plunge back into a years-old fight over whether to let long-ago victims of child sexual abuse sue perpetrators and institutions that may have covered it up.New chapter opens in Pennsylvania in fight over suing church
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Man Accused of Vandalizing Scranton Elementary School While Naked
A man accused of entering a Pennsylvania elementary school, stripping naked and spilling Murphy Oil Soap on the gym floor is in custody.
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Biden Rejecting Democrats' Anger in Call for National Unity
His party may be enraged by Donald Trump’s presidency, but Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden insisted Saturday that Democrats will not defeat the Republican president if they pick an angry nominee. Facing thousands of voters in his native Pennsylvania for the second time as a 2020 contender, the former vice president offered a call for bipartisan unity that seemed far...
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Former Penn State President Graham Spanier Richly Paid as He Fought Charges
Former Penn State President Graham Spanier’s success this week in getting his child-endangerment conviction overturned capped a seven-year fight to save his reputation and stay out of jail, a period during which he has been richly compensated by the university he once ran.
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Judge Throws Out Ex-Penn State President's Conviction
A federal judge has thrown out former Penn State President Graham Spanier’s child-endangerment conviction, less than a day before he was due to turn himself in to jail.
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Joe Biden Announces Presidential Run
Former Vice President Joe Biden announced another presidential run Thursday.
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Delaware's Own, Former Vice President Joe Biden Announces 2020 Run for President
Former Vice President Joe Biden, a product of the working class who became a key adviser in the Obama administration following a long career in the Senate, officially entered the Democratic race for president Thursday by declaring “we are in a battle for the soul of this nation.” Biden’s entrance comes four years after his son’s death led him to...
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Pennsylvania Already Center Stage for Joe Biden's 2020 Run
Former Vice President and official 2020 candidate Joe Biden is paying special attention to his native Pennsylvania, a state that swung to Trump in 2016 after voting for Democratic presidential candidates for decades.
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Joe Biden Announces Presidential Run on Twitter
Former Vice President Joe Biden has officially announced he is joining the crowded Democrat field vying for the 2020 presidnetial nomination. The longtime Delaware resident posted the announcement on social media, mentioning core pillars of his campaign.
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To Glam or Not to Glam Soon After Giving Birth
As Danielle Bayard Jackson was putting together her birthing team, she made sure to include a doula, all the details she wanted taken care of during delivery and how bright the lights should be for ambiance. She passed on the makeup artist. “I even looked up various prices, but something about that felt frivolous,” said Jackson, who lives in Tampa,…
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‘You Can't Hide Yourself': Philadelphia Reacts to New Zealand Massacre
Leaders and residents in the Philadelphia region responded with grief, resilience and heightened security after a pair of deadly mosque shootings left dozens dead in New Zealand.